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Our Volunteers Bring Light into Residents’ Lives 28th Annual Volunteer...
On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, Menorah Manor recognized over 350 active volunteers, including trustees and Guild members, at the 28th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon with the theme “You Are the...
View ArticleSOPHIA ZEITLIN, 90,
of Tampa, died May 29. She moved to Tampa in 1960 from Fort Smith, AR. Survivors include her two daughters, Rhonda Frazier and Paula Butler; two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials may be made...
View ArticleANNA STERN, 91,
of Tampa, died May 26. She was born in Otwock, Poland, and was a Holocaust survivor. She came to the United States in 1956. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Jeanette Kauf-Stern,...
View ArticleMORRIS J. SCHONWETTER, 93,
of Tampa, died June 9. He was born in Poland and lived in Brooklyn, NY, and North Miami Beach prior to moving here 18 years ago. He was a member of Congregation Kol Ami and a former senior advisor on...
View ArticleJANET JUDY ROSENBERG, 75,
of Tampa, died June 11. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, and moved to Tampa in 2006 from Boca Raton. She worked as a social worker in her own private practice in New York in mental health for many...
View ArticleDOROTHY RIVERA, 68,
of Tampa, died June 9. Formerly of New York, she moved to the Tampa area in 1988. She was a long time recovering alcoholic of 36 years. She worked as a building maintenance woman and years ago worked...
View ArticleLUCILLE BAKER OSTER, 93,
of Tampa, died May 25. She was born in Jacksonville and grew up in Orlando and eventually settled in Tampa. She was a member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom and its Sisterhood and Menorah Manor.read more
View ArticleMATTHEW EVAN KOPPELMAN, 33,
of Lutz, died June 8. He was born in Cleveland, OH, and moved to Lutz recently from Pompano Beach. He was a graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and was a computer system...
View ArticleALFRED HOWARD, 95,
of Tampa, died May 31. He was born in Cleveland, OH. During World War II he was a project engineer, working on a guidance system for missiles. He was chief engineer for adapting the autopilot for the...
View ArticleNORMA HIRSCH, 80,
of Tampa, died June 6. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she moved to the Tampa Bay area in 1971. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Lawrence; two sisters, Elaine McClintock and Carol Satler....
View ArticleKosher Lunch Menus
Kosher lunches are sponsored by the Hillsborough County Department of Aging Services. Meals are served at the Jewish Towers, 3001 W. DeLeon, 11:30 a.m. - noon. There is no charge. Menus subject to...
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U.S. publishes details of secret Israeli military base
JTA news service The U.S. government published on a federal website details of a top-secret base in Israel to house the Arrow 3 missile defense system.read more
View ArticleImproving Computer Skills Gives Older Adults More Access to Health Information
By Jack M. Rosenkranz, J.D. With so many technological advances, finding information on health and healthcare issues is often as simple as clicking a mouse or typing a phrase into a mobile phone. Yet...
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6 degrees no Bacon
Dershowitz sends ‘Curb’ episode to BibiComedian Larry David has been called a lot of things over the course of his long and successful career, but it’s likely “peacemaker” rarely if ever was one of...
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Sarah Anne Chen
Sarah Anne Chen, daughter of Lisa Kiev- Chen and Alex Chen of Lutz, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, June 15 at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa.read more
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Kerry calls on U.S. Jews to press for peace talks
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry said talks toward a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians were critical and U.S. Jews could play a role in advancing them.read more
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Israeli food gets jazzed up in Big Easy
By RACHEL DAWKINS Special to the Jewish Press [img_assist|nid=16498|title=|desc= New Orleans chef Alon Shaya and an assistant prepare Israeli “street food” during a seminar at the recent New Orleans...
View ArticleFlorida inmate wants bris; state prison officials agree to offer kosher food
Jewish Telegraphic Agency An inmate in a Florida prison made a second request to be ritually circumcised.Pablo Manuel Diaz, 37, in a letter to the Florida Department of Corrections, asked for...
View ArticleIt’s Absolut-ly Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV (JTA) —Israel’s city that doesn’t sleep, Tel Aviv, will be enshrined in a special edition Absolut vodka bottle. The bottle is being released as part of the Absolut Blank series designed by...
