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Federation: Shared Responsibility... Collective Action... The Mission of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is to mobilize human and financial resources to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life and advance the unity, values Jewish Giving for and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, in Israel and around the world. Today and Tomorrow GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION Amy N. Dean, Chair of the Board Jacob Solomon, President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Scheck, General Campaign Chair Isaac K. “Ike” Fisher, Major Gifts Chair Jeffrey Y. Levin, Chief Development Officer Abbey Feinberg, Annual Campaign Director Lily S. Serviansky, Chair of The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Stephen C. Lande, JD, Foundation Director and General Counsel Jill Hagler, Director of Foundation Development _______________ Myron J. “Mike” Brodie, z”l , Executive Vice President Emeritus Stanley C. Myers Building 4200 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida 33137 305.576.4000 JewishMiami.org Member of The Jewish Federations of North America A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY GREATER MIAMI ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. CH 435. 100% OF EACH CONTRIBUTION IS USED TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION OF THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION. JEWISH FEDERATION Federation: Shared Responsibility... Collective Action... Jewish Giving for Today and Tomorrow Every day, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation funds an extensive network of programs and agencies that make a GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION real difference. We work to bring together the human and financial resources necessary to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life and advance the unity, values and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, in Israel and around the world. Federation is shared Jewish responsibility in action, where donations – large and small – join together, enabling us to do good as one community. Federation Encourages Federation Innovation Strengthens Jewish • Hundreds of students in Miami’s Jewish day schools and Jewish community centers (JCCs) Identity and are learning from Israel’s innovators through the Education Miami-Yerucham Partnership Robotics Program. • A new Tzofim (Israeli Scouts) chapter at the • 438 children and young Michael-Ann Russell JCC helps Hebrew-speaking adults with special needs children of Israelis in Miami strengthen their Jewish were welcomed last year identity and maintain a connection to Israel. Federation into inclusive social, educational and Cares for recreational programs. • The Venezuela Support Campaign is raising funds in partnership with Miami-based Friends of People in • $2 million+ in grants Federation Yajad to assist the people of Venezuela during and scholarships are this current crisis. Need allocated annually to Builds 11 Jewish day schools • The Women’s Amutot Initiative in Israel funds • 1 in 8 people in Miami’s and 11 congregational Jewish non-governmental organizations that encourage Jewish community schools in Miami, Community women and girls and work to effect societal depends on Federation impacting nearly change. and our local partners 5,000 students. for some form of • 5,000 people donate • The Women’s Impact Initiative in Miami makes financial assistance. • Last year, 2,000 young 16,000+ hours annually Miamians traveled to Israel to community grants annually to organizations empowering • 165,000+ kosher meals as part of Alexander Muss organizations and Jewish women and girls to combat social, were provided last year High School in Israel, their clients through economic, religious and political issues. to Holocaust survivors Taglit-Birthright Israel, Federation’s Jewish and other seniors in Diller Teen Fellows, Leo Volunteer Center. Miami through Jewish Martin March of the Living, Community Services Masa Israel Journey and • $6.4 million in home-delivery and meal Onward Israel programs. Homeland Security sites programs. grants has been secured • This past year, 833 at-risk by Federation’s Jewish • $676,000+ in Israeli students living in Community Relations emergency funds was youth villages received Council to help granted to 627 families educational, clinical and safeguard Jewish affected by recent social services to help community institutions. devastating wildfires them succeed in school. in Israel. • 4,883 French Jews escaping anti-Semitism • Food, medicine and in France received other essentials were financial and community delivered last year to support after 6,300 people in immigrating to Israel war-torn Ukraine. this past year. Every donation to the Greater