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Dec 7, 2016

Miami Beach Kids Score a Touchdown for Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach

Three Miami Beach brothers — Jared, Koby and Evan Resnick — recently raised $14,300 for the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach. Conceived by 14-year-old Jared as a Bar Mitzvah project for his brother Koby, the Quarterbacks for the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach event enlisted 50 young athletes and local event sponsors for a flag football tournament on December 4 at the Galbut Family Miami Beach Jewish Community Center. Even youngest brother Evan participated. All proceeds were donated to the Zachor Society, which recognizes donors with an annual gift of $5,000 or more to help preserve the structure and mission of the Memorial. The donation will help bring local underprivileged students to the Memorial.

The Resnick brothers are great-grandchildren of former Miami Beach Vice Mayor Abe Resnick, z”l, a survivor of the Shoah and founder of the Holocaust Memorial, who was instrumental in commissioning the property where the landmark was built. Their mother, Elizabeth Resnick, explained that the event was a tribute to their great-grandfather, as well as a means of underscoring their ongoing commitment to Holocaust education. “This became a very emotional and special project for our family,” said Resnick. “We believe that it’s important to educate the next generation about the Holocaust so it’s never forgotten.”

Each participant in the flag football tournament paid an $18 entry fee and sponsors were solicited through a letter-writing campaign to friends and neighbors.

The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach is a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. For more information on the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, click here.

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