This is just one of many rallies that has taken place all over South Florida following tensions in the Middle East and attacks against people of Jewish descent Hundreds of supporters of the Jewish community in South Florida came together to rally in Hallandale Beach Sunday afternoon in support of peace in the Middle East....
A Jewish family faced antisemitic abuse in Bal Harbour, Florida this week in the days before a ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Hamas after 11 days of violence. Eric Orgen and his family arrived on May 12 and were visiting South Florida for a week’s vacation. They were staying with a friend and the...
HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – Police are investigating after, they said a man hurled antisemitic remarks to a rabbi outside a Hallandale Beach synagogue and later emptied a bag of human feces, the latest in a string of incidents that have raised concerns in South Florida’s Jewish community. Cellphone video captured the man on an...
The NY Post recently reported on a phenomenon taking place with the NY population, the defection of New Yorkers, headed to the “Sunshine State” based on Florida motor vehicle records. According to the Post: At least 33,565 New Yorkers exchanged their NY drivers’ licenses for Florida credentials between September 2020 and March 2021. That is...
The South Florida Muslim Federation and its Executive Director, Nezar Hamze, have some decisions to make. Are they going to do the hard work of promoting peace and human rights in the Middle East? Or are the organization and its leaders going to foment hostility towards Israel and American Jews? Is the organization going to...
Detectives search for anti-Semitic men who threatened to rape mother, daughter BAL HARBOUR, Fla. – A family from New Jersey was recently the victim of a group of menacing men who allegedly engaged in a relentless anti-Semitic attack in Bal Harbour. Eric Orgen said he, his wife, and his 16-year-old daughter had just left a...
Chabad’s Rabbis Benjy Korf and Moishe Kievman met this past Friday with Miami-Dade’s mayor, the honorable Daniella Levine Cava, in celebration of Shavuot and Jewish Heritage Month.Rabbi Korf is dean of the largest private Jewish school outside of the tri-state area, Lubavitch Educational Center, and community activist Rabbi Moishe Kievman, of Chabad Chayil & The...
Figures show 40% increase in antisemitic incidents in Florida last year WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Harassment, vandalism, assault and even Zoom meetings have been disrupted by graphic and racist messages. Antisemitism has been on the rise in America, and Florida is seeing a surge in incidents, causing a rise in the costs of security....
