BERLIN (AP) — The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or “Jude” in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country’s Jewish community — a move reflecting the sensitivities that persist eight decades after the Holocaust. The Duden dictionary had recently added an explanation to its online...
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US Suspends Mexican Avocado Imports on Eve of Super Bowl
The surprise suspension was confirmed late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, though it would not affect game-day consumption since those avocados had already been shipped Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise,...
Active shooter Bal Harbour Shops
“Initial reports are a man with a bat was threatening people in the Shops. People fled in fear. He was arrested. My understanding is that he didn’t hurt anyone, but was the cause of the chaos”
Surfside, Florida Votes to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The town of Surfside, Florida, has approved a resolution to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. The Town of Surfside Commission voted unanimously in favor of the resolution on Tuesday night. The state of Florida and several other Florida cities, towns and counties have already adopted the IHRA definition. The...
February 14th – 17th Free Kosher Meals Registration
Registration is now open for Free Kosher Meal Distribution next week at 11 pickup locations. Registration will close on Sunday at 4 PM. Please click below to register. Boca Raton: Monday | North Dixie Fitness Plaza, 255 NE Spanish River Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431 | 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM Coral Springs: Monday | Stefano’s Kosher, 9321 W Sample...
Miami Beach Protects Residential Tenants by Requiring 60-Day Notice of Substantial Rent Hikes
Have an old roof? Your insurance policy could be dropped or raised
‘Floridians will be priced out of their homes,’ a Florida senator says. ‘Poor individuals will be forced to put roofs on that they can’t afford to put on.’ TALLAHASSEE Progressive Insurance is shedding roughly 56,000 policies on Florida homes with roofs older than 15 years, putting the squeeze on homeowners who are already finding it...
Anti-Semitism today and Yad VaShem’s changing approach
Only a bold and comprehensive approach to the problem of anti-Semitism will address it properly and to the benefit of all. Opinion. The current wave of anti-Semitism is only getting more powerful – for several reasons. One of the main reasons is the relentless propaganda efforts that are pushed by malicious operatives from the Radical...
‘The Jew is the devil’ Florida Neo-Nazi rally leader arrested, charged
Burt Colucci, the “commander” of the self-described American Neo-Nazi group was arrested for battery with a hate crime enhancement. The leader of the National Socialist Movement (NSM) and two of his subordinates were arrested and charged on Friday by Orlando police for their involvement with a physical altercation during one of their Florida Neo-Nazi rallies...