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ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg from ‘The View’ for ‘hurtful’ Holocaust comments
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ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg from ‘The View’ for ‘hurtful’ Holocaust comments

Network tells co-host to take a two-week break ‘to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments’; move comes despite apologies for saying Nazi genocide ‘not about race’ Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from her role as co-host of ABC’s popular “The View” talk show after an uproar over her comments in which she...

Ron DeSantis denounces Democratic ‘smears’ in wake of Orlando-area Nazi demonstration
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Ron DeSantis denounces Democratic ‘smears’ in wake of Orlando-area Nazi demonstration

‘They tried to play games, they tried to politicize.’ Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday discussed a demonstration by neo-Nazis in Orlando over the weekend but spent more time dragging Democrats and mainstream political opponents than the neo-Nazis themselves. The Governor, who was in Palm Beach County talking infrastructure, was asked by reporters to respond to the neo-Nazi demonstration....

Florida Jewish History Month: A look into contributions of Jewish people in Southwest Florida
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Florida Jewish History Month: A look into contributions of Jewish people in Southwest Florida

Jeb Bush designated January as Florida Jewish History Month in 2003. To commemorate this month, WGCU looks into the history of what Jewish people have done to impact Southwest Florida. “Jewish settlers in Florida have made an important impact on the entire state,” said Marina Berkovich, President of the Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida...

Criminal charges will be tough in anti-Semitic fliers case
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Criminal charges will be tough in anti-Semitic fliers case

When virulent anti-Semitic fliers began showing up on lawns in Miami Beach earlier this month, the city’s police department tweeted about the hate campaign, urging residents to call detectives who were “actively investigating.” Media outlets chronicled the outrage from community groups and elected leaders. The FBI said it would investigate too, as did Miami-Dade State...

Florida Congressmembers & Holocaust Survivor Say “Never Again”
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Florida Congressmembers & Holocaust Survivor Say “Never Again”

Members of Congress from South Florida are honoring Jewish lives lost on this Holocaust Remembrance Day. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-23) says antisemitism is nowhere near eradicated. “Just last week antisemites distributed hate-filled flyers in Surfside in my district as part of a national push to blame Jews for COVID.” Similar flyers showed up later in...

Miami-Dade replacing septic systems with sewer service
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Miami-Dade replacing septic systems with sewer service

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County broke ground Thursday on a multiyear program they say will provide sanitary sewer service to thousands of residents with septic tank systems. The county says that approximately 120,000 septic tank systems are still in use in Miami-Dade and that 9,000 are vulnerable to compromise or failure under current groundwater...

January 31st – February 3rd Free Kosher Meals Registration
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January 31st – February 3rd 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...