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The sad news came in over the media networks around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4-Joan Rivers had died. She was 81 years old. Was there anyone who hadn't heard of Joan Rivers? Ears perked up when she would say "Can we talk?" On March 14,1999, she asked 750 people in attendance at the Dorothy Morrell Cultural Series that question and then told us about her recent knee surgery that had us all in stitches. She didn't tear her ACL or anything like that. She had fat taken out from the area around her knees and now they were swollen. We couldn't... Full story
Recently, in reaction to the Gaza conflict, George Galloway, a Respect party representative to U.K.'s Parliament announced that the West Yorkshire city of Bradford would be an "Israel-free zone." "We don't want any Israeli goods, we don't want any Israeli services, we don't want any Israeli academics coming to the university or the college, we don't even want any Israeli tourists to come to Bradford, even if any of them had thought of doing so," Galloway stated. Speaking on behalf of the Respect Party in Leeds, the MP for Bradford West... Full story
President Obama spoke out against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in his remarks addressing the execution of journalist James Foley on Aug. 19, stating that "a group like ISIL has no place in the 21st century." He went on to say "There has to be a common effort to extract this cancer so it does not spread. There has to be a clear rejection of this kind of nihilistic ideologies... Friends and allies around the world, we share a common security a set of values opposite of what we saw yesterday. We will continue to confront this hateful... Full story
Oviedo resident and member of Congregation Ohev Shalom Elana Goldstein was all excited when she found out last May that she would be going to Israel through the Taglit-Birthright program. She'd wanted to go ever since her dad, David, told her about the trip when she was a little girl. "He went to Israel when he was 18 and lived on a kibbutz for 6 months," she told Heritage. Taglit-Birthright, partially funded by the Israeli government, provides free 10-day trips to Israel for any Jewish adult between the ages of 18 and 26. So, Elana who was 18,... Full story
The Heritage Florida Jewish News is pleased to announce the recipient of this year's Human Service Award is Loren London. Words to describe London include creator, hard worker, organizer, enthusiastic, determined, thoughtful and loving. Those are just a few of the words that paint a picture of this lovely woman whose heart is deeply committed to her family and her community. As Cantor Alan Robuck of Congregation Ohev Shalom puts it, "Some people are thinkers and creators. Some people are great at getting a project off the ground. Some people ar... Full story
If someone needs to get something done in Casselberry, call Sandi Solomon. Running for her third term as Casselberry city commissioner seat 3, Solomon has that rare ability to see what needs to be done and gets it done. Eight years ago, Solomon retired after 35 years of teaching elementary school in Seminole County. Wondering what she was going to do, she took a month-long trip to Israel. It wasn't her first trip-she's been four times-and probably won't be her last. In fact, she says, "If I could go tonight, I would!" Returning from Israel, she... Full story
If Kevin Weiss could only pick one word to blaze across his wall, that word would be justice. "I'm an idealistic type of person," Weiss told The Heritage. "I like to help people and if I see an injustice it burns me up." Ever since he was a child, whether something was unfair or if he saw someone hurting and if he felt he could help resolve the situation, he would try to remedy the problem. That's the kind of man Kevin Weiss is. A sense of justice was the driving force that led him to become a lawyer-just about the best in Orlando (Orlando... Full story
