Chaos broke out ahead of the Democratic Party convention on Monday as protesters jeered the party chairwoman over leaked emails showing Democratic officials worked to undermine Bernie Sanders in his presidential primary battle with Hillary Clinton. Hours before the start of the four-day gathering to nominate Clinton for the White House, outgoing Democratic National Committee…
— A southern Florida rabbi spoke up on behalf of a mosque delisted as a polling station. Palm Beach County removed the Islamic Center of Boca Raton as a polling station after receiving complaints from voters, WPTV reported on Monday. Speaking up on the mosque’s behalf was Rabbi Barry Silver, the rabbi at Congregation L’Dor…
Sometimes you can really put your foot in your mouth on Twitter. Miko Grimes, the outspoken wife of Tampa Bay Buccaneers star cornerback Brent Grimes, got into some hot water on Twitter after she used anti-Semitic language to critique the Jewish owners of her husband’s former team, the Miami Dolphins. The rant may not have…
(JTA) — A Florida rabbi must leave his pulpit after his protest of Donald Trump’s speech at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference riled congregants. David Paskin, who serves as rabbi of the Conservative Temple Beth David synagogue in the south Florida city of Palm Beach Gardens, will leave his position in July. In…
A woman was attacked by a shark off the Florida coast on Sunday, swimming back to shore for help with a bite in her thigh, ABC News reported. Mary Marcus, 57, was listed in stable condition at a hospital, ABC reported, citing Vero Beach police. Representatives for the Vero Beach Police Department and the hospital…
Two of the most prominent Jewish Democrats are engaged in an ugly battle, which is playing out on national TV, at party headquarters, and on the battlefield of a Florida congressional district. Bernie Sanders, the progressive presidential candidate and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, are locked in a bitter dispute. The…
The South Florida man accused of plotting to bomb a Miami-area synagogue was denied bail on Tuesday. At a bail hearing in U.S. District Court in Miami, the judge ruled that James Gonzalo Medina, 40, is a flight risk and a danger to the community. If convicted, he faces life in prison. His court-appointed attorney, Joaquin…
The South Florida man arrested for planning to bomb a Miami synagogue is a convert to Islam who hoped to inspire further attacks, according to court documents. James Gonzalo Medina, 40, of Hollywood, was charged Monday with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center during Friday night…
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