M iami Jewish Federation supports this extraordinary network of more than 160 partners and programs … LOCALLY • Holocaust Documentation • Moishe House Miami NATIONALLY • Jewish Council for Public GLOBALLY • Alexander Muss High School and Education Center • Mount Sinai Medical Center • 70 Faces Media Affairs • American Jewish Joint in Israel • Holocaust Memorial Miami • NCSY • American Jewish Committee • Jewish Educational Loan Distribution Committee • Association for Jewish Beach • Organization for Leadership • American Jewish World Fund (JELF) (JDC) Special Education • Holocaust Survivors Advancement in Miami of Service • Jewish Labor Committee • Beit Issie Shapiro • BBYO Program the Greater Miami Jewish • Anti-Defamation League • Jewish War Veterans of the • Beit Singer Children’s • Center for the Advancement • Israel Programs: Gift of Israel Federation (OLAM) • BBYO (National) USA Home of Jewish Education (CAJE) Savings Program, Israel • Overnight Camp • Ethiopian-Israeli Initiative • Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Program Scholarships, Scholarships • Ethiopian National Project Community Center (Alper Taglit-Birthright Israel • PJ Library • Food Insecurity NGOs in JCC) on The Jay Morton- • Jewish Adoption and Foster • Scheck Hillel Community Israel Levinthal Campus Care Options (JAFCO) School • Friends of Yachad- • Day School Enhancement • Jewish Community Relations • Sue & Leonard Miller Center Venezuela Grants Council of the Greater Miami for Contemporary Judaic • Fund for Victims of Terror • Day School Hardship Jewish Federation Studies at the University of • Israel Action Network Scholarships • Jewish Community Services Miami • Israel Trauma Coalition • Florida Hillels (Central of South Florida (JCS) • Synagogue School • The Jewish Agency for Florida Hillel, Hillel at FIU, • Jewish Community Supplemental Scholarship Israel (JAFI) Hillel at FSU, Hillel of Services/Access and Program • The Jewish Federations of Broward and Palm Beach, Information • Teacher Fringe Benefits North America (JFNA) Hillels of the Florida • Jewish Federation Housing Program • Masa Israel Journey Suncoast, UF Hillel, UM Hillel) • Jewish Incubator Grants • Temple Beth Am Day School • Migdal Ohr • Friendship Circle - Miami • Jewish Museum of Florida- • The Tribe • Negev Funding Coalition • Friendship Circle - FIU • Women’s Impact Initiative • Onward Israel Miami Beach/North Dade • Jewish Volunteer Center of Grants • Or Akiva Futernick Family • Galbut Family Miami Beach the Greater Miami Jewish • Yeshiva Elementary School • Clal – The National Jewish • JFNA Jewish Education and Child Development Center Jewish Community Center Federation • Yeshiva Toras Chaim/Toras Center for Learning and Engagement Unit • Partnership Initiative in the (Miami Beach JCC) on the • JWorks Miami Emes Academy of Miami Leadership • JPRO Network Israeli City of Yerucham Simkins Family Campus • Kesher L.D. • Foundation for Jewish Camp • NCSEJ: National Coalition • Religious Diversity Initiative • Gordon Day School • Lehrman Community Day • Hebrew Union College Supporting Eurasian Jewry • Women’s Amutot Initiative • Hebrew Academy (RASG) School School of Jewish Communal • The Network of Jewish • World ORT • Hebrew Free Loan • Limmud Miami Service Human Service Agencies • Yad Sarah Association of South Florida • Mechina of South Florida • HIAS - Hebrew Immigrant • Orthodox Union • Helping Hands Kosher High School Aid Society • Project Interchange, an Food Ko-op • Miami Jewish Health • Hillel International Institute of the American • High Holiday Welcome • Michael-Ann Russell Jewish • Hornstein Jewish Jewish Committee Program of the Greater Community Center Professional Leadership • Union for Reform Judaism Miami Jewish Federation (MARJCC) on the Sanford L. Program at Brandeis • United Synagogue for • Hochberg Preparatory: Ziff Campus University Conservative Judaism A David Posnack Jewish Day • Mishkan Miami: The Jewish • Jewish Community Centers • Wurzweiler School of Social School at Beth Torah Benny Connection for Spiritual Association of North Work at Yeshiva University Rok Campus Support America The people you help Why donate to the around the corner and Greater Miami Jewish around the world. Federation? BECAUSE FEDERATION IS: Collective Guaranteeing financial stability Jewish for our community philanthropy is critical to establishing JCC, the Dave and Mary Alper community priorities and that leverages and JCC, University of Florida Hillel, services. Federation’s rigorous amplifies your donation, and many other organizations financial oversight and long- making the most of in building and expanding their standing stability, as well as individual participation for facilities to better serve the good faith and credit, have the good of the greater community. In addition, when positioned us to help many community. an essential