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The Main Event

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

Statement on Antisemitic Violence

Statement on Antisemitic Violence

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation, our Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami (RAGM) are horrified and outraged by the wave of antisemitic violence targeting Jewish communities across North America in recent days.

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Register Now for Super Sunday!

Register Now for Super Sunday!

Join Jewish Miami from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Federation Headquarters to help raise funds for our Annual Campaign, which allows us to support Jewish needs in Miami, Israel and 70 other countries around the world.

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Care and Coordination for Reservists and Their Families

Care and Coordination for Reservists and Their Families

In the past week, 110,000 IDF reservists have been called to duty, and since then, the newly established National Headquarters for Families of Reserve Service Members quickly got to work meeting the urgent needs of reservists and their families on the home front.

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Donate to Help Israelis Affected by War

Donate to Help Israelis Affected by War

As the war with Iran heads into its second week, Federation is committed to helping Israelis with critical and immediate aid through the Fund for Victims of Terror (FVOT).

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