Artist’s still lifes meant to move
Though she paints everyday objects, St. Petersburg resident Nancy Cohen is far from ordinary. Her website declares she is “determinedly out of sync with the times,” and in a sense, that is correct. Not many artists turn the lights out in their studio before they begin to paint. In her...
Neo-Nazi group’s case concludes with 7 years prison time for leader; time served for local recruit
The leader of what federal prosecutors said was a ring of four neo-Nazi white supremacists – including one from the Tampa Bay area – was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 11 to seven years in federal prison, bringing the case to a conclusion. In early 2020, federal officials rounded up the defendants...
About Art Festival Beth-El
What: Art Festival Beth-El is a juried art show and sale benefitting Temple Beth-El in St. Petersburg. This is the show’s 49th year. When: A private preview for patrons and sponsors on Saturday, Jan. 29 and is free and open to the public on Sunday, Jan. 30 and Monday, Jan....
Livestreamed services meant whole world could hear attack
For most of the Shabbat services streamed from Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, TX, in the course of the past two years only a few dozen people ever tuned in, mostly from their homes in the Fort Worth suburb. But as the regular Shabbat morning service led by Rabbi Charlie...
Museum to honor photographer, Bielski descendants
For the second year, the Florida Holocaust Museum will transform its To Life gala, normally the museum’s most elegant evening, into a virtual event – taking place on Thursday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Marking the 30th anniversary of the museum, this year’s event is titled “To Life: To Eternity.”...
Well-known NYC rabbi was drawn into Texas temple hostage negotiations
Among the details that trickled out during the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, TX, on Saturday, Jan. 15, was the fact that...
Israeli government coalition teeters amid conflict over tree-planting in Bedouin villages
(JTA) – Members of one of Israel’s Arab political parties are vowing to boycott Knesset proceedings, and thus threatening the coalition that governs by a...
2 antisemitic incidents reported in South Tampa
Two incidents of perceived antisemitism reported during the first week of the year in South Tampa prompted the Tampa JCCs and Federation to issue a...
Real to Reel to feature ‘Rosenwald;’ talk back with filmmaker Kempner
The film “Rosenwald,” spotlighting Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, will be shown virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. as part of the Real to...
Museum to offer free admission on International Holocaust Remembrance Day Jan. 27
A virtual “Lunch and Learn” discussion between local Holocaust survivor Helen Kahan and Yara Lugo, educator at the Florida Holocaust Museum, will be held at...
Scholar-in-residence to reflect on ‘Mangel vs. Mengele’
Chabad of Clearwater will host a scholar-in-residence, Rabbi Nochum Mangel, director of Chabad in Dayton, OH on Shabbat, Jan. 8. “Rabbi Mangel is a lecturer...
Greyden Cooper Fox
Greyden Cooper Fox, son of Jason and Christina Fox of Tampa, was called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 30 at...
Does the world change or do we?
In our Torah we have just opened the Book of Exodus sharing our story of pain and possibility. In the span of a few verses...
