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Teach Florida Applauds Signing of Bill Providing an Additional $25 Million in Security Funding for Yeshivas and Jewish Day Schools 
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Teach Florida Applauds Signing of Bill Providing an Additional $25 Million in Security Funding for Yeshivas and Jewish Day Schools 

Funding Comes Amidst Alarming Rise in Antisemitism and Represents a 5x Increase from Prior Allocation  (November 15, 2023) Hollywood, Florida – Teach Florida, an initiative that advocates for government funding and resources for nonpublic schools, is hailing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after he made a historic move to increase security funding for Jewish institutions. Earlier this...

University of Florida graduate student banned from campus for slicing through the word ‘Israel’ on a banner at Jewish fraternity
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University of Florida graduate student banned from campus for slicing through the word ‘Israel’ on a banner at Jewish fraternity

The University of Florida has banned a graduate student teaching assistant from its Gainesville campus for three years after he allegedly vandalized a pro-Israel sign at a Jewish fraternity late last month. Simon Nicolas Lowry, 24, is facing two misdemeanor criminal mischief raps for cutting through the word “Israel” on a banner reading “AEπ stands with Israel”...

Ron DeSantis said antisemitism on Florida campuses more troubling than Elon Musk’s posts
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Ron DeSantis said antisemitism on Florida campuses more troubling than Elon Musk’s posts

‘I have constituents in Florida whose kids don’t even want to go to campus.’ Gov. Ron DeSantis said pro-Hamas demonstrators promoting antisemitic messages on college campuses pose a greater threat than right-wing voices online. That includes controversial comments by Elon Musk, owner of X and one of the world’s wealthiest men. “We have Jewish students fleeing for their...

Lois Frankel, Jewish Florida Democrat, quits progressive caucus over Israel differences
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Lois Frankel, Jewish Florida Democrat, quits progressive caucus over Israel differences

Florida Rep. Lois Frankel, a Jewish Democrat, quit the party’s progressive caucus, one of the largest in  Congress, as the Israel-Hamas war has brought to the surface long simmering differences over Israel among progressives. Frankel’s departure was first reported Monday by The Intercept, and later confirmed with her office by Axios. Both publications cited anonymous sources as...

Amazon Delays Opening Of Biggest Distribution Center In South Florida
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Amazon Delays Opening Of Biggest Distribution Center In South Florida

The Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously approved a resolution that grants the e-commerce giant a 12-month extension to open the distribution center at 13200 Southwest 272nd Ave. south of Miami. Amazon has until September 2024 to open the facility, which will be its largest in South Florida. The Seattle-based company, which has a market capitalization of roughly $1.5T, said...