ZOA AROUND THE COUNTRY 35 Campus,” in North Miami. The documentary exposes the tolerance on college campuses for hate and hatred of Jews. One of the experts featured in the film is ZOA’s Susan Tuchman. ZOA Florida was a proud sponsor of the sold-out event. ZOA Florida co-sponsored the Israeli Consulate’s memorial event commemorating the terrorist attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. In addition, our chapter joined with several other organizations in the annual commemoration of the AMIA Jewish Community Center terrorist attack, also in Buenos Aires. ZOA was honored to light a candle in memory of the victims of these tragedies. ZOA’s annual wine tasting at Young Israel of Hollywood was a sold-out event featuring wines from Judea/Samaria, generously donated by the Israeli Wine Producers Association. Sharona Whisler introduced the program with a review of UN Security Council Resolution 2334 and its lies about Israel. She applauded the guests for standing up to BDS simply by attending the event and supporting the wineries and ZOA’s important work. Joshua London, ZOA’s co-director of government relations and an expert on Israeli wines, offered descriptions of each wine, including the historical significance of the land where the vineyards are located. Guests had the opportunity to order cases of wine. ZOA PREPS HIGHSCHOOLERS FOR COLLEGE AND HONORS GRADUATING FELLOWS Students from Brauser Maimonides Academy in Hollywood, Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach, and Hebrew Academy in Miami Beach were recruited by ZOA Florida to participate in ZOA’s annual mishloach manot Purim Mission to Israel by writing personal notes of support to Israeli soldiers. In addition to the letters, students at the Scheck Hillel School sent a poster to the city of Sderot inscribed with messages of support. At the end of the school year, ZOA Florida participated in the Scheck Hillel School’s College Readiness Week, preparing high-school seniors for possible anti-Zionist campus environments. Introduced by three of ZOA’s High School Fellows from Scheck, ZOA’s Susan Tuchman discussed students’ legal rights, how to recognize anti-Semitism, and what students should do if they experience campus anti-Semitism. She shared footage from campuses and provided examples of actual incidents to help lead the discussion. Later that day, Ms. Tuchman gave the same presentation to high-school juniors and seniors at Katz Yeshiva High School in Boca Raton. This past spring, Florida Director Whisler congratulated the first class of ZOA High School Fellows—Abigail Winograd, Jordan Zackon, Avi Bryan, Malka Shuster, Aliza Posner, and Whisler: “Zionism is an essential part of the Jewish nation reclaiming Jerusalem. In the face of seemingly insurmountable odds against us, the Jewish people came together to declare that the solution for us is freedom and prosperity in our holy land. We will not be denied our right to practice G-d’s Torah, and we will not walk like sheep to slaughter. That is Zionism.” Expert panel on the topic of defunding and replacing the UN, with ZOA’s Sharona Whisler (second from right) ZOA Florida Executive Director Sharona Whisler (right) with graduating ZOA High School Fellows Avi Bryan and Abigail Winograd
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