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Sep 12, 2018

Federation Supports Ethiopian-Israeli High Schoolers Through SPACE

Your donation to the Federation's Annual Federation is helping Ethiopian-Israeli students in Pardes-Channah Karkur, Israel, succeed in junior high, high school and beyond. Through the Ethiopian National Project (ENP) School Performance and Community Empowerment program (SPACE), enrolled students are provided with tutoring, workshops and mentoring in small group settings. The initiative boasts exceptional results: In 2017, ENP 12th grade SPACE participants achieved a college matriculation rate of 81.2 percent, far surpassing the national Jewish average of 72 percent.

The program also strengthens self-esteem and leadership skills by addressing obstacles to social integration and personal development. Enrolled students prepare for army service, which enables them to choose from a broader base of positions once enlisted.

ENP’s SPACE Program has been so successful that the government of Israel has recognized it as the best way to integrate Ethiopian-Israelis into Israeli society.

To learn more about this and other initiatives supporting the Ethiopian-Israeli community, contact Israel and Overseas Director Dahlia Bendavid at [email protected] or 786.866.8445.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training with BeWell Miami

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training with BeWell Miami

Presented in partnership with Jewish Community Services of South Florida, the course teaches how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance abuse disorders in adolescents ages 12-18.

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Israeli Teens Find Joy at Jewish Overnight Camps

Israeli Teens Find Joy at Jewish Overnight Camps

For the second year in a row, nearly 800 teens from Israel’s war-affected communities spent their summer at Jewish camps across North America.

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Federation Joins With Local and National Partners to Launch Regional Threat Center

Federation Joins With Local and National Partners to Launch Regional Threat Center

Amidst surging antisemitism and threats to the Jewish community, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation has partnered with numerous organizations and law enforcement agencies to create a state-of-the-art Regional Threat Center (RTC) in Miami.

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New Holocaust College Scholarship Available

New Holocaust College Scholarship Available

In its ongoing mission to advance Holocaust education, the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, has created the Fruma and Murray Berger Scholarship in Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust.

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