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Jan 9, 2025

Women’s Impact Initiative Celebrates 10 Years of Grant-Making

The Women's Impact Initiative (WII) Committee recently announced the grantees for the 2024-2025 fiscal year with nine local organizations receiving a total of $80,000 to provide opportunities for Jewish Miami’s women and girls to achieve social, economic, religious and political equality. Some of this year’s WII-funded programs will help women support mothers of children with developmental disabilities; engage high schoolers in afterschool Jewish study; expand efforts in reproductive health education and advocacy and more. Since its creation 10 years ago, WII has distributed $630,000 in grants to 39 organizations that work to inspire and empower Jewish women and girls in Miami. Click here to see this year’s grantees.

Jewish Community Study Presentations April 7-8

Jewish Community Study Presentations April 7-8

Join local synagogues, agencies, friends and neighbors April 7 and 8 for one of four regional gatherings on the state of Jewish Miami as the Greater Miami Jewish Federation presents the findings of Jewish Miami: A 2024 Community Study.

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Yerucham Duo Visits Miami

Yerucham Duo Visits Miami

This week, Jewish Miami welcomed Ariel Pollack Star and Betty Ben Shimon, two entrepreneurs and educators from our partnership city of Yerucham, Israel, who led workshops and lectures throughout Miami for members of our Young Leadership Division, South Dade branch, Diller Teen Fellows.

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Helping Evacuees Finally Return Home

Helping Evacuees Finally Return Home

More than a year and a half after October 7, tens of thousands of evacuees are starting to return to their communities in northern Israel with the help of Federation funding.

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Sunday, April 27: Yom HaShoah Observance

Sunday, April 27: Yom HaShoah Observance

Join your Jewish community at Temple Emanu-El, 1701 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach to commemorate Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — and revisit the lessons of history through the testimony of Survivors.

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