HOLOCAUST EDUCATION ORGANIZATION 3GMIAMI ENTERS 2022 WITH AN INCUBATOR GRANT FROM THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION AND NEW PROGRAMMING FOR INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY ON JANUARY 27

January 19, 2022, Miami, FL—3GMiami, the non-profit organization training grandchildren of Holocaust survivors to share their grandparents’ stories of survival with students in South Florida, is expanding its Holocaust education efforts across Miami. The group just received $6,500 in funding from the Greater Miami Jewish Federation as part of their Jewish incubator grant program. This important funding will assist 3GMiami’s outreach and education programming throughout 2022.

Launched in 2020 by Stephanie Rosen and Julie Paresky, who are both grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, 3GMiami empowers grandchildren of Holocaust survivors to educate the next generation on the perils of intolerance and persecution through personal Holocaust stories so that this never happens again, to any group of people. 3GMiami’s trained speakers volunteer in Miami-Dade classrooms as part of the public school system’s Holocaust education instruction, which is mandated in the state of Florida. Last year, 3GMiami reached more than 1,000 students and visited 14 schools, including Coral Reef High School, Coral Gables High School and MAST Academy.

3GMiami’s first big event of 2022 will take place in conjunction with the Miami Beach JCC on January 26, in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Called “Why I Must Tell my Grandparent’s story: A Panel Discussion with Third Generation 3GMiami Members,” the lunchtime virtual panel discussion will be led by Holocaust child survivor Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff and three members of 3GMiami.

Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff is the Director for the University of Miami’s Holocaust Teacher Institute, Education Chairperson of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Holocaust Memorial Committee and the Education Specialist for Holocaust Studies for Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

The 3GMiami panelists are Jessica Katz (Southeast Regional Director, Christie’s and Incoming Chair, Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Committee), Ron Steiger (Chief Financial Officer, Miami-Dade County Public Schools) and Jessica Cohen (Director of Communications, The Miami Foundation). They are grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and members of 3GMiami. They will discuss their grandparents’ histories and why they have taken up the gauntlet in making sure the experiences of their families in the Holocaust will never be forgotten.

In order to continue this programming and reach more students grades 6- 12, 3GMiami will conduct another speaker training series to teach grandchildren of Holocaust survivors how to best share their grandparents’ testimonies and stories. The next series will begin on April 5 through May 10; attendees must take part in all sessions in order to complete the training.

For more information on 3GMiami and the next speaker training series, please contact Julie Paresky or Stephanie Rosen at info@3GMiami.org. To RSVP for the JCC event on January 26, please click here. Follow us on Instagram @3GMiami

About 3G Miami
Launched in April 2020, 3GMiami was created to build a local network of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors who will carry on the legacy of their grandparents by speaking to students in schools and community organizations, hosting awareness events and panel discussions and training others on how to tell their family’s stories of survival. With the rise of antisemitism and discrimination against many groups, 3GMiami’s mission is to educate people about the Holocaust through personal stories and amplify the memory and voices of their ancestors in Miami and beyond.

About Miami Beach JCC
The MBJCC’s mission is to be the center of social, cultural and recreational life in Miami Beach, serving its diverse Jewish population and community at large. It is committed to meeting the ever-changing needs of a diverse Jewish Community, for strengthening Jewish identity, and enriching the quality of life in the Miami Beach community.

About the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
The mission of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is to mobilize human and financial resources to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life and advance the unity, values and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, in Israel and around the world.