Articles from the March 10, 2023 edition

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 By Faygie Holt    News    March 10, 2023

Law enforcement: White supremacists not welcome in Central Florida

(JNS) - A sheriff in Central Florida made it loud and clear that white supremacists are not welcome following a series of antisemitic incidents in Volusia County and adjacent areas. "When you are...

 

Netanyahu talks with US senators about confronting Iran

(JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met separately on Tuesday with U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), stressing to them the importance of the bilateral relationship and that America is the Jewish state’s...

 

Lamarr to be honored locally

(JNS) - An historical marker will be dedicated on Sunday, March 12, in Casselberry to recognize and honor Jewish American actress Hedy Lamarr. Lamarr is considered by many Hollywood historians as one...

 

Rep. Soto requests investigation of GDL

Following up on his promise made to Rabbi Konikov of Chabad of South Orlando and the entire Central Florida Jewish community, Rep. Darren Soto reached out to the United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to seek an investigation into the...

 

Jewish Chamber goes to a Solar Bears' game

Jewish Heritage Night was an ideal evening for the Jewish Chamber to partner with the Eatonville Chamber to enjoy a Solar Bears Game together in the Silver Suite. Participants had the opportunity to network, meet Shades the mascot and chat with...

 

Saturday Night Out at the Rosen JCC is back in March

Kick off the spring season by booking Saturday Night Out at the Rosen JCC. The Rosen JCC offers Saturday Night Out as a way for parents to take a break and plan a night out without the kids. Kids have the opportunity for their own night of fun and...

 

New exhibit at the Holocaust Center

A grand opening reception will be held on March 23, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. for the newest exhibition, “The Memory Project: Finding Kalman and Never Again - Again.” The program will feature Roz Jacobs and Laurie Weisman. The two exhibits combine...

 

White Rose essay contest

Registration is open for the White Rose Essay Contest, offered by The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center. This year’s I nspiration draws from the PBS Documentary by Ken Burns, “The U.S. and the Holocaust” to answer the question...

 
 By Ron Kampeas    News    March 10, 2023

Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell visit Israel and meet with Netanyahu amid looming crises

(JTA) — Judging from the photos and the tweets, it looked like a set of normal Congressional delegations to Israel: Senators posing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The U.S. ambassador declaring that “Bipartisanship is alive and...

 
 By Andrew Lapin    News    March 10, 2023

Ohio is investigating a Nazi homeschooling network that teaches children to love Hitler

(JTA) — Ohio’s department of education is investigating a homeschooling network that claims public schools are run by “Zionist scum,” teaches kids to say “Sieg Heil” in class and instructs fellow parents not to give their kids “Jewish m...

 
 By David I. Klein    News    March 10, 2023

Frankfurt cancels Roger Waters concert

(JTA) — Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd bassist who is a leading proponent of the movement to boycott Israel, has been blocked from performing in Frankfurt after the city called him “one of the world’s most well known antisemites.” Waters had...

 

Beyond the 'Day of Hate': The best strategy to keep American Jews safe over the long term

(JTA) — My synagogue sent out a cautiously anxious email yesterday about an event coming this Shabbat, a neo-Nazi “Day of Hate.” The email triggered fuzzy memories of one of the strangest episodes that I can remember from my childhood....

 

Stop subsidizing the murder of Americans, Mr. President

(JNS) — One of those Palestinians who the U.S. State Department keeps telling us wants a two-state solution murdered yet another Israeli, this time an American citizen. Elan Ganeles, a 27-year-old in town to attend a friend’s wedding, was shot de...

 

Cancel culture comes to the Conference of Presidents

(JNS) — Several days ago, I returned from attending the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (“CoP” or the “Conference”) leadership mission in Israel, along with the leaders of approximately 20 other American...

 

'Ad Matai,' Lord, until when?

(JNS) — King David’s plaintive and eternally mysterious question ad matai? (until when?), which we recite daily with heads bent or in deep self-contemplation, has a particularly searing relevance when I look at the recent terror attacks...

 

The US does nothing about another American murdered by Palestinians

(JNS) — Elan Ganeles of Connecticut was murdered by Palestinian Arab terrorists this week, thus becoming the 147th American citizen to be killed by Palestinians since 1968. Yet not a single Palestinian Arab terrorist has ever been brought to the...

 

What's Happening

MORNING MINYANS Chabad of North Orlando and Chabad of Altamonte Springs are holding in-person minyans. Chabad of South Orlando — Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m., 407-354-3660....

 

Ancient moat and enigmatic hand imprint uncovered in Jerusalem

(JNS) - A mysterious hand imprint carved into a thousand-year-old rock-hewn moat that was part of the ancient fortifications of Jerusalem has been uncovered next to the Old City's northern wall, the...

 

Meet the real-life sister act behind the two new '90s Jewish American Girl dolls

(JTA) - As children in upstate New York, twin sisters Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy went to Hebrew school three days a week, spent their summers at a JCC summer camp and got to know local...

 
 By Jacob Henry    News    March 10, 2023

Why American Eagle now has a mezuzah at its Times Square flagship

(New York Jewish Week) — American Eagle Outfitters now has a mezuzah on the front door of its flagship Times Square location, courtesy of Chabad, the Hasidic outreach movement. The parchment with Jewish holy text in an oblong metallic case,...

 
 By Nancy Ludin    Features    March 10, 2023

Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk: Evacuation plan

If you’re a caregiver, knowing how to evacuate a loved one or how a loved one can take shelter during an emergency may not be as easy as just stepping out a door, or crawling out a window, especially if your loved one has mobility challenges and...

 

Hit the greens for a good cause

The annual Pavilion Golf Society golf tournament will be held on Monday, May 8, at Heathrow Country Club. Hosted by the Jewish Pavilion and benefiting the Orlando Senior Help Desk, this popular tournament offers golfers a breakfast followed by a...

 

Monthly activates to enhance your Jewish connections

Chatting over breakfast is a great way to get to know people in the community. Networking is ideal for business and also good for friendship. The Jewish Chamber offers both with monthly programs that attract a wide variety of ages and professions....

 
 By Ron Kampeas    News    March 10, 2023

Israel's home demolitions after terrorist attacks, explained

(JTA) – Less than a hour after a terror attack in eastern Jerusalem on Friday killed three people, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a succinct message: Destroy the Palestinian...

 
 By Jon Kalish    Features    March 10, 2023

An ahead-of-its-time klezmer album will be performed live for the first time

(New York Jewish Week) - In 1955, a group of musicians gathered in a Manhattan recording studio and committed to tape 16 tunes. When the LP, "Tanz," was released the following year, it barely made a...

 

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