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IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Florida

At Mar-a-Lago, Coalition MK Calls on Trump to Reject the Bad Hamas Deal

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

Ohad Tal, who chairs the Religious Zionism Party's Knesset faction, made the comment at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Antisemitism / Florida

‘We’re Cutting Them Loose,’ Chief Florida Financial Officer Says of Morningstar

By Mike Wagenheim

A spokeswoman said the investment firm is “working with our analysts and clients to implement each of the remaining experts’ recommendations swiftly—before the end of this year.”

Israel / NY / Travel / News Briefs / Florida

El Al to Add Five Weekly Flights from South Florida, Los Angeles, Boston

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Since Oct. 7, El Al has strategically adjusted its U.S. flight schedule to uphold an air bridge which is vital for the State of Israel," stated Shlomi Zafarani, an El Al vice president.

Travel / Florida

El Al Announces New Flights between Fort Lauderdale and Tel Aviv

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Another milestone in El Al’s continued growth in Florida,” a company executive stated.

Antisemitism / Florida

Orthodox Jewish Mayor of Surfside, Florida Receives Neo-Nazi Death Threat

By Menachem Wecker

Shlomo Danzinger, the mayor of Surfside, Fla., reportedly received a threatening email, after which he and his family went under police protection.

Israel / Archaeology / Florida

Report: Israeli Antiquities Among Items Found at Mar-a-Lago

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

The Antiquities Authority loaned the lamps to the White House in 2019 ahead of a Hanukkah party.

Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Florida

Florida to Investigate Morningstar for Potential BDS Practices

By Mike Wagenheim

A senior state board official told JNS meetings were held this week to understand the ramifications of Florida’s amended anti-BDS law.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs / Florida

Florida the Only US State Where El Al will Service Two Cities

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel’s national carrier recently relocated its American headquarters from N.Y. to the Sunshine State.

On Campus / Education / Florida

DeSantis signs school-choice bill with nearly $8,000 in state funding per child

By Faygie Levy Holt

“The historic achievement of universal scholarships in Florida is just the beginning,” said Maury Litwack, Teach Coalition founder and Orthodox Union managing director of public affairs.

Antisemitism / Chabad / Florida

Florida Congress Member Holds Anti-Hate Meeting at Chabad

By COLlive.com

The meeting, held at Chabad SW Broward in Cooper City, came as a response to neo-nazi and white supremacist groups attempting to organize a “National Day of Hate” on February 25, 2023.

Travel / Florida

El Al to Increase Number of Flights from Florida to Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The added service at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Broward County “will help to boost business, tourism and trade opportunities,” said its mayor, Lamar Fisher.

Elections / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Florida

Re-elected Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Sends a Message to the Kotel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Schneur Oirechman, Chabad emissary in Tallahassee, Fla., read the note, which he then placed in the Western Wall as is customary.

Interfaith Relations / Florida

‘Non-Jewish Nanny’ to Orthodox Children Becomes a Social Media Sensation

By Alan Zeitlin

Adriana Fernandez can pronounce Pesach perfectly, and is well-versed in the rules of “shomer negiah” and “tznius.”

Judea & Samaria / Florida

Judea and Samaria are Not ‘Occupied’ but ‘Disputed,’ says DeSantis

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We are not going to allow the universities in the State of Florida to become hotbeds of anti-Jewish sentiment like they have all across this country,” said Governor Ron DeSantis.

Headline / Diaspora / Chabad / Florida

Tallahassee Chabad House to Bury Burnt Torah Scrolls

By COLlive.com

The cause of the fire is still unknown, and is under investigation.

Jewish / NY / Politics / Left vs. Right / Florida

Fallout from Holocaust Museum Snub of Florida’s Governor DeSantis Results in Some Funds Removed

By Mike Wagenheim

Two leading Jewish conservatives blasted New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on May 6, claiming that museum staff told them they could not hold an event there if Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was invited to speak. The op-ed, titled “Persona Non Grata at […]

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

Florida Holocaust Museum Condemns Nazi Flags Flown Outside Disney World

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“No family should be confronted with threatening symbols of hate, least of all on vacation,” said museum chair Michael Igel.

Headline / Diaspora / Chabad / Florida

Devastating Fire Destroys Tallahassee Chabad House in Florida

By COLlive.com

The Chabad Center sustained major damage, including the loss of all the Torah scrolls and hundreds of books. The kitchen and other facilities were also destroyed.

News Briefs / Chabad / Florida

Chabad Rabbi Addresses Miami-Dade National Prayer Breakfast

By COLlive.com

National Prayer Day was created in 1952 by a joint Congressional resolution, and became a national holiday in 1988.

Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Florida

Teens Face Probation for Vandalizing Florida Rabbi’s Home in Hate Crime

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Mendy Greenberg told Florida’s “Fox 4” that he hopes the teens will develop an appreciation for Judaism, and “hopefully, in the future, they’ll be advocates for the Jewish community.”

Florida

Surfside, Florida Elects its First Orthodox Jewish Mayor

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The businessman, father of five and native of Brooklyn, N.Y., seemed surprised by his election victory.

Antisemitism / Media / Florida

Surfside, Florida Votes to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The move comes after anti-Semitic fliers were distributed last month to hundreds of homes in there and in Miami Beach.

Jewish / NY / Diaspora / Florida

Florida Hires its First Orthodox Jewish Police Officer

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Arthur Sorrey, the city manager of North Miami Beach, Fla., said the historic hiring of an Orthodox Jewish police officer is “a big deal for us … it’s something that took a lot of teamwork to pull it off.”

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Florida

US Rescue Forces Working with Israelis at Surfside, Florida Disaster Site Visit Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The American delegation observed a Home Front Command training site and held a workshop on how to process trauma cases.

News Briefs / Florida

Suspect Arrested for Slapping Jewish Man in Florida After ‘Dirty Jew’ Remark

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Tanya Cohen said “the guy was definitely trying to pick a fight with a Jew. We are in 2021. This shouldn’t be happening anymore. In 2021, there is no room for anti-Semitism.”

Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Florida

Florida Set to Ban Unilever from State Contracts if Ben & Jerry’s Boycott Stands

By Faygie Levy Holt

“The second Ben & Jerry’s decided to discriminate against Israel, it affected Florida’s ability to make investments with its parent company,” said Jimmy Patronis, CFO of the State Board of Administration.

IDF & Security / Antisemitism / Florida

Anti-Israel Activists Accuse IDF of Exploiting Disaster in Surfside, Florida

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

B’nai B’rith International was “outraged and disgusted” by “anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic” tweets.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Florida

MDA Team Joins Work Around the Clock Rescue Effort at Miami Disaster Center

By Jewish Press News Desk

The doctors, EMTs, and paramedics of the South Florida Hatzalah, and Magen David Adom International were among the first at the disaster scene.

Health and Medicine / Florida

United Hatzalah of Israel Sends Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit to Miami, El Al Sponsors Airfare

By Jewish Press News Desk

The team will be utilizing techniques and tools developed in Israel which have proven to be highly successful in assisting those who have suffered from similar incidents.

Israel / The Environment / Florida

Israeli Scientists Save Florida Waters from Toxic Algae, Ecological Disaster

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel's BlueGreen team was flown to Florida under the direct instruction of Florida Governor Ron de Santis, following previous successes in China, South Africa, Russia, Israel, and other locations in the US.

Antisemitism / Florida / Holocaust

School Board Votes to Reinstate Florida Principal Fired for Holocaust Denial

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A state administrative judge ruled in August that William Latson should be rehired, though reassigned. Donald Fennoy, superintendent of the School District of Palm Beach County, has recommended that Latson be reinstated and given $152,000 in back pay.

Antisemitism / Florida

Florida Police Search for Man Connected to Vandalism at Two Synagogues

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The suspect can be seen spray-painting Temple Emanu-El at 2:15 a.m. on July 15. He then went to Temple Sinai, about five miles away, where he vandalized that building as well.

Featured / Israel / NY / Florida / Coronavirus

New International Mental Health Service for Coronavirus First Responders and Health Workers

By Jewish Press News Desk

The program pairs psychologists and therapists who are part of the PCRU in Israel with frontline workers in the US for a completely anonymous and free session.

Chabad / Florida / Coronavirus

Chabad Center in Southeast Florida Distributes 50,000-Plus Masks Streetside

By Shiryn Ghermezian

Each mask came packaged with an encouraging message that read “Also highly contagious—kindness, patience, love, enthusiasm and positive attitude. Don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”

Business and Economy / Kosher Food News / Florida / Local

South Florida County May Repeal 'Kosher Tax’ After Complaints by Businesses

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The heavily Jewish Broward County has been collecting permit fees for nearly 40 years, but on Sept. 10, commissioners will vote on whether or not to repeal the kosher-license regulations.

Jewish / Police and Crime / Florida

Arrest Made in Shooting of Jewish Man Outside Miami Synagogue

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Police have yet to say if Carlints St. Louis, 30, will be charged with a hate crime, as they have yet to determine a motive for the shooting.

Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs / Judea & Samaria / Florida

Governor DeSantis in Gush Etzion: BDS is DOA in Florida

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The visit was of historical significance as it marked the first time a Florida Governor has crossed the “green line” into Judea and Samaria.

Israel / Business and Economy / Florida

Florida’s Governor DeSantis Arrives in Israel, Seeking to Boost Bonds with Jewish State

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

DeSantis stated Friday that he “promised to be the most pro-Israel Governor in America.”

Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Florida

Israel Thanks Florida for Taking Action Against Airbnb’s Anti-Israel Boycott

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Governor DeSantis announced that he stands with the Florida Cabinet which accepted the State Board of Administration’s recommendation to place Airbnb on the Scrutinized Companies List.

Florida

Florida Shooter Identified, Two Dead, Multiple Wounded at Video Game Tournament

By Jewish Press News Desk

24-year-old David Katz from Baltimore has been identified by Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, as the shooter.

Featured / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / Diaspora / Florida

Man, 72, Plotted to Burn Miami Condo and ‘Kill All the [Expletive] Jews’

By JNi.Media

When asked about the gas in the containers he was carrying, Stolper told the officers, “I bought the gas to make a small BBQ.”

Israel / Florida / From the Paper

Saving Lives In Texas And Florida

By Raphael Poch

Team members cared for the residents and guests and provided medical care and assessments as well as psychological first aid by members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit.

South Florida / Florida / From the Paper

Opposition To South Florida Synagogue Won’t Let Up

By Shoshy Ciment

Chabad received approval from the city in 2008 to build a synagogue but soon began encountering opposition.

Politics / Boycott / BDS / Media / Anti-Israel NGOs / On Campus / Education / Florida

Evangelical Leader Urging Protest Against Roger Waters' Miami Concert Thursday

By JNi.Media

'Roger Waters is an anti-Semite. He should not be allowed to peddle hatred in our backyard without protest.'

Israel / Jewish / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Florida

Wasserman Schultz Defeats Sanders' Candidate in Florida Primary

By JNi.Media

Wasserman Schultz had a lot to do with quashing Senator Sanders' efforts to turn the DNC platform into an all out attack on the Israeli "occupation."

Terrorism / News Briefs / Florida / ISIS

John Kerry Stays on Message: Don't Blame Any Religion for Orlando Terror Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The worst thing you can do is engage in trying to point fingers at one group or one form of sectarianism or another," said Kerry

Terrorism / Government / The Knesset / Florida

After Orlando Bloodbath, Israeli Leaders ‘Stand Shoulder to Shoulder’ With US

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli leaders conveyed their condolences to the US following the Orlando attack.

Jewish / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Florida

Jeb Bush Seeking Jewish Support

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A "National Jewish Leadership Team" reportedly will meet with Bush two days after Yom Kippur.

Iran / News Briefs / Science and Tech / Florida

Eleventh D in Congress Opposes Nuclear Iran Deal

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Hastings is 11th D in Congress vowing to vote no; he wants military option at the ready if it goes through.

Jewish / NY / Iran / News Briefs / Florida

Nearing Double Digits in the Democrat Defection from Bad Iran Deal

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Yesterday's count had four Congressional Democrats coming out against the Iran Nuclear Deal. But since yesterday, that number has nearly doubled. And, amazingly, the latest three are all Jewish members of Congress. That's a surprise because in their effort to appear impartial, many Jews in public office bend over backwards to avoid the appearance that they are […]

News Briefs / Religion / Florida / Judaism / Assimilation

Wasserman-Schultz Puts Stamp of Approval on Intermarriage

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

What hope is there for Jews in America with an attitude that says intermarriage is a "problem" but does not oppose it?

Jewish / Politics / News Briefs / Florida

Jeb Bush Uses Hanukkah And Christmas Greeting To Launch Presidential Bid

By JTA

Jeb Bush announced his intention to “actively” explore the presidency in a Christmas and Hanukkah greeting message. “Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!” the former Florida governor Bush said in a Facebook message posted Tuesday. He described conversations he had with his family over Thanksgiving. “As a result of these conversations and thoughtful consideration of the […]

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

Anti-Semitites Vandalize Miami Synagogues

By Jewish Press Staff

Vandals attacked two synagogues and a supermarket this week. One person has been arrested.

