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When you make a donation of any size to the Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign, your gift joins with thousands of others to make the kind of impact you simply couldn’t have alone. You rescue those in peril and bring help, hope and dignity to the vulnerable and distressed. You support the Jewish institutions and services you care about – and those you didn’t even know existed. You educate our children, train young leaders and build vital connections with the people of Israel and Jewish communities the world over.
COLLECTIVE ACTION. That’s WHAT FEDERATION IS ABOUT. And you shape our shared Jewish future.
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WHEN EVERYONE PARTICIPATES, EVERYONE BENEFITS. CARING FOR THE VULNERABLE
Job loss, major illness, family issues, natural disaster... When the unthinkable happens to a member of our Jewish community, help is close at hand. Through support from people like you, a safety net of services is in place at home and across the globe every day, always ready and able to respond to Jewish needs.
EDUCATING AND BUILDING JEWISH IDENTITY
Creating environments where young people can develop Jewish identity and build leadership skills helps to secure a strong Jewish future. Through the Annual Campaign, Federation provides ongoing funding to programs benefiting children and teens in Miami, in Israel and around the world. Your support sustains Jewish educational institutions, youth groups and Israel experiences, as well as student scholarships for Jewish day schools, congregational religious schools and overnight summer camps.
CONNECTING COMMUNITY
Federation works with our local and overseas partners to establish and sustain initiatives that create a sense of community among Jewish people of all ages, backgrounds and interests. Your participation in the Annual Campaign helps to support education, engagement and advocacy efforts for Israel and issues of Jewish concern. You provide spiritual care and companionship for the sick and frail, and connect thousands of volunteers with programs that benefit from their time and talents. And you create opportunities for isolated communities across the globe to revitalize Jewish life and bring groups of Jewish people together.
Today, 1 in 8 Jewish people in Miami continues to depend on the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and our local partners for some form of financial assistance – including nutritious kosher food, Without such efforts, many children would not have the chance to emergency financial aid, crisis and employment interact with other Jews and learn about Jewish life and traditions. counseling, educational and camp scholarships, and . much more. At the same time, Federation's overseas partners • More than $2 million in direct grants to are providing critical help and training to hundreds of HER 12 Jewish day schools and 11 congregational T • Nearly 2,800 unaffiliated Jews with E G TO WORKING thousands of at-risk and vulnerable people in Israel and TOGETHER KING free tickets to worship services at religious schools in Miami, touching the lives of R O W last year, ear, vided: communities worldwide. y t s Miami-area synagogues through more than 5,000 students a l ro we provide we p d Federation’s High Holiday Welcome Program, : • More than 3,000 private • Funding to help 745 young adults experience the largest project of its kind in the country ER food-shopping trips to Miami’s the wonders of Israel through Alexander Muss High School WORKING TOGETH , JCS Kosher Food Bank, run by last year • About 9,200 hours of hands-on help to community in Israel, Masa Israel Journey, Taglit-Birthright Israel and other we provided: Jewish Community Services of organizations from 2,300 volunteers through the Jewish Volunteer life-changing programs South Florida (JCS) Center -- equaling almost $200,000 in paid time • A connection to Israel and Judaism for 4,300 young students • Help to Israeli families in crisis, including battered or sexually • Two young schlichim (emissaries) from Israel to Miami to create in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe through Sunday abused women from southern Israel. Last year, a Federation-funded programming that builds bridges and promotes greater School programming and summer camp experiences understanding of Israel and its people emergency hotline answered 10,740 calls for assistance. provided by The Jewish Agency for Israel and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee • Medication, food, winter supplies and ongoing care for 150,000 elderly Jews in the former Soviet Union through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
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“The kids are happiest the day I use my food card and bring home bags of food. It’s the most we have to eat all month.” - Lena, Ukrainian wife and mother of three young children
ANNUAL GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION/UJA CAMPAIGN
“Out of many Jewish practices I've learned in camp, the most essential one, I believe, is Shabbat. Now, not only do I know all of the prayers recited on Shabbat, but I know the meaning and story behind most of them.” - Helena, who attended Jewish overnight summer camp for the first time with help from a Federation scholarship
“It’s important to me that young people understand what I went through, so the lessons of the past will live on into the future.” - Maurice, a Holocaust survivor paired with Maya and Julia through the Young Lion of Judah program of Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center
