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Milei reveals family Jewish link as he visits US for meeting with Musk

Milei reveals family Jewish link as he visits US for meeting with Musk

Libertarian leader, who was joined in Miami by his girlfriend Fátima Florez, reveals previously unknown familial tie to Jewish faith as he receives award from religious organisation; High expectation ahead of meeting with Elon Musk in Texas as plans are drawn up for mogul’s 2025 visit to Argentina. President Javier Milei departed Argentina midweek for his second visit to the...

Speaking at Miami synagogue, Argentina’s Javier Milei reveals he has Jewish heritage

Speaking at Miami synagogue, Argentina’s Javier Milei reveals he has Jewish heritage

(JTA) — Javier Milei’s fondness for Judaism has been a defining element of his public persona. Now, Argentina’s Catholic president says he has Jewish heritage of his own. Milei made the revelation while speaking Wednesday night at the Shul of Bal Harbor, a large Chabad synagogue in the Miami area that was honoring the right-wing politician as an “International Ambassador of Light”...

Family, friends gather in prayer for 2-year-old that nearly drowned in Aventura

Family, friends gather in prayer for 2-year-old that nearly drowned in Aventura

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – For the past several nights outside Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, a large group gathered to pray for a young girl. Two-year-old Leini Ezra was rushed to the hospital on Saturday morning after nearly drowning in an Aventura pool. Officials said Ezra fell into her pool and was underwater for several minutes. Her father, Shlomie Ezra, took...

Jury convicts neo-Nazi leader in 2022 Orlando attack on Jewish UCF student

Jury convicts neo-Nazi leader in 2022 Orlando attack on Jewish UCF student

A jury convicted a National Socialist Movement commander Wednesday for a January 2022 attack on a Jewish man who confronted a group of neo-Nazi demonstrators near Waterford Lakes in east Orlando, the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office announced. The verdict comes two years after 48-year-old Burt Colucci, at the time a commander of the neo-Nazi organization, was captured on video pepper...

List of Companies That Have Condemned Hamas’ Terrorist Attack on Israel

List of Companies That Have Condemned Hamas’ Terrorist Attack on Israel

Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld tracks which companies have spoken out to condemn Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel, denounce antisemitism, and express support and solidarity with Israel.  Please reach out to jeffrey.sonnenfeld.celi@yale.edu if you have any questions about this list or any proposed additions. This list is updated in real time every day.  Company Name Link to Public Statement Accenture https://www.linkedin… AccuWeather https://www.linkedin… ActionIQ...

8 New Insurers Approved to Enter Florida Market

8 New Insurers Approved to Enter Florida Market

Eight new insurance companies will now be able to enter the state and begin writing homeowners insurance policies. The move was announced Wednesday by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) as the state continues to make efforts to stabilize the home insurance market, which has seen rates skyrocket in recent years. “Florida’s insurance market continues to strengthen, showing signs...

Dear Demonstrators – A Open Letter To Those with Family Kidnapped

Dear Demonstrators – A Open Letter To Those with Family Kidnapped

Hagai Lober, whose son, Yonatan was killed in Gaza, speaks to the hostage families who called to intensify the protests against the government: “Nobody will burn down my country. We are sick and tired of the threats from the extremists.Yes, even if those extremists have family in Gaza.You won’t burn down the country.It’s not in the books.And if I have...

Senator Rick Scott Visits Netanyahu

Senator Rick Scott Visits Netanyahu

On March 28th, Senator Rick Scott returned from his sixth trip to Israel, where he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other high-ranking officials to discuss the United States’ and Israel’s shared priority of destroying Iran-backed Hamas terrorists that have killed thousands of individuals, including Americans since the October 7, 2023 attacks. In recognition of Holy Week, Senator Scott visited the...

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