Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, Fundraising Education for
Hillel Community Day School, North Miami Beach
The Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE) is dedicated to strengthening Jewish day schools in North America and developing philanthropic leadership devoted to this goal. The organization, founded in 1997, is a collaborative of visionary
Jewish philanthropists who seek to create a vibrant and sustainable Jewish future through strengthening the Jewish day school movement in North America. PEJE has a program that teaches those affiliated with Jewish day schools (both professional and lay leaders) about fundraising. Last year, the program was introduced in thirty-eight day schools and achieved impressive results. Targum Shlishi’s funding enabled the PEJE program to be brought to Hillel Community Day School in North Miami Beach. www.peje.org

Centropa: Jewish Heritage in Central and Eastern Europe, Hillel Community Day School, North Miami Beach
Centropa is an innovative foundation dedicated to helping people explore Jewish history by utilizing technology and research methodology in an effort to “take Jewish history off the shelf” and bring it into people’s homes, classrooms, synagogues, and elsewhere. Targum Shlishi’s support made it possible for students at Miami’s Hillel Community Day School to participate in Centropa’s program “From March of the Living to a Virtual Visit to the Living.” This multi-stage program focuses on broadening students’ study of the Holocaust to show that Jewish life existed in Central and Eastern Europe before the Shoah and that in many places, it is being rebuilt today. During the program, students in the U.S. are put in touch with students in Central and Eastern Europe – the students communicate with and learn about each other by using multimedia tools such as a website to upload family history photos and student-created videos. As part of the program, students from Hillel travel to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest where they meet many of the students they communicate with virtually and tour historic and contemporary centers of Jewish life. www.centropa.org

Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education, Miami Jewish
Film Festival, Miami
Now in its seventh year, in 2003 the Miami Jewish Film Festival screened more than fifty Jewish-themed films from around the world. The festival focuses on international films that are artistically significant, touch on some aspect of the Jewish experience, and speak to the diverse Jewish community. The films included personal documentaries, short films, and Academy-Award nominated features. Many screenings were accompanied by special programs, such as discussions with producers, directors, and actors. Screenings took place in five different venues, helping to attract a diverse audience. Targum Shlishi sponsored the closing film of the festival, Leo and Claire (dir. Joseph Vilsmaier, Germany, 2001), in its Florida premiere. The film tells the story of a wealthy Jewish businessman who becomes involved with a young German woman in the early years of Hitler. The film festival is organized by the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE). www.caje-miami.org/filmfestival

Miami-Dade County Scholarship Initiative, Miami
Targum Shlishi provides several scholarships for students in need who attend day schools
in Miami-Dade County.

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