which to live. Though I was never told this in so many words, I learned it through the deeds of my parents, Stanley and Martha Myers. My father moved to Miami in 1925 and helped form the Jewish Welfare Society (now Jewish Community Services) and Beth David Congregation, where he met my mother. He founded the Greater Miami Jewish Federation in 1938 and became its first President. My mother was head of the Red
Cross and served as President of National Council of Jewish Women. The conversations at our dinner table centered around Jewish topics and values like social justice, helping the needy and the founding of the State of Israel. These life shaping experiences are what influenced me and my late brother, Kenneth Myers, to put those Jewish values we learned into
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action. Kenneth, an attorney, was elected to public office and served for many years in both the Florida House and Senate, dedicating his tenure to improving human and social services. As a volunteer, I served as President of Miami’s National Council of Jewish Women and Vice President of Federation’s Women’s Division. Professionally, I began my career working under Janet Reno in the Florida State Attorney’s Office as Director of Victim- Witness Services where I created and developed a program to help prepare rape victims to testify in court. From there I served as Director of the Southeast Region of
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