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Jun 2, 2022

Ariel Bentata Named Chair Of Board At The Annual Meeting

Last night, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation elected Ariel Bentata as the Chair of the Board of Directors and Lily Serviansky as Board Vice Chair and General Campaign Chair during our 84th Annual Meeting. Beginning July 1, Ariel will succeed Isaac K. “Ike” Fisher, who has served as Board Chair for the past two years. Annual Meeting participants also elected a full slate of Officers and Board of Directors members for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Ariel most recently served as Federation’s Board Vice Chair and General Campaign Chair. He received our prestigious Stanley C. Myers Presidents’ Leadership Award in 2011. He also has served as Federation’s International Division leader and took on key leadership roles in our 2012 and 2018 Mega Missions to Israel. Lily, a longtime Board of Directors member of Federation, has served as Chair of Major Gifts; Chair of The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation; Chair of Federation subsidiary the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education; and Vice Chair of Federation's Israel at 70 Mission.

Helping Kibbutz Or HaNer Heal


Helping Kibbutz Or HaNer Heal


Over three years, a total of $750,000 will be allocated to help residents heal from the economic and physical losses and trauma of October 7.

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Prioritizing Mental Health at Camp

Prioritizing Mental Health at Camp

Camper Care helps camper groups deal with their emotions and build coping strategies while BeWell trainings give camp staff the tools to respond to campers’ emotional needs.

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Western Negev Building Project Launches

Western Negev Building Project Launches

Federation President and CEO Scott Kaufman was one of hundreds of Jewish community leaders from around the world to recently attend the cornerstone-laying ceremony of the Western Negev Building Project in Israel — an initiative to bring up to 1,000 new housing units to the area.

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Ukraine’s Resilient Jewish Community

Ukraine’s Resilient Jewish Community

Ukrainian Jews continue to rely on the Federation system for emergency aid, food, medicine, trauma support, Jewish education and communal connection.

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