Tag: Florida
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...
Campus Jewish life requires education reform
Does a mob calling for the genocide of the Jews constitute harassment? Maybe, maybe not. It’s complicated. At least, that’s what the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania told a stunned...
Former DeSantis Jewish outreach chair: ‘I love his words. His actions have broken my...
Randy Fine, a Florida state representative, served as Jewish outreach chair for the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis.
"I am the only Republican Jew elected to the Florida legislature, and you will find few people in...
Antisemitic incident report: Aug. 5-11
JNS publishes a weekly listing of antisemitic incidents recorded by Jewish, pro-Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, as well as international news media. By the Anti-Defamation League’s count, an average of seven instances of varying measure...
Orthodox Jewish mayor of Florida town receives neo-Nazi death threat
Shlomo Danzinger, the Orthodox Jewish mayor of Surfside, Fla., is reportedly under police protection following a neo-Nazi death threat against him and his family.
Danziger received a threatening email on Aug. 4 from someone who...
DeSantis campaign fires staffer for video featuring Nazi symbol
The campaign of Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis fired Nate Hochman, a former writer for National Review, after the speechwriter retweeted a video he had created featuring the Florida governor dissolving into a rotating Sonnenrad.
The...
Florida to investigate Morningstar for potential BDS practices
The Florida agency responsible for investing state and local government assets confirmed to JNS that it is opening an investigation into potential boycott Israel (BDS) practices by the investment firm Morningstar and its subsidiary...
Rubio tells media to hold Florida-bound Roger Waters culpable for anti-Semitism
Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio went on an all-around attack on Pink Floyd co-founder and longtime anti-Israel activist Roger Waters ahead of his tour of Rubio’s state.
Writing in an op-ed for The Floridian, Rubio called Waters out for his recent...
Anti-Semitic fliers dropped at homes in Houston area, second time this year
Hate-filled fliers from an anti-Semitic group were again left outside of homes in the Houston area.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the fliers, which said either “Let’s Go Brandon,” a slogan used to mock U.S. President Joe Biden,...
‘Real-time’ testimonials from survivors to highlight new Orlando Holocaust center
The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, north of Orlando, will expand, relocate and be renamed as its mission shifts to preserving the testimonials and memories of survivors of the Shoah.
The new...