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LOCAL PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES • Alexander Muss High School in Israel • Association for Jewish Special Education • BBYO • Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education • Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center on The Jay Morton-Levinthal Campus • Day School Hardship Scholarships • Galbut Family Miami Beach Jewish Community Center on the Simkins Family Campus • Gordon Day School • Hebrew Academy (RASG) • Hebrew Free Loan Association of South Florida • High Holiday Welcome Program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation • Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life (seven Florida organizations) • Hochberg Preparatory: A Solomon Schechter Day School at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus • Holocaust Documentation and Education Center • Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach • Israel Programs: Gift of Israel Savings Program, Taglit-Birthright Israel, Israel Program Scholarships • Jacobson Sinai Academy • The Jewish Chaplaincy Program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation • Jewish Community Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation • Jewish Community Services of South Florida • Jewish Community Services/Access and Information • Jewish Federation Housing • Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU • Jewish Volunteer Center of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation • Kesher L.D. • Lehrman Community Day School • Mechina of South Florida High School • Miami Jewish Health Systems • Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center on the Sanford L. Ziff Campus • Mount Sinai Medical Center • Organization for Leadership Advancement in Miami of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation • Overnight Camp Scholarships • ParnossahWorksTM Miami • Scheck Hillel Community School • Shaarei Bina-Torah Academy for Girls • Sue & Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami • Synagogue School Supplemental Scholarship Program • Teacher Fringe Benefits Program • Temple Beth Am Day School • Yeshiva Elementary School • Yeshiva Toras Chaim/Toras Emes Academy of Miami
TO THE ANNUAL FEDERATION/UJA CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS A NETWORK OF 110 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT WORK 365 DAYS A YEAR IN MIAMI, IN ISRAEL AND IN MORE THAN 70 OTHER COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. NATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES • American Jewish Committee • American Jewish World Service • Anti-Defamation League • Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies • BBYO (National) • Clal - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership • Foundation for Jewish Camp • Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society • Hebrew Union College School of Jewish Communal Service • Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life • Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University • Israel Action Network • Jewish Community Centers Association of North America • Jewish Council for Public Affairs • Jewish Labor Committee • Jewish Telegraphic Agency • Jewish War Veterans of the USA • National Foundation for Jewish Culture • NCSJ: Advocates on Behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, Baltic States and Eurasia • Orthodox Union • Project Interchange, an institute of the American Jewish Committee • Secure Community Network • Union for Reform Judaism • United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism • World Council of Jewish Communal Service • Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University OVERSEAS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES/ THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) • Beit Issie Shapiro • Ethiopian National Project • Food Insecurity NGOs in Israel • The Jewish Agency for Israel • Jewish Women’s Collaborative International Fund • Masa Israel Journey • Negev Funding Coalition • Partnership Initiatives in the Israeli cities of Or Akiva, Pardes Channa-Karkur and Yerucham • Women’s Amutot Initiative • World ORT
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 and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, in Israel and around the world. The Greater Miami Jewish Federation has received a 4-star rating, the highest possible, from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent evaluator of charities.
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WHY THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION? • You want to help in so many ways – and we’re right there with you. Federation is part of a far-reaching network of organizations, supporting all kinds of Jewish needs every day in Miami, in Israel and in more than 70 other countries worldwide. When emergencies arise, we’re already there to respond quickly. • You get more out of every donated dollar. Last year, through our Jewish Community Relations Council and our association with The Jewish Federations of North America and other vital institutions, we leveraged your contribution to bring $4 million in additional benefits to our Jewish community. • You’re creating a more caring community. Every day, volunteers of all ages are touching lives in Miami through The Jewish Chaplaincy Program and the Jewish Volunteer Center of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Federation missions and our Israel & Overseas Department also invite hands-on work in Israel. • You’re part of the solution. Working with people like you and our local partners, Federation strives to assess community needs, provide essential oversight, safeguard invested dollars and ensure that every donation is used wisely, effectively and efficiently. • You’re investing in the Jewish future. A gift to the Annual Federation/UJA Campaign helps educate the young and engage tomorrow’s leaders. A planned gift through The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation also provides the financial support we’ll need to sustain our community for generations. Brian L. Bilzin, Chair of the Board Jacob Solomon, President and Chief Executive Officer Robert G. Berrin, General Campaign Chair Jeffrey Y. Levin, Chief Development Officer Abbey Feinberg, Annual Campaign Director
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