Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
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Dr. Richard Signer, who played a leading role in establishing not one but two of Central Florida's leading children's hospitals, is retiring this week after a 40-year career at Florida Hospital. Dr. Signer arrived in Central Florida in 1976, at which time he was only the second pediatric surgeon in the region. He went on to found Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in 1989, followed by Florida Hospital for Children in 2000. "I want to acknowledge the tremendous kindness and generosity those... Full story
While Germany takes pride in confronting its Holocaust past and maintaining a strong relationship with Israel, the European nation's recent influx of more than a million Middle East migrants-many originating in countries like Syria and Iraq, which have deeply rooted anti-Israel and anti-Semitic cultures-has generated fear among German Jews that the refugees will undermine their safety. In October, an official German state intelligence document leaked to the German weekly newspaper Welt am... Full story
"Freedom is not Free"... How well we know that statement! I, myself, have used it many, many times. But where does it come from? I recently found out when I received the following poem from The American Legion, which was submitted by John M. McCormick. The poem was written by KELLY STRONG while he was still in high school in Homestead, Florida. It was inspired by his father, a career Marine. Kelly Strong later became a commander in the U.S. Coast Guard. Here is the entire poem: "I watched the... Full story
LAKELAND—The Temple Emanuel Archive and Florida Southern College are joining together to present “Our Jewish Communion: Religious Identity and Growing Up Jewish in Polk County” on Sunday, Feb. 21, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Florida Southern College’s Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. The panel presentation, which is free and open to the public, will examine the joys, struggles, and long-term effects of growing up Jewish in a predominantly Christian area. Dr. Catherine Eskin, associate professor of English at Florida Southern College has organized the present... Full story
Congregation Beth Sholom’s Board of Directors will be honored as Rabbi Karen Allen leads the congregation in Friday evening services at 7 p.m. on Feb. 12. Board members include Linda Bork Kost, president; Burt Kraft, vice-president; Diane Weinbaum, secretary; Dave Englander, treasurer, members Phylis Berger and Marnell LaRoe Hayes, and new board member Fred Jacobs. An Oneg Shabbat with refreshments will follow. The synagogue is located at 315 North 13th Street in Leesburg, with the entrance on Center Street. Guests are always welcome at ... Full story
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the second grade students from Jewish Academy of Orlando got the lesson of a lifetime, and it was not in the classroom. They were able to visit a Habitat for Humanity Winter Park-Maitland construction site at 507 S. Capen Ave., Orlando, to bring to life the lessons they have been learning at school during their Social Studies unit on economics. At Habitat for Humanity, the students conducted mock inspections of a home under construction, putting mathematical (measurement,... Full story
B’nai B’rith International condemns the recent remarks of U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. During a session earlier today Ban spoke to the U.N. Security Council stating, “It is human nature to react to occupation, which often serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism.” This speech is an unacceptable rationalization of terrorism, and Palestinian violence is not a “natural reaction” to Israeli policies. It is, sadly, an easily foreseeable consequence of continuous Palestinian incitement to hatred against Israel, Israelis and Jews in... Full story
Kinneret Council on Aging welcomed Susan Bernstein of Temple Israel to lead a Tu B' Shevat seder on Thursday, Jan. 21, in the dining room at Kinneret Apartments. Allita Dunn (shown in photo) and 20 other residents participated in the seder that featured fruits and grains and red and white grape juice for wine. "This was the first time our residents experienced a Tu B'Shevat seder," said Leslie Collin, executive administrator of the Kinneret Council on Aging. "We hope to make it an annual event... Full story
The U.S. and U.K. have reportedly been spying on Israel for the past 18 years, watching for a potential strike on Iran and keeping tabs on Israel’s drone technology. U.S. and British intelligence “secretly tapped into live video feeds from Israeli drones and fighter jets, monitoring military operations in Gaza, watching for a potential strike against Iran, and keeping tabs on the drone technology Israel exports around the world,” The Intercept revealed in a breaking news feature on Friday. Under a classified program code-named “Anarchist,” Isra... Full story
Non-Orthodox, Diaspora leaders and Netanyahu praise Western Wall compromise JERUSALEM (JTA)—A chorus of non-Orthodox and Diaspora leaders praised the landmark interdenominational compromise on the Western Wall. The compromise will expand the wall’s egalitarian section and place it under the authority of a pluralist committee while solidifying haredi Orthodox control over the site’s traditional, Orthodox section. Women of the Wall, the women’s prayer group that holds monthly services in the Orthodox section, will move to the non-Ort... Full story
