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Florida's Broward County leadership. Source: Facebook.

South Florida county may repeal ‘kosher tax’ after complaints by businesses

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An annual $200 license to mark food as kosher in the heavily Jewish Broward County in Southeast Florida may change next week following complaints by business owners. The annual county license does not guarantee that...
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla). Credit: Flickr.

Sen. Rick Scott prays for Venezuela at Western Wall

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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) prayed for regime change in Venezuela and thus help for its citizens at the Western Wall in Jerusalem while on a trip this week to Israel. “Today, I visited the Western...
Carlints St. Louis. Credit: Miami-Dade Police.

Arrest made in shooting of Jewish man outside Miami synagogue

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Police apprehended the suspect behind last month’s drive-by shooting of a 68-year-old man at the Young Israel of Greater Miami on Tuesday, thanks to him visiting the Hallandale Beach Police Department on Monday to report that...
Young Israel of Bal Harbour, Fla.

Florida synagogue receives package with anti-Semitic and threatening content

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A package containing anti-Semitic and threatening content was received at the Young Israel of Bal Harbour in Southeast Florida on Monday. Inside the package was a DVD, a photo of someone pointing a gun and anti-Semitic writing,...
Eliana Cohen, 2, of Aventura, Fla., received a highly expensive drug called Zolgensma to treat spinal muscular atrophy after the Jewish community raised more than $2.2 million for the family. Credit: Screenshot.

Jewish community raises more than $2 million in five days for drug to treat...

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The Jewish community in and outside South Florida raised more than $2 million for a young couple in Aventura, Fla., to be able to afford the world’s most expensive treatment—a $2.1 million drug called...
Airbnb Office. Credit: Open Grid Scheduler/Flickr.

Florida removes Airbnb from state blacklist of companies

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that he has removed Airbnb from the state’s blacklist following its April reversal of its November decision to delist from its travel opportunities about 200 Jewish-owned properties in Judea and Samaria. “As...
Entry sign to the state of Florida. Credit: DonkeyHotey via Flickr.

Florida Senate passes anti-Semitism bill with clear mandate

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The Florida Senate unanimously passed an anti-Semitism bill previously passed unanimously by the Florida House, which adopts the U.S. State Department definition of anti-Semitism and mandates that discrimination against Jewish people be considered similar to acts...
Screenshot of artist's rendering of the 100-room Kosher House hotel planned in Hollywood, Fla.

Kosher hotel proposed across from Southeast Florida casino

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A kosher hotel has been proposed across the street from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Called the “Kosher House,” it would have a kosher restaurant and a synagogue space, in...
Fla. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera; to his left is Florida Gov. Rick Scott, soon to be senator. Credit: Screenshot.

Meet Carlos Lopez-Cantera: Florida’s first Jewish governor (for five days)

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With Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson conceding his re-election bid on Sunday to Republican Gov. Rick Scott, the state will have its first Jewish governor on an interim basis for five days when Scott is sworn...
Republican Ron DeSantis squares off in a Florida gubernatorial debate with Democrat Andrew Gillum. Credit: Screenshot.

Florida governor-elect Ron DeSantis: ‘I will be aggressive against BDS’

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If there is one American politician who has made support for Israel a daily agenda item, Florida governor-elect Ron DeSantis is that person. DeSantis,a Republican who for six years served in the U.S. House of...