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Dec 12, 2017

Toy Drive Benefits JCS Kosher Food Bank Families

Toys collected at Federation’s Community-Wide Toy Drive during November’s Maccabi Games are brightening the holiday for many children this week. As families arrive at the Jewish Community Center’s (JCS) Kosher Food Bank, a Federation partner agency, to complete their holiday shopping, they will also be able to bring a Chanukah gift home for their child. The toy drive was truly a community affair, with the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) Bat Mitzvah Club wrapping the gifts and the teens of the Hillel Chessed Club for helping transport all the toys to the Kosher Food Bank and organize them by type.

Super Sunday a Super Success

Super Sunday a Super Success

Thanks to the generosity of 500 dedicated volunteers and more than 950 donors, this year’s Super Sunday and Good Deeds Day was a super success! Together, more than $1 million was raised for the Annual Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign, supporting critical needs in Miami, in Israel and around the world.

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Israeli Midwives Go Above and Beyond

Israeli Midwives Go Above and Beyond

Through the By Your Side program, funded in part by the Jewish Federations of North America and its national Israel Emergency Campaign, pregnant women whose partners have been called to war — or worse, fell in battle — are receiving care and guidance free of charge from midwives throughout the country.

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No Interest College Loans

No Interest College Loans

JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund), a Federation partner agency, provides 0 percent interest dollar loans for Jewish undergrad, graduate and vocational students who demonstrate need.

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Campers2Gether Helps Israeli Teens

Campers2Gether Helps Israeli Teens

Campers2Gether, a new initiative led by Federation partner The Jewish Agency for Israel, will provide 1,500 Israeli teens from communities impacted by the war with a much-needed summer respite and a chance to experience the support of Jewish communities around the world.

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