Articles from the February 24, 2017 edition
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A 'Tweet' day with Federation's Shalom Families
Eighty-five dads, moms and children joined PJ Library Orlando/Shalom Families on Feb. 5 for "Birds and Trees, a 'Tweet' Tu B'shevat Celebration" at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland.... Full story
Enjoying Tu B'Shevat at Brookdale Island Lake
Tu B'Shevat Shabbat programs were held at various senior living communities earlier this month to welcome the upcoming spring harvest and celebrate the new year of the trees. Friends, residents and... Full story
Obituary - JUDITH S. BECKER
Judith Becker, age 88, of Longwood, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at Serenades at Longwood. She was born on March 5, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, and was a daughter of the late Samuel and Lillian Rosenblum Bederson. A homemaker, she married... Full story
Obituary - ESTELLE BRAUN
Estelle Braun, age 86, of Winter Park, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at Florida Hospital-Winter Park. Born in New York on Sept. 28, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Sol and Claire Goldberg Steiner. A homemaker, she is survived by... Full story
Obituary - CAROL LOWENSTEIN
Carol Doris Sainker Lowenstein died peacefully at 5:20 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2017, at Cornerstone Hospice at Winchester Towers, Winter Park. She was buried at Mount Sinai Cemetery in Daytona Beach, Florida on Feb. 12, 2017. Carol was born in Flushing,... Full story
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Evangelicals are ready to speak for Israel in Trump's Washington
TEL AVIV (JTA)-Evangelicals, who have been advocating for Israel for years, have historically let the Jews take the lead. Laurie Cardoza-Moore, for one, is excited that they are poised to take on a... Full story
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Jewish journalist sticks up for Trump after being called a ‘liar’ (JTA)—The Jewish reporter whom President Donald Trump interrupted and accused of lying at a news conference defended Trump’s actions as owing to a misunderstanding. Jake Turx, a repor... Full story
Jews gather at rallies across US urging support for refugees
NEW YORK (JTA)-Over 100 years ago, Barnett Levine was greeted by the New York skyline and the Statue of Liberty as he arrived in the United States, having fled anti-Semitism and pogroms in his native... Full story
