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Apr 14, 2021

Understanding Severe Autism

Autism

What is it like to live with severe autism? What does it mean to care for those individuals who need help with daily living? While the public perception about living "on the spectrum” is palpable, user-friendly and often characterizes those diagnosed with autism as “quirky geniuses,” it is far from reality. On Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. join the Miami Jewish Abilities Alliance to hear from experts in the field, Dr. Michael Alessandri, Executive Director of University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities and Amy S.F. Lutz, author of We Walk: Life With Severe Autism and the mother of a son with severe autism as they challenge commonly held ideas that define autism either as a disease or as neurodiversity. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Federation’s 88th Annual Meeting

Federation’s 88th Annual Meeting

More than 250 members of Jewish Miami came together to honor and thank Lily Serviansky for two years of dedicated service as Board Chair of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

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JAHM Month: Sharing Our Jewish Pride

JAHM Month: Sharing Our Jewish Pride

Your Miami Federation proudly celebrated Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) throughout May with several visible events across our community.

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Local College Students Visit Yerucham

Local College Students Visit Yerucham

The group — mostly from University of Miami and Florida International University — spent time in Miami’s partnership city of Yerucham.

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Federation Helps Bnei Menashe Community Make Aliyah

Federation Helps Bnei Menashe Community Make Aliyah

Federation and its agencies, in partnership with the Government of Israel, have launched a five-year initiative to bring the remaining 6,000 Bnei Menashe to Israel.

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