Fourteen Past Presidents and Board Chairs join Ariel Bentata and Lily Serviansky on stage to present Federation President & CEO Jacob Solomon with the 2024 Friend of Israel Humanitarian Award
Jacob Solomon
Chair of the Board Ariel Bentata
David and Lily Serviansky, General Campaign Chair
His Excellency Michael Herzog, Israeli Ambassador to the US, in conversation with Glenna Milberg, Emmy-Award-winning journalist and host of WPLG’s This Week in South Florida
Keynote speaker His Excellency Reuven Rivlin, the 10th President of Israel
Robert Danial and Major Gifts Chair Mojdeh Khaghan Danial
Israel Defense Forces Special in Uniform Band performed a medley of songs including Hatikvah.
Ronny Udelson, Ora Merin, Ariel Bentata, Lily Serviansky, Women’s Philanthropy President Elise Udelson
Alan and Janice Lipton with Jacob Solomon
Maxine Schwartz, Ray Ellen Yarkin and Barbara Black Goldfarb
Bob Berrin and Linda Schechter
Hannah Solomon, Dr. Mindy Hersh and Zachary Solomon
Brian and Marsha Bilzin
Ezra and Tati Katz with Michael and Carolynn Friedman
Clarita Kassin and Adriana Halac
President and CEO Jacob Solomon with His Excellency Reuven Rivlin, the 10th President of Israel
Jacob Solomon with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
Michael and Raquel Sheck, Elise Scheck Bonwitt and Adrienne and Jeffrey Scheck
Steven Foldes, Howard Socol, Nadine Foldes and Ruth Shere
Kent Savage and Sheree Savar
Jacob Solomon and Bobby Gilbert
Rosy and Yosef Shwedel
Jacob Solomon with Vicki Agron and Joel Friedman
Morris Futernick, Nick Futernick, Zander Futernick, Raphael Futernick and Daniel Davis
Approximately 1,400 guests attended The Main Event
Through allocations from the Israel Emergency Fund, Federation is providing relief for Israeli children experiencing PTSD and trauma after the October 7 attacks.
The 17th Annual Season for Giving, presented by Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center, proved a rousing success with more than 400 people volunteering to meet our community’s needs.
The Mission of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is to mobilize human and financial resources to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life and advance the unity, values and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, in Israel and around the world.