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Newsletter for members of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
Volume XXVI | Number 3 | March 2014
Chairman’s Message
Spring is in the air!
We have just enjoyed a fantastic Night at the
Museum, our Purim celebration, with many
friends and supporters. We take a moment
and review our past year’s hard work and
successes. An example is Growers, Grocers,
and Gefilte Fish, a massive exhibit about
Florida Jews’ role in all aspects of the food
and food service industries, on display through
October 5, 2014. Food will always take center
stage in the past, present and future of every people, community, or
culture. The multiple events we have offered, like An Evening with
Michelle Bernstein, utilized each of our senses, especially taste, to
deliver its message. The families in our B’nai Mitzvah Membership
Program enjoyed a fun event with a scavenger hunt, capped with an ice
cream party from our friends at The Frieze. The connection of Jews as
we travel and transplant around the world, creates completely original
flavors. It is my favorite way to learn about history. I am so excited
about how our museum engages us, the members and visitors, in so
many innovative and recently delicious ways. We have the best, most
dynamic staff, who continue to produce new reasons to visit, learn,
and enjoy here every day. I know I speak for all the members when I
say “thank you” for your tireless, thoughtful and creative efforts on our
behalf. Everyone, please check the calendar of Programs and Events
in this issue (pages 12 and 13) and take note – you will not want to miss
any of it. Look forward to seeing all of you here! And, as always, JMOF–
FIU Membership makes a great and unique gift for your friends, family
and business associates.
Sincerely,
Elliot N. Stone
Chairman of the Board
Table of Contents
Chairman’s Message .......................................................................................2
Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration .................................................3
Breaking the Glass Ceiling ............................................................................4-5
Education.........................................................................................................6
Keys to the Collection......................................................................................7
Cover Story...................................................................................................8-9
Happenings........................................................................................ 10-11, 14
Museum Programs & Events.................................................................... 12-13
FIU Interns......................................................................................................15
Membership............................................................................................. 16-17
JMOF-FIU Supporters.............................................................................. 18-19
Memorials and Tributes..................................................................................20
Volunteers and Heritage Society....................................................................21
Museum Information......................................................................................22
TILES image: MOSAIC photo: Felix Glickstein on alligator in Jacksonville, 1916.
Cover: Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century Fox,1947.
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JMOF-FIU Leadership
Advisory Board
Officers
Chair
Elliot N. Stone, Miami
Vice-Chairs
Isabel Bernfeld Anderson,
Miami Beach
Kenneth M. Bloom, Pinecrest
Paul Drucker, Boca Raton
Treasurer
David Adler, Miami Beach
Secretary
Leslie Jay Gross, Miami
Advisory Board Members
Ellie Aibel, Coral Gables
Elaine Bloom, Miami Beach
Helene S. Dubbin, Miami
Murray H. Dubbin, Miami
Stephen Fain, Davie
Mel Frumkes, Miami
Frances Gaynor, Pinecrest
Judy Gilbert-Gould, Miami
Ira D. Giller, Miami Beach
Norman Levine,
North Miami Beach
Gwen Margolis, Coconut Grove
Boris Rosen, Surfside
Louis Schneider, Miami
Gerald K. Schwartz, Miami Beach
Leonard A. Wien, Miami Beach
Linda B. Zilber,
Bay Harbor Islands
Past Presidents
W. James Orovitz (deceased) –
MOSAIC Founding President
Maynard Abrams (deceased)
Helene Herskowitz, Delray Beach
Sandra Angel Malamud, Sarasota
Norman M. Giller (deceased) –
Museum Founding President
Norman Levine,
North Miami Beach
Helene S. Dubbin, Miami
Ira D. Giller, Miami Beach
Leonard A. Wien, Miami Beach
Linda B. Zilber,
Bay Harbor Islands
HONORARY COUNCIL
MEMBERS
Harold Aibel, Coral Gables
Sheldon Anderson, Miami
Jerry Blank, Sun Valley, Idaho
Betty Cooper, Miami Beach
Michael Dribin, Miami Beach
Samuel J. Dubbin, Miami
Harvey J. Feld, Tampa
George Feldenkreis, Miami
Mikki & Morris Futernick,
Coconut Grove
Jeffrey Gilbert, Miami Beach
Jane & Jerrold Goodman,
Miami Beach
Sonya Rabin Greenfield, Miami
Nicki Englander Grossman,
Hollywood
Daniel F. Herz, Plantation
Lewis M. Kanner, Coral Gables
Betsy Kaplan, Miami
Judge Gerald Kogan, Miami
Gabriela Landau, Asheville,
North Carolina
Jack H. Levine, Miami
Morris D. Levitt, Coconut Grove
Saundra D. Lieber, Aventura
Norman Lipoff, Miami
Hannah Lipton, Aventura
Hazel M. Mack, Jacksonville
Julian Meitin, Orlando
Bess Myerson,
Santa Monica, California
Avis Lee Neiman, Miami
Jonathan Nelson, North Miami
Norma Jean Ober Stone,
Coral Gables
Joseph W. Pallot, Miami
Doris C. Rosenblatt, Tampa
Lloyd L. Ruskin, Miami Beach
Lina Zargar Samimy,
Coral Gables
Gloria G. Scharlin, Coral Gables
Shirlee Segall Schiller,
Miami Beach
Norman Schwartz,
North Miami Beach
Teddi B. Segal,
Hendersonville, NC
Tamra Sheffman, Miami Beach
Gary P. Simon, Miami
Marilyn K. Solomon,
Coconut Grove
Jean Soman, Miami
Stanley G. Tate,
Bay Harbor Islands
Jackie & Bob Traurig,
Coconut Grove
Linda Widrich Weitz,
Miami Beach
Pauline Winick, Miami Beach
Sharyn Wittner, St. Petersburg
Executive Director
& Chief Curator
Jo Ann Arnowitz
Founding Executive
Director
Marcia Jo Zerivitz
Feature
Jewish American Heritage Month (jahm) Program Explores
The Delectable History of The Jewish Deli
May is Jewish
American Heritage
Month (JAHM),
a national
commemoration of
the contributions that
American Jews have
made to the fabric of
our nation’s history,
culture and society.
Initiated by the Jewish
Museum of Florida,
with the effort led
by Congresswoman
Debbie Wasserman
Rascal House Diner, August 31, 1996. Photo credit: Albert Barg and Jeff Weisberg
Schultz, and enacted
by the 109th Congress,
When Harry Met Sally to “The Larry David Sandwich”
President George Bush signed a resolution in 2006
episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
that each May would be Jewish American Heritage
Ted Merwin, Ph.D. has given more than 100 public
Month. America has been both a haven and a home
lectures on Jewish culture in the last several years. He
to Jews. Many arrived as immigrants seeking escape
is the author of In Their Own Image: New York Jews
from persecution, and in finding freedom, tolerance and
in Jazz Age Popular Culture (Rutgers University Press,
opportunities here, have given back in all areas to enrich
2006), as well as Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History
our national culture. Each May, the President of the U.S.
of the Jewish Delicatessen (forthcoming from NYU
issues a Proclamation for JAHM.
Press). He is currently writing a book about non-Jewish
The 2014 JAHM kickoff program, “The Delectable
involvement in Jewish religion and culture in the U.S.
History of the Jewish Deli,” complements the Museum’s
In addition to numerous scholarly articles on American
current exhibition, Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish:
Jewish culture, Ted has published journalistic articles in
A Gastronomic Look at Florida Jews & Food. In New
many publications including the New York Times (Arts and
York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami Beach, the
Leisure), Washington Post, International Herald Tribune,
delicatessen was the lifeblood and the linchpin of the
Haaretz, Forward, Moment and Hadassah.
Jewish community. The “soul food” and atmosphere
it dished up became a quintessential part of American
Co-sponsored by the JMOF-FIU, Jewish Community
culture for Jews and non-Jews alike. But as Jews moved
Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
into the suburban middle class, the deli lost its bite,
and Jewish Federation of Broward County, Community
giving way to other ethnic restaurants and cuisines. Can
Relations Committee.
the deli be resurrected?
Ted Merwin, Ph.D., an associate
Sunday, May 4, 2:00 p.m.
professor of religion and Judaic
Jewish American Heritage Month Kick-off
studies at Dickinson College, will
The Delectable History of the Jewish Deli
show how the deli, which originated
Free and open to the public
in Germany and Eastern Europe,
RSVP: 786-972-3175
developed in this country into a
or [email protected]
neighborhood institution on par with
For more information on JAHM
the synagogue. He will also discuss
and the national 2014 observance:
how the deli became an icon of both television shows
www.jahm.us
and films about the Jewish experience, ranging from
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Feature
Honoring Four Inspiring Women at the 18th Annual
“Breaking the Glass Ceiling” Awards
The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU announces the four winners of the 18th Annual “Breaking the Glass
Ceiling” Awards for women who have been successful in fields generally dominated by men. The Award
Reception and Ceremony features presentations made by the honorees describing the obstacles and
inspirations they encountered on their individual journeys to success.
Iris Acker
Iris Acker broke through the
glass ceiling nearly 30 years
ago, when she served as the
executive producer and host of
the local arts program “On Stage
with Iris Acker.” She was also
the first woman President of
the South Florida Chapter of the American Federation
of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), member of
Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and a union representative
for Actors’ Equity, all in an era before women were
accepted within these organizations’ leadership roles.
Iris is also an acclaimed actress and writer, whose
career began on the New York Stage over five decades
Melissa Fronstin
Melissa Fronstin is a forerunner in
the facility management business,
an industry that continues to be
dominated by men. In 1987, she
became the first Director of Sales
and Marketing for South Florida’s
original entertainment facility,
Miami Arena, which was home to the Miami Heat,
Florida Panthers and live entertainment events including
concerts and family shows.
Following 14 years in Arena Sales & Marketing,
Melissa joined the Benihana Restaurant Group as
National Public Relations Director, where she oversaw
public relations for 26 Benihana properties and traveled
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ago. She has appeared in more than 250 commercials
and was a regular on the TV series, Wiseguy. Her book,
The Secrets to Auditioning for Commercials, is a trusted
guide to aspiring actors. Iris’ role in The MarriageGo-Round with Julie Newmar introduced her to the
South Florida theater scene. A few years later, she and
husband Phil moved to Miami. Her current program,
“Spotlight on the Arts,” runs each week on BECON TV.
Iris has also been a long time judge for the Carbonell
Awards, South Florida’s regional professional theater
awards and an active board member of The Florida
International Press Club. Her many awards include the
Lifetime Service Award from the South Florida Theater
League and Woman of Power from the National Council
of Jewish Women.
extensively promoting appearances for the famed
Benihana Hot Air Balloon. In 2010, Melissa became
Executive Director of the Boca Raton Centre for the Arts
and produced the acclaimed 2011 Boca Raton Festival
of the Arts. In 2011, Melissa’s career came full-circle,
when she was named the first woman Arena Director
for the 4,500 seat Don Taft Arena at Nova Southeastern
University. Melissa continues to maintain her role as
a leader in an industry where very few women have
stayed the course and where she was recognized by
the industry as an Outstanding Venue Professional.
Melissa is also an active volunteer, mentor and role
model. She served on the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee, was a mentor for Women of Tomorrow, and
served on the Board of Children’s Cancer Caring Center.
Feature
Susan D. Kronick
Susan Kronick’s 37 year
distinguished retail career has
encompassed a uniquely wide
variety of retail management
responsibilities, including
merchandising, marketing,
operations, finance, real estate
and stores. She retired as Vice Chairman of Macy’s, Inc.,
a $25 billion dollar company, in 2010 where she was
responsible for all Macy’s divisions and Bloomingdale’s
nationwide. Her climb to the top of the corporate
ladder began at Bloomingdale’s where she rose to
Senior Executive Vice President of stores, followed by
four years as president and chief operating officer of
Atlanta-based Rich’s/Lazarus/Goldsmith’s. In 1997, she
was named chairman and CEO of Burdines in Miami.
