“It is up to us to change the culture of violence against these women”- Marliene Bastien

Eleven years after arriving in the United States, an immigrant family from Poços de Caldas, Brazil, still struggle to survive in Miami as illegal aliens.

Temple Beth Shmuel Cuban Hebrew Congregation was once a fading congregation, but the rising number of students at the temple’s Jewish Montessori School helped revitalize the congregation.

The relationship between Cuba and Venezuela has become increasingly important for many Venezuelan students in South Florida with family still living in their home country.