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A Jewish a cappella group puts a funny twist on a popular song from the new Wicked musical film and kicks off Hanukkah celebrations in West Palm Beach.

The collection of photographs traces the evolution of Miami Beach throughout the 20th Century and chronicles the Jewish community's enormous contributions. The book's editors will appear during the 2024 Miami Book Fair.

The exhibit marks the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre at the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel, where heavily armed Hamas militants rampaged through the festival, killing at least 364 people and taking more than 40 hostage. Many of them are still held in Gaza.

The governor’s order announced last month waives application fees and, in some instances, grants in-state tuition to transfer applicants.

Preparing for Hanukkah feels uniquely somber yet defiant this year for the Jewish communities in and around Miami Beach.

U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Miami, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston and U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Parkland, are among a large number co-sponsors of H.R. 6578, "the Commission to Study Acts of Antisemitism in the United States Act."

The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed measures to expand sanctions against Iran and provide money to bolster security at Jewish day schools and preschools.

The “Israel at War: A Town Hall Meeting” begins via Zoom at noon Thursday and ends at 1 p.m., according to the Greater Jewish Federation, which organized the event.

A group of religious leaders from multiple faiths and activists is calling on South Florida's elected leaders to protect the community following a sudden increase nationwide in hate incidents and crimes following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.

With Jewish and Muslim groups reporting an increase of hateful rhetoric in the wake of the war in the Middle East, top federal law enforcement officials in South Florida said they are on alert for possible hate crimes and potential threats.

Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for Shabbat services held amid the ongoing war ignited by Hamas militants' attack on Israel a week earlier. In Miami Beach, it was an emotional service.

The second gentlemen, Doug Emhoff, gathered a group of Jewish leaders at the White House to discuss the surge in anti-Jewish comments involving prominent people.