Dr. Zena Lansky
Dr. Zena Lansky is a woman of
“firsts.” She was the first woman
to graduate from the University of
Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine
in 1967; the first female surgical
resident at New York University’s
Bellevue Hospital where she rose
to become their first female Chief Surgical Resident;
the first female surgeon at Morton Plant Hospital in
Clearwater and its first female surgeon to be named Chief
of Surgery; the first female member on Plant Hospital’s
Medical Executive Committee and the first female General
Surgeon in Florida.
Dr. Lansky’s career highlights include establishing a
nationally recognized Patient Nutrition Program that is
used throughout the BayCare Health System. She was
Four years later, she was named Group President of
Federated Department Stores, Inc., where she was
responsible for the company’s regional nameplates at the
time – The Bon Marche, Burdines, Goldsmith’s, Lazarus
and Rich’s. She was named Vice Chairman in 2003.
Throughout her career, Susan has counseled,
mentored and influenced the futures of scores of
individuals. Susan currently serves as Chairman of
the Board of Trustees of Miami City Ballet. She is a
Trustee of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,
a member of the Hyatt Hotels Board of Directors, an
operating partner of Marvin Traub Associates, a retail
consulting firm in New York, and a former director of the
Pepsi Bottling Group Board. She and her husband were
also co-chairs of the grand opening of the Frank Gehry
designed home of the New World Symphony in Miami
Beach, in January 2011.
also a founding board member of the American Society
for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, an organization
that improves patient care by advancing the science
and practice of nutrition support therapy. She was at
the forefront of developing solutions of carbohydrates,
proteins and fats for patients who were unable to absorb
those nutrients and she invented a life-saving device to
deliver these solutions to the body. This device is credited
with keeping tens of thousands of nutritionally challenged
people around the world alive, including her husband,
Warren Rodgers.
A true philanthropist, Dr. Lansky has made significant
contributions to organizations in the Tampa Bay area. She
and her husband are co-founders of the annual Not for
Profit Workshop, the largest nonprofit educational event
in the state and she is a valued member of the Florida
Holocaust Museum’s Leadership Council.
The Museum is proud to recognize these women as examples to others to aim for the stars, and to welcome them
into our prestigious group of more than 80 “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” Honorees to date. As Tamra Sheffman, a
chair of the committee almost since its inception, notes, “This event is always an uplifting experience. We especially
encourage students to attend, as it is such an inspiration to hear these women’s personal stories of their often rocky
paths to success.”
The event will take place at the Museum on Sunday, April 27 at 2:00 pm, beginning with light refreshments. Event
Sponsors include: Isabel Bernfeld Anderson; Commissioner Sally Heyman; Kenneth Bloom in memory of Ilse Posner;
Ruth Greenfield and Lori Gold & Allan Hall. The cost to attend is $15 for Museum Members; $20 for non-Members and $5
for students. For reservations, contact 786-972-3175 or [email protected] or reserve online via our website.
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Education
Comics, Contests, and Cooking Connect Teachers,
Students, and Families at JMOF-FIU
One of the focal points of our Museum’s education program is facilitating
teachers’ Professional Development workshops, based on themes of our
core and current exhibits. On Sunday, November 17, our second of three
Professional Development workshops for 2013-14 took place in conjunction
with the exhibit Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women.
Educator, artist and graphic novel aficionado, Gonzalo Battaglia, served as
our keynote lecturer and offered a condensed history focusing on the origins
of the now popular Graphic Novel format. The teacher workshop included a
laboratory for collaboration, as the teachers worked in small groups to create
a graphic novel based on the life of a famous American in history.
- May Quach, an ESOL teacher commented, “I have learned many
valuable ideas to help my students from this professional development.
Since my students are limited in English (ESOL) the story board is a great
Teachers presenting results of their collaborative efforts in creating
way for my students to understand a story and express ideas without
lesson plans for the use of graphic novels in their classrooms.
getting bogged down in difficult reading.”
-Neil Hornstein, a social studies teacher reflected, “Until this workshop, I thought comic books were merely a child’s or teen’s
magazine about imaginary characters. It was surprising to learn of their history, artistry and Jewish heritage….comics have been a small
mirror of history since the late 1800s. They continue to
depict aspects of the overall society and have a strong
place in our contemporary understanding.”
One of the teachers who participated in the workshop,
Jeffrey Marcus, who is a gifted art teacher in his own
right, was so inspired by the day, that he offered to serve
as the facilitator for our annual Winter Break Family Day.
Marcus guided participants, including three generations
of families, through the process of creating their own
“Super Heroes” comic strips.
Three Generations enjoying Family Day: Doug and
Marzi Kaplan with their children and grandchildren.
Students and families also participated in the program presenting
the winners of our annual Creative Writing contest. The contest,
in conjunction with the Growers, Grocers and Gefilte Fish exhibit,
challenged middle and high school students to write about the
foods that spell “tradition” in their homes. The winning entries,
culled from nearly 400 statewide submissions, included memories
of Hungarian kielbasa, Shabbat cholent and Grandmother Tang’s
Chinese New Year Nian Gao. Each student’s class also received a
free field trip to the Museum.
JMOF-FIU Education Manager Chaim Lieberperson with creative writing
contest winners (L-R) Jessica Brunstein, Abigail Gottlieb, Kai Niles,
Brook Platteter, and Zhan Tang.
Families braiding challah with
assistance from FIU helpers.
The contest award ceremony was followed by a family Challah
Bread Making Workshop, led by Yaeli Merenfeld of Anny’s Bread
Factory, who donated her time, talent and prepared bread dough,
as well as a team of Florida International University volunteers, who
are part of the non-profit organization Challah for Hunger. As the
children and their families twisted and braided the dough together,
their lively discussions focused on each other’s traditional holiday
and family celebrations and memories – all centered around food –
and they even exchanged some of their favorite recipes.
For more information about JMOF-FIU K-12 Educational Programs contact: 786-972-3187 or [email protected]
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Collections
Keys to the Collection offers an inside
peak at JMOF-FIU’s vast collections
From the Collections of the Jewish Museum of Florida,
originated by Marcia Jo Zerivitz, founding executive director.
As is the case for all museums, our limited amount of gallery space prevents us from showing visitors everything
in our collection, which includes more than 100,000 artifacts, documents, photographs and ephemera.
Pocket Watch owned
by George Dzialynski,
first known Jewish
boy born in Florida,
Jacksonville, 1857.
This series provides the opportunity for a “behind the scenes look” at items in our collection, giving our
audience from all over the world a chance to learn about some of our museum’s treasures.
This 4" x 5" black and white negative
from December 1899 is a wedding
portrait of Rose Moses and Berman
Weintraub at San Carlos Opera House,
Key West, where they were married.
The donor, Jennie Appelrouth, was told
that the celebration went on for days!
This 35mm color negative from 1939
shows Ruth Orlin Wruble with her
husband Ted. They were married at
625 Michigan Avenue on December
24, 1939, by Rabbi Mescheloff (who
resided there).
This black and white photo c.1944
features Lieutenant Ruth Rubin and
Lieutenant David Elsasser, married
February 18, 1944. Pictured in World
War II military uniforms, Ruth was the
first Navy WAVES (Women Accepted
for Volunteer Emergency Service)
Officer from Miami Beach and was
in the first WAVES graduating class
in the U.S. She served in Navy
Communications concerning the
German submarine attacks off the
East Coast. David served in combat in
Guadalcanal.
To learn more about these pieces and to see more Keys to the Collection, please visit the page on our website: jewishmuseum.com.
It’s also important to remember that the museum would not have its extensive collection if it weren’t for so many of you who have
graciously donated your family’s memorabilia to be preserved and available for future generations. To add items about the past and
current Florida Jewish experience to the museum’s collection, please contact the registrar at 786-972-3167.
Learn more about our latest Keys to the Collection
f@JewishMuseumofFlorida | t@JewishMuseumFL
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Exhibit
on view through August 24, 2014
An Important History Chronicled in Famous Movie Posters
Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century Fox, 1947.
“Lights, Camera, Action!” are the famous words associated
with movie sets…however, the lights were dimmed
dramatically for Jews in the industry during World War II.
CINEMA JUDAICA, an unprecedented exhibition of iconic
Hollywood film posters from 1939 to 1949, explores this
time period, Nazi influence and the response from American
movie studios. It illustrates how the motion picture industry
countered America’s isolationism, advocated going to war
against the Nazis, influenced post-war perceptions of the
Jewish people and the founding of the State of Israel, and
shaped the face of contemporary Jewish life.
“The contributions of Jews in motion pictures is well
known today,” says Jo Ann Arnowitz, JMOF-FIU Executive
Director and Chief Curator, “however this exhibition
sheds light on the industry’s politics during WWII, not only
internally, but on a national and global level.”
The exhibition begins with the Hollywood studios’
compliance with the Nazis’ control of the motion picture
industry in Germany, the ban on Jews from employment
within it, and their restrictions on the American distribution
of films shown in Germany and throughout Europe. All but
two of America’s eight largest studios complied with the
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The Illegals, Film Documents, 1948.
Nazis’ restrictions. United Artists closed down its German
exchanges rather than fire its Jewish employees, but it did
accept German content restrictions and arranged for its
films to be shown in Germany through another distributor.
Warner Bros., however, was the only studio to withdraw
from the German market entirely. As Jewish characters
disappeared from American films, Harry Warner and
his brothers committed themselves to making anti-Nazi
movies to alert the nation to the Nazi threat.
The exhibition further documents this time period and how
Hollywood studios set up the Motion Pictures Producers
and Distributors Association (MPPDA) and established a
Production Code of Administration (PCA) that prohibited
causing affront to foreign states, including Germany.
Thereafter, films required a seal of approval from the
MPPDA. At the same time, the PCA worked with the U.S.
State Department to ensure that American movies did not
violate a series of Neutrality Laws enacted by the Roosevelt
administration to keep American citizens safe in European
and other war zones. Thus, anti-Nazi screenplays and clearly
defined Jewish roles, which would not pass the certification
process, were transformed through allegory, character name
My Father’s House, Jewish National Fund, 1947.
It’s Fun to be Free, Fight for Freedom Committee, 1941.
changes, and other disguises and glosses by Warner Bros.
and other like-minded independent producers.
At the end of 1938, the PCA approved Warner Bros.
openly anti-Nazi script for Confessions of a Nazi Spy,
closely based on the recent historical record of the
government’s espionage case. The film was released in
early May 1939.
With the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
and America’s declaration of war, Hollywood produced
patriotic movies, in the guise of “platoon” films, which
reflected on the melting pot tradition of American ethnic
diversity and helped instill a unified fighting spirit.
In addition to Confessions of a Nazi Spy, featured
films include Sons of Liberty, Pastor Hall, and The Great
Dictator. Also included are posters for World War II
espionage and concentration camp escape melodramas
set in Germany or another Nazi-occupied country such
as To Be or Not To Be, plus films about Nazi Germany’s
accountability such as Address Unknown, Tomorrow the
World, and Hotel Berlin.
Following the war, were the “Exodus” films addressing
the attempt by European war refugees to rebuild their
lives and cultures after the Holocaust include My Father’s
House, The Illegals, The Search, and Sword in the Desert.
Post-war Hollywood films also addressed antisemitism on
the home front and the Christian Mobilizers, who blamed
the Jews for the war and attacked Jewish citizens, stores,
and synagogues in major northeast cities. These films, in
which an Italian American or Irish American authority figure
condemns antisemitism, stops an assault, or solves a racist
murder, include The House I Live In and Crossfire, while
Gentleman’s Agreement addresses the related subject of
White Anglo Saxon Protestant antisemitism.
Exhibition on loan from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion Museum and is curated by Laura Kruger. Local
sponsors include the Robert Arthur Segall Foundation; Kenneth
Bloom in memory of Ilse and Harold Posner; State of Florida,
Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the
Florida Council on Arts and Culture; the Miami-Dade Tourist
Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of
Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council; the Miami-Dade
County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners and the City
of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council.
