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Shine A Light on Antisemitism: Winners of the Contests Celebrate Creativity, Promote Understanding and Foster Hope 1hnz
By Linda Brockman, Jewish Press Writer/Editor See page 16 for a list of all contest winners | May 12, 2025
It was the 1948 Academy Award-Winning Best Picture that inspired 16-yearold Mila Holtzeker Gamili to create “When Words Leave Cracks” which won first place in the high school division of the third annual Shine A Light on Antisemitism competition last month. Gamili felt very affected by “Gentleman’s Agreement” starring Gregory...

ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents: Record Levels Nationwide y5uk
May 12, 2025
ADL recently released the organization’s 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, which highlights record levels of incidents across the country. In the 2024 Audit, ADL tabulated 9,354 antisemitic incidents across the United States, representing a 5% increase from the 8,873 incidents recorded in 2023, a 344% increase over the past five...
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Free DNA Kits for Holocaust Survivors and their Family 283i18
May 12, 2025
Earlier this year, the Center for Jewish History (CJH) in New York City announced a new multi-year partnership with Ancestry.com family history and DNA database....

Hapoel Tel Aviv Nabs a European Title; 2 Jewish Stars Enter NBA Draft 6b555t
April 28, 2025
(JTA) - Hapoel Tel Aviv won its first European basketball title April 18, beating the Spanish team Gran Canaria 103-94 to sweep the EuroCup finals....

Maldives Ban Israelis as Palestinian-Solidarity Measure 5e4c20
April 28, 2025
(JTA) - After Mohamed Muizzu, president of the Indian Ocean nation of Maldives, announced last year that Israeli port holders would be barred from entering...
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Never Forget: Community Gathers to Honor the Memories of Holocaust Victims 3dk4g
May 12, 2025
On April 24, The Florida Holocaust Museum (FHM) held its annual Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration at The James Museum in downtown St. Petersburg....
Community to host Islamic Jihadist turned Israel advocate 4r1d4m
May 12, 2025
On Thursday June 12, the PRIMER Lecture series of the Jewish Federation of Florida’s Gulf Coast, in conjunction with Congregation B’nai Israel of St. Petersburg,...

Jewish Genealogy Society Encourages Local Jews Researching Their Roots e6j3f
By LINDA BROCKMAN Jewish Press writer/reporter | April 28, 2025
With Jewish American Heritage Month beginning May 1, the of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Tampa Bay (JGSTB) want to encourage of the...
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Two Are Better Than One 5k335o
May 12, 2025
Serving as a rabbi in a new city is both an exhilarating and humbling experience. I still the excitement and nervousness I felt when...
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Obituaries 1y311y
May 12, 2025
GEOFFREY MALCOLM BERMAN, DDS, 84, of Clearwater, died April 19. Born in Baltimore, he graduated from the University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry and was...