Resolution 2025-33696 2025-33696
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, APPROVING A ONE-TIME GRANT OF $48,000.00 TO THE
NAMES, NOT NUMBERS HOLOCAUST ORAL HISTORY FILM
DOCUMENTARY PROJECT, CREATED BY TOVA FISH-ROSENBERG, TO
SUPPORT ITS EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM INITIATIVE AT FOUR
MIAMI BEACH SCHOOLS FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR, DIRECTING
THE ADMINISTRATION TO IDENTIFY FUNDING FOR THIS GRANT IN THE
FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK AND
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CITY'S STANDARD GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING.
WHEREAS, Names, Not Numbers is a unique, interactive educational project that
combines Holocaust education with journalism, research, and documentary filmmaking, engaging
students in capturing the personal testimonies of Holocaust survivors; and
WHEREAS, the project has operated at four Miami Beach schools—Miami Beach Senior
High School, Fienberg Fisher K-8, Nautilus Middle School, and the Hebrew Academy—for
several years and plans to continue for the 2025-2026 school year; and
WHEREAS, the students involved in the program become "witnesses to the witnesses,"
preserving vital historical narratives and developing into empathetic, informed citizens who
understand the consequences of prejudice and discrimination; and
WHEREAS, the project requires funding of$12,000 per school, totaling $48,000; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the project's powerful impact on Holocaust
remembrance, youth education, and cultural enrichment within the Miami Beach community, and
wishes to support its continuation with a grant in the total amount of $48,000.00 for the 2025-26
school year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby approve a one-time grant of $48,000.00 to the Names, Not Numbers
Holocaust Oral History Film Documentary Project, created by Tova Fish-Rosenberg, to support
its educational documentary film initiative at four Miami Beach schools for the 2025-26 school
year, direct the Administration to identify funding for this grant in the fiscal year 2025 budget, and
authorize the City Clerk and City Manager to execute the City's standard grant agreement with
respect to the foregoing.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ?I day of , 2025.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: City Attorney Ricardo J. Dopico
DATE: May 21, 2025
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, APPROVING A ONE-TIME GRANT OF $48,000.00 TO THE
NAMES, NOT NUMBERS HOLOCAUST ORAL HISTORY FILM DOCUMENTARY
PROJECT, CREATED BY TOVA FISH-ROSENBERG, TO SUPPORT ITS
EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM INITIATIVE AT FOUR MIAMI BEACH
SCHOOLS FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR, DIRECTING THE
ADMINISTRATION TO IDENTIFY FUNDING FOR THIS GRANT IN THE FISCAL
YEAR 2025 BUDGET,
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CITY'S STANDARD GRANT AGREEMENT WITH
RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING.
ANALY 1
The attached Resolution has been placed on the May 21, 2025 City Commission meeting agenda
at the request of Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
If adopted, this Resolution will result in an expenditure of$48,000.00.
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE)was published on:
See BIE at: httasa/www.miamibeach0.gov/city-halllcity-clerldmeetinq-notices/
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
eet?
pursuant to City Code Section 2-17? _
No No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481
includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s)and principal(s):
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Department
City Attorney
Spousor(sl
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Co-soonsor(sI
Condensed Title
Approve Grant for The Names, Not Numbers Holocaust Oral History Film Documentary. (Rosen
Gonzalez) CA
Previous Action (For City Clerk Use Only)
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