New Wynwood-Israeli Moishe House Connects Young Adults to the Land and People of Israel
Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Joining the two existing Miami Moishe Houses in Midtown and the Brickell area, the Wynwood-Israeli MH is led by three Israeli-Americans: David Haddad, Nisim Saada and Karina Turniski. The group is specifically focused on “connecting the growing Israeli young adult population in Miami through the MH lens,” explained Lander Gold, Vice Pesident of Advancement at Moishe House. While there is a Los Angeles-based Israeli MH pod — a two-person house providing smaller scale programming — the Wynwood locale marks the first full Israeli-run Moishe House in the country. Haddad, from Netanya, is looking forward to becoming acquainted with Jewish Miami; Saada, who grew up in Azur near Tel Aviv, is excited to share his Israeli culture and Zionism with the locals; and Turniski, of Karmiel, loves cooking Israeli food and spreading Israeli tastes and traditions.
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