Protests continue against Jewish conference featuring DeSantis
Local politicians and Jewish activists are calling on Chelsea Piers to cancel the Jewish Leadership Conference scheduled for Sunday
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Legislators in California and Florida have directed major new funding to Jewish organizations and causes in their upcoming budgets. California’s proposed 2021-2022 budget includes $50 million to boost security for non-profit organizations such as synagogues and Jewish schools, while Florida is providing a $1 million dollar grant to the Jewish Federation of Sarasota- Manatee. Also…
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Fast Forward Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Sued Over State Cabinet Meeting In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An open-government watchdog group and several news outlets filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of the Florida State Cabinet over a meeting being held in Jerusalem. The Cabinet meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem was scheduled to be held on Wednesday afternoon. The lawsuit said that the…
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Fast Forward Self-Proclaimed ‘Most Pro-Israel Governor’ To Hold Cabinet Meeting In Israel
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will convene a meeting of the state cabinet in Israel later this month, the News Service of Florida reported last week. DeSantis, a Republican, successfully ran for office last year promising to be the “most pro-Israel governor” in America. He said last week that while in the Jewish state between May…
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Fast Forward New Florida Judge Takes The Bench With Jewish Prayer For Wisdom
After Robert Luck was named to the Florida Supreme Court on Monday, he closed his speech, in which he posited he was the first Jewish member in 20 years, with a blessing from the Amidah, a prayer recited throughout services while standing. “You grace humans with wisdom and teach humanity perception,” Luck said, according to…
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Fast Forward Florida Governor Firing Sheriff Scott Israel Over Parkland Shooting Response
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to suspend and then replace Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel over the public safety department’s response to the school shooting in Parkland last year, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. DeSantis will share the news Friday afternoon, sources told the Sun Sentinel. He’s likely to name former Coral Springs…
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Fast Forward Florida Governor-Elect DeSantis Vows To Keep Safety Funding For Jewish Schools
Florida Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and Lieutenant Governor-elect Jeanette Nuñez visited a Jewish day school in South Florida on Monday morning, where they toured classrooms and held a discussion on continued funding for safety measures, CBS Miami reported. Kindergarten through second-grade students greeted the politicians at Brauser Maimonides Academy Jewish Day School in Fort Lauderdale, where…
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News DeSantis Jewish Outreach Head Attended Anti-Pelosi Protest With Proud Boys
The head of Florida gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis’ Jewish outreach around Miami attended a Republican protest outside a campaign event that included participation by two members of the white nationalist group the Proud Boys — and later caused a party leader to apologize. Miami-Dade Jewish outreach chair Corey Breier, who also donated $2,000 to the…
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