Tag: Florida
FSU SJP member arrested for throwing chocolate milk at college Republicans
A member of Students for Justice in Palestine at Florida State University in Tallahassee was arrested and charged with battery for throwing chocolate milk last week at a group of student Republicans tabling on...
Wasserman Schultz’s office evacuated after suspicious package discovered
The Florida office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) was evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious package, perhaps with some kind of explosive, was discovered, according to law enforcement. A total of six such...
As Hurricane Michael spins into Florida, new rabbi spins up aid
While tens of thousands of people were busying themselves with storm preparation or heading out of town to escape the worst of Hurricane Michael—now approaching the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 storm with...
Florida lieutenant governor candidate blasted for college comment to Jewish students
The Democratic candidate for Florida lieutenant governor, Chris King, claimed that he lost his campaign to be president of Harvard University’s undergraduate council, part of the student government election, because he was “nailed to...
Florida gubernatorial candidate linked to Dream Defenders, whose founder has ties to Palestinian terror...
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate running for governor of Florida, has associated with the radical left-wing group Dream Defenders, whose founder, Phillip Agnew, has ties to Ahmad Abuznaid, a supporter of the U.S.-designated...
Anti-Semitism forum taking place in Florida
Hadassah Florida Atlantic is presenting, along with StandWithUs/Southeast and the Anti-Defamation League, a forum called “Combat the Rampant Rise of Anti-Semitism – Giving you the Tools” from 1-3:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 at South...
At Rosh Hashana, new Jewish community center about to start construction in Palm City
At Rosh Hashana, plans are being finalized for a new community center at the Chabad Jewish Center of Martin & St. Lucie County.
Next year this time, when the Jewish calendar turns from the year 5779...
No Small Change program enables teens to invest in their community
High school students who are eager to change the world have the opportunity to do so by applying for No Small Change, a collaborative project between the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and...
Goodman JFS launches Jewish Disabilities Inclusion Project
Jewish community professionals, educators, rabbis and lay leaders representing 12 synagogues and organizations throughout Broward County recently met at Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El in Plantation to inaugurate the Thought Leadership Forum for the Jewish Disabilities Inclusion Project.
The Jewish...
Jewish students in Miami Beach show solidarity with Stoneman Douglas
High school students at the Hebrew Academy (RASG) in Miami Beach recently honored the victims of the shooting tragedy of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland with a student-run solidarity program.
This program, a...