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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.

Federation Allocates Emergency Grant

Federation Allocates Emergency Grant

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is helping Israelis affected by the current conflict with Iran with an emergency grant to the Fund for Victims of Terror (FVOT).

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JCRC's Critical Work Makes a Difference

JCRC's Critical Work Makes a Difference

Republican leadership in Miami-Dade moved quickly to engage with Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) following local news reports that the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party engaged in viscerally antisemitic and racist rhetoric in a group chat.

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Ofer Lichtig: Federation on the Ground in Israel

Ofer Lichtig: Federation on the Ground in Israel

“The effectiveness of Federation support in the current war in Israel is actually a product of October 7,” noted Ofer Lichtig, Greater Miami Jewish Federation Representative in Israel.

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Federation Helps Upgrade Yerucham Emergency Operations Center

Federation Helps Upgrade Yerucham Emergency Operations Center

Yerucham’s recently renovated Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is already being put the test as Israelis brace themselves against Iranian missiles, and thanks to Federation funding, our partner city is now better able to monitor and respond to crises.

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