Articles from the February 5, 2016 edition
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Founder of Florida Hospital for Children, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, retires
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....
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Influx of Mideast migrants brings fear of renewed anti-Semitism to Germany
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...
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"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...
Jewish Archive to hold panel on religious diversity in Polk County
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 Colle...
Sabbath service to honor Beth Sholom Board
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 W...
Jewish Academy of Orlando and Habitat for Humanity provide hands-on lesson for students
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...
B'nai B'rith condemns Ki-Moon's remarks
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 poten...
Kinneret residents enjoy Tu B'Shevat seder
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...
U.S. and U.K. spied on Israel for past 18 years
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 dr...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
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 w...
