Danish rescue boat docks for final time at Holocaust museum
Thor, a 9-ton Danish fishing boat used to carry Jews from Nazi-controlled Denmark to safety in Sweden in 1943, has found new and final moorings at the Florida Holocaust Museum in downtown St. Petersburg. It took several hours for construction workers on Tuesday, Dec. 10, to carefully hoist and maneuver...
Somber ceremony marks one year since Hamas attack
When Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli residents, Nova music festival goers and IDF soldiers near the Gaza border on Oct. 7, 2023, “We stopped our life, and started a new life,” said Israeli reserve Brigadier General Ziv Avtalion. Just as America has never been the same since Sept. 11, 2001, the...
‘Awesome’ evening to feature animator, honor Abelsons
The Jewish Federation of Florida’s Gulf Coast will kick off its annual fundraising campaign for 2025 with “A Night of Awesome,” featuring Saul Blinkoff whose podcast is “Life of Awesome.” The event, Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Ruth Eckerd Hall beginning at 7 p.m., will also honor longtime Jewish community leaders,...
Israel reached a ceasefire in Lebanon. Is Gaza next?
WASHINGTON — After announcing a ceasefire deal on the Israel-Lebanon border, President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had sharply different takes on what might happen next in the Gaza Strip. The divide between the two men is the same one that’s existed for months: Biden wants to...
Benjamin Netanyahu takes the stand in his corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in court Tuesday, Dec. 10, in his trial on corruption charges, an unprecedented moment that comes years after he...
What fall of Assad in Syria means for Israel
Since the collapse of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s government to rebels, the country has been enveloped in joy and turmoil as hundreds of thousands of...
BYU’s star Jewish QB scores deal with Manischewitz
After a historic football season at BYU, Jake Retzlaff’s latest honor places him in the company of Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali: having his face...
52nd Art Festival Beth-El to feature 170 artists
Art Festival Beth-El, Temple Beth-El’s annual fine art juried exhibition and sale, will celebrate its 52nd anniversary on Jan. 25 - 27, at 400 Pasadena...
St. Pete Chabad scholar-in-residence weekend to explore intersection of science, technology and Judaism
Chabad of St. Petersburg has announced its Scholar in Residence for the Shabbat weekend of Dec. 20-21 will be scholar and seasoned lecturer Rabbi Yechiel...
Jewish comedian Modi to perform in Tampa
Stand up comedian Modi Rosenfeld checks several boxes: He was born in Israel, was primarily raised in the United States and is Jewish. Modi will...
Kylie Michele Longstreet
Kylie Michele Longstreet, daughter of Jerelyn Petracco of Clearwater, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Temple...
The joy of rededication
Take a moment to recall a time in your life when you had unlimited opportunities to spend time with a best friend –maybe it was...
Just a nosh…
Jewish ace Max Fried signs record-breaking contract with Yankees (via New York Jewish Week) – Jewish pitcher Max Fried has reportedly signed an eight-year, $218...
