Artist’s still lifes meant to move
Though she paints everyday objects, St. Petersburg resident Nancy Cohen is far from ordinary. Her website declares she is “determinedly out of sync with the times,” and in a sense, that is correct. Not many artists turn the lights out in their studio before they begin to paint. In her...
About Art Festival Beth-El
What: Art Festival Beth-El is a juried art show and sale benefitting Temple Beth-El in St. Petersburg. This is the show’s 49th year. When: A private preview for patrons and sponsors on Saturday, Jan. 29 and is free and open to the public on Sunday, Jan. 30 and Monday, Jan....
Neo-Nazi group’s case concludes with 7 years prison time for leader; time served for local recruit
The leader of what federal prosecutors said was a ring of four neo-Nazi white supremacists – including one from the Tampa Bay area – was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 11 to seven years in federal prison, bringing the case to a conclusion. In early 2020, federal officials rounded up the defendants...
Livestreamed services meant whole world could hear attack
For most of the Shabbat services streamed from Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, TX, in the course of the past two years only a few dozen people ever tuned in, mostly from their homes in the Fort Worth suburb. But as the regular Shabbat morning service led by Rabbi Charlie...
Museum to honor photographer, Bielski descendants
For the second year, the Florida Holocaust Museum will transform its To Life gala, normally the museum’s most elegant evening, into a virtual event – taking place on Thursday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Marking the 30th anniversary of the museum, this year’s event is titled “To Life: To Eternity.”...
33 years after classic bar mitzvah episode, revamped ‘Wonder Years’ revisits the ritual
Paul Pfeiffer’s bar mitzvah made Jewish television history when “The Wonder Years” devoted an episode to it in 1989. Pfeiffer, played by a Jewish actor...
NYC rabbi was drawn into Texas temple hostage negotiations
Among the details that trickled out during the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, TX, on Saturday, Jan. 15, was the fact that...
Prince Charles commissions Holocaust survivor portraits for palace
The United Kingdom’s Prince Charles has commissioned portraits of seven Holocaust survivors to be displayed at Buckingham Palace for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Charles commissioned...
Chabad Chai finds breezy space
When Covid set back plans for Chabad Chai to construct a new Chabad center on land it owns along Armenia Avenue in Tampa, Rabbi Mendy...
Real to Reel to feature ‘Rosenwald;’ talk back with filmmaker Kempner
The film “Rosenwald,” spotlighting Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, will be shown virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. as part of the Real to...
Museum to offer free admission on International Holocaust Remembrance Day Jan. 27
A virtual “Lunch and Learn” discussion between local Holocaust survivor Helen Kahan and Yara Lugo, educator at the Florida Holocaust Museum, will be held at...
Tu B’Shevat: So much more than Jewish Arbor Day
Self-awareness is an important characteristic of any individual. So, I am well aware of the fact that when a Jewish holiday comes around, I say...
Greyden Cooper Fox
Greyden Cooper Fox, son of Jason and Christina Fox of Tampa, was called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 30 at...
Eric Scott Fisher
Eric Scott Fisher, son of Steve and Cheryl Fisher of Tampa, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 5...
Greyden Cooper Fox
Greyden Cooper Fox, son of Jason and Christina Fox of Tampa, was called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 30 at...
Abby Elizabeth Solondz
Abby Elizabeth Solondz, daughter of Neil and Sari Solondz of Palm Harbor, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Dec....
