Jo Asmundsson Presented by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
“We need an endowment at this Temple that will ensure the future.” The riveting tale of Jo Asmundsson’s life story and how it led her to Temple Beth Sholom, where she has generously chosen to include a legacy gift in her will, is sure to captivate the attention of all who read it. No stranger to adversity, her path has taken her down many incredibly difficult roads. From heartbreaking to heartwarming, she shares her memories with the sincere desire to inspire others to follow in her footsteps. Jo’s childhood during WWII in England was filled with a constant fear of Hitler’s army invading her homeland and what would happen to her family as Jews. Her adult years included traveling the world, and tragically losing her beloved first husband to lung cancer and her second husband to a divorce. Throughout it all she has been a true survivor. She reminisces, “I was twelve years old when I was sent away from my family to live in the countryside to protect me from the atrocities of the war. I was safe, but my knowledge of Judaic practices and going to synagogue with my father had ended. I began attending the Church of England with the people that I
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