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The Jewish Press of Tampa and the Jewish Press of Pinellas County are Independently- owned biweekly Jewish community newspapers published in cooperation with and supported by the Tampa JCC & Federation and the Jewish Federation of Pinellas & Pasco Counties, respectively

 
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March 5, 2010  RSS feed
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Body believed to be Jewish Canadian finally recovered in collapsed Haiti hotel
After a month of continuous recovery work to locate the body of a missing Canadian Jewish businessman believed buried under the rubble of the Montana Hotel. Volunteers from ZAKA —the Israeli organization that collects victims’ bodies for proper burial— recovered a body with the passport of the missing man. More...
Gefilte fish dilemma not just a lot of carp

WASHINGTON (JTA) — In time for the Passover season, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking into the question of loads of fish to make gefilte fish for Passsover. More...

Ask the Expert
Gluten-free matzot

EDITOR’S NOTE: Courtesy of MyJewishLearning.com, the Jewish Press is offering the Ask the Expert column for readers’ enjoyment and the “I didn’t know that” value. In the weeks to come, the column will delve into various aspects of Yiddishkeit. More...

Earthquake in Chile destroys synagogue
Jewish groups again pledge disaster aid
JTA news service and staff reports

The Masorti synagogue in Concepcion was reported destroyed in the destruction caused by the 8.8 magnitude that rocked Chile Feb. 27. Chilean casualties were estimated to total 800 as of March 4, but no casualties were reported among the 16,000 members of the Chilean Jewish community and damage to other Jewish institutions was minimal, according to initial reports. More...

Granddaughter of local couple shaken by Chilean earthquake

Jillian Irwin, granddaughter of Larry and Myrna Irwin of St. Pete Beach, was spending a semester abroad at the University of Chile, when the 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Feb. 27. A premed student at Harvard, Jillian was traveling Jillian Irwin, granddaughter of Larry and Myrna Irwin of St. Pete Beach, was spending a semester abroad at the University of Chile, when the 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Feb. 27. A premed student at Harvard, Jillian was traveling More...

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