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Feb 18, 2021

JCRC Hosts Virtual Washington, D.C. Mission to Advocate on Important Issues

JCRC

Activism was at the forefront this week as more than 70 members of our Jewish community participated in Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) virtual mission to Washington, D.C. The group met via Zoom with Josh Dickson, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and six South Florida Congressional Representatives, including Reps. Ted Deutch (D), Mario Diaz-Balart (R), Carlos Gimenez (R), Maria Salazar (R), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) and Frederica Wilson (D). The discussions highlighted critical issues in our Jewish community: combatting anti-Semitism; supporting Israel; providing COVID-19 relief; advocating for people with disabilities; ensuring care of Holocaust Survivors and bolstering the security of local Jewish institutions. Make your voice heard on these critical issues by clicking each of these links to email your Congressperson.

Yerucham Duo Visits Miami

Yerucham Duo Visits Miami

This week, Jewish Miami welcomed Ariel Pollack Star and Betty Ben Shimon, two entrepreneurs and educators from our partnership city of Yerucham, Israel, who led workshops and lectures throughout Miami for members of our Young Leadership Division, South Dade branch, Diller Teen Fellows.

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Helping Evacuees Finally Return Home

Helping Evacuees Finally Return Home

More than a year and a half after October 7, tens of thousands of evacuees are starting to return to their communities in northern Israel with the help of Federation funding.

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Sunday, April 27: Yom HaShoah Observance

Sunday, April 27: Yom HaShoah Observance

Join your Jewish community at Temple Emanu-El, 1701 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach to commemorate Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — and revisit the lessons of history through the testimony of Survivors.

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Embracing Elderly Immigrants

Embracing Elderly Immigrants

Federation is helping elderly olim (recent immigrants to Israel) impacted by the Ukraine War find support in their new home through an innovative program that pairs them with local college students.

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