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Oct 11, 2021

Miami Beach Residents: Vote Yes on Referendum 1to Support Holocaust Education

Calling all residents of Miami Beach: The Jewish community needs your help to secure the future of Holocaust education. Please vote YES ON REFERENDUM 1, Amending the Lease of City Property: Holocaust Memorial Site to help ensure the future of Holocaust education for the next generation at no cost to taxpayers. The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach intends to build a state-of-the-art learning center with additional classroom and museum space to complement its essential educational work to reach far beyond its 100,000 annual visitors. The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and private donors will fund the construction and maintenance of the learning center in its entirety. Please help us honor the memory of the victims and Survivors of the Holocaust, and more effectively confront issues of genocide, antisemitism and hatred in all forms. For the Miami Beach Voter's Guide, which includes information on all of the city's ballot initiatives, click here.

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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