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   301   Washington Avenue • Miami Beach • Florida 33139
                Phone: 305-672-5044 • Fax: 305-672-5933
                Internet:   www.jewishmuseum.com
                Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 5 p.m.
        Closed on Mondays, Civil and Jewish Holidays          
                  Website update supported by Targum Shlishi, a Raquel and Aryeh Rubin Foundation.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Schedule of Public Programs at the Jewish Museum of Florida
FOR RESERVATIONS CALL THE MUSEUM HOTLINE AT
305-672-5044, EXT. 3175

Members free, Non-Members $6 unless otherwise indicated (Fees Include Museum Admission)
Sunday, March 21 at 2:00 p.m.
Slide Lecture: Sand in our Boots: Miami Beach During World War II
By Judith Berson-Levinson Between 1942 and 1945 more than 500,000 Army Air Corps service men and women were trained on Miami Beach. They claimed they had been sent to the “most beautiful boot camp in America.” Many got “sand in their boots” and vowed to return – and they did!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Annual Breaking the Glass Ceiling Awards
$15 Members; $20 Non-Members Co-sponsored by Dr. Abraham L. Gitlow, Dr. Judi Berson-Levinson and Ruth W. Greenfield

Sunday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m. Replay of Film Shorts by Aaron Davidson: A Slice of Jewish Life in Greater Miami

Thursday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. Lecture: Bricha: A Secret Jewish Organization Post-World War II
Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz describes this fascinating clandestine program “Bricha,” or “escape” in Hebrew, in which an estimated 250,000 Jewish refugees escaped to Palestine after the War.

Sunday, April 18 at 2:00 p.m. Book Review: When it was Our War: A Soldier’s Wife on the Home Front
Stella Suberman relates her personal experiences as she waited on Miami Beach for her fighter-pilot husband Jack to return from World War II, reflecting the times she lived through including rationing, antisemitism, and reactions to the war news.

Monday, April 26 at 6:00 p.m. Members Festive Exhibit Opening: Portraits of Cuban Jews
Complimentary Admission for Members @$125 and above; all other Members $18 per person

Sunday, May 2 at 2:00 p.m. Jewish American Heritage Month Kickoff
Panel Discussion: Florida Jews in the Military Free admission for all! Co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Jewish Federation of Broward County, Community Relations Committee

Thursday, May 6 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Opening of Miami Dade County Museum Education Program Student Art Exhibit
Free for all!

Sunday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m. Film & Discussion: Cuban Jewish History

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