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