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Drop off new and unwrapped toys for children in need ages 0-16.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation has established an Emergency Relief Fund to assist people affected by Hurricanes Eta and Iota in Central America. As always, Federation will absorb all administrative costs so that 100 percent of funds collected will be used to provide critically needed aid to people in Central America impacted by the disaster.

Our community has decades of experience with hurricanes. We understand the devastation and suffering that follow a catastrophic storm like Hurricanes Eta and Iota. Even in the midst of our own crisis, let us join together to help people affected — wherever they may live — to rebuild their lives.

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Sharsheret: The Jewish Breast & Ovarian Cancer Community supports Jewish women and families facing breast and ovarian cancer. All of the organization’s services are available online and over the phone, including peer support, connection to social workers and web-based resources. During a time when immunocompromised women are losing their support networks because of social distancing, these critical resources are incredibly important.

JWorks Miami has moved operations online to continue helping Jewish job-seekers in Miami-Dade County find a job. The program helps residents develop resumes and cover letters, hosts mock interviews (which will be online during the COVID-19 outbreak) and network with potential employers. The program is free to job seekers and employers through a partnership between the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Services of South Florida.

To learn more, CLICK HERE.

Throughout the pandemic, Federation’s primary human service agency, Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS), is providing immediate help the vulnerable and at-risk members of the community. Call 305.576.6550 to reach the helpline, 24/7 every day. JCS is working around the clock to provide a safety net for those in need.

Services include:

· Food assistance

• Kosher Food Bank is offering boxed groceries at scheduled appointment times
• Meal deliveries for the frail and homebound
• Limited grocery shopper services are available for senior, frail clients that are homebound and/or are self-isolating in order to avert exposure to the virus.

· Home Health Care

• Home Health Aides provided by the Masada Program are specially trained in all health and safety procedures and continue to care for our clients in the Holocaust Services Program with utmost care and unique precautions.

· Job counseling and assistance

· Mental health counseling

• Behavioral Health Counseling staff in all programs are making phone call “check-ins” with their clients. JCS staff will be implementing a pilot Tele-Mental Health Program in April.

· Domestic violence support

· Screening for financial assistance or interest-free loans

Click HERE for more information!

Weekly Israeli News Update

Join Tamar Kolumbus the Community Shlicha for an interactive Israeli News Update

Every Monday at 11 AM EST!

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85134627532

For more information visit "Tamar Kolumbus Shlicha Miami" on Facebook

tkolumbus@gmjf.org

The legacy of the Holocaust will be considered through cultural, scholarly and personal perspectives through a series of enlightening film presentations, lectures and community discussions during Holocaust Education Week, November 9-13, 2020.

Holocaust Education Week is a community-wide program of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

All programming will be virtual and is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. Access to each event will be e-mailed following registration confirmation.

“In memory of our father, Auschwitz Survivor Siggi B. Wilzig, and our mother, Naomi Wilzig” Donated by their children, Ivan, Sherry and Alan

CLICK HERE for more information and to register.

Like most everything this year, Hanukkah will be different… Though our PJ Story Squad may not be able to physically visit our children’s’ schools to bring Hanukkah fun, Alexandra Alazrachi, Karina Herman & Caryn Shapiro-Pardo, Program Co-Chairs, are thrilled to be able to offer a VIRTUAL PJ Library Hanukkah experience to all interested classrooms! Would you like your child’s virtual classroom to share in the fun and universal values of this seasonal celebration? Become a PJ Story Squad volunteer today to help make it happen! Help us access as many virtual classrooms as possible to introduce elementary-aged students in Miami-Dade public and private secular schools and pods to Hanukkah. The program will be offered in area schools December 7-18. To volunteer, please contact Joy Prevor at jprevor@gmjf.org.

Like most everything this year, Hanukkah will be different… Though our PJ Story Squad may not be able to physically visit our children’s’ schools to bring Hanukkah fun, Alexandra Alazrachi, Karina Herman & Caryn Shapiro-Pardo, Program Co-Chairs, are thrilled to be able to offer a VIRTUAL PJ Library Hanukkah experience to all interested classrooms! Would you like your child’s virtual classroom to share in the fun and universal values of this seasonal celebration? Become a PJ Story Squad volunteer today to help make it happen! Help us access as many virtual classrooms as possible to introduce elementary-aged students in Miami-Dade public and private secular schools and pods to Hanukkah. The program will be offered in area schools December 7-18. To volunteer, please contact Joy Prevor at jprevor@gmjf.org.