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CONTACT INFORMATION |
FIDF Miami-Dade
2040 NE 163rd Street, Suite 207
North Miami beach, Florida 33162
Tel: (305) 354-8233
Fax: (305) 354-8296
E-mail: ffidfmiami@israelsoldiers.org
To see pictures from all our exciting events throughout the year, please click here |
Upcoming
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Click on the image to see the photos from our Casino Night!
December 11, 2008
Yom LaChayal Musical ensemble
March 12, 2009
Gala Dinner |
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Executive Board of Directors and Officers |
Nathan Lewinger
President
Beverly Koplowitz
Vice President
Paula Friedland
Oren Kattan
Secretary
Adrian Green
Treasurer
Leon Tenenbaum
Immediate Past President
Uzi Zohar
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Board of Directors |
Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz
Michael Adler
Dr. Ann Ballen Aguilar
Jody Benyunes
Sergio Bister
Moshe Bondar
Paulette Bronstein
Joan Ciment
Norman Ciment
Pini Dagan
Rose Dagan
Joseph Dobryman
Hector Duer
Myriam Duer
Fima Falic
Nily Falic **
Isaac Feldman
Tibor Feldmar
Sam Gasson
Gita Galbut
Michelle Green
Miriam Jacobi Josielewski
Malka Kaduri
James Amnon Kattan
Dr. Shmuel Katz
Dan Karten
Sisel Klurman
*Past President
** FIDF National President
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Michael Kremer
David Lapidot
Dr. Rachel Lapidot
Eugene Lebovitz
Rosy Lofer
David Mazor
Miri Mazor
Avi Mizrachi
Aviva Oberlender
Ronaldo Ring
Dr. Shirley Press
Masza Rok
Malcia Rothstein
Avi Samuels
Monica Sasson
Dr. Scott Segal
Joanna Segal
Jack Small
Meryl Spigelman
Eric Stein
Harry Tempkins
Stella Weisberg
Tova Yemin
Dror Zadok *
Miriam Zadok *
Alan Zinkin
Barbara Ziv
Tova Zohar
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Associates
Tania Friedman
Rabbi Eliot H. Pearlson
Dina Ben-Ari
Executive Director |
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Pictures from our Yom Yerushalayim Event are here!
Click the image to see them all
GALA DINNER
The Miami Chapter held its Gala Dinner on March 12, 2008 at the Westin Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. A sold-out attendance of near 1,100 community supporters gathered to celebrate Israel’s 60th anniversary.
Dinner Chairs Irma and Norman Braman led the program which highlighted the sacrifices made by our IDF lone soldiers – boys and girls who have left families and loved ones around the world and enlisted in the IDF to protect and secure the State of Israel.
The honorees for the evening were seven distinguished Rabbis from our community who have served over 15 years in their congregations and have devoted their lives to ensuring the strength, vitality and security of the State of Israel. The honorees were Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz, Rabbi Yehuda Benhamu, Rabbi Edwin Farber, Rabbi Gary Glickstein, Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, Rabbi Sholom Lipskar and Rabbi Eliot Pearlson.
Rabbi Abramowitz
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 Rabbi Goldberg
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 Rabbi Farber
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Rabbi Pearlson
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Also honored were Anette and Daniel Karten, recipients of the Generation to Generation Award.
Major General Beni Gantz, IDF Defense and Armed Forces Attache, Washington, D.C. gave the inspiring keynote address. Dinner guests also enjoyed a silent and live auction of unique items donated for the evening. On the day following the Gala dinner, a special luncheon was held in order to speak to a select group of donors about the importance of the DIGNITY program.
Dror Zadok, Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, Major General Benjamin Gantz
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Anette and Daniel Karten |
Adrian Green and Leon Tenenbaum |
Alberto Sasson, Avi Samuels and Monica Sasson |
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Avigdor Kahalani With Rose and Pini Dagan |
IDF Lone Soldiers, Hector and Myriam Duer, Major General Benjamin Gantz and Tibor Feldmar |
Consul General Ofer Bavli, Miriam Zadok and LeRoy Schecter
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PURIM BASH
On March 29, 2008, over 600 Young Professionals in the Miami-Dade community danced and partied at a private estate in Golden Beach at the 6th Annual Purim Bash hosted by our Young Leadership Division. The theme was a white masquerade and everyone who attended dressed in chic South Florida white hot fashion! Kol Hakavod to a hard working Young Leadership group.
Enjoying the Purim festivities!
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Oren Kattan, outgoing Young Leadership President with friend
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YOM HA’ATZMAUT
Miami celebrated 60 years of Israel’s independence at two community-wide events held in honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut. On Wednesday, May 7 our North Dade community gathered at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community center to celebrate this special day. The activities started with a solidarity walk and continued the FIDF Boot Camp which included challenging sport activities and obstacle courses. On Thursday evening, May 8, the South Dade community came together at the Dave and Mary Alper JCC in South Dade for live music, an Israel carnival, Israeli food and our 2nd Annual FIDF Hoop-a-thon. The Hoop-a-thon fundraiser was being organized by a group of B’nai Mitzvah teens as a Mitzvah project for the IDF soldiers. All proceeds from the Hoop-a thon are donated to the Friends of the IDF.
A young Boot Camp participant |
2008 Hoopathon Co-Chairs |
North Dade children participating in a Boot Camp challenge course! |
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THANK YOU TO OUR GIVATI AND MAGLAN PROJECT SUPPORTERS!
Thanks to all the tremendous supporters of our two recently completed capital projects, we are now able to provide a place of rest and recreation to so many soldiers in Israel. A special thank you to the Falic and Olemberg families for your commitment to the Givati and Maglan units!
The new indoor basketball courts and gymnasium in the Givati Recreation Center |
A brand new work-out room for our Givati soldiers |
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Mission Statement |
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The FIDF initiates and helps support social, educational, cultural and recreational programs and facilities for the young men and women soldiers of Israel who defend the Jewish homeland. The FIDF also provides support for the families of fallen soldiers. |
Upcoming Events |
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Central Region Impact! Mission
Michigan Annual Gala Dinner
YL Casino Night
Real Estate Division Reception
Western Region Gala Dinner
Long Island IDF Musical Ensemble Concert
Maryland IDF Musical Ensemble Concert
Cycle the Heights Mission
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