Michelle and Matan Ben-Aviv Presented by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
From a very young age, Michelle new instinctively the power of storytelling. Her father was President of Hebrew Free Loan in Baltimore when Michelle was 8. “I would cry, listening to the stories of those who were asking for loans.” There were never enough funds to help everyone in need, which prompted Michelle to take action. She was determined to help any
way she could, from saving up her allowance to asking her grandfather to contribute, whom she knew was very generous. From there, she understood that being a good fundraiser was inextricably tied to be being a good storyteller. Michelle had followed in her father’s footsteps, serving as the first Chair of Miami’s Hebrew Free Loan Association of Miami, when it became a subsidiary agency of the Greater Miami
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