Miami-Beach-Solidarity-Vigil-to-Honor-Victims-of-the-Pittsburgh-Synagogue-Mass-Shooting
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OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 MEDIA ALERT
Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2018
Miami Beach Solidarity Vigil to Honor Victims of the
Pittsburgh Synagogue Mass Shooting
— Tuesday, October 30 at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach —
WHO/WHAT: Join Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber and the Greater Miami Jewish
Federation, for a community-wide solidarity vigil taking place tomorrow,
October 30, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the emblematic Holocaust
Memorial in the City of Miami Beach.
The extraordinary Holocaust Memorial is a poignant symbol honoring the
victims killed in The Holocaust. The gathering will be an interfaith vigil to
denounce anti-Semitism and all acts of hate in our country. Mayor
Gelber and Consul General of Israel Lior Haiat are scheduled to speak,
along with interfaith clergy and intergroup community leaders.
Attendees are encouraged to use ride-sharing services, and there will be
Uber/Lyft drop off/pick up on the east side of 19 Street and Meridian
Avenue. Nearby parking garages include the City Hall garage at 1755
Meridian Avenue, Lincoln Road garage at 640 17 Street and the surface
lot at 1701 Convention Center Drive.
All attendees should enter at 19 Street and Meridian Avenue. No
posterboard signs or banners will be permitted. Police will be checking
all bags.
The street will be closed on 19 Street from Meridian Avenue to Dade
Boulevard and from Meridian Avenue to Convention Center Drive.
Residents partaking in early voting at City Hall should go to Convention
Center Drive and turn right on 18 Street to access the parking garage.
Media parking will be at 19 Street and Meridian Avenue on the west
side of the street, and is only available beginning at 4 p.m.
Please email David Stiefel at dstiefel@greatcom.com for media
credentialing by noon tomorrow.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 30 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
1933 – 1945 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach
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