Her dedication has extended beyond her professional life. She has been deeply involved in several organizations, including the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Melton, where she served on boards and contributed her time and expertise. Her synagogue affiliations with Bet Shira Congregation and Temple Beth Am have also been central to her life, where she has participated in Mitzvah Days and synagogue activities. One of the highlights of her life were her trips to Israel, especially the time she spent working on a military base for three weeks. This experience, as well as her many years of delivering food to the homebound and working at Greater Miami Jewish Federation Super Sundays, showcased her unwavering commitment to repairing the world. Joan says, “I guess I have Tikkun Olam in my DNA from my parents and other family members, who were compassionate, liberal and community-minded.” Her parents’ influence was evident in her actions. Her father’s dedication to his patients, often accepting whatever they could afford during the Depression, and her mother’s involvement in community organizations inspired her to follow in their footsteps. She carried these lessons with her, whether she was mentoring volunteer callers at Super Sunday, participating in Federation events or hauling sod squares for Habitat for Humanity. Joan is grateful to have been able to be a generous donor to the Greater Miami Jewish Federation for well over 40 years. In 2002, she and her husband, David, had the foresight to endow their Annual Campaign gift to Federation and became a Forever Lion and Forever Pacesetters. This gift created a fund in their
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