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Happenings
An Evening with Michelle Bernstein
Museum Members enjoying an intimate evening with Chef Michelle Bernstein.
(L-R) Jo Ann Arnowitz with Genealogical Journey presenters Abe
Lavender, Genie Milgrom, Paulette Bronstein and Marlis Humphreys.
Participants came from as far as Palm Beach, Naples and Daytona Beach
to learn how to trace their roots.
Michelle Bernstein posing in front of her chef’s
coat, on display in the Growers, Grocers and
Gefilte Fish exhibit.
FIU President Mark Rosenberg (center) participating in the College
of Arts Sciences (CAS) annual planning retreat held at JMOF-FIU.
CAS Dean Kenneth Furton (right) presenting.
Dr. Nathan Katz (center) hosting a special evening of Sufi
songs, music and poetry.
B’nai Mitzvah students enjoying fun-filled programs, including a museum scavenger
hunt and homemade ice cream party sponsored by The Frieze and a cooking
demonstration by Chef Danny Serfer of Blue Collar Restaurant.
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Happenings
2014 Florida Jewish History
Month Celebration of
Tampa’s Jews
(L-R) Fran Gaynor and Ellie Aibel enjoying the Choral Arts
Series program, Music for Chanukah: Celebrating the
Festival of Lights, by the FIU Concert Choir, FIU Women’s
Chorus and special guest Cantor Rachelle Nelson.
(L-R) Marlin Galvin, Jonathan Symons, Marcia Jo
and Elliott Zerivitz.
Florida Grand Opera
Florida Grand Opera
performing a preview
of Nabucco, with an
interpretation by Mark
Baranek of Temple Beth
Sholom.
(L-R) Marcia Kanner, Marcia Jo Zerivitz, Ann Bussel,
Lewis Kanner, Isabel Anderson.
Long time Tampa friends, Marsha Levy and
Dale Gratz.
Miami-Dade County Public School Board
Member Martin Karp and his sons presenting the
proclamation for FJHM 2014 to Marcia Jo Zerivitz
and Jo Ann Arnowitz.
(L-R) Ulf Bischof, Tania
C. Mastrapa and Henry
Hacker presenting a
riveting panel on The Art
of Looting to kick off Art
Basel week.
Zangwill 150: Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the
birth of Israel Zangwill
(L-R) Presenters: Adam Rovner, Associate
Professor of English & Jewish Literature at the
University of Denver, Meri–Jane Rochelson,
Professor and Associate Chair of English at FIU,
Murray Baumgarten, Distinguished Professor of
English & Comparative Literature, University of
California, Santa Cruz.
(L-R) Event sponsors Iris & Melvin Chasen with
Zangwill’s grandson, Kevin Bohanon.
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Events
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
301 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach 33139
Special Guide for Programs at the Museum • March 2014 – June 2014
Please remove and save this special guide so you won’t miss out on any of these educational, fun and enlightening programs.
All programs take place at the Museum unless otherwise indicated. RSVP to 786-972-3175 or [email protected]
Admission: Members Free, non-members $6; $12 families (unless otherwise indicated)
Not yet a Museum Member? Call 786-972-3164 to join or sign up on-line at jewishmuseum.com.
March
Thursday, March 20, 2014,
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Food Walking Tours
In conjunction with its Growers, Grocers
& Gefilte Fish exhibition, Jewish Museum
of Florida-FIU is proud to host a Walking
Food Tour! Learn the history of the SoFi
neighborhood and the staple Jewish-owned
restaurants in the area past and present,
including tastings from places such as My
Ceviche, Aroma Espresso Bar, Pita Loca, and
of course key lime pie from Joe’s Stone Crab
Restaurant. You’ll also hear about historic
Jewish businesses and restaurants, including
the Nemo Hotel, Goldstein & Gilbert’s,
Famous and Friedman’s. This Walking Food
Tour will be an exciting adventure for locals
and visitors alike – and your taste buds will
thank you!
Cost: Museum members $36; Nonmembers $46 (includes museum admission
and exhibition tour). RSVP: 786-972-3175
or [email protected]
**Advance reservations are required. 20
people max per tour. No refunds. Tours are
rain or shine and last approximately 2-3
hours. Tour distance is approximately 2 miles.
All ages and fitness levels are welcome. Wear
comfortable shoes and clothing!
Meeting point: Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU,
301 Washington Avenue.
Sunday, March 30, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Daughter of the King: Growing Up in
Gangland
Author presentation by Sandra Lansky
A wild child of the late 50s and 60s, Sandi
Lansky partied until dawn at El Morocco and
The Stork Club, gallivanting with Dean Martin,
one of her many celebrity beaus. Glitz and
glamour were there from the start: Sandi
was raised in upper class Jewish splendor
in New York City and traveled with her father
to Havana and Las Vegas. Bugsy Siegel and
Lucky Luciano were family. Frank Sinatra
and Bing Crosby were friends with her father
Meyer Lansky, and with Sandi as well.
Sandi’s life, however, was not without
heartbreak and tragedy. Her brother was
cripplingly handicapped and she witnessed
firsthand her mother’s downward spiral and
struggle with mental illness. There was also
the pain and confusion that came with being
constantly followed by the FBI, seeing the
12
deaths of her beloved “Uncles” turned into
headlines, and watching the government
tirelessly hunt down her father.
Free and open to the public.
RSVP: 786-972-3175
or [email protected]
April
Sunday, March 30, 2014, 5:00 p.m.
Film Screening – Imaginary Witness:
Hollywood and the Holocaust
Sunday, April 6, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
How are Jews Remembered in
Morocco?
Imaginary Witness is a 2004 documentary
film directed by Daniel Anker and narrated by
Gene Hackman that examines the treatment
of the Holocaust in Hollywood films over a
period of 60 years and the impact of the
films on public perception and thinking, and
vice versa. It includes scenes from over 40
films and newsreels, and interviews with
leading scholars, filmmakers, and Holocaust
witnesses, to show how films portrayed
Holocaust events, reflected public sentiment,
or helped to shape it. It explores the question
of how an industry that sells fantasy has dealt
with one of the most horrifying episodes
in modern world history, but also how the
movies themselves reflect America’s everevolving relationship to the events of that
era. Among the many films excerpted for
the documentary are The Mortal Storm, The
Great Dictator, The Diary of Anne Frank, and
Schindler’s List. Co-Sponsored by JMOF-FIU
and the Galbut Family Miami Beach JCC on
the Simkins Family Campus, and Holocaust
Memorial Miami Beach.
$5 Admission; Free for Members of
JMOF-FIU and JCC. RSVP: 786-972-3175
or [email protected].
Monday, March 31, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
The Jews of Cochin
Lecture presented by Dr. Nathan Katz
For perhaps 2000 years, a small colony of
Jews in Cochin, South India, enjoyed security
and prosperity, fully accepted by the Hindu,
Muslim, and Christian neighbors. In this most
exotic corner of the Diaspora Jews flourished,
yet when their two homelands attained
independence from Britain – India in 1947
and Israel in 1948 – virtually all made aliyah to
Israel. Learn their story from Professor Nathan
Katz, arguably the preeminent scholar of Indian
Jewry. Co-sponsored by the Initiative for Global
Jewish Communities and the President Navon
Professorship of Sephardi Mizrahi Studies.
Free and open to the public. RSVP: info@
jewishmuseum.com or 786-972-3175.
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Sunday, April 6, 2014,
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Food Walking Tour
(see March 20 info)
Emanuela Trevisan Semi, professor of Modern
Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Ca’Foscari
University in Venice, Italy, will share her recent
research in Meknes. The lecture will be
followed by a panel discussion with Annette
Fromm, Galit Shashoua and Tudor Parfitt of
FIU and Henry Green of University of Miami.
Free and open to the public. RSVP: info@
jewishmuseum.com or 786-972-3175.
Monday, April 7, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Jews of Ethiopia: The Differing
Narratives of Taamrat Emmanuel and
Jacques Faitlovitch
Emanuela Trevisan Semi, professor of Modern
Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Ca’Foscari
University in Venice, Italy, served for many
years as President of the Society for the Study
of Ethiopian Jewry and has written widely on
the subject. This lecture will present an inside
and outside view of the community.
Free and open to the public. RSVP: info@
jewishmuseum.com or 786-972-3175.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 6:00 p.m.
An Exclusive Evening with Chef Allen
for $125 Members and above
Join us for this exclusive event with Chef Allen
Susser, one of this country’s leading chefs!
His Miami landmark restaurant, Chef Allen’s,
established in 1986 was recognized as having
been one of the finest dining establishments
in the U.S. Chef Allen will create and
demonstrate a unique menu that will be
prepared and served by students of the FIU
Advanced Food Service Management Class
in the beautiful Bayfront Dining Room at FIU
Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami.
$45 per person for JMOF-FIU Members
at the $125 level and above. Reservations
on a first-come-first served basis.
Seating limited to 70 guests.
Join or upgrade your membership today!
Contact Nancy Cohen at 786-972-3164 or
[email protected]
Events
Sunday, April 27, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling Awards
(see pages 4-5)
The 2014 Breaking the Glass Ceiling Awards
ceremony features the honorees discussing
the obstacles they faced and how they broke
through the glass ceiling. Join us for this
inspirational program!
“The event is always an uplifting experience,”
says Tamra Sheffman, who has been a chair
of the committee almost since its inception.
“We especially encourage students to attend
this program, as it is such an inspiration to
hear these womens’ personal stories of their
often rocky paths to success.”
Cost: $15 JMOF-FIU Members;
$20 Non-Members, $5 Students
RSVP: [email protected]
or 786-972-3175.
May
Sunday, May 4, 2014,
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Food Walking Tour
(see March 20 info)
Sunday, May 4, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Jewish American Heritage Month
(JAHM) Kick-off! (see page 3)
The Delectable History of the Jewish Deli
Lecture presented by Ted Merwin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion & Judaic
Studies, Director of the Milton B. Asbell
Center for Jewish Life, Dickinson College.
Co-sponsored by the JMOF-FIU, Jewish
Community Relations Council of the Greater
Miami Jewish Federation and Jewish
Federation of Broward County, Community
Relations Committee.
Thursday, May 8, 2014,
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Food Walking Tour
(see March 20 info)
Thursday, May 15, 2014,
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Miami Museum Mid-Month Mixer
In celebration of Miami Museum Month,
the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU (JMOFFIU) in partnership with the Greater Miami
Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (GMCVB)
presents this special evening of fun and
networking. Housed in two former historic Art
Deco synagogues, JMOF-FIU is the perfect
location to celebrate this month full of culture,
art, and history!
Guests can enjoy cocktails and light bites
while viewing the Museum’s exhibitions and
mingling with other Museum Members and
Professionals.
Free for Members from all Miami
Museum Month participating institutions.
Kindly RSVP by May 13th:
[email protected]
or 786-972-3170.
Sunday, May 18, 2014,
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
International Museum Day
Museum Collections Make Connections
Free admission!
Sunday, May 18, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
The Ill-Fated Voyage of the St. Louis
(75th Anniversary) Lecture presented
by Dr. Scott Miller
On May 13, 1939, the German transatlantic
liner SS St. Louis sailed from Hamburg,
Germany, for Havana, Cuba. On the voyage
were 937 passengers, almost all Jews fleeing
from the Third Reich. Most were German
citizens, some were from Eastern Europe, and
a few were officially “stateless.”
The Cuban government turned away the
St. Louis. After being refused safe haven in
the United States as well, the ship returned
to Europe. Over the years, this voyage has
come to symbolize the world’s indifference
to the plight of European Jewry on the eve of
World War II. Enjoy this informative lecture by
Dr. Scott Miller, director of curatorial affairs
at the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum For ten years, beginning in 1996,
Scott Miller and Sarah Ogilvie of the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum worked
to uncover the fates of all 937 refugees
aboard the St. Louis. Dr. Miller’s lecture will
discuss their findings. It will be followed by
a panel discussion on the Cuban and U.S.
political contexts.
