FIDF Miami International Gala at Eden Roc Nobu Hotel
Miami Beach, FL – February 5, 2019 – Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) supporters from Florida and across the U.S. gathered at the Eden Roc Nobu Hotel for the annual FIDF Miami International Gala: A Night of Heroes, raising $1.8 Million for well-being and educational programs for the brave soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Chairing the gala was Miami-based businessman and philanthropist Benny Shabtai, who has been an avid FIDF supporter for decades and has helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for IDF soldiers and veterans. Co-founder and senior vice president of The Alexander Team Oren Alexander co-chaired the gala. Monica Crowley, an author, political commentator, and long-time Fox News contributor, joined as emcee.
Benny Shabtai
Monica Crowley
David Martin
Erik Yehezkel
David Grutman
Joseph Hanono
Lenny Hochstein
Michael Simkins
Stacey Shabtai
Monica Crowley, Hila Hisraely, & Yehuda Shalev
David Martin, Benny Shabtai, & Michael Simkins
Oren Alexander & Benny Shabtai
Dina Benari & Benny Shabtai
Michael Comras, Daniela Swaebe, & Benny Shabtai
Benny, Stacey, & David Shabtai, & Kristen Cooper
Michal Duvdevani Mesika, Ashley Arguello, Ernesto Arguello, & Danny Citronovitz
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Gila Klifi-Amir, Dina Benari, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir, & Marc Jason
Yaron Batito, Philip Levine, & Albert Gad
Lisa & Lenny Hochstein
Marianne Dieterich & Tommy Kato
Marko Jaric & Bonnie Mueller
Stacey & Benny Shabtai
Benny Shabtai & Gabriel Groisman
Albert Gad, Benny Shabtai, & Yaron Batito
Keith Menin & Violet Camacho
Michael Comras, Heidi Hoersmann, Daniela Swaebe, & Jay Parker
Barry Skolnick, Missy Brody, Violet Camacho, Alicia Peristeris, & Candace Krauss
Joe Gamberale, Alexandra Gamberale, Barry Skolnick, Missy Brody, Stacey Shabtai, Alicia Peristeris, Violet Camacho, & Candace Krauss
Alexandra Gamberale, Hila Hisraely, Yehuda Shalev, & Joe Gamberale
Spencer Goldenberg, Jared Galbut, & Kyle Faro
Beatrice & Jeffrey Altman
Esther & Daniel Tzinker
Jay Goldman & Luciane Goldman
Peter & Stacey Hochfelder
Sam Herzberg & Gail MacLeam
Lee Finkelshtein, Shani Tamar, Matthew Leebow, & Hila Hisraely
Brian Beraha, Oti Roberts, & Freddy Menjivar
Lisa Hochstein & Isabela Rangel Grutman
Katie D’Amore & Guillaume Lellouche
Nathan Lieberman & Michael Comras
David & Eda Schottenstein, Valerie Bort, & Kris Bort
Brad Emmons, Casey, Samantha, & Kristen Cooper, & Alvaro Núñez
Amir Cohen, Dror & Miriam Zadok, Sam & Evelyn Katz, Shlomi & Niv Alexander