Haredim & Hassidim / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

Funeral Held in Miami for Murdered Rabbi

By JTA

Rabbi Raksin’s funeral was in North Miami Beach , and he will be buried in New York on Mnday.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

$50,000 Reward for Capturing Two Suspected Murdered of Rabbi in Miami

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

First reports are that it wasn’t a “hate crime” in the anti-Semitic sense, but what cold-blooded murder is not fueled by hate?

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida / Local

North Miami Beach Rabbi Shot and Killed on Shabbat

By Jewish Press News Desk

A rabbi, identified as Rabbi Joseph Raksin by NBC news, was shot and killed on his way to synagogue Saturday morning, in North Miami Beach.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

Jewish Doctor: Booted Off Plane When Arab Complained About Me

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

A New York doctor claims she was booted from a JetBlue flight when an Arab complained about her being on the plane.

Haredim & Hassidim / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

Bkln Construction Worker Indicted for Murder of Menachem Stark

By JTA

A Brooklyn construction worker has been indicted for the kidnapping and murder of Haredi real estate developer Menachem Stark. A grand jury in Brooklyn on Monday indicted Kendel Felix, who was employed by a contractor hired by Stark, the New York Post reported. Felix was arrested on April 30 and admitted that he and two accomplices accidentally suffocated […]

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

Florida Chabad Vandalized after Expansion Plan Announcement

By JTA

The Chabad Jewish Center in Boca Raton, Fla., was vandalized a day after an article in a local newspaper announced the center’s expansion plans. A cement marker with a sign indicating the rabbi’s parking space was torn from its place and thrown through a glass door of the Jewish center sometime Monday night, the Sun-Sentinel […]

Jewish / News Briefs / Florida

Marriage Proposal Greets Miami Marathon Runner at Finish

By JTA

A marriage proposal awaited a runner at the finish line of the Miami Marathon. New Yorker Rachel Avisrur, who was running in Sunday’s marathon to raise money and awareness for Chai Lifeline, was surprised to find her boyfriend Avi Wolf, kneeling with his black kippa on his head, at the finish line holding a bouquet […]

Jewish / News Briefs / Florida

Ruling Returns Kosher Meals to Florida Inmates

By Jewish Press News Desk

A federal judge has ordered the Florida prisons service to provide kosher meals to all prisoners with a “sincere religious basis” by July 1. The Florida Department of Corrections canceled its kosher meal service six years ago, citing the expense and has since promised to reinstitute its kosher meal service in all its facilities. It […]

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Florida

Hecklers Flee Israeli Speaker at U of Florida

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

"I'm used to sitting in jail cells with serial killers, did they think I would be intimidated by some American college students?" Berko said in a phone interview on Wednesday evening with The Jewish Press.

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

Suspicious Fire Guts Two Israeli Kosher Restaurants in Florida

By JTA

A fire destroyed two Israeli-owned kosher restaurants in a South Florida shopping plaza, including one that was torched a year ago by arsonists. The early Sunday morning fires that hit the Achla Pita Grill and Bon Ami Cafe at the Emerald Center in West Hollywood are being investigated as suspicious, the Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. The […]

Israel / NY / Politics / News Briefs / Florida

Hoyer Again to Lead House Democrats to Israel

By JTA

Rep. Steny Hoyer, the second-ranked Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, again will lead fellow Democrats on a tour of Israel funded by AIPAC’s educational affiliate. Two freshmen, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), said they would be joining this week’s visit, which will include meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders as […]

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Florida

Fla. County Chairwoman Apologizes for Use of ‘Jewing’

By JTA

The chairwoman of a board of commissioners in Franklin County, Fla., said she apologized to those who questioned her for using the word “jewing” to describe salary discussions at a public meeting. Cheryl Sanders told Jim Romenesko, who runs an eponymous news business blog, that her use of the word at a July 2 meeting […]

Israel / Politics / News Briefs / Florida

Mother of New Ambassador Dermer: He’s a Red-Blooded American

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ron Dermer, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s choice to succeed American-born Michael Oren as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, moved to Israel 16 years ago but his mother Yaffa told the Miami Herald, “ I think he’ll do a wonderful job because he’s a red-blooded American.” Yaffa Dermer, a resident of Florida but born and […]

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Florida

Netanyahu Names American Immigrant Ron Dermer Ambassador to US

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren was the only American to hold the post – until Tuesday. Netanyahu has appointed Ron Dermer, a close aide, to take over the job.

South Florida / Jewish / Florida

Boca-Trained And Ordained Rabbis Graduate

By Shelley Benveniste

Machon Menachem-Boca Raton Rabbinical College ordained fourteen rabbis at a graduation ceremony held at Chabad of Boca Raton on Military Trail, Thursday, May 30.

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