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Saul Blau

Saul Blau was born in Tarpa, Hungary in 1930 to an observant Jewish family with seven children. At age 13, he and his family were removed from their home and sent to Auschwitz, where his parents and younger sister perished. Blau was sent to work in a coal mine camp and months later was forced on a death march to the Buchenwald concentration camp where he was liberated in 1945 by the US Armed Forces. He returned to Hungary in search of surviving relatives and quickly decided to join the aliyat noar, youth immigration to Israel. Upon arriving in the Jewish homeland, he joined the fledgling Israeli Air Force. Blau remained in the country for seven years before traveling to the United States to reunite with his surviving siblings. There he met his future wife, Viola Schlesinger. They have two sons, Robert and Andrew. Blau now resides in Bal Harbour and serves as a docent at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach.

Mental Health Support for Returning IDF Reserve Soldiers

Mental Health Support for Returning IDF Reserve Soldiers

Federation’s Israel Emergency Fund (IEF) is providing vital mental health support to IDF reserve soldiers through K’far Ma’avar (Transition Village).

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Make-A-Will Month Is Here

Make-A-Will Month Is Here

August is Make-A-Will Month and if you are one of the nearly 70 percent of adults who do not yet have a will, now is a great time to make plans to protect the people and values you care about.

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Miami Jewish Abilities Alliance Supports Self-Care Advocacy

Miami Jewish Abilities Alliance Supports Self-Care Advocacy

People with disabilities and their caretakers can find valuable resources online through Federation’s Miami Jewish Abilities Alliance (MJAA), including tools that help them better advocate for themselves.

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Diller Teen Fellows Applications

Diller Teen Fellows Applications

Do you know a remarkable 10th or 11th-grader looking to step up and lead our Jewish community into the future? Diller Teen Fellows is now accepting applications!

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