This event is part of the Latin American
Caribbean Center/ Jewish Studies Latin
American Jewry Initiative. Co-sponsored by
the Cuban Research Institute at FIU.
Free and open to the public. RSVP: info@
jewishmuseum.com or 786-972-3175.
Sunday, June 8, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Simply Smoothies… A Sampling with
Linda Gassenheimer
Join Linda Gassenheimer for a smoothie
demonstration and tasting as she presents
her latest books Simply Smoothies: Fresh and
Fast Diabetes-Friendly Snacks and Complete
Meals and Fast and Flavorful: Great Diabetes
Meals from Market to Table.
Free for JMOF-FIU Members; All others
are free with Museum admission.
Thursday, June 15, 2014,
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Food Walking Tour
(see March 20 info)
May is
Miami Museum Month!
Are you a member yet?
Join JMOF-FIU and see them all!
June
Sunday, June 1, 2014,
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Food Walking Tour
(see March 20 info)
Sunday, June 1, 2014 2:00 p.m.
Family Program
Food Celebration in Film:
A survey of how Hollywood serves us
ethnic suppers!
From films such as Willy Wonka to Ratatouille
and many delicious snippets before and since,
this cinematic romp illustrates how Hollywood
teaches us about ourselves while putting a
smile on our faces! This presentation is geared
for families and celebrates our Growers,
Grocers & Gefilte Fish: A Gastronomic Look
at Florida Jews & Food.
Free for JMOF-FIU Members; All others
are free with Museum admission.
Join Today! For more information:
[email protected]
or 786-972-3164
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Happenings
The Annual Judges and Lawyers Event is always a highlight of the year
Co-Host Committee (L-R) Felice Traktman,
Gerry Kogan, Barbara Udell.
(L-R) Judge Lester Langer, David and Faith Mesnekoff,
Elliot Stone.
(L-R) Oren and Bruce Reich, Burton Young, Elliot Stone, Melvyn Frumkes.
(L-R) Judge Joel Brown, Commissioner Sally Heyman,
Amy Steele Donner, with keynote speaker
Judge Steven Leifman.
(L-R) Hon. Elaine and
Hon. Philip Bloom.
Event Co-Hosts with Judge Leifman (center).
Judges Caryn and Lawrence Schwartz in
(L-R) Bob and Jackie Traurig.
front of a treasured picture of his uncle’s
restaurant that he thought had been lost. He
was relieved to learn it had been donated to
the JMOF-FIU collection by his nephew!
Exhibition Sponsors, Funding Arts Network (FAN) Members, visiting the Museum for
a tour of Graphic Details.
Rabbi/ Chef Avi Levy demonstrates a Kosher tailgate menu
before the big game!
Ofi Osen-Cohen (L) and Elise
Scheck Bonwitt, (R) enjoying an
inspirational program on
Women’s Leadership
by Dr. Erica Brown (Center).
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Academics
FIU Panthers Experience the
Day to Day of Museum Work
The Museum is not only a treasured resource for the community, but did you know we have opportunities for
students to gain valuable experience, serving as docents and interns in various departments? Currently, two FIU
students have become part of the JMOF-FIU family in the Education and Collections Departments.
Graduate Student Samantha Allen is pursuing Master of Arts in
History. She connected with JMOF-FIU by way of a scholarship
opportunity, offered through FIU’s Global Jewish Communities
Initiative. Her assignment includes a weekly shift as a docent at
the Museum.
An average day as a docent includes welcoming guests and
offering tours. After going through the training process and
shadowing the Museum’s veteran docents, Samantha started
giving tours on her own. “Every tour can be different,” says
Samantha, “Sometimes guests are very engaged and desire to
discuss aspects of the Jewish experience more in depth.” In
this case, Samantha tries to explain the details to the best of
her ability. However, in many cases, she ends up learning just as
much as the visitors do, because they share their experiences
and histories from cities all over the U.S and the countries
throughout the world. Samantha is also fluent in Spanish, which
is very helpful for guiding our many visitors.
Currently, Samantha’s research is not necessarily associated
with the Museum’s collection, however, she is writing a report on
the legal culture among Jewish settlers in 19th Century Argentina.
She has a special interest in this, because her family is from
Argentina and she is first generation American.
Samantha’s future plans include a career in higher education.
Says Samantha, “This has provided me with various helpful
experiences, such as public speaking, instructing history to the
public, and aspects of museum operations.”
Carmen Ekert has a double Major in History and Biology, with a
possible concentration on European History. She has a special
interest in this area because her family is from Poland and she
lived there when she was younger.
Carmen is working as an intern in the Museum’s Collections
and Research Department, earning course credit for the Spring
2014 semester. From her experience thus far, she has learned
that collections archiving and storage is tedious. “You definitely
appreciate the people who scan the documents and the whole
process.”
Carmen’s assignments include working with the Registrar
scanning documents before they are properly stored in the
archives and cataloging items in the Museum’s collections
database, using key words so they are searchable for research
and exhibit purposes. She is also assisting with exhibition
installation and de-installations.
Carmen, who is a senior, plans to pursue a Masters Degree
and eventually a Ph.D. program. She would like to teach and
possibly work in museum archives and collections.
For more information on JMOF-FIU internships and the Student
Docent program, please email: [email protected]
FIU COURSES ARE OFFERED AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA-FIU
A student can audit a course as a non-degree seeking student with the permission of the instructor teaching the course. To audit a
course, students must fill out the Non-degree Seeking Application and the Registration Add/Drop Form. These forms, and the appropriate
residency documents, must be submitted during the first week of courses. Tuition and fees for audited courses will be the same as
courses taken for credit. All Non-Degree Applicants are assessed a $30.00 application fee upon enrollment. Persons sixty (60) years of age
or older by the first day of the semester, who meet Florida residency requirements, may be allowed to enroll without payment of fees for
audit grade. Enrollment is on a space available basis and with instructor’s permission. To audit a course using a Senior Citizen Fee Waiver,
students must fill out the Non-degree Seeking Application and the Senior Citizen Fee Waiver Form. A staff person will be on-site at the
start of the first class session to collect the forms and answer questions.
For more information on the Fall 2014 semester: www.jewishmuseum.com
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Tracy Ann Kramer
Ira & Anita Krieger
Elliot Kula
Jodi Lynn Kurzweil
Miles & Roberta Kuttler
Gabriela J. Landau
Judith C. Landy
Sandra Lansing
Rheta Lastinger
Linda & Murray Laulicht
Mortimer Lechter
Donald & Judith Lefton
Belle Lehrman
Dr. Rosalind Lehrman
Judge Joan & Howard B.
Lenard, Esq. & Family
Martha Lester
Dr. & Mrs. Bart Levenson
Fredric G. Levin
Jack & Susana Levine
Dr. Judy Berson-Levinson &
Steven Levinson
Robert M. Levy
Martin & Barbara Liebling
J. David & Natalie Liebman
Warren & Susi Lindau
Nancy & David Linsky
Dr. Richard & Barbara Litt
Elaine & Baris Litvak
Leanore & Alfred Loeb
Bob Loring
Rosa Lowinger
David Magidson
Fred & Joy Malakoff
Stephen Mandy
Mrs. Lawrence Mann
Merri Mann & Harris Reibel
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Manne
Linda Marks & Berenice
Fisher
Daniel B. Markson
Alison & Rick Mars
Shirley Martinelli
Julian & Sheryl Meitin
Dr. Marvin L. Meitus
Ina, Bruce & Jennifer
Melceras
Stewart & Corinne Merkin
Robert J. & Michelle Merlin
David & Faith Mesnekoff
Bob & Ellie Miller
Howard R. Miller
Sonya Miller
Rabbi Ronald & Joyce
Millstein
Richard C. Milstein, Esq. &
Eric Hankin
Joel N. Minsker
Sima & Douglas Miska
Larry Mizrach
Jorge & Malka Mordujovich
Robert Nacron
Jonathan & Andrea Nelson
Sarah Ann Nelson
Major Michael Neulander
Selma & Jeff Newman
Stuart & Sandra Newman
Tamara & Daniel Nixon
Congregation Ahavat Olam
Shaun & Michele Orcinolo
Nancy Orovitz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ory
Edith Osman
Maureen Ostro
Elliot Pearlson
Brian C. & Wendy Traurig
Perlin
Stanley & Barbara Price
Rhalda B. Prystowsky
Nancy & Arnold Rachman
Arthur & Sandra Rand
Sonya & Stuart Rapée
Dr. Alan & Sue Rapperport
Eva & Fred Rawicz
Peter & Barbara Reaveley
Shyla Giller Reich
Terry & Marcia Reisman
Elaine Reiss
Sam & Estelle Reiter
James & Lidia Resnick
Sarita Resnick
Vanessa & Gary Ressler
Cliff & Rita Restler
Alan & Francee Rich
Martin Madorsky &
Judith Richard
Dr. Paul & Elaine Richman
Rabbi Lazar Rivkin
Beverly & Sidney Robbins
Honorable Irma Rochlin
Miriam Rose
Stephen & Sharon Rose
Honey Rosen
Natalie Rosen
Gene, Micah, Scott & Ben
Rosenbaum
Dr. Robert & Rosalind
Rosenblum
Robert Roth & Maureen
Barrett
Dr. Martin & Sharon
Rothberg
Wendy Rothfield
Mollie Rudt
Sally & Marshall Ruff
Denis A. Russ
David Russin
Mario Sapoznik
Charles & Sheila Saunders
Joy & Brad Schandler
Marcia & Larry Schantz
Michael & Sandra Schneider
Betty Schoenbaum
Bernice & Marvin Schwartz
Fred Schwartz
Maxine & Ken Schwartz
Norman Schwartz
Rudy & Ruthie Schwartz
Fred Sciammas
Judy Seed
Estelle & Ira Segal
Carmen & Sheldon Seltzer
Rabbi Barton & Jane Shallat
Myrna & Mickey Shanker
Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Shapiro
Everett “Rett” Sheslow
Philip M. & Irene Wattenberg
Shiekman
Jack & Judith Shorstein &
Family
Bob & Marian Siegel
David A. Siegel
Dr. Harold & Susan
Silberman
Arlene & Norman Silvers
Ellen Silvers
Dr. Jack Singer
Neal & Elaine Slansky
Joan & Harry B. Smith
Gilbert & Natalie Snyder
William & Jean Soman
Neal Sonnett
Robert & Shirley Spiegelman
Joyce & Henry Stern
Sheila & Simon Stern
Jean Sternlieb
Suzanne & Henry Stolar
Saul & Judith Strachman
Clifford & Elizabeth Suchman
Barry Sussman
Albert & Lorraine Sutton
Jerome Tabas
Avi & Melinda Tansman
Dr. Richard & Priscilla Thurer
Felice & Gerald Traktman
Lillian Turchin
Ret Turner
Caryl & Harold Unger, M.D.
