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The Honorable Ehud Barak, Former Prime Minister of Israel

Ehud Barak is one of the most recognizable names in Israel. Following a career in the Israel Defense Forces, where he was the most decorated soldier in Israeli history and served as Chief of General Staff, Mr. Barak entered politics and served Israel in several capacities, including Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.

As Israel's 10th Prime Minister, Mr. Barak led the country out of a prolonged recession and into an economic boom, with high annual growth and foreign investments, near zero inflation, a halved deficit and significantly decreased external debt. However, the core of Mr. Barak’s government’s effort was devoted to the peace process. In May 2000, Prime Minister Barak ordered the withdrawal of the IDF from South Lebanon, ending 18 years of Israel’s presence there. He led far-reaching efforts to negotiate peace agreements, first with Syria and later with the Palestinian Authority, with the active participation of President Bill Clinton and his administration. Regrettably, these negotiations did not result in the breakthroughs necessary to conclude final agreements.

Mr. Barak was recently bestowed the U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award by U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. In 2012, Foreign Policy magazine named him 13th among its 100 Global Thinkers. He is a graduate in physics, mathematics and economics from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Stanford University.

Join the Attorneys’ Division Mission to Israel

Join the Attorneys’ Division Mission to Israel

Attorneys, judges and other legal professionals from the Miami area are invited to join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Attorneys’ Division for a unique and memorable mission to Israel designed especially for them.

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Yerucham Delegation Visits Jewish Miami

Yerucham Delegation Visits Jewish Miami

Federation welcomed a delegation from the award-winning Yerucham Science Center who came to share fun with science and technology at the three Miami-Dade JCCs.

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Inclusivity for the Very Youngest Israelis

Inclusivity for the Very Youngest Israelis

Federation-funded Beit Issie Shapiro is marking another milestone in disability inclusion with the opening of its Beit Raz campus, welcoming Israeli children from infants to age 3 with and without disabilities.

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Seeking Holocaust Survivor Childhood Songs

Seeking Holocaust Survivor Childhood Songs

The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach is seeking audio and video recordings of Holocaust Survivors singing songs from their childhood.

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