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Mar 22, 2023

JFNA Successfully Advocates for Ukrainian Refugees to Remain in US

As a direct result of the Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA) advocacy on behalf of Ukrainian refugees whose immigration parole is expiring, the Biden Administration announced last week that those who entered the US at the Mexican border may remain here for another year. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, many of the more than 20,000 Ukrainians who arrived at the US-Mexico border to request asylum lacked a visa and were granted humanitarian parole, a temporary immigration status. Ukrainian refugee Oksana Stakhnevych, who was pregnant at the time, arrived in the US with her husband and two children in April 2022. “Nobody … really knew what to do next,” she noted. Having volunteered at a Jewish community organization in Ukraine, Stakhnevych was directed by her contacts there to the local Federation in Richmond and its Jewish Family Services. Both organizations, which helped settle the Stakhnevych family in Richmond, are part of a network of 18 Jewish nonprofits across the country, including the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, that have received a Ukrainian Resettlement Grant from a JFNA initiative to support local communities assisting refugees.

Creating Community in Times of Crisis

Creating Community in Times of Crisis

As missiles rained down and everyone took shelter, Federation did what it does best: organized a swift response, located resources and brought people together.

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Helping Israelis Under Iranian Fire

Helping Israelis Under Iranian Fire

Through your support of the Israel Emergency Fund (IEF), an additional $10 million is now helping Israelis whose needs have increased dramatically since the start of the Israel-Iran war.

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Meet Shelly Brodie: New Chair of The Foundation

Meet Shelly Brodie: New Chair of The Foundation

Longtime Federation Board member, Forever Pacesetter and highly involved volunteer Shelly Brodie will become the new Chair of The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, effective July 1.

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Lending a (Small) Hand: Kids Helping Kids

Lending a (Small) Hand: Kids Helping Kids

Preschoolers at the Herman & Miriam Tauber Academy raised $800 to help children in Federation’s partner city of Yerucham buy necessary school supplies.

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