Stuart & Linda Wagner
Dr. Gilbert & Joyce Walker
Emile & Rhoda Wanich
Dr. Evan Katz & Irene Warner
Gerald & Michelle
Warshofsky
Martin Weber
Florence Wechsberg
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey
Weidenfeld
Murray B. Weil & Ursula Weil
Richard Weiner
Marvin & Judith Weinstein
Dr. Howard & Janice
Weinstock
George Honig & Olga Weiss
Solomon M. Weiss
Judith S. Weissel
Nettie Wiener
Harry Weitzer
Larry Wiggins & Jose Garcia
Dr. Joel & Lynda Wilentz
Charlotte Wolpe
Millie Yachter
Harvey & Clara Young
Linda & Max Zalkin
Dr. Sheldon & Elaine Zane
Richard & Susan Zinn
Arline & Matthew Zucker
Jane Zucker & Berny
Shomstein
Marjorie Zuckerman
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Support
Gift Memberships
Gift of Ken Bloom
Carol Clein
Cynthia & Ike Heller
Susan & Richard Kogan
Joe & Ellen Rosenblatt
Gift of Jonathan Symons
Roger Epstein
Marlin Galvin
Danny Kirsch
Joe & Sheila Shaoul
Rabbi Rashi Simon
Lois & Warren Tepper
Jonathan Symons
B’nai Mitzvah Project
Memberships
(Dec. 2013 - Feb. 2014)
Raven Adkins
Natalie Askowitz
Jessica Baran
Jonathan Baran
Brooke Baron
Jenna Baron
Brett Bartel
Steven Becker
Maloree Benenfeld
Julia Bernstein
Jenna Bondy
Ethan Chaiet
Shane Davis
Maya Dayan
Aidan Dion
Johana Echeverria-Cabret
Sarah Edelsberg
Peter Feinberg
Alex Fink
Max Fink
Ashley Fitelson
Alyssa Fletcher
Ethan Gale
Adam Garfinkel
Benjamin Geduld
Max Gegerson
Lexington Gladstone
Sarah Glick
Samantha Goldberg
Ariel Goldwyn
Marley Grashow-Rywell
Emily Grusky
Maya Haims
Noah Heim
Audrey Hollo
Emily Holz
Jennifer Holz
Megan Houchin
Samantha Kaire
Michelle Kobelin
Madyson Kravitz
Jake Kurkin
Gracie Kushner
Michael Leesfield
Joan Lefkowitz
Jack Leinwand
Brandon Lerner
Hannah Levinson
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Mason Lichstrahl
Tamara Lilenbaum
Sara Liss
Jakob Lombardi
Jonah Margolesky
Samantha Mayor
Kyra Mejia
Evan Mendelson
Sabrina Messinger
Corey Miller
Ross Miller
Madison Mutzman
Bryce Nabridge
Noah Needleman
Megan Perlman
Haley Piper
Jayne Podgorowiez
Ian Pollock
Lauren Pollock
Samantha Ramer
Max Ranis
Elijah Ring
Benjamin Robbins
Matthew Robbins
Rose Rogers
Jacob Rosenfeld
Marley Rywell
Hayden Saphier
Robert Schreiber
Brooke Schwartz
Daniela Schwartz
Joshua Schwartz
Gimena Segal
Michael Segel
Tali Shir
Zachary Shulby
Asher Silverstein
Jacob Smith
Rachel Snyder
Alexa Sonnet
Benjamin Spiegelman
Margo Squire
Kyle Stein
Alexander Stofsky
Taylor Studnik
Alexandra Stutman
Sammi Suss
Jordan Temares
Brandon Turner
Max Uchin
Hannah Virgin
Jessica Weber
Liam Weil
Alexa Weissman
Jenna Weissman
Eric Weisz
Cassidy Woolworth
Paul Yermish
Karina Zack
Alec Zaslav
Daniel Zipori
GENERAL MEMBERS
Bernie Aaron
Barbara Abraham
Lillian Abrams
Diane & Roger Abramson
Dr. Helen Ackerman
Marshall Adelstein
Susan Ader
Beth Agami
Ivy Ames & Joe McElwee
Frances Aronovitz
Pamela Asher
Sharon Azoulay
Genie Ayer
Martha K. Backer
Jackie & Ron Baer
Sandy & Marvin Baida
Dotty Baier
Elaine & Irving Baker
Jorge & Barbara Bargman
Lori Barrist
Pat Barron
Alice Barth
Louise Bauer
Regina Wang Baumann
Sheila Baumgarten
Sandra Becker
Bruce Beeber
Rosalind Belkin-Asseo
Edna Ben-Zvi
Myrna Bergen
Sally Berk
Dee Dee Berkowitz
Eva Berman
Jack & Helen Berne
Audrey Bernstein
Berta Bernstein
David & Martha Bernstein
Max Bernstein
Rhoda Bernstein
Ida Bild
Frank & Carmen Bisk
Regina Bisk
Shirley & Isadore Black
William & Joan Blakesberg
Lina Blanco
Charlene Blue
Lois Blume
Gerald Bodner
Miriam Bonwitt
Sandra Borkon
Louise & Leonard Boyarsky
Lois Brandenburg
Stephen R. Brenner
Peter & Andrea Britell
Charlotte & Myron Brodie
Alan & Vicki Bronfman
Blanche Bronwit
Sue Browning
Susan Brustman
Ida Camner
Edythe Cannon
Mr. Frances &
Dr. Stephanie Carter
Audrey Cicero
Lidia Ciechanover
Harold Clark
Carol Clein
Bruce A. Coane
Alvin & Tamara Cohen
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Jeri Beth Cohen
Lenny Cohen
Lucille & Herbert Jay Cohen
Lynnia Cohen
Dr. Myron &
Tina Beth Cohen
Sydney Cohen
Bob & Maxine Cohn
Dorothy P. Cohn
William & Barbara Cooper
Judith M. Cope
Judge A. Jay Cristol
Marilyn Cromer
Rhona Dalfen
Alan & Lois Danis
Cheryl Davis
Sharon Davis
Marilyn Dernis
Lloyd & Florence Deutsch
Ceil Diamond
Donna Diamond
Sandy Diamond
Linda Dillon
Karyn Dornfield
Daniel Doscher
Karen Dubitsky
Andi Edelstein
Jacqueline Edelstein
Barbara Eisenberg
Herbert & Carolyn Eisenberg
Doris Elkins
Lynn Elster
Michael & Barbara Epstein
Vivian G. Epstein
Jonathan Etra
Debra Faulk
Judith & Joel Feinman
Bette Joy Field
Fifi Fields
Rick Flaste
Judith Ford
Florence Forman
Rob Freeman
Dr. Issac & Sheila Fried
Arlene Friedman
Melissa Fronstin
Shirley Gabriel
Heni & Henri Galel
Esther Garazi
Sabeto Garazi
Gertrude Garfield
Inge Gatto
Howard Germain
Ronald Gerstl
Jean & Leonard Gilbert
Ruth Gilman
Sanford B. Glatzer
Gui Gleizer
Frances Glick
Esther Glickman
Harriet Goldman &
Rachell Gober
Charlotte Goldfarb
Susan E. Goldin
Harriet Goldman
Zelda W. Goldman
Alice Goldstein
Irvin M. & Mona P. Goldstein
Reggie Goldstein
Barbara Goldwich
Sydelle Golub
Mary Gomez
Rhonda Goodman
Annette G. Gordon
Fran Gordon
Howard & Rosalie Gordon
Roberta H. Gordon
Rose Gostfrand
Sari Gottlieb
Dora & Zalman Greenberg
Howard & Ruth Greenberg
Julian Greenspan
Arleen & Larry Greenwood
Judyth Groner
Ruthie Gudai
Merry Haber
Max & Barbara Hagen
Harriet Halpryn
Harry Hanauer
Melissa Hargiss
Rachel Heimovics &
Mati Braun
Rachel & Ron Herbert
Brian R. Hersh
Steven Hersh
Evelyn Hershbein
Chari Hill
Marilyn Hoder-Salmon
Lynn Hoffman
Donald & Cami Hofstadter
Marylin Holzberg
Alfred J. & Lucy Holzman
Elizabeth Hutter
Paul & Nina Indianer
Robert & Carolyn Isacovici
Anne Bloom Israel
Mora Israel
Bernice Issenberg
Elaine & Mervin Jacobs
Ann R. Jacobson
Jeanette Jacobson
Arlene Jacovitz-Manheimer
Dr. Nkamany Chayim
Kabamba
Bettie Kahn
Sarita Kainen
Roberta Kaiser
Eve & Walter Kamlot
Mary Rose Kaplan
Michael & Ellen Kaplan
Richard Kaplan
Mark & Elaine Karlin
Joyce Karpay
Albert & Roslyn Katz
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Katz
Hardy & Vicki Katz
Lila Kauffman
Fruma Kaufman
Lisa Kaufman
Lois Kaufman
Barbara Kent
Lawrence J. Kessler
Support
Barbara H. Keyes
Brian J. Kiedrowski
Bernita King
Ida Kirsner
Adolf & Emily Klainberg
Bernard & Marilyn Klainberg
Mr. & Mrs. Elliot B. Kleiman
Rochelle & Paul Koenig
Helene & Ronald Kogos
Shelley Kolber
Barbara & Sidney
Konigsberg
Marsha Koolik
Andrea Kovacs
Michael Krawitz
Irving Kreisberb
Rosalind Kulbersh
Diane Kurtz
Elaine Lamm
Sara Lampert
Rochelle Lanster
Pamela Lear
Ronard Lehrer
Myrna Leonard
David Levin
Helen Levin
Zena Levin
Paula Levine
Marilyn Levingston
Mr. & Mrs. Burton Levinson
Martin & Shirley Levinson
Jeff & Barbara Levis
Sara B. Leviten
Marvin Levy
Arnold & Saundra Lieber
Barbara & Alfred Liebmann
Janet Liedeker
Esther & Tzvi Litvin
Felix Lizarraga
Kurt & Anita Loeb
Pearl & Melvin Lubart
Edith D. Lundy
Hillelene S. Lustig
Sheila & Cyrus Mager
Belle & Jack Marcus
Evelyn Marcus
Marilyn Marcus
Marnin Marcus
Dr. and Mrs. Louis Mark
Sidney M. Markowitz
Allison P. Marks
Arlene & Sherwin Mendell
Manny Meland
Kenneth Mendelsohn
Elysa Merlin
Rosalind Merritt
Carol Milett
Yoram Millman
Roslyn Mintz
Bruce Mintzer
Lillian Mittman
Jackie Mizrahi
Nina Moinester
Judith Moline
Norman A. Moscowitz
Joan Murasaki
Barbara & Sanford Musikar
Barbara Myers
June E. Newbauer
Stanley Newmark
Mel Niser
Deborah Nudelman
Evelyn Nussbaum
Rabbi Henry Okolica
Marta Olchyk
Dr. Bobbi Ann Ossip
Irvin & Honey Pachter
Kalman Packouz
Larry & Marnie Paikin
Suzanne Pallot
Helene Parnes
Penny Pasch
Ruth Peretzman
Solomon & Herta Pila
Dr. Mathias Piskur
David Pius
Betty & Bernard Plotkin
Marsha Pollock
Jeffrey Poppel
Mary & Steve Quartin
Aliza & Barry Ranish
Dorothy Raphaely
Leonard & Faye Redlich
Arline & Allan Rein
Jerome Reinert
Rita Restler
Rose Rice
Ellen Riches
Olga Robbin-Rogers &
Sidney Rogers
Paul Rodriguez
Elaine & David Roemer
Mimie Rose
David Rosemberg
Gloria Rosen
Gloria & Jerry Rosen
Robert & Beatrice Rosen
Kathy Rosen
Joyce & Harold Rosenbaum
Judith Rosenberg
Lucille Rosenberg
Judy Rosenblum
Dora Lee Rosendorf
Anne Rosenfeld
Norma Rosenfeld
Ernst & Jeanne Rosenkrantz
Sandy Rosenthal
Norma Ross
Alexa Rossy
Dan & Janine Rubens
Melvin A. Rubin
Charles Ruffner
Bernard Saklad
Migna Sanchez-Llorens
Adele & Joel Sandberg
Eleanor Schack
Sydney Carpel Schaecter &
David Schaecter
Sarah Schall
Mort Scharfman
Joel & Ellie Schaumberg
Leslie & Madelyn Schere
Jack Schillinger
Eric & Gail Schneider
Janice & Jerome Schneider
Alma & Harold Schoffel
Norma & Fred Schrager
Abby Schwartz
Bernice & William Schwartz
Ellen G. Schwartz
Norman Schwartz
Steven Schwartz
Zelda & John Schwebel
Natalie Segal
Sylvia & Eugene Segarnick
Pearl Seidler
Eileen L. Seitlin
Jack & Shirley Seitlin
Bessie Selevan
Glenda Shacter
Merrill & Robyn Shapiro
Robin Shear
Dorothy Sheffman &
Donald Russell
Joyce Sherman
Marcia & George Sherman
Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Shuster
Cecily Silberman
Harold & Susan Silberman
Bella Silver & David Eckhaus
Gail Silver
Selma Silverman
Jose & Rema Simonet
Stuart & Rochelle Simons
Harriet Singer
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Singer
Peter Singer
Rachel Singerman
Barbara & Ed Sirkin
Judith Sirota
Isaac & Rebecca Sklar
Bernard Sobel
Sharon & Howard Socol
Marjorie Sommer
Mara Beth Sommers
Selma Spaccarelli
Shirley Spear
Renee Spector
Barbara & Peter Sperber
Bernice Stander
Molly B. Stein
Thelma Stein
Charles & Roberta Steinberg
Miriam Steinberg
Robert Steinberg
Shari Steinberg
Dr. Seymour & Shirley Stern
Annette Stiefbold
Willasue Susskind
Jerome Tabas
Romelle Weinkle Tarler
Roberta & Harvey Teitelbaum
Sylvia B. Tendler
Marilyn & Howard Tendrich
Gail Tescher
Rebecca & Alan Tinter
Marilyn Trager
Denis & Linda Trupkin
Dr. Barbara & Barton Udell
Susan Vogel
Karen Warner
Claire Warren & Jerry Mandel
Mildred Wasman
Marjorie Weber
Ted & Nora Weinreich
Leon & Marcia Weil
Rabbi Cheryl Weiner
Dodie Weinstein &
Bob Goldberg
Gerry & Jean Weiser
Blanche Weiss
Merle & Dan Weiss
David Weissman
Bonnie Whited
Susan Weitz
Peter & Esther Whitmore
Nancy Wolcott &
Jeff Donnelly
Myriam Wolf
David & Deborah Yoburn
Steven Zack
Dr. Joyce Zaritsky
Stacy Zide
Barbara & Barry Zimbler
Marlene Zuckerman
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Support
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU Supporters
The JMOF-FIU prospers from the generosity of its many donors. From those who gave the first gifts to open our doors in 1995
to those who contribute now, we thank you all for your continued support. Names of contributors of $5,000 and more are
engraved on a stone commensurate to the size of the gift and placed on our Major Gifts Wall in the Museum lobby. The names
that follow are as of 2/21/14. Italics indicate new or increased commitment since the previous issue of TILES.
