Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

Rose Weiss, known as the “Mother of Miami Beach,” was a wife and a mother of three who came to Miami Beach before women like her could vote, when Jews like herself faced antisemitism everywhere and were only allowed to live below 5th Street. With persistence, integrity, charm and a smile, this feisty and compassionate Jewish mother guided the city from its earliest days, creating jobs, fighting prejudice, helping those in need and even designing the city’s flag! Rosie helped build Miami Beach from a sparsely populated sandbar into the international tourist center it has become.