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TJFS honored as finalist for Nonprofit of the Year
[img_assist|nid=16494|title=|desc= TJFS’ Board President Stacie Linsky and CEO Michael Barnett at the Nonprofit of the Year award luncheon attended by some 400 people.read more
View ArticleRays to hold Jewish Heritage Day on July 7
The Tampa Bay Rays are holding a Jewish Heritage Day at Tropicana Field on Sunday, July 7 and are offering discounted press level tickets for participants.read more
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YAD Rays Day
[img_assist|nid=16489|title=|desc= L-R) Front, Bari Becker and Maury Azerad. Back, Seth Sosslau, William Sheslow, Jessi Sheslow, Maya Danilowitz, Dan Goldman, Paul Greitzer.read more
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Rabbinically Speaking
By RABBI GARSON HERZFELD Temple Beth Shalom, Winter Haven Once Shavuot is over, June always conjures up thoughts of summer activities – perhaps travel, perhaps recreational activities such as golf,...
View ArticleTwo AJC lectures upcoming in Sarasota
A lecture on anti-Semitism in Europe and another on American Jewry since World War II will be presented in June and July in Sarasota by two directors of the American Jewish Committee (AJC).read more
View ArticleCantor Colman Reaboi to star in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
By JILLIAN STEIN Jewish Press Cantor Colman Reaboi, spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Emmunah in Tarpon Springs, will be taking on a new role — that as one the most beloved Jewish characters in...
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Daughter of Pinellas cantor is national finalist in American songbook...
By JILLIAN STEIN Jewish Press Along with more than 700 other high school theater students from 22 states, earlier this year Maya Jacobson of Clearwater sent in an audition tape for the Michael...
View ArticlePutin: Books transfer should put Lubavitch dispute to rest
JTA news service Russian President Vladimir Putin said the transfer of Jewish texts claimed by the Chabad movement to a newly opened Jewish museum should put to rest a dispute with the movement and...
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Israeli ambassador takes unusual step of praising US nominee for UN envoy
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Samantha Power, President Obama’s nominee for United Nations envoy, cares deeply about Israel’s security needs, the Israeli ambassador to Washington said.read more
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Nearly 70 years after liberation, Holocaust memorials still proliferate
By GIL SHEFLER JTA news service NEW YORK – No earth was moved last month at the groundbreaking of one of the nation’s newest Holocaust memorials.Instead, the gatherers stood silently, symbolic shovels...
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Documentary claims Uri Geller was CIA spy
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli magician and psychic Uri Geller worked as a CIA spy, according to a new documentary. The Secret Life of Uri Geller-Psychic Spy, by Vikram Jayanti, says Geller used his powers...
View ArticleWorld’s oldest Jew dies at 113
Evelyn Kozak, the world’s oldest Jewish person, died June 11 in New York at the age of 113. Kozak, who was also the world’s seventh oldest person, was born on the Lower East Side in New York City in...
View ArticleVideo surfaces of female Israeli soldiers pole dancing
JERUSALEM – A video of female Israeli soldiers dancing suggestively was uploaded to the Internet a week after photos of half-naked female soldiers made headlines. The video taken on a cellphone shows...
View ArticleSenate bids to add kosher food to emergency food distribution
WASHINGTON – An amendment under consideration in the U.S. Senate would add kosher food to emergency food assistance. The amendment, introduced by Sen.read more
View ArticleVolkswagen donating $1.3 million to Auschwitz youth center
Volkswagen said it is donating $1.3 million to the Auschwitz International Youth Meeting Center. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said in a statement that the money will be used for educational work...
View ArticleWHO okays Israeli-developed circumcision device that could help control AIDS
The World Health Organization approved an Israelideveloped non-surgical circumcision device that could soon be used throughout Africa to help control AIDS.read more
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‘Princesses’ joins the Bravo reality lineup – and boycott efforts begin
By JANA BANIN JTA news service Princesses: Long Island, the new reality show on Bravo, appears to be as bad for the Jews as we had feared.read more
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Menorah Manor junior-senior prom is one for the ages
By BATYA LEVY Jewish Press A junior-senior prom is one of those milestone events that creates lifelong memories.read more
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Sun City Center congregation hires first full-time rabbi
By BOB FRYER Jewish Press After years of training youngsters for b’nai mitzvahs, Rabbi Carla Freedman is ready for a change of pace — a synagogue where the focus will be on adults.In July, Rabbi...
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CHANGES ON THE BIMA
By BOB FRYER Jewish Press Among Rabbi Josh Hearshen’s many interests are riding horses, playing roller hockey, practicing magic and cooking, but most of all, he loves Judaism and is looking forward to...
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Tampa lands former Israeli PM for 2014 President’s Dinner
Ehud Barak, Israel’s 10th prime minister and the most decorated soldier in the history of Israel Defense Forces (IDF), will be the keynote speaker for the Tampa Jewish Community Center &...
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