Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

randall benston

Small but nice and there are people to give u a tour. Parking is a challenge but when I asked the security guard he kindly let me park in a small employee lot. Most interesting was the revelation that Jews were restricted on Miami Beach.

Freedom always

I visited the JMF recently while on vacation in Florida. I live in Wisconsin but I emigrated to the US from Baghdad, Iraq in 2016. I was raised Muslim, but recently discovered my father’s family was Jewish. I am very interested in learning more about that part of my heritage. This museum is so beautiful and very informative. It really had an impact on me. Learning the history of the Jews in Miami was so moving and haunting. I highly recommend visiting this wonderful place. ❤️✡️

Priscilla Greer

My most recent trip to Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU was my third time visiting this museum. Although the collection is small, the artwork is unique and fun to take pictures with or of. The minimalist structure of Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU I find to be very relaxing, and I always have a lovely time here. P.S., if coming with kids, staff were handing out goodie bags with art when we visited. Additionally, staff was strongly encouraging families to participate in their scavenger hunt, which visitors could access through a QR code. We opted out of the scavenger hunt, but it was nice that it was an option.

U. Chinedu Amaefula

The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU at Miami South Beach presents a cultural intersectionality between 17th century South Florida and Latin-American Jewish photographed historiography and contemporary artistry. The museum, although not a formal holocaust museum, it's modernity was bequeathed from an Orthodox Jewish Synagogue of old. Adorned by hindsight cultural ambiance and past socio-religious philosophical thought, the museum is a synthesized exhibition of curated chronological excellence. The narrated tour guide highlighted unknown and subtle details which brought greater attraction to the mounted photographs and artifacts. Though, for me, the most beautiful piece of artwork was the hand crafted 'The Tish of The Lamed Vavniks' by Steve Marcus, 2017. The miniature Rabbī were carved from Bass wood, colored by Milk paint, Tung oil and Torāh ink. Exquisite! Other artifacts of beauty was a Sefer Torāh (The Pentateuch), a dress and hand gloves decorated with seashells, an illustrious 944-page Rothchild Miscellany Hebrew illuminated manuscript, and two 14th century German-Jewish wedding rings with internally placed prayers. So much more aesthetics to see, therefore, upon your visit, allow your eyes to witness the plethora of beauteousness. I believe the overall narrative of the history exhibited throughout the museum is a message of cohesive culture unified with progressive religious thought possesses the potentiality to produce fortified communities, foreign and domestic. I think the museum is a perfect representation of what a people can be should they choose to be. There's much to be seen and gleaned from the museum. I'm sure anyone visiting the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU will experience a cultural immersion into a local people who preserved their history for present-day study and life-long learning. מי ייתן ושלום ושגשוג יהיו בשפע בחייו של הנלמד היטב והמודע ביותר מבחינה רוחנית. אלוהים גדול! Enjoy the museum and the atmophere of sunny South Beach Miami, Florida.