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All Magic Kingdom Guests Forced to Exit Park 6.5 Hours Early
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All Magic Kingdom Guests Forced to Exit Park 6.5 Hours Early

Walt Disney World Resort Guests will be forced to vacate Magic Kingdom Park tonight almost seven hours earlier than usual. There’s always so much to do at Walt Disney World Resort. The Disney destination near Orlando, Central Florida is a hive of all things Disney magic, and nostalgia, with just a little — OK, maybe a...

Palm Beach lawmaker’s bill makes recent antisemitic message distribution a felony
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Palm Beach lawmaker’s bill makes recent antisemitic message distribution a felony

Four out-of-state men who got a “littering” citation for distributing antisemitic flyers in Palm Beach would be facing felony charges if a bill Republican Rep. Mike Caruso recently proposed comes to fruition. Police identified the men cited as being from Pennsylvania, Indiana, California; and Maryland, according to The Palm Beach Post. This follows similar incidents in Boca Raton and Atlantis,...

Birthright Israel Announces that Summer Trips from US and Canada are Full, Forcing an Early Closing
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Birthright Israel Announces that Summer Trips from US and Canada are Full, Forcing an Early Closing

Greater demand and budget constraints lead to fewer acceptances and forced early deadline Birthright Israel announced that registration for summer’s 10-day educational experience in the Jewish state will close today, January 30th, due to elevated demand following the organization’s recent announcement of a reduction in the number of participants due to a 30% rise in...

87 Year Old Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Remarkable Story IDF Soldiers Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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87 Year Old Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Remarkable Story IDF Soldiers Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day

At just three years old, Rena Quint’s life was uprooted when the Nazis invaded her hometown of Piotrków Trybunalski. On Thursday, one day prior to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Rena shares her heart-wrenching journey and miraculous story of survival through the Holocaust, in her living room in Jerusalem with 30 soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Friends...

Gardens couple gives $10 million to Jewish Federation
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Gardens couple gives $10 million to Jewish Federation

Palm Beach Gardens residents Stacey and Mark Levy have made a gift of $10 million to the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County to launch the Stacey & Mark Levy Center for Israel & Overseas (Levy Center). On the heels of two other significant gifts to Federation this season, the Levys also have made one...

Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers Fled to Florida in 2022
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Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers Fled to Florida in 2022

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers left the Big City and ran to Florida in 2022 – more than in any other year in history, according to figures from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. According to The New York Post, 64,577 New York residents exchanged their driver’s licenses for those in Florida...

Dr. Howard Saul, 67, OBM Passes Away
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Dr. Howard Saul, 67, OBM Passes Away

Dr. Howard Saul, 67, a beloved Chabad community doctor from Cherry Hill, NJ, passed away tragically on Friday. He went missing while scuba diving in Hollywood Beach, Florida, and was searched for by the US Coast Guard and Hatzalah South Florida. Board certified in gynecologic oncology, he spent 20 years treating women with cancer in...

Man Arrested in Aventura Shul
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Man Arrested in Aventura Shul

A muslim guy who was pretending to be an observant jew was caught with a knife in his bag Wednesday night at Netiv Ezra in the Highland Lakes section of Aventura by police.

Man helps save woman aboard JetBlue flight after she suffers mid-air medical emergency
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Man helps save woman aboard JetBlue flight after she suffers mid-air medical emergency

A passenger aboard a flight from New York City to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is being credited with saving a fellow passenger’s life after she experienced a medical emergency. The routine JetBlue flight from LaGuardia Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport took a terrifying turn when a woman suddenly fainted in the aisle as the crew was handing out drinks....