$2,000,000 and above PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Miami-Dade County
Building Better Communities Bond Program &
Cultural Affairs Council
City of Miami Beach
Mayor, Commissioners & Cultural Arts Council
$500,000 - $999,999 Museum
Circle
Deborah Regal Feterson Estate
Mrs. Arnold (Muriel) Rosen
Giller - Grossman Families
Paul Drucker
Leonard Wien Family
Leonard & Sally Robbins
$100,000 - $499,999
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
Applebaum Foundation, Inc.
Blank Family Foundation
Harvey R. & Roberta Chaplin
Dr. Edward & Joanne Dauer & Family
& Reva Dauer
Gladys Fineberg
Mikki & Morris Futernick
Russell & Ronalee Galbut
Herbert & Fran Gaynor
Barton S. Goldberg
Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Marcia & Lewis Kanner
Marcia Simon Kaplan & Family
Marshall Landy
Norman & Sylvia Levine
Isabel May - IMO Samuel May
Bess Myerson
Orovitz Family
MariLyn & Herbert Potash
Clarice Reiss Charitable Trust-Mal
Englander & Ewald Ziffer, trustees
Robert Russell Foundation
- Norman H. Lipoff, Chair
Gloria & Howard R. Scharlin Family
Louis Schneider & Rosalie Ehrenberg
Robert Arthur Segall Foundation
Jean & William Soman
$50,000 - $99,999
PACESETTERS
Leonard Abess, Sr. - IMO Bertha
American Express Charitable Fund
Isabel Bernfeld Anderson
- IMO Bernfeld & Anderson families
JoAnn & Dr. Robert Bass
Braman Family Foundation
Jack Chester Foundation
Colonial Bank (formerly Jefferson:
Arthur Courshon, Norman M. Giller,
Bart Goldberg)
Isabel & Joseph Davidson Foundation
Evelyn & Irving Denmark & Family
Helene & Murray Dubbin
Lynn Girsh
Nathan & Sophia Gumenick
Philanthropic Fund
HUD Block Grant Program
Jefferson L. Ford Memorial Foundation,
Elinor Catsman, Trustee
John & Darla Karlton
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Deborah & Bruce Kaye
Ida Lee Koenigsberg - IHO Marcia Jo
Zerivitz
Harry Kramer Memorial Fund Les August & Tom Dean, trustees
Thomas Kramer
Marc Levin
Boris Malina
Sue & Leonard Miller
Stephen & Sandy Muss
Selma Oritt Foundation-Neil Rollnick,
Trustee
TUW Posnack Foundation of Hollywood
- Marsha & Alan Levy
Schoenbaum Family Foundation
Teddi & Norton Segal Family Foundation
Jackie & Robert Traurig
Marcia Jo Zerivitz
$25,000 - $49,999 FOUNDERS
Harold & Ellie Aibel
Shirley & Jules Arkin
Diane & Harvey Birdman
Stephen H. Bittel
The Shepard Broad Foundation, Inc.
CCR Companies (Leslie Jay Gross)
Eddie Cole
Congregation Beth Jacob
Mike & Betty Cooper
Sidney & Lorraine Cooperman
Hazel & Judge Irving Cypen
Dade Community Foundation
Esformes & Mason Families
George Feldenkreis
Lawrence & Suzanne Fishman
Florida Humanities Council
Dr. Phillip & Patricia Frost
Niety & Gary Gerson
Carl & Cynthia Goldman
Jane & Jerrold Goodman
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys
Flagler Greyhound Track - Florence
Hecht, Isabelle Amdur, Barbara &
Fred Havenick
Funding Arts Network
Renee & Howard Gross - Gross Family
Foundation
Ruth Frank Gross Unitrust
IMO Olga & Eugene Guttman
Heller Brothers Packing Corp.
The Hirsch Family
Lillian Horowitz
David & Francie Horvitz Family
Foundation
Elmer A. & Roslyn Hurwitz
Estate of Bernard Janis
Jay W. Jensen
Arthur M. Kahn
Knight Foundation
Gabriela Landau
- IMO Rabbi Sol Landau
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$1,000,000 - $1,999,999 DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
State of Florida
Dr. Harold Posner - IMO Ilse Falk Posner
Bernice Samkoff
Jonathan Symons
Donald & Judy Lefton
Esta & David Levinson
Morris & Rhoda Levitt
Alan & Diane Lieberman
Natalie Lyons
Jim & Amy Multack
Abraham & Avis Neiman
Dr. Sidney Olson
Shaun & Michele Orcinolo
Rita & David Perlman
Brenda B. & Lewis B. Pollak, Sr.
Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.
Quittner Family
Resnick Family
Ruth Robbins
Dora & Leonard Rosenzweig
Candace & Lloyd Ruskin
Noreen Gordon Sablotsky
The Schaefer Family
Raquel & Michael Scheck
Family of Sidney Z. Schwartz
Sam Seitlin
Sandy & Charles Simon
George Simon - Susan Helfman
The Spalding Financial Group, Inc.
- Sherry & Ken Fardie
Elliot Stone & Bonnie Sockel-Stone
Sun-Sentinel/Jewish Journal
Stanley & Joni Tate
Temple Emanu-El
Temple Zion Israelite Center
Leon Tenenbaum
The Miami Herald
Helen Uchitel Estate
Cecile Weiss
Linda Widrich Weitz - The Jack Widrich
Foundation
Linda Brown Zilber
$10,000 - $24,999 TRUSTEES
David & Hinda Adler
Anonymous - IHO Burnett Roth
Beach Bank
Belfer-Ferenczi Families
The David Berg Foundation
Nikki Bergstein
Kenneth & Dr. Barbara Bloom
Citigroup Foundation
Mark Cohn
Arthur and Carol Courshon
Reba Engler Daner
Gordon Deckelbaum
Felicia O. Deutch
Ruby Diamond Foundation
Helen Salomon Eggnatz
Nancy & Martin Engels
Expressweb
David & Jerome Fleeman
Toby Friedland
Evelyn, Ben & Harold Gaines
Marsha & Jeffrey Gilbert
Phyllis B. Goldman,
IMO Norman Goldman
Marci & Ross Goodman
Mario & Teresa Kreutzberger
Neil & Sandra Angel Malamud
Miami-Dade Cty Commissioner
Sally A. Heyman, District 4
Bruce Kaplan
Kathy & Robert Klausner
Elliot Kleiman - IMO Judith
Adele Lassar
Lehman Brothers
Alan & Hannah Lipton
IMO Ben Lubitz: Bea, Alan & Jon
Senator Gwen Margolis
J. P. Morgan
National Endowment for the Humanities
Lisa S. Newman
Isaac and Nieves Olemberg
Premier Developers
Estate of Eva Rabin
RFLP Group IHO
- Doris & Frank Rosenblatt
Stephen & Laurie Riemer
Martin & Doris Rosen
Steve Rosenberg
Rosenzweig-Coopersmith Foundation
Helen & Burnett Roth
Rubin-Prager-Hymowech Families
Ruden McClosky
Norman & Ruth Russ
Debra & Gerald K. Schwartz
Melvin Shifke - IMO Lorraine
Jack F. Shorstein
Norman Shulevitz Foundation
Martin & Sara Solomon
Samuel M. & Helene Soref Foundation
Ted & Rosalind Spak
Gale Goldstein Tucker
Bill Ussery Motors, Inc. &
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Senator Sherman Winn
Isidore & Patricia Wollowick Foundation
Women’s American ORT
Phyllis & Robert Yawitt & Family
Manuel & Hilda Zaiac
$5,000 - $9,999 FELLOWS
Rebecca Ackerson
Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity
Richard Ashenoff
Wendy Belkin
Bank of Boston Florida
Esther K. & William Belfer
Estate of Bernie Bercuson
Marshall Berkson
Peter L. Bermont - IMO Ronni
Robert L. Beskind
Walter & Adi Blum Foundation, Inc.
Support
Bronstein-Rose-Unger Families
Brown Charity Foundation
Burdines
Carol Gross Clarkson
Lawrence & Yuki Denmark
Yaffa Dermer - IMO Jay Dermer
Melvin & Lois Douglas
Clifford & Janice Dubbin
Phil Emmer
Dr. Harvey & Karen Feld
David & Norma Fenton
Fine & Greenwald Foundation, Inc
Pat & Martin Fine
Albert H. Friedman & Rose Kanner
IMO Isaac Fryd - by Business
Associates & Wife
Carol & Lee Futernick
Marisa Anne Galbut & Jenna Beth
Galbut
Edgar (Buddy) Galvin - IMO Reuben
& Barbara Goldman
Ganz Family Foundation
Rosemary and Leo Gelvan Fund
Gibralter Bank
Consul General of the Federal Republic
of Germany in Miami
Fleischmann’s Yeast
Gerson Preston & Company, P.A.
Robert Goldberg
IMO George Goldbloom
Goldstrom-Goudiss Families
Herb & Beth Gopman
Lauren R. Gould, LeRoy Goldstein,
Taffy Gould
Sonya Rabin Greenfield
Dolly & Ernie Harris
Daniel Herz
Brenda & Alan Himelfarb
Debbie & Dr. Andrew Hirschl
HSBC Republic
Jewish Chautauqua Society
Federal IMLS
Jewish Community Foundation of
the United Jewish Community of
Broward County
Karen, Ronni & Mortimer Kass
Raananah Swirsky Katz & Family
Roslyn & Jerome Kaufman
Elliot Kleiman - IMO Lenore Kleiman
Judy & Franklin D. Kreutzer
Sarah Bramson Kupchik
Landstar Development
The Levine Family
Levine Realty, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Levitz
Jan & Dan Lewis
Sarah Luddle Estate
Tamar Mayer for her Family
Sheryl & Julian Meitin
Mellon Private Asset Management
Gordon R. Miller, MD
Howard R. Miller
Robert & Robin L. Moel - IHO Herbert
& Jeanne Kay
Malka Mordujovich
Martin & Cindy Nash
Ruth Neinken
Northern Trust Bank
Orange Bowl Foundation
Pasadena Homes
Marlene & Michael Perlmutter
Dorothy & Aaron Podhurst
Gabriel Powell
Rabin-Newman Families
Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP
Abe and Sarita Resnick
Vinson & Randa Richter
Craig Robins
Stephen & Sharon Silver Rose
Herman & Evelyn Rubin
IMO Muriel Rusten
- Isabel Bernfeld Anderson
Sagamore Hotel
Sydell & Quentin Sandler
Leroy & Renee Schechter
Beatrice Schwartz Estate
Samantha & Eric Seiden
Daniel J. Shapiro, M.D.
