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Mr. Alexander C. Morton, 92, Davenport, Florida, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 13