Presented by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Jerome Schulman OF BLESSED MEMORY
I have been living in Miami since I was three. My mother, Emma Schulman, was active in the Sisterhood of Congregation Beth David, which was like a second home to our family. Every Friday night, we attended services, which was how I connected with my Jewish heritage and Israel. As a High School student, I participated in a Habonim program in Israel in 1949. I lived and worked on a Kibbutz in the Negev, only one year after Israel became the Jewish State. I was such a strong and proud Zionist and wondered how someone could call themselves Jewish and not ever have spent time in Israel. Back in Miami, I met my beautiful wife, Jane, through a Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) social at the Surfcomber. We were married for 54 years and had two sons, Robert and Kenny. Living in Westchester, our family’s second home became Temple Judea where we attended services and got involved in Jewish life. Both Robert and Kenny became a Bar-Mitzvah. Robert’s ceremony took place in Temple Judea and Kenny’s was at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Unfortunately, Jane, Robert and Kenny have since passed away. An only child, I don’t have any close family in town but my fellow
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