The Florida Department of Management Services is currently working with many Holocaust Museums and Education partners in Florida to gather Survivor information for display on the Florida Holocaust Memorial. This Memorial will be erected in Tallahassee, Florida at the Capitol Complex. Below, you will see renderings of the Memorial, as well as a close...
Bar Shelly is hoping that the fourth time’s the charm when it comes to gaining entry into the United States. The 24-year-old first applied for a visa in 2019, shortly after his release from the Israeli military. He tried again in 2021 and 2022 and was refused each time. People from 40 countries can enter...
In two hours, officers learned about common situations that might arise with Shabbat-related interactions. Rabbi Yossi Greenberg, director of Chabad at Miami University in Ohio, said of his 25 police pupils that “when they interact with the Jewish community, they should understand a basic level of knowledge.” On June 6, alongside police chaplain Mendy Kalmanson, Greenberg taught...
The Miami Beach Jewish community was plunged into shock and sadness Motzei Shabbos as news broke that Mrs. Chana Rochel Stern (nee Pruzansky) suddenly passed away in Lakewood over Shabbos from a massive heart attack. She was just 45. Mrs. Stern a”h leaves behind 5 children, and her beloved husband Rabbi Yekusiel Stern, who is...
New York City’s rules to force pizzerias that use wood- or coal-burning ovens to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 75% could put Jewish matzah bakeries out of business, affecting Jews’ ability to observe the Passover holiday. Matzah is unleavened bread made strictly of flour and water. It must be mixed, rolled, and baked within 18...
Biden administration officials did not mention Israel a single time in a Tuesday anti-Semitism strategy discussion at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the latest sign that the White House is attempting to downplay connections between anti-Zionism and attacks on Jews. During the hour-long panel discussion, Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband, Doug Emhoff, and White House homeland...
With three cities in the top 10 most expensive nationwide, Florida is the second-priciest state for tenants overall – behind only California – according to a new analysis by real estate data company Clever. But while Golden State cities nabbed four of the top 10 slots, Miami outpaced them all. The “Magic City” has an average rent...
The committee started with conversations about the rise in high-profile antisemitic incidents around the state and country. A new political committee is forming to unite Florida’s Jewish community — spurred on in part by the rise in high-profile antisemitic displays. Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger and Converge Public Strategies Chairman Jonathan Kilman are spearheading the Tallahassee-based political committee, 1000 Jews of Florida. Most...
Rush, who is married to Wendy Rush, is chief executive of US-based OceanGate Expeditions which operates the Titan submersible. Stockton Rush, one of those aboard the missing submersible in the North Atlantic, is married to a descendant of two first-class passengers who died when the Titanic sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg, the New York Times said on Wednesday. Rush,...
