Tensions are high at Florida International University over a draft resolution introduced in the student Senate demanding the school’s administration condemn Israel over its war against Hamas in Gaza. The university issued a statement Friday assuring students and alumni that the resolution is championed by a small number of students out of the roughly 56,000...
The Chabad UF Jewish Student Center was vandalized early Friday morning with “anti-Semitic graffiti and hateful slurs,” according to a Chabad UF press release. Chabad UF reported the vandalism to police and is increasing its security protocols. Gainesville Police Department confirmed Monday morning it had not identified any suspects. “This is an attempt to intimidate...
Chanukah is known for the miracle of the Menorah that took place in the Temple, but the holiday was called Chanukah from the word Chanukat Habayit (lit Dedication of House), because it was the rededication of the Temple, after being occupied by the Greeks. Chanukah also comes from the word Chinuch, which means education.
The soldiers converted one of the buildings into a space for them to pray, and added benches and a table to place their prayer books. IDF soldiers have established a synagogue in the heart of the Gaza Strip during the ground invasion, according to Walla. The soldiers converted one of the buildings into a space for them...
Emotional tribute to the fallen 22 year old paramedic hero named Amit Man z”l of a new Sefer Torah written & donated in her memory to the synagogue of Kibbutz Be’eri with Lipa Schmeltzer. What a moment of unity this is! During the Hamas massacre, Amit selflessly assisted injured people, knowing the terrorists could storm...
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...
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”...
‘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...
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...
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