Shlomo Danziger was elected on Tuesday to be the first Orthodox Jewish mayor of Surfside, Florida. Danziger, 42, beat two incumbents—Mayor Charles Burkett by 33 votes and Vice Mayor Tina Paul by 23 votes—and garnered about 35 percent of the total votes in the mayoral race, reported Local10.com. The businessman, father of five and native of...
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(JTA) — The most prominent Jewish figure in Ukraine right now is the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The runner-up may well be another country’s famous Jewish leader. Golda Meir, the fourth prime minister of Israel and a native of Kyiv whose family fled amid antisemitic violence, has loomed large ever since Russia launched its war...
A South Florida man is fuming after he says his condo association gave him a violation notice for signs and flags on his car in support of Ukraine. “At first I was confused and then I was angry,” said Ed Cobin, of North Miami Beach. “I didn’t think I was offending anybody.” Cobin said he...
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It would create an Office of Election Crimes and Security and enhance penalties for some voter fraud-related crimes. TALLAHASSEE — Fueled by their base’s concerns about voter fraud, Republicans in the Florida Legislature on Wednesday approved a contentious slate of elections reforms that would create a first-of-its-kind office to investigate election crimes. The House of...
The ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are at a critical juncture, Israeli officials said today. Why it matters: Israel, which has good relations with both Ukraine and Russia, is in a unique situation mediating between the countries. Driving the news: Israeli officials with direct information about the talks coordinated by Israel said they feel...
MIAMI – Photos of a family of 11 huddled in a makeshift bunker, cooking, sleeping, and praying, tell the reality currently happening in the Ukraine. The photos also tell the beginning of an incredible story for Alizah Silberstein, her husband and their nine children, including twins that are just seven months old. “Their entire city...
Jewish actress Mila Kunis was born in what is now Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and came into this country as a child with her family as refugees from the former Soviet Union. “My parents went through hell and back,” the mom of two recounted in 2016. “They came to America with suitcases and a family of seven...
1. The most important Jewish leader in the world The past week has turned us all into experts on Ukraine, now at the center of every conversation. Did you know how big it is? (When you lay it over the U.S. map, it stretches from New York to Chicago.) Who knew that we were actually...