Louella Shapiro
Leon, Josh, Alan Sirkin Family
Cecily Silberman
Silverman-Hunter Families
Steel Hector Davis
Hana Stein
Special Events Catering
Charlotte Stevens
Senator Richard & Marlene Stone
Levi Strauss Foundation
SunTrust Banks
SunVest Communities
Targum Shlishi, Inc.
Harold & Carol Unger
Israel Weisman by his son Ezra
Sam & Dusty Weiss
Marcella Werblow - IMO Bertha Abess
Florence Wise
Sharyn Wittner
Aaron, Mark, Sharon & David Wolfson
- IHO Sorrell L. & Jacqueline Falis
Wolfson
Roland Wood - IMO Judy Wood
World Erotic Art Museum - Naomi Wilzig
MUSEUM RECOGNIZES SUPPORTING GIFTS
Two handsome plaques with ceramic headers replicating images of two stained glass windows in the Museum are displayed in
the Museum lobby for contributors in the $2,500 and $1,800 categories. This is a memorable way to pay tribute to loved ones
or to permanently inscribe your own family name for all to view.
$2,500 – CHAVERIM
Leonard Abess, Jr.
Samuel I. Adler Family
American Jewish Committee
AmTrust Bank/Ohio Savings Bank
Associated Photo & Imaging
Micky & Doris Biss
Carol Gross Clarkson
Samuel & Judy Cuenca & Meschoulam
Family
DuPont SentryGlas
Dr. Lawrence & Suzanne Fishman
Bruce Fitell
Cipora & Guido Fraiman
Gerson Preston & Company, P.A.
Taffy Gould
Dr. Tiberius Grun
Jay & Clayre Haft
Avi Hoffman
Indian Creek Hotel
Israel Discount Bank
Patricia Johns & Michael Rudd
Marshall Karasik
Eleanor M. & Herbert Katz Family
Marcos, Fanny & Dennis Kerbel
IMO Ida Lee Koenigsberg from her
family & friends
Rafael & Rebeca Kravec
Sarah Bramson Kupchik
IHO Rabbi Sol Landau from his family
& friends
Tania & Israel Lapciuc
Mr. & Mrs. Emanuel Lassar
Richard Levine
Mellon Private Asset Management
Monroe & Judith Milstein
Norwegian Cruise Line
Linda & Joseph Pallot
Milton & Anita Katz Paris
Peacock Foundation
Melvin & Janet Richard
Harry Rosenzweig
Harry & Ruth Rott
IMO Mason & Delores “Sis” Schwartz
Sheldon Ribotsky & Levine, CPAs
Rick Silverman & Family
Sirkin Family
IMO Beatrice (Bea) Small from her loving
family
William & Jean Soman - IHO birth of
Gabriel Erik Reiter, - IHO birth of
Joseph Bernard Reiter, - IHO birth
of Noah Marcus Reiter, - IHO birth of
Sarah Caroline Dereser Soman
Manuel Stern - In Memoriam
Stiller, Zucker, & Trupkin Families
Jonathan Symons IMO Cyril & Hazel
Symons
Sandra Tavlin
Sooky Lehrman Trattner
Samuel A. & Louise K. Tucker
Ret Turner
Madeleine & Bernard Wall
Sylvia Ziffer - IMO Ewald Ziffer
$1,800 - CHAI CLUB
Elinore Aronovitz - IMO Judge Sidney
Aronovitz
The Sol & Lillian Ash Foundation
Benjamin P. Baum
Jocelyn Berman
Jeffry, Edna & Jonathan Bernstein - IHO
Fannie
& Harry Greenberg
Michael & Linda Bittel
Eileen & Robert Brautman
Peggy & Jacob Brodzki Family
Ann Broad Bussel & Family
Lena Weinkle Chaikin - IMO Leo Chaikin
Helene & Jeffrey Chait
IMO Alain Albert Chalem
Audrey Rothblatt Chenkin
Elaine Cohen & Karl Mindlin - IHO
Helene Dubbin
Dorothy P. Cohn - IMO Fritzie & Nat
Cohn
Yaffa Dermer
Betti Dulberger
Burton Engels - IHO son-in-law Ira Giller
Vivian G. Epstein - IMO Leon Epstein
Sylvia & Robert Feltman
Jefferson Ford Memorial Foundation
Bruce & Susan Frank
Daniel & Shirlee Cohen Freed
Carol Fryd
Donna Feig, Don, Michael & Fred
Garvett - IMO Robert & Leta Garvett
Donna & Steve Feig - IHO Helene
Dubbin & Teddi Segal
Lenore Gaynor
June Baumgardner Gelbart Foundation
Helen Geller
Gibbs Family - IHO Nell Gibbs’ 90th
Birthday
Jeffrey Gilbert
IMO Felix Glickstein
Ethel Gold
Sally Goldman
Morton & Gloria Goudiss - IMO Sol &
Josie Goldstrom
Annette & Ellis Gordon & Ellen & Marvin
Schwartz - IHO Roberta Gordon
Roberta Gordon, Ellen & Marvin
Schwartz, Howard & Rosalie Gordon
- IHO Annette & Ellis Gordon
Morton & Gloria Goudiss - IMO Lee &
Marie Goudiss
Dale & Charles Gratz - IMO Minnie &
Irvin Salsbury
Dr. Maurice & Sonya Greenfield
Joyce Barsky-Greenstein
Susan Gumbiner - IMO Leo Gumbiner
Malvina Gutschmidt
Sara Halam - IMO Henry Halam
IHO Birthday of Martha Hessel
Arthur H. Hertz
IMO Fay & Larry Hochen
Elaine Kahn
Beverly & Marvin Kaiman
Samuel & Helene Kantor
Joan Kasner - IMO David Kasner, M.D.
Sue & Stan Katz/Doris & Bob Trohn
- IMO Philip & Beatrice O. Trohn
Erwin I. & Wendy Katz
Howard & Barbara Katzen
Hyman Kirsch Foundation
IHO Judith & Elliot Kleiman’s 40th
Anniversary
Diana & Milton Kramer
IMO Lachman Brothers
Jeanne L. Landers
Edna C. Lavitt
Julian & Betty Lehman
Howard & Judge Joan Lenard & Family
Henry L. & Joan A. Lewis
Juliet Lieber
IHO - Irving & Beatrice Lippton’s 60th
Anniversary
IMO Lawrence H. Mann – Arnowitz,
Mann, Raskin families & friends
IHO - Gertrude R. Miller’s 80th Birthday
Sheryl & Julian Meitin
Miami Beach Chamber - IHO Norman
Giller
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Milberg
Carolyn & Leonard Miller
IMO - Sandra Miriam Mordujovich
Ken Myers - IMO Stanley Myers
Ruth Neinken
June Newbauer
Rhoda & Joseph Oppenheimer
Rhoda & Joseph Oppenheimer
- IHO 50th Anniversary
Maurice, Anna and Maureen Ostro
IMO Max Ostro
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Support
$1,800 - CHAI CLUB (continued)
E. Albert Pallot
Brian C. Perlin - IMO George
Goldbloom
Dorothy & Stanley Pierce
Politano Family - IMO Sofia & Jacob
Mishkin
Gabriel Powell
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Raijman
RBC Wealth Management
Martin & Anita Reingold/Lester Families
IMO - Henry Reinhard
Vinson & Randa Richter
Norma Fuchs Resnick
Minnie Rosenkranz
Betty W. Rosenstein
Rosenthal Family - IMO Hilda Becker
Ruskin Family
Jack & Harriet Safian & Ruth Klotzkin
IMO Robert “Ruby” Salstein
Julio & Rela Schniadoski
Shirlee Segall Schiller & Eva Rabin
Rina Scott - IHO Ester & Arie Weinberg
Yolande L. Selik - IMO 50 years of
marriage to Jerome Selik
Yolande L. Selik - IMO Jerome Selik
Murray & Carol Shear
IMO Sylvia Shorstein
James & Debra Siegel
Isaac & Rebeca Sklar
Joseph M. & Marilyn K. Solomon
IMO Mollie Glass Newman Spier
Norma & Morton Steele
Arthur T. Tenenbaum & Company,
CPAs & Friends - IMO Ewald Ziffer
The Travelers Foundation
K. Peter & Yvonne R. Wagner
Elena & David Weck
Elena & David Weck - IHO Their Friends
A.B. & Helene Weiner
Cecile Weiss - IMO Milton Weiss
Earl & Sally Wiener
IMO Albert Weitzman
David & Ruth Wilkes
Allan P. & Norma Wilson Phil. Fund
Harvey & Clara Young
Miriam & Milton Zatinsky
Fay Zinn
CUBAN CAMPAIGN:
MEMORIAL TO SENDER &
JULIA KAPLAN
Alegre & Alberto Barrocas
Esther & William Belfer
Marc Belfer
Jack Chester
Stacy Belfer Cohen
George Feldenkreis
Lea & Jorge Ferenczi
Oscar, Edward & Susan Ferenczi
Solomon & Esther Garazi
Fanny & Marcos Kerbel
Rebeca & Rafael Kravec
Lidia & Moises Kriger
Luisa & Dr. Isidoro Lerman
Moises & Zoila Levin
Jose & Ofelia Lurie
Martin Mayer
Sal & Sarah Mitchel
Isaac & Nieves Olemberg
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Raijman
Morris & Susy Rapport
Brett Ratner for Mario &
Fanita Presman
Abe & Sarita Resnick
Julio & Rela Schniadoski
Isaac & Rebeca Sklar
Saul & Rita Srebnick
Lisa & Manny Synalovski
Elena & David Weck
Elena & David Weck - IHO 6 Friends
Reinaldo & Arleen Winer
JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA-FIU Naming Opportunities (partial list)
Naming opportunities (dedications) are commitments that serve through the years as inspirations to succeeding generations. Each gift is
beautifully inscribed on a lasting plaque that is displayed in the Museum’s lobby. When the gift is $5,000 and more, the name is inscribed
on the Major Gifts Wall. These dedications proudly demonstrate the donor’s sense of Jewish heritage and generosity. Payment schedules
can be arranged. Tax-deductible checks, made payable to Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, cash, or credit cards accepted.
A sampling available as of 2/21/14:
Historic Shul Front Doors (4), each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000
Museum Temporary Exhibit Module or Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Stained Glass Windows or Art Deco Chandeliers, each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
MOSAIC Core Exhibit Modules, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
MOSAIC Exhibit Panels, Sanctuary Benches, Sconces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000
Tile on Major Gifts Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Name Plate on Chaverim Club Plaque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500
Name Plate on Chai Club Plaque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800
For additional information or more naming opportunities, call Nancy Rachman at 786-972-3162.
Thank you to all those who have contributed to the Marcia Jo Zerivitz Endowment Fund for
Collections and Research, established to help sustain our growing collections, which were originated
by Marcia Jo. You may add your contribution by calling 786-972-3180.
Consider a Gift
Your contribution helps
to preserve and share our
Florida Jewish history
collections through our
exhibits and programs.
Contact:
Nancy Rachman,
Development Director
786-972-3162
development@
jewishmuseum.com
Tributes (Jan/Feb 2014)
In Honor of...
