A fire at the Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center in Fort Lauderdale Saturday morning was intentionally set, but not a hate crime, officials say. The alleged arsonist, Scott Hannaford, 50, is now charged with two counts of arson, criminal mischief, and possession of cocaine, according to Fort Lauderdale Police spokesperson Casey Liening. He is a...
The center’s Rabbi says the fire wasn’t accidental. Fort Lauderdale Police responded to the Las Olas Chabad Jewish Community Center on East Las Olas Boulevard for a vehicle that caused damage to the center. Police say an arson investigation was initiated and it was determined the fire was intentionally set. The center’s Rabbi says their...
A delegation of local leaders from Latin America visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel. Courtesy of Combat Antisemitism Movement
21-year-old who left a threatening voicemail with the World Jewish Congress and a local synagogue sentenced to six months in prison. A Florida man was sentenced to six months in prison on Thursday for leaving a threatening voicemail with the World Jewish Congress in New York City two weeks after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, the...
A family plot at Eternal Light Memorial Gardens in Boynton Beach has a stranger buried in it. While not the fault of the soul trying to rest in peace, the cemetery double-sold the space and must move the remains, Stanton Schwartz and his wife, Susan Gad Schwartz, say in a lawsuit. Eternal Light wants to...
Why do you think the United States should create aRosenwald Schools National Park? Deadline to Submit: April 15, 2024 Contest Details The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience invites Middle School students to enter this year’s writing contest. This year’s theme is drawn from the Museum’s current special exhibition, “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald,...
The birth and celebrations of the rabbi and his wife in welcoming their first child has been covered by the haredi press, with many rejoicing the rarity and significance of the birth. Rabbi Tzvi Kushlevsky, an esteemed head of a Jerusalemite yeshiva, has welcomed his first child at the age of 88, sources confirmed Sunday morning....
More than 8,000 plaintiffs, including 1,500 dual American-Israeli citizens and 6,500 Israelis, have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia demanding permanent defunding of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys Robert J. Tolchin in...
Students from the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in Florida were forced to evacuate their school bus on Friday morning due to a potential bomb threat, according to local media reports. The threat had come in the form of a text message sent to one of the students, 7 News Miami reported. Authorities closed a...
On the steps of the Historic Capitol Thursday morning, Florida lawmakers voiced their support for Israel and vowed to make the state the safest place for Jewish people in the United States. “We stand with Israel and support their right to self defense in their fight against Hamas and remain committed to supporting them,” said Sen. Ana...
