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Portman helping Syrians HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA)-We didn't think it was possible, but Natalie Portman has gone and inspired us yet again. This time, The Times of Israel reports, the actress, director and adorable mom has donated money and clothing to Syrian refugees via Operation Human Warmth. The initiative is the result of several Israeli organizations-the youth group Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed, the social and education organization Dror-Israel, and Israeli Flying Aid, a global humanitarian...
Alexander Dylan Bishop, son of Missy Ward-Spaulding, Beaudon Spaulding and Paul Bishop of Longwood, Fla., will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at Congregation Beth Am in Longwood. Alex is in the seventh grade at Teague Middle School where he is a member of the chorus and karate club. His hobbies and interests include skate boarding, surfing and fishing. He is also a member of the Boy Scouts. Sharing in the family's simcha will be his brother, Chase Spaulding;...
More than 300 people filled the Temple Beth-El for the 31st annual communitywide Sabbath service. Most of the other synagogues were closed and the congregants all came together to pray as one. Gloria Max, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler counties, said being able to mingle with other members is important due to the small size of the Jewish community. There was a proclamation read from Volusia County and Ormond Beach making Friday, Jan. 31 a special day....
Stayin' alive'... Stayin' alive'... No... I'm not referring to the famous movie "Saturday Night Fever" with actor, JOHN TRAVOLTA, strutting down the street. Rather, this article is about the new Yiddish language website. (Yes... you read right!) This comes directly from the World Jewish Congress Digest: "Reports on the death of Yiddish seem to be greatly exaggerated, particularly since a 115-year old Yiddish newspaper is taking to the web. The New York-based Forvets (The Forward) can now be...
AGAHOZO-SHALOM YOUTH VILLAGE, Rwanda (JTA)-Anne Heyman's death during a horse-riding competition in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 31 shocked and devastated many in the Jewish world. But it was Heyman's work in Rwanda that so many of her admirers will remember most. A former assistant district attorney in Manhattan who made a career shift to philanthropy around the time she began having children, Heyman learned during a visit to the Tufts University Hillel in 2005 about children who were left...
On Jan. 26, the 5th Annual Winter Festival at the Jewish Community Center's Jack and Lee Rosen campus featured a snow park, sledding, rides, inflatables, games, character experiences, interactive booths-including Games 2 U Video Truck and Forever Expressions-food and much, more. This year's Winter Festival also featured J IDOL, a singing competition for ages 5 to adults. The pool of more than 60 contestants was whittled down to the top 10. After great performances, sometimes in the rain, the...
The "Seeking Kin" column aims to help reunite long-lost relatives and friends. BALTIMORE (JTA)-For Rich Lindemon III, the brunch for six that Benita Schwartzman hosted in her Baltimore townhouse was a reintroduction to long-lost family and a chance to fill in some gaps. Lindemon, a mechanical engineer from nearby York, Pa., had long known of the Schwartzmans and remembered them fondly. His late mother, Susan, was Benita's niece, but except for a brief period in 1981, the families had little...
On a chilly Thursday night while most of Orlando residents were at home keeping warm, Wallace Bruschweiler was connecting the dots on terrorist cell operations from the 1970s to today. Seventy people packed Doc's Grill on Orange Avenue to hear from a man who was fighting terrorism long before America's collective consciousness knew there was a problem. Bruschweiler, vice president of Associates of Former Intelligence Officers Fla. Suncoast Chapter, spoke on behalf of Act For America, an...
Virginia Beach students to make up school on Saturdays (JTA)-Virginia Beach City public schools will have classes on three Saturdays to make up for days lost from a major snowstorm last month. "We hope our community could be reassured that our religious needs can be met," Rabbi Israel Zoberman of Beth Chaverim, a Reform congregation in Virginia Beach, told the local media. "We don't want anyone to pay a price for the snow that came upon us." Zoberman told WAVY-TV, "I would like to believe that someone overlooked the fact that on Saturday Jews...
The Jewish Pavilion Pearl donors are generous with their time and resources. On Jan. 23, Lynn Minkow hosted the Pearls event and organized a fashion presentation. Close to 50 women enjoyed a gourmet lunch and beautiful clothes from the exclusive Etcetera Collection in an exquisite lakefront home. The Jewish Pavilion's sole mission is to enhance the lives of our elders. In 54 secular, skilled-nursing, assisted-living and independent-living facilities in greater Orlando, 350 Jewish residents and...
The first Sharsheret event of the year, Jewish Family Services Orlando is sponsoring a workshop with Kathleen R. Morgan, MSN, FNP, NP-C, who will share the skills of mindful eating and how eating certain foods may help reduce the risk of cancer. The program is a continuation of JFS’s health and wellness cancer prevention series, and will take place Wednesday, Feb. 19 at the George Wolly Center, 2100 Lee Road, Winter Park, at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Light bites and refreshments will be served. For more information, c...
Sponsored by the Jewish Pavilion, residents of the Kinneret apartments are enjoying a new Jewish topics class and discussion monthly that are delving into many diverse subjects—from Jewish theological thoughts on reincarnation to what are the roots of anti-Semitism to how does intermarriage change family. The class is an interactive way to learn and is open to the public at large, with refreshments provided by the Kinneret management. For more information or details of upcoming classes please contact the speaker/facilitator Davida Barr at d...