Isabel Anderson’s friendship
Edith B. Reich
Jo Ann Arnowitz
Meri-Jane Rochelson
Irma & Daniel Barrow & family’s
friendship
Edith B. Reich
Frieda Berman’s 100th birthday
Jackie & Bob Traurig
Diane & David Brauser’s friendship
Edith B. Reich
Ann Bussel’s 80th birthday
Marcia Jo & Elliott Zerivitz
Jonathan Feuerman
Kay W. Harris
Fran Gaynor’s Woman of Impact award
Sue Helfman
Annette Gordon’s 102nd birthday
Edith B. Reich
Roberta Gordon’s birthday
Edith B. Reich
Roberta Gordon’s friendship
Edith B. Reich
Ady Marchina’s friendship
Edith B. Reich
Frank Rosenblatt’s birthday
Marcia Jo & Elliott Zerivitz
Edward Selinger’s 80th birthday
Jackie & Bob Traurig
Jean Soman’s birthday
Penny & Richard Thurer
Speedy Recovery...
Nory Block
Jackie & Bob Traurig
In Memory of...
Ethel Davis
Isabel Bernfeld Anderson
Carla & Kenneth Roth
Lucy Estrin
Jackie & Bob Traurig
Martin Fine
Kenneth M. Bloom
Pamela Marsh Gitlin
Kenneth M. & Barbara Bloom
Lyman Hazelton
Edith B. & Rowena Reich
Jackie Hunter
Irene W. & Phil Shiekman
Mel Kartzmer
Kenneth M. Bloom
Mario Lopez
Marcia Jo & Elliott Zerivitz
Alice Pomerantz
David Adler
Isabel Bernfeld Anderson
Jo Ann & Gary Arnowitz
Nancy & Larry Cohen
Florence Fichman
Debbie, Kim & Eric Freedman
Judy Gilbert-Gould
Roberta Gordon
Cheryl & Tim Graham
Leslie & Fran Gross
Marlys Halvorson
Shirley Kahn
Lynn & Ben Kislak/Kuehne
Alice Miller
Edith B. Reich
Alana Rothlein & Family
Paul Ruthfield & Linda Zilber
Ronnie L. Scherer
Eva Shvedova
Marcia Jo & Elliott Zerivitz
Harris Reibel
Pauline Winick
Michael Schneider
Kenneth M. Bloom
Harold “Hap” Unger
Isabel Bernfeld Anderson
Cecile “Ceecee” Weiss
Ms. Ann Weiss & Ms. Susan Murray
When a contribution is made (minimum amount: $18), acknowledgements are sent to both the donor and donee. Send a
tax-deductible check payable to the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU to 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139 or
call 786-972-3163. You may also visit the museum’s website at jewishmuseum.com and click on the Join and Support tab.
Please indicate the reason for the contribution and where acknowledgement is to be sent. Thank you!
Support
Museum Volunteers and Opportunities
Chair of Volunteers:
Docents
Isabel Bernfeld Anderson
Would you like to volunteer?
Jorge Bargman
Howard Brayer
Linda Dillon
Elaine Brauner Dobin
Esther Dollar
Al Greenspoon *
Judith Greenspoon
Sylvia Herman
Steven Hersh
Shirley Kahn
Andrea July Kovacs
Helen Levin *
Marilyn Levingston
Elaine Litvak
Barbara Musikar
Georgia Nimer
Barry Ranish
Mort Scharfman
Louis Schneider
Myrna Shanker
Jonathan Symons
Janet Wolk
Judith Wurtman
No prior experience is needed – we provide all the training.
*Docents in Training
Call today to become a part of this experience: 786-972-3163.
Oral History Program
Rosalie Ehrenberg
Elaine Litvak
Kathy Rosen
Administrative &
Event Support
Isabel Bernfeld Anderson
Alex Baña
Alice Barth
Wendy Belkin
Dorothy Cohn
Florence Fichman
Inge Gatto
Gui Gleizer
Evelyn Marcus
Karen Warner
FIU Interns
Samantha Allen
Carmen Irena Ekert
Volunteer Opportunities include:
Docents: Guiding tours for our internationally diverse audience, and
creating memorable experiences for visitors of all ages through our
permanent and changing exhibits
Administrative: Assisting with a myriad of tasks including mailings, filing,
research and phone calls
Special Events: Preparing for museum programs and special events,
including set-up, food displays and check-in
Oral Histories: Interviewing individuals in the community to record their
role in Florida Jewish history, and/or transcribing their recordings for the
museum archives
Volunteer Benefits include:
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Flexible schedules - short & long term opportunities
Intellectual stimulation through lectures, films and more
Chance to make new friends and meet people from around the world
Exhibit preview training sessions for each new exhibit
AND - best of all - the satisfaction of contributing to the development of
this vibrant cultural institution dedicated to Florida Jewish history!
Heritage Society
Consider becoming a member of the Heritage Society by making a planned gift to the museum, which can help provide for the
future growth of our operations, programs and exhibits.
For more information, please contact Nancy Rachman, [email protected] or 786-972-3162.
We thank and recognize some of those members who have made this commitment.
Michael Craig Aller
Isabel Bernfeld Anderson
Bernie Bercuson*
Mark B. Cohn
Helene & Murray Dubbin
Helen Salomon Eggnatz*
Myra Farr*
Deborah Regal Feterson*
Ira Giller
Norman Giller*
Barton & Sandy Goldberg
Frances L. Gross (Leslie Jay
Gross)
Eugene Guttman*
Bernard Janis*
Jay Jensen*
Lewis & Marcia Kanner
Marshall Karasik*
Marc & Henrietta Katzen
Ida Lee Koenigsberg*
Sarah Kupchik*
Marshall Landy*
Myrna Leonard
Norman Levine
Sarah Luddle*
Boris Malina*
Howard R. Miller
Lewis Mittman
Michael D. Orovitz
David* & Rita Perlman
Dr. Harold Posner*
Eva Rabin*
Leonard Robbins*
Ruth Robbins*
Muriel Rosen*
Patricia Russell*
Norma Salz
Bernice Samkoff*
Shirlee Segall Schiller
Beatrice Schwartz*
Tamra Sheffman
Samuel Silver
Gary & Julie Simon
Robert H. Traurig
Jacqueline Traurig
Gale Goldstein Tucker
Helen Uchitel*
Leonard A. Wien
Florence Wise*
Marcia Jo Zerivitz
* deceased
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Information
Contacts
To contact a staff member at the museum, please dial 786-972-(extension). For general information about the museum,
including location, hours, directions and admission, please call the main line at 305-672-5044.
NAMEPOSITIONEXTENSIONEMAIL
Jo Ann Arnowitz
Executive Director / Chief Curator
3180
[email protected]
Irene Warner
Fiscal Administrator / Grants Manager
3171
[email protected]
Ira Newman
Exhibits Designer
3165
[email protected]
Chaim Lieberperson Education Manager
3187
[email protected]
Todd Bothel
3167
[email protected]
Registrar
Eva Shvedova
Admissions / Groups / Museum Store
3176
[email protected]
Roberta Gordon
Administrative Coordinator
3163
[email protected]
Nancy Rachman
Development Director
3162
[email protected]
Jackie Goldstein
Assistant Curator
3166
[email protected]
Nancy Doyle Cohen
Membership Director
3164
[email protected]
Gita Shonek
Marketing/Program Director
3170
[email protected]
Hours: The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are closed on Mondays and holidays.
Admission
Adults$6.00
Adult group (20 or more) (group reservations required) $5.00
Senior/Student$5.00
Museum members
FREE
Family$12.00
Children under six
FREE
School group, per child
SaturdaysFREE
$2.50
To book a group tour for students or adults, call 786-972-3176.
2014 - 2015 Exhibit Schedule
Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish Thru October 5, 2014
Cinema Judaica
Thru August 24, 2014
From a Coin Toss into Politics
September 16, 2014 – March 22, 2015
Coming Soon
From a Coin Toss into Politics: The Life of a Senator
September 16, 2014 – March 22, 2015
Senator Richard B. Stone served as Florida’s second and most recent Jewish U.S. Senator (1975-1981). This colorful exhibit,
including photographs, classified documents and artifacts, illustrates the Senator’s fascinating story, from growing up on Miami
Beach in his family-owned Blackstone Hotel, to the elegant ball gowns worn by his “First Lady” Marlene at White House State
dinners, to highlights from his prestigious Ambassadorships in Central America and Denmark. Stone’s foray into 40 years of
public service began as Miami City Attorney, however, when a new Florida Senate seat was created in 1967, it was a winning
coin toss that solidified his course in the political arena.
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Support
So What Is The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
The Jewish Museum of Florida opened in 1995 in a former historic synagogue that housed the first congregation on Miami Beach.
Built in 1936, the Henry Hohauser designed building that underwent a two-year restoration, boasts Art Deco features, a copper
dome and 80 stained glass windows. In 2007, the museum expanded into the original 1929 synagogue next door after a one-year
restoration, now The Jonathan Symons Building. Both buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, the two
buildings were connected with a skylighted Bessie’s Bistro.
The museum is much more than beautiful buildings. It is a place that presents its own and traveling exhibits, sponsors cultural and
educational programs, houses a Collections & Research Center reflecting 250 years of Florida Jewish history, and communicates
Jewish history, art, culture and values to Jews and non-Jews alike in an informal mode. The museum is also a place where Jews of all
ages and stripes discover and reaffirm their rich heritage – thus helping to strengthen Jewish identity and ensure Jewish continuity.
So how did all this get started? You may already know if you are among those who participated in and enjoyed the exhibit
MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida that traveled to 13 cities (1990-94). Depicting Florida Jewish history from 1763 to the present, this
was a statewide grassroots project to collect material evidence from the time Jews were first allowed to live in the Sunshine State.
Thousands of photographs, artifacts and oral histories were gathered from families and this collection continues now in the museum,
which was created as a result of the interest and support garnered from the original MOSAIC project.
Where the traveling exhibit was the launch, the Jewish Museum of Florida further delves into the state’s rich Jewish history of
yesterday and today – for the future.
Historic Partnership with Florida International University (FIU)
Following the approval of the museum’s Board of Directors, Florida International University’s Board of Trustees and the Florida Board
of Governors, the museum became part of the FIU family in December 2012. This historic partnership leverages the resources of the
museum and FIU, igniting a new era of interdisciplinary education and research focused on the history of the Jewish experience in
Florida, the ways in which Florida Jews influence and are influenced by the cultural dynamics of Florida, the nation and the world,
and issues of discrimination against all peoples in Florida throughout history. A key component of the partnership is the relocation
of a variety of FIU programs, including the Jewish Studies Certificate Program, to the museum’s facilities. The plan also includes
the expansion of academic programs and research endeavors designed to educate FIU students, faculty and the greater Florida
community about the challenges of the immigrant experiences shared by all ethnicities in the State.
Whether your family has lived in Florida for eight generations, as some have, or just arrived – YOUR story is an important tile in the
MOSAIC. Join us!
Yes! I want to help preserve Florida Jewish history through the Jewish Museum of Florida – FIU
Please clip this form to become a member and mail to 301 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139 or fax to 305-672-5933.
Or, to join online visit jewishmuseum.com and click on the Join and Support tab.
Basic membership benefits: • Free museum admission for a full year • Subscription to TILES, member newsletter
• Invitations to exhibit openings and special events • Discounts in Museum Store • Access to the Collections & Research Center
Enroll me as a new member
Re-enroll me
Call me to discuss an upgrade of my current membership level. Phone: ______-_______-_________
Your Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
I am a current member, and I want to give a GIFT MEMBERSHIP to:
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Membership benefits last for a FULL YEAR. Please check the level of your annual support:
$1,000 Benefactor
$250 Patron
$40 Single Parent Family
$1,000 Corporate Benefactor
$125 Donor
$40 Senior Couple
$500 Sponsor
$50 Basic Family
$36 Individual
$500 Corporate Sponsor
$30 Senior Individual
Enclosed is my tax-deductible check, payable to: JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA - FIU for a total of $ ____ , _________
or charge my:
VISA
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