News From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach (HMMB) is seeking audio and video recordings of Holocaust Survivors singing songs from their childhood. The Memorial’s Education Center, currently under construction, will incorporate these into an audioscape — a sound composition — that reflects the vibrant cultural and spiritual life of European Jewish communities before the Holocaust.

Federation-funded Beit Issie Shapiro is marking another milestone in disability inclusion with the opening of its Beit Raz campus, welcoming Israeli children from infants to age 3 with and without disabilities.

Last week, Federation welcomed a delegation from the award-winning Yerucham Science Center who came to share fun with science and technology at the three Miami-Dade JCCs. The four teens and two adult instructors led two week-long science camps through the Miami-Yerucham Partnership.

Federation-funded Base Miami is inviting multifaith couples to join Embark, a program where they can explore Judaism together and with others. While navigating religious differences in a relationship has its challenges, Embark provides a warm and inclusive environment where couples can learn with and from each other as they navigate new ideas.

Federation is helping bridge the gap of Ethiopian Israelis employed in Israel’s tech sector by funding Tech-Career, a comprehensive training program established in 2002 by and for Ethiopian Israelis. So far, Tech-Career has enabled more than 1,300 young adults to attain and advance in promising careers in more than 62 sought-after specialties, including communications, network security, programming and automation.

Just one day after the recent ceasefire with Iran, 110 olim (new immigrants) from France arrived in Israel, and with the help of Federation partner The Jewish Agency for Israel, they continue to come, eager to start a new life. “In other countries, when there is war, people flee,” said Israel Immigration Minister Ofir Sofer, “but in our country, people come to join us.”

Incoming college freshmen can register now to join Hillel International for a free virtual session on Thursday, July 31 at 7 p.m. ET. New students will hear from current Jewish college students about their experiences on campus, learn about ways to get connected to North American Jewish campus communities this fall and hear tips and tricks to prepare for the first week of school.

Alper JCC Miami is partnering with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation BeWell Miami initiative to bring mental health care to summer camp. BeWell Miami, which provides mental health support and resources for young people, has led counselor trainings at all three Federation-funded Miami-Dade JCCs over the past few years.

Federation is helping Israelis with disabilities find shelter during wars, terror attacks and more. When emergency sirens blare in Israel, most people run quickly to safety, but for those with disabilities, this may be impossible.

Join Jewish Miami on Tuesday, July 22 at Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center for the Annual Commemoration of the AMIA (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina) JCC bombing 31 years ago.

Despite a war with Iran, ballistic missiles and Israel’s closed airspace, this year’s delegation of summer camp shlichim (emissaries) is the largest ever. Each year, Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s longtime partner, The Jewish Agency for Israel, recruits Israelis to work as counselors, specialists and educators in Jewish summer camps throughout North America.

Mazal tov to Danny Wolf and his family, who recently made history as one of two Jewish and Israeli players drafted by the Brooklyn Nets in the same round, just moments apart.

Jewish day school educators in Miami-Dade and Broward counties are invited to apply for the inaugural cohort of the Ades Scholars Fellowship. This is a unique opportunity for enthusiastic, growth-oriented individuals to receive financial and professional support while pursuing an advanced degree.

Hundreds of Miamians were in Israel when the recent escalation between Iran and Israel unexpectedly left them stranded in the country. The Greater Miami Jewish Federation knows how to create community, even in times of crises.

Through your support of the national Israel Emergency Fund (IEF), organized by Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), an additional $10 million is now helping Israelis whose needs increased dramatically due to the Israel-Iran War.

Longtime Federation Board member, Forever Pacesetter and highly involved volunteer Shelly Brodie will become the new Chair of The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, effective July 1.

Preschoolers at the Herman & Miriam Tauber Academy raised $800 to help children in Federation’s partner city of Yerucham buy necessary school supplies. Every year at the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center preschool, graduating classes engage in a mitzvah (good deed) project.

Federation’s Office of Community Security (OCS) remains vigilant in supporting our Jewish community, especially amidst a climate of increased antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment. Tasked with supporting the security posture of synagogues, schools, camps and other Jewish institutions throughout Miami-Dade County, OCS focuses on real-time intelligence to better advise on necessary security adjustments.