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Oct 10, 2019

High School in Israel Impact Fellowship Now Open

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Calling all teen leaders: Travel to Israel while earning high school credit. The Stephen Muss Impact Fellowship offers a select group of high school students the opportunity to spend a semester studying in Israel. Made possible by Stephen Muss and Federation, the program is now accepting applications for its third Miami cohort, which will take place during fall 2020. Participants will study at Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) and then return home as ambassadors for Israel and leaders in the Jewish community. Fellowships include tuition, room and board, leadership training and a variety of educational, empowering and inspirational workshops. For more information, click here or contact Alicia Press at [email protected] or 954.817.7108 or Andrea Schleider at [email protected] or 954-805-5578.

Federation Allocates Emergency Grant

Federation Allocates Emergency Grant

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is helping Israelis affected by the current conflict with Iran with an emergency grant to the Fund for Victims of Terror (FVOT).

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JCRC's Critical Work Makes a Difference

JCRC's Critical Work Makes a Difference

Republican leadership in Miami-Dade moved quickly to engage with Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) following local news reports that the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party engaged in viscerally antisemitic and racist rhetoric in a group chat.

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Ofer Lichtig: Federation on the Ground in Israel

Ofer Lichtig: Federation on the Ground in Israel

“The effectiveness of Federation support in the current war in Israel is actually a product of October 7,” noted Ofer Lichtig, Greater Miami Jewish Federation Representative in Israel.

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Federation Helps Upgrade Yerucham Emergency Operations Center

Federation Helps Upgrade Yerucham Emergency Operations Center

Yerucham’s recently renovated Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is already being put the test as Israelis brace themselves against Iranian missiles, and thanks to Federation funding, our partner city is now better able to monitor and respond to crises.

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