1) Moment of Silence – bringing G-d back into public schools. 2) Hatzalah being recognized as an official Florida Medical Emergency Service. Great day for our community with the signing of our bill, HB805 w/ Hatzalah of South Florida, at the Shul of Bal Harbour. Source: Senator Jason Pizzo FB ( https://www.facebook.com/SenPizzo/posts/1206667003097837 )
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis delivered remarks to a town hall briefing on antisemitism organized by the Jewish Federations of Florida. The event was sponsored by the Florida Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Community of West Coast Florida, and the Jewish Federations of Greater Naples, Greater Orlando, Lee & Charlotte Counties, Sarasota-Manatee, and Tampa. Jewish Federations...
TALLAHASSEE — Sparked by a rise in anti-Semitic attacks in Florida and globally, seven Jewish federations Tuesday drew together U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state leaders to condemn prejudice and urge better understanding. The online town hall took place only a little over a week since the Florida Holocaust Museum in...
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ST. PETERSBURG — Police are investigating the spraying of graffiti outside the Florida Holocaust Museum on 5th Street S. The message, spray painted in black, included a swastika and anti-semitic language. Officers responded to the building at about 4 a.m., and sanitation workers were called to paint over it. Elizabeth Gelman, the executive director of...
Hate crimes are likely being underreported because of language and cultural barriers, according to an FBI official. The bureau’s New York Field Office is trying get a more accurate representation by reaching affected communities in their native languages. “I don’t think the data that we have is an accurate representation of everything that is happening...
