South Florida's premier Jewish school announces launch of a new building, expanding their main current campus in Miami Gardens.
Fri, March 31, 2023
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How a Jewish Woman in Florida Learned to Be Free in Prison
On her first day in the South Florida correctional facility in 2022, Sara remembers thinking to herself, “welcome to the jungle.” As a naturally quiet and private person, it was hard for her to adjust to the chaos of jail life. And yet, she says, in a place of such darkness and isolation, she discovered through a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi...
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Tucker Carlson’s senior producer repeatedly made antisemitic comments to Jewish staffers, lawsuit claims
Abby Grossberg, a senior producer at Fox News, filed a lawsuit against the network, Carlson and his team, claiming rampant sexism and discrimination. A Jewish producer at Fox News filed a lawsuit against the network Monday that claims the network pressured her to provide deceptive testimony in the ongoing legal dispute over its reporting of...
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Trump’s calls for protests condemn George Soros, echo Jan. 6 — and draw Jewish concern
“They’re coming for me,” Donald Trump said in a fundraising email to his supporters, and he immediately made clear who “they” were: “district attorneys hand-picked and personally funded by George Soros.” The email, sent late Monday, came a day ahead of when, Trump claims, he is likely to be arrested. He says he will be...
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Biden stresses democratic values in call with Netanyahu on judicial overhaul
In the first call between the leaders since the Netanyahu-led government’s plan to gut Israel’s judiciary attracted widespread criticism, Biden says he hopes ‘compromise formula’ can be found, offers support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone on Sunday with U.S. President Joe Biden about his government’s attempt to overhaul Israel’s judiciary. In the...
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A Florida bill banning ‘ethnic intimidation’ flyers aims to stop the state’s neo-Nazi rise
Responding to a recent rise in neo-Nazi activity in his state, a Jewish lawmaker in Florida is trying to outlaw displays of “religious or ethnic animus” on private property in his state. H.B. 269 takes aim at a variety of activities that neo-Nazi groups in the state have undertaken, from distributing flyers with hate speech...
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Uni student marked down for not blaming Israel in essay awarded payout
The University of Leeds has settled a legal claim brought by sociology graduate after her coursework was wrongly failed because it did not blame Israel for the crimes of Hamas against Palestinians, the JC can reveal. Danielle Greyman will receive an undisclosed sum, without any admissions, under a “commercial settlement” of her claim for damages....
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Blinken urges consensus on Israeli judicial overhaul: ‘The best way forward’
Amid anti-government protests rocking Jewish state, secretary of state says US won’t take sides on legislative proposals in the ‘very vibrant democracy of Israel’ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told AFP that major reforms require consensus, as Israel is rocked by protests over a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remake the nation’s...
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US Jewish federations delegation lobbies in Israel against Netanyahu’s planned judiciary overhaul
The delegation met with lawmakers from the governing coalition as well as the parliamentary opposition. A delegation of US Jewish federation leaders is lobbying in Israel against the government’s planned overhaul of the judiciary, a rare step that underscores the degree to which the proposed changes have rattled the US Jewish establishment. The delegation came to Israel...
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Jewish national fund-USA works to preserve Israel’s modern history
Jewish National Fund is committed to making sure that the history of the land and people of Israel is preserved for today’s generation and those to come. Our work enables us to share the real life struggles for Israel’s independence with Israelis and tourists alike. Thanks to JNF’s generous donors, more than 150 heritage...