Raquel Scheck Presented by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Yo era una refugiada cubana judía. I was a Jewish Cuban refugee. My Jewish story begins in Havana, Cuba. My father, Isaac Berezdivin, was a leader in the Cuban Jewish community. He was always raising money for Israel and our synagogue, El Patronato. Extremely Zionistic, he was elected President of the Cuban Zionist Organization. My mother, Berta Gronstein, was involved with WIZO (Women’s International Zionist Organization). They both taught me the importance of family, hard work, and living Jewishly.
Raquel Scheck was Women’s Division President, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Once Fidel Castro came into power, my parents became fearful for my future. On May 18, 1961, I came to Miami on the Pedro Pan airlift, at the age of 16. I was a Jewish Cuban Refugee, and as such, I was thankfully under the watchful care of the Hebrew Immigration Aid Society
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