Reaction to display of hate ranges from outrage to no comment
A group of demonstrators dressed in neo-Nazi garb, giving Heil Hitler type salutes and waving SS and swastika flags, spewed hatred for Jews and Blacks as they gathered on the steps and at the entrance to the Tampa Convention Center on Saturday, July 23. Their presence outside a Student Action...
City resolution condemns antisemitism
Antisemitism has no home in Tampa, members of the Tampa City Council declared as they unanimously approved a resolution denouncing antisemitism at their July 28 meeting. The resolution came five days after demonstrators waved flags with swastikas and Nazi SS emblems on them and displayed posters with antisemitic and racist...
Tampa rabbi joins suit targeting new abortion law
Rabbi Jason Rosenberg has joined with two women rabbis from South Florida in a lawsuit that seeks an injunction against a new state law that imposes new, stricter limits on when and under what circumstances a woman can get an abortion. The suit, filed Monday, Aug. 1 in Miami- Dade...
Jewish identity has shaped Andrew Warren’s career
The Tampa Bay area’s most prominent Jewish politician, Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, was suspended from office on Thursday, Aug. 4 by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on grounds of neglect of duty. Among elements of the order to suspend Warren are assertions that Warren publicly pledged not to prosecute...
At ‘Jewish Olympics,’ Argentine athletes proudly played for their country – and many others
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina set a new national record for the number of athletes it sent to the Maccabiah Games in Israel this year —...
The Wall continues to be a battleground betweens Jews and other Jews
JERUSALEM — An American teen was harassed during her bat mitzvah ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in late July as haredi Orthodox protesters...
Lipstadt sees progress in combating antisemitism in Gulf States
When Deborah Lipstadt recently met with a Saudi diplomat, she recalled, “He stood up and he said to me, ‘I come from a city where...
Think Tank Theater to open Warsaw occupation play
ThinkTank Theatre will perform the regional premier of “Exhibits at the Zoo,” by Matt Harmon. “Exhibits at the Zoo’ follows Mendel, an imaginative boy who...
Frugality and wealth not mutually exclusive
Dear Editor, Re:“After a ‘minimalist’ life, woman leaves Tampa JFS with largest ever donation” - June 17 edition: Why is it such a surprise that...
Holocaust survivor throws out first pitch; Tampa Bay Rays donate $10,000 to museum
Holocaust survivor Sylvia Richman was an honored guest at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on July 13 when she got to throw out the ceremonial...
Blessed to live in age when women can be rabbis
I am often asked what brought me to the rabbinate. Even today, 50 years after the ordination of the first woman in the United States,...
Brennan Alexander Port
Brennan Alexander Port, son of Lauren and Lou Port of Tampa, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, June 25...
Madison Gelwix
Madison Gelwix, daughter of Melissa and Joseph Gelwix of Tampa, was called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Thursday, March 31 at Congregation...
Whitney Brooke Fries
Whitney Brooke Fries, daughter of Marcy and Bill Fries of Tampa, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, April 9...
Shaylin Dale Berger
Shaylin Dale Berger, daughter of Craig and Melissa Berger of Tampa, was called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 5 at...
