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Hightower Brothers Livery Stable
Founded in 1896 by brothers John Judge and Milton Graham H...
Historic Wisconsin Avenue Commercial District
Begun by flour millers to capture the trade of local wheat...
Temple Israel of Greater Miami (Reform)
Temple Israel, the first Reform and second-oldest Jewish c...
WTVJ/Capitol Theater
The Capitol Theater opened in 1926 as the first of the Wom...
Blackstone Hotel
Nathan Stone built the Blackstone Hotel in 1930. It provid...
Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy of Greater Miami
The first Jewish day school in the Southeast began with si...
Holocaust Memorial
Designed by Kenneth Treister and dedicated in February 199...
Henri Levy Park and Fountain
This recently restored fountain was named in memory of Fre...
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
The imposing Mount Sinai Medical Center is the largest emp...
Temple Beth Shmuel Cuban Hebrew Congregation of Miami (Conservative)
Approximately 10,000 Jews left Cuba during the anti-Castro...
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Hightower Brothers Livery Stable
Founded in 1896 by brothers John Judge and Milton Graham Hightower, this small-town livery stable served the community and surrounding countryside until its closing in 1955. Originally located nearby, the business moved to this “New Town” site in 1905. A ...
Historic Wisconsin Avenue Commercial District
Begun by flour millers to capture the trade of local wheat farmers, this central shopping district was established near the mills at the heart of the city. Built by the emerging merchant class during the paper industry's heyday, many of ...
Temple Israel of Greater Miami (Reform)
Temple Israel, the first Reform and second-oldest Jewish congregation in Miami, was founded in 1922 and moved here in 1928. The synagogue complex is highly regarded for its architecture. The Nathan and Sophie Gumenick Chapel, dedicated in 1969, was designed ...
WTVJ/Capitol Theater
The Capitol Theater opened in 1926 as the first of the Wometco Theater chain, a company founded by Mitchell Wolfson, Sr., and his brother-in-law, Sidney Meyer. In 1949, the Capitol was converted into the studios of WTVJ, Florida's first TV ...
Blackstone Hotel
Nathan Stone built the Blackstone Hotel in 1930. It provided a place for Jews to stay at a time when "Restricted Clientele" signs were prevalent elsewhere along the Beach. In 1954, under the management of Nathan's son Alfred, the hotel ...
Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy of Greater Miami
The first Jewish day school in the Southeast began with six students in 1946; now there are over 500. This site was designed by Morris Lapidus whose commissions include Temple Judea (Coral Gables), Temple Beth El (St. Petersburg), the Lincoln ...
Holocaust Memorial
Designed by Kenneth Treister and dedicated in February 1990, the bronze hand, reaching 50 feet skyward and bearing life-size men, women, and children, is visible from blocks away. Visitors can closely view 130 life-size figures, cast in bronze, in the ...
Henri Levy Park and Fountain
This recently restored fountain was named in memory of French-born Henri Levy, developer of the Normandy Isle and Surfside communities in the 1920s. His real estate ventures had to be north of any properties once owned by Carl Fisher, whose ...
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
The imposing Mount Sinai Medical Center is the largest employer in Miami Beach. The hospital was founded after World War II for Jewish doctors who were denied staff privileges in other Dade County facilities. The current campus is located at ...
Temple Beth Shmuel Cuban Hebrew Congregation of Miami (Conservative)
Approximately 10,000 Jews left Cuba during the anti-Castro exodus, most settling in the Miami-Dade area. It was these Cuban Jewish exiles who in 1961 founded this congregation, one of two that were designed by the Cuban-born Jewish brothers-Oscar and Isaac ...
