It's Happening In Miami

Your voice — whether or not you are a member, whether or not you happen to be Jewish — is needed for the 2021 South Dade JCC Community Survey

This study is sponsored by the Alper Jewish Community Center and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. The purpose is to gather information, which will assist both organizations to better serve the South Dade community.

We are not asking for donations or trying to sell you anything. At the end of the survey, you will have a chance to enter a raffle for a $250 Amazon gift certificate.

To complete the survey, please have only one adult (age 18 or older) in your household visit the website below or simply scan the QR code with a smart phone or tablet.

Survey Website: South Dade JCC Community Survey

For most people, this study should take no more than approximately seven minutes. We would appreciate a response within seven days, but suggest you take the survey now, if possible, so you do not forget.

Individual responses will not be identified in the study findings or shared with Alper JCC or Federation. The results are being compiled by Dr. Ira Sheskin at the University of Miami.

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Rabbi Dan Horwitz at [email protected]

Thanks so much for helping us better understand and serve the South Dade community.

Dr. Ira Sheskin Department of Geography and Director of the Jewish Demography Project Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies University of Miami

Thursday, May 6 • 8:00 pm

Virtual Alper JCC

Pam Jenoff- The Women with the Blue Star

Tickets $6

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Former diplomat and Cambridge-educated historian Pam Jenoff has become a mainstay at the top of historical fiction lists. The Orphan’s Tale sold hundreds of thousands of copies while earning weeks on bestseller lists and the follow-up, The Lost Girls of Paris, stayed on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, among others, for over 20 weeks, while selling well-over a half-million copies and counting. Her deep research and emotional storytelling have made her a favorite of readers and critics alike. Join us virtually as she discusses her latest will-be blockbuster, The Woman with the Blue Star.

Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amidst the horrors of the Krakow Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers.

Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of relative ease with her stepmother, who has developed close alliances with the occupying Germans. Scorned by her friends and longing for her fiancé who has gone off to war, Ella wanders Krakow restlessly. While on an errand in the market, she catches a glimpse of something moving beneath a grate in the street. Upon closer inspection, she realizes it's a girl hiding. Ella begins to aid Sadie and the two become close, but as the dangers of the war worsen, their lives are set on a collision course that will test them in the face of overwhelming odds.As with all her books, Jenoff took a small, little-known nugget from history and created a gripping and powerful story of survival against unimaginable odds. Inspired by the harrowing true stories of people who hid in the sewers beneath the streets of Europe in order to escape the Nazis, Jenoff blends vivid historical detail with a riveting and emotional story, shedding new light on this dark time in history.

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Date: May 13, 2021 Time: 8:00 pm Contact: Marcy Levitt Email: [email protected]

Tickets: $6

Paula Shoyer The Jewish Instant pot Cookbook

Shavuot Cooking Demo for Cheesecake & Blintzes

The first Instant Pot® cookbook to feature kosher food. Paula Shoyer has expertly developed a robust array of both traditional and contemporary kosher recipes for the Instant Pot®

Contact [email protected] for more information!

You are cordially invited to attend the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Thursday, May 20, 2021 5:15 p.m. via Zoom

Election of Officers, Board of Directors, Trustees, Leadership Council and Council of Jewish Organizations and Presentation of Leadership Awards

HONORING Stanley C. Myers Presidents’ Leadership Award Lisa Jerles Michael Wagner

Sandra C. Goldstein Young Leadership Award Jennifer Fine Joshua Kligler

Robert Russell Fellowship Award Melissa Buckner

Liberation75: Global Gathering of Holocaust Survivors, Descendants, Educators and Friends is the largest event in the world to commemorate the 75th anniversary of liberation from the Holocaust. With almost 100 programs (including from the Montreal Holocaust Museum), including a Holocaust Film Festival, we explore the Holocaust through speakers, panel discussions, performances, music, art and more.

When: May 4, 2021 10:00 AM to May 9, 2021 5:00 PM

Where: Virtual

Contact: Marilyn Sinclair at [email protected] (416) 801-8456

Cost: Free

Register now! Free at www.liberation75.org

WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY

LIONS IN CAPTIVITY

Special programming for Lion of Judah donors

Join us for our first-ever collaboration with NY Lions for a VIRTUAL curated tour

“Barbra Streisand, Hello Gorgeous” Exhibition

Tuesday, May 4 | 10:30 AM

From the moment Barbra Streisand spoke the immortal words “Hello, gorgeous” in Funny Girl, she became a beloved Hollywood icon. Curator Warren Klein, who calls Streisand “a strong, driven woman — one who refused to change her surname, or her nose, to suit the norm,” will lead this exclusive tour of the exhibit. The eclectic collection of costumes, photos and videos, originally on display at the Bernard Museum of Judaica at Temple Emanu-El in New York, celebrates the illustrious career of this proudly Jewish Brooklyn native.

PJ LIBRARY and Darci Cohen, Heather Ernandez, Ali Feldman and Nicole Zinn Program Co-Chairs invite you to a Mom’s Night In!

TUESDAY MAY 4 8PM

You are invited to participate in a unique beauty experience hosted by Gee Beauty and alexandrasileshair

Complimentary

Zoom link provided upon registration.

THE ATTORNEYS' DIVISION OF THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE

36th Annual Judicial Reception

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 | 5:30 p.m.

RECOGNIZING

Edith G. Osman 2021 Community Service Award

Alan J. Kluger 2021 Honorable Theodore “Ted” Klein Lifetime Achievement Award

The Honorable Robert N. Scola, Jr. 2021 Honorable Theodore “Ted” Klein Lifetime Achievement Award

Couvert: $18 per person (tax-deductible)

Sitting judges’ tickets are complimentary No solicitation of funds

The Roberta and Jerome Shevin Speaker Series, lovingly established by their son Adam R. Shevin, represents the areas of education Roberta and Jerome committed their lives and work to: Holocaust Education, Jewish-Christian relations and Adult Jewish Learning. They believed deeply in the power of education as a unifying force and the topics of this series speak to that legacy.

For more information and to register CLICK HERE

Wednesday, May 5th, 7 PM

Dr. Robert Watson and Award Winning Film Director Josh Aronson present: "Orchestra of Exiles". They will share the story of Bronislaw Huberman, the Polish violinist who founded the orchestra that became the Israel Philharmonic, as told through Aronson’s film “Orchestra of Exiles”. Before the Nazis came to power Huberman was focused only on building his own monumental career but witnessing Hitler’s agenda was a call to action that Huberman could not ignore. Together they will explore Huberman’s personal transformation and subsequent heroic struggle to get Jewish musicians out of Europe during World War II.

Wednesday, May 12th, 7 PM

*Dr. Sandra Lilienthal presents: "Living Life in Radical Amazement - Inspired by the Teachings of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel". Whether it is because we are too busy running around, or because we are staying indoors while there is a pandemic, most of us have very little time or energy to "stop and smell the flowers." Built on Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel's teachings, we will explore both the theological and practical implications of living a life in which we direct ourselves to experience amazement and awe in the world that surrounds us, the people we meet and in our deepest selves. “As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind. Mankind will not perish for want of information, but only for want of appreciation. The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living. What we lack is not a will to believe but a will to wonder. (Heschel).”

Wednesday, May 19th, 7 PM

Dr. Samuel Edelman presents: "Jules Isaac: The French Jewish Historian Who Changed Christianity". Jules Isaac's name is unknown to most in the Jewish world. More than 73 years ago Isaac, a famous French Jewish historian, wrote a critically important book titled "Jesus and Israel" during the height of the Holocaust while in hiding. The impact of his writing began a Jewish Catholic dialogue which would inspire and change Christian Jewish relations and alter the Catholic Church's attitude toward Jews in a dramatic and substantial way. Dr. Edelman will share Isaac's personal story and explain the importance of his writings in helping Pope John the 23rd in bringing about the Church's change of attitude toward Jews and Judaism as expressed in Vatican II and the document "Nostra Aetate".

JIC Mon Night Class- Kedoshim (Holiness):

GOLDstein, SILVERstein, BRONZstein - Going for the Gold

Online event 20 Apr at 03:00 UTC+03 – 20 Apr at 04:00 UTC+03

Price: free · Duration: 1 hr Public · Anyone on or off Facebook

Live Telecall - Monday Night Class with Steve Eisenberg- weekly Torah portion. Parsha (portion) Kedoshim - GOLDstein, BRONZstein, SILVERstein- Going for the Gold

EVERY WEEK! MONDAYS @8:00PM -8:45pm USA (Eastern)

DIAL INFO Phone: (1) 605-475-5950 Access Code: 768774

Please share this class with friend!

About Steve Eisenberg: A risk arbitrage specialist who previously served as a Vice President at Bear Stearns and a Managing Director at the investment firm Ehrenkrantz King Nussbaum, Inc., Steve juggles a demanding Wall Street career with a passionate commitment to Jewish outreach programming. In addition to delivering JICNY’s flagship weekly Torah class on Monday evenings he also manages JICNY’s Job Assistance website and coordinates the organization’s networking events. A gifted speaker and a celebrated educator, Steve is frequently invited to speak at events around the world and develops programs for outreach organizations across the United States.

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