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Jul 31, 2024

Federation Partners Team Up to Help Pregnant Women Safely Deliver During War

As conflict continues to escalate in the north of Israel, Federation partners Magen David Adom and the Israel Midwives Organization have created a new initiative to prepare healthcare professionals to deliver babies, in case pregnant women are unable to reach a hospital in time due to rocket fire. Supported by the Israel Emergency Fund, for which Federation raised nearly $30 million, First Contractions are mapping all northern communities where there are pregnant women, to connect them with midwives who have recently received the critical tools and training for safe out-of-hospital deliveries. The program will also encourage pregnant women to get to know their local midwives, alleviating some of their anxiety about giving birth under exceptional circumstances. Efforts are currently focused on women from the Western and Northern Galilee and Golan Heights and are expected to expand throughout the country.

2026 Women’s Amutot Initiative Grantees

2026 Women’s Amutot Initiative Grantees

Twenty-four nonprofits will receive a total of more than $350,000 in grants from Federation’s Women’s Amutot Initiative (WAI) to advance social, economic, religious and political equality for Israeli women.

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Supporting Resilience in Northern Israeli Schools

Supporting Resilience in Northern Israeli Schools

Your Federation dollars support the Israel Trauma Coalition’s (ITC) Resilient School Program addressing the educational crisis in Northern Israel. ITC is introducing a sustainable resilience-building initiative to provide children with structure, a sense of safety and a pathway to healing.

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MJFF Is Back: January 14-29

MJFF Is Back: January 14-29

This year’s Festival will present 139 films from 20 countries — including 105 features and 34 shorts — featuring 15 world premieres, 19 international premieres, 13 North American premieres, and 3 US premieres.

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Volunteer on MLK Day

Volunteer on MLK Day

Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s Volunteer Center and Jewish Community Relations Council during an intergenerational, interfaith day of hands-on volunteering that will strengthen connection, compassion and justice in Miami.

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