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3 Arrested After Passerby Attacked by Neo-Nazis in Orlando
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3 Arrested After Passerby Attacked by Neo-Nazis in Orlando

Three people have been arrested days after a Jewish passerby was attacked by a group of self-proclaimed neo-Nazis who yelled antisemitic slogans outside a central Florida shopping plaza over the weekend, authorities said Friday. Group leader Burt Colucci, 45, and Joshua Terrell, 46, are each charged with battery with a hate crime enhancement, while Jason Brown, 47,...

February 7th -10th Free Kosher Meals Registration
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February 7th -10th Free Kosher Meals Registration

Registration is now open for Free Kosher Meal Distribution next week at 11 pickup locations. Registration will close on Sunday at 4 PM. Please click below to register. Boca Raton: Monday | North Dixie Fitness Plaza, 255 NE Spanish River Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431 | 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM  Coral Springs: Monday | Stefano’s Kosher, 9321 W Sample Rd, Coral...

Sheriff: Charges coming for Neo-Nazi’s accused of attacking Jewish UCF student
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Sheriff: Charges coming for Neo-Nazi’s accused of attacking Jewish UCF student

ORLANDO, Fla. – Arrests could happen soon after a University of Central Florida student says he was attacked by a Neo-Nazi group in Waterford Lakes over the weekend. Orange County Sheriff John Mina says charges are forthcoming for three people. While legal experts say hate speech is protected, things like threats and assaults can land...

New Billboards Remind South Floridians That “Jew Hate” Is Wrong
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New Billboards Remind South Floridians That “Jew Hate” Is Wrong

Adolf Hitler has been dead for almost 77 years, and yet we’re still dealing with people hating on Jewish people. Locally, anti-Semitic leaflets about the “COVID AGENDA” were strewn across Miami Beach and Surfside earlier this month, and a few dozen swastika-sporting, slur-spouting demonstrators descended on the Orlando area this past weekend. While some local...

ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg from ‘The View’ for ‘hurtful’ Holocaust comments
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ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg from ‘The View’ for ‘hurtful’ Holocaust comments

Network tells co-host to take a two-week break ‘to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments’; move comes despite apologies for saying Nazi genocide ‘not about race’ Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from her role as co-host of ABC’s popular “The View” talk show after an uproar over her comments in which she...

Ron DeSantis denounces Democratic ‘smears’ in wake of Orlando-area Nazi demonstration
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Ron DeSantis denounces Democratic ‘smears’ in wake of Orlando-area Nazi demonstration

‘They tried to play games, they tried to politicize.’ Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday discussed a demonstration by neo-Nazis in Orlando over the weekend but spent more time dragging Democrats and mainstream political opponents than the neo-Nazis themselves. The Governor, who was in Palm Beach County talking infrastructure, was asked by reporters to respond to the neo-Nazi demonstration....

Florida Jewish History Month: A look into contributions of Jewish people in Southwest Florida
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Florida Jewish History Month: A look into contributions of Jewish people in Southwest Florida

Jeb Bush designated January as Florida Jewish History Month in 2003. To commemorate this month, WGCU looks into the history of what Jewish people have done to impact Southwest Florida. “Jewish settlers in Florida have made an important impact on the entire state,” said Marina Berkovich, President of the Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida...

Criminal charges will be tough in anti-Semitic fliers case
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Criminal charges will be tough in anti-Semitic fliers case

When virulent anti-Semitic fliers began showing up on lawns in Miami Beach earlier this month, the city’s police department tweeted about the hate campaign, urging residents to call detectives who were “actively investigating.” Media outlets chronicled the outrage from community groups and elected leaders. The FBI said it would investigate too, as did Miami-Dade State...