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In face of Florida building tragedy, Jewish community unites
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In face of Florida building tragedy, Jewish community unites

Jewish community members in Surfside have rallied together as families wait to hear news about the fate of loved ones who remain missing. The partial collapse of a multi-storey residential building in the beachfront Florida town of Surfside has hit the area’s Jewish community especially hard, but it is united in the face of tragedy,...

The search continues. Here are some of the people missing after the Surfside condo collapse
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The search continues. Here are some of the people missing after the Surfside condo collapse

The search continues Friday for missing people believed to still be trapped in the rubble of the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside. Families across the world wait for news about loved ones who are unaccounted for. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Friday that 159 people are missing, based on data...

Israel providing aid at scene of Florida building collapse, offers rescue team
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Israel providing aid at scene of Florida building collapse, offers rescue team

Consul general in Miami tells Times of Israel they are providing food, clothes, medication and other aid; notes that several of 35 Jews missing have ‘Israel connections’ Israel is providing food, clothes, medication and other aid as rescue teams continued digging through the rubble of a collapsed condo building home to dozens of Jewish families...

Rabbi Korf: Urgent Message to the Community
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Rabbi Korf: Urgent Message to the Community

URGENT MESSAGE TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA JEWISH COMMUNITY FROM: RABBI AVRAHAM KORF Shalom U’vracha – Greetings and Blessings: In light of the recent tragedy, namely the collapse of a building in our immediate vicinity, it behooves us to take a moment to reflect. When something happens to one, and how much more so, to many,...