MIAMI – Joseph Wachs recently arrived in Jerusalem from Miami to visit his son who is studying in Israel.
He was there when missiles from Iran began filling the night sky.
In a video he recorded, Wachs races to a bomb shelter while narrating his journey to try and reach safety.
“Just imagine if that was happening back home in Miami,” he said.
And then there is Bernie Fagenblat, who is from Aventura but is currently living in Tel Aviv.
“It’s like you’re in a movie,” he said.
Back here in South Florida, Jeff Levine is the executive vice president of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and he spoke to Local 10 News’ Rosh Lowe.
“There are 130,000 Jews who live in Miami and about 7,000 contributors to the federation,” he said.
There are close ties between South Florida and Israel, with many volunteers soldiers from South Florida, including Levine’s son, who serves in the Israeli Defense Force.