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VOL. 9 NO. 9 www.seabreezepublications.com SEPTEMBER 2019

$16.2 Million Donated to Federation

Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County announced future by connecting survivors through MorseLife Health System’s Homebound
that through the support of more than 5,300 community children and teens with Mitzvah Program; and Federation awarded 700 teens with
members, it reached its astounding $16.2 million campaign their Jewish identity and scholarships to participate in meaningful Jewish travel,
goal for 2019 at the time the campaign concluded on values, and ensuring the summer camp, and cultural experiences.
June 30. This accomplishment was a part of the $27 most vulnerable have “The Palm Beaches continues to be a center for Jewish
million contributed to Federation in 2018-2019, including the support to live with philanthropy and one of the most vibrant and thriving Jewish
designated giving, legacy giving, capital and emergency dignity. communities anywhere. This inspiring achievement would
campaigns, and more. This year, for example, not have been possible without the extraordinary generosity
Contributions to Federation provide a powerful 8,000 people participated of our community, and the incredible leadership provided
response to the most vital causes that affect Jews locally in Federation’s programs by Federation’s board, committee members, and staff,” said
and globally. This includes leading educational efforts to to learn about and Joel Yudenfreund, campaign chair of Jewish Federation of
combat rising antisemitism and bigotry; creating a Jewish combat antisemitism Palm Beach County.
and bigotry; volunteers
with Federation’s Jewish
Volunteer Center helped pack and deliver 30,000 meals
to food-insecure families, frail seniors, and Holocaust

Beth Am Mitzvah

of the Month

Temple Beth Am’s Mitzvah of the Month for July
Fall is Coming! was collecting school supplies for children in need.
Congregants, The One School families, and members
of the community generously donated bags upon bags
of school supplies, from crayons to calculators and
everything in between. Temple Beth Am delivered the
supplies to St. George’s Center in Riviera Beach, where
volunteers packaged them, along with donations from
First Day of Autumn other local organizations, and distributed them to kids in
September 23 the Riviera Beach neighborhood.