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Journalist who has linked U.S. companies to Nazi regime to lecture on both...
Edwin Black has made a career of writing about powerful American companies in alliance with the nefarious powers such as the Nazi regime and how supposedly wellmeaning non-profit groups are funding...
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Suncoast Hillels hires USF grad to support Israel advocacy
To further develop Israel advocacy efforts on the University of South Florida Tampa campus, Hillels of the Florida Suncoast has hired Michael Kalmowicz as the Israel on Campus specialist. In his new...
View ArticleTeen gets probation, community service for shul vandalism
WASHINGTON (JTA via Washington Jewish Week) – A Maryland teenager who spray-painted swastikas on a local synagogue was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to perform 80 hours of community...
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19th CBI Gift and Craft Show Nov 14-15
For its 19th year, Congregation B’nai Israel will host its annual Gift and Craft Show on Saturday evening, Nov. 14, and all day Sunday, Nov. 15. This indoor show will host fine craftspeople and vendors...
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Eric Tyler Jacobson
Eric Tyler Jacobson, son of Lisa and Marc Jacobson of Tierra Verde, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 31 at Temple Beth-El in St. Petersburg.read more
View ArticleLuski/Medvin
Rachel Esther Luski and Alan Sydney Medvin were married Sunday, Oct. 11 at Congregation B’nai Israel in St. Petersburg. The bride’s father, Rabbi Jacob Luski, performed the ceremony.read more
View ArticleObituaries
MARSHA HACK, 73, of Clearwater, died Oct. 13. She was originally from Baltimore, MD. Survivors include her children; Steven Sugarman (and Tami Allen) of California, Wendi Sugarman (and Jon Krasnoff) of...
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Federation’s campaign launch event at Dali museum Nov. 4
The Jewish Federation of Pinellas & Pasco Counties will hold its campaign launch party, “The Art of Giving,” on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. inside the Salvador Dali Museum in downtown St....
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Larry David is spot-on as Bernie Sanders on ‘SNL’
By BEN SALES JTA news service “What’s the deal with emails, anyway?”read more
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The Jewish Bernie Sanders who only Vermonters know
By RON KAMPEAS JTA news service MANCHESTER CENTER, Vt.read more
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Marlee Matlin reveling in ‘Spring Awakening’ revival
By CURT SCHLEIER JTA news service When the rock musical Spring Awakening premiered on Broadway, it was a critical darling and financial success. It won almost every major award possible, including...
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Families get together to explore Judaism through crafty creations and stories
Congregation Beth Shalom in Clearwater was buzzing with excitement on Sunday, Oct. 4 for the first PJ Library “Make Time” multi-generational programs.read more
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PJ Library national officer suggests tips for better program
When it comes to staging PJ Library events, if both parents and children see them as an opportunity to makes friends as well as hear stories, the program is likely to grow.That was the message of Paul...
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Advice from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: ‘Jews need to stop navel-gazing’
By URIEL HEILMAN JTA news service NEW YORK Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, a philosopher and member of the U.K.read more
View Article2 lawyers to receive leadership awards from Cardozo Society
The Cardozo Society of Tampa Bay will honor attorneys Bruce Bokor of Clearwater and William Kalish of Tampa for their contributions to the legal community and to the Tampa Bay Jewish community over the...
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I am a funny kind of a Jew
I have big gaps in my knowledge base, because, in Sunday School, I was too busy eyeing Richard Newhauser than paying attention to why we celebrate Simchat Torah. In geography class, I was more...
View ArticleArab-backed UNESCO resolution condemns Israel for ‘illegal measures’ that...
(JTA) – UNESCO, the U.N. cultural agency, condemned Israel for what it said are attempts to alter the status quo at the Temple Mount.read more
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