Tag: Florida
Dor Kapah’s harrowing escape from Hamas massacre
Dor Kapah, 30, stood before a group of students at the University of Florida, recounting a harrowing tale that seemed straight out of a war movie. But it wasn’t fiction; it was a gripping...
Biden needs to ‘stop cowering to the radical left,’ says Florida senator
Qatar came in for condemnation on Thursday after a trip to Israel by a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services.
“I made clear to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when I met with him in...
Morningstar suspends Florida library service after state places it on anti-Israel blacklist
Floridians who research stocks and bonds at their local libraries on the investment firm Morningstar’s very widely used site reported being unable to do so recently, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
The Chicago-based firm opted not to renew...
US first lady criticized for comparing Florida law, Nazi Germany
U.S. first lady Jill Biden is drawing criticism for appearing to compare Florida legislation, which she called the “‘Don’t say gay’ law,” with Nazi Germany.
“History teaches us that democracies don’t disappear overnight. They disappear...
How a Jewish museum in Florida landed the Wiesel Collection
For about a year, officials at the Florida Holocaust Museum (FHM) in downtown St. Petersburg kept a closely guarded secret that the museum was seeking to become the permanent home of a treasure trove...
BBYO centennial draws thousands of Jewish teens to Orlando convention
Thousands of Jewish teens and adults from 46 countries gathered at a hotel in Orlando, Fla., for BBYO’s annual international convention.
Held from Feb. 15-19, the convention, which took place at Rosen Shingle Creek and was...
Rubio commemorates victims of 1994 antisemitic terror attack in Argentina
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) visited the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires to honor the deaths of the 85 people who were killed when Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists bombed the Jewish community center in...
Face of Israeli stock car racing searches for a seat on big stage
A key to fighting rising Jew-hatred, according to Israel’s premier stock car racer, is to drive a lot of miles in someone else’s car.
Alon Day, a native of Ashdod in southern Israel, has captured...
Florida Holocaust Museum to permanently house Elie Wiesel’s personal collection
The Florida Holocaust Museum and the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity announce that the museum has been chosen as the permanent home of Elie Wiesel’s entire collection, including his Nobel Prize, the entire contents of his personal office...
Florida Jewish day schools receive $25 million in security funds
The Florida Department of Education has distributed $25 million in security funding—of $43 million allocated by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis—to more than 130 Jewish day schools and preschools across the state, the governor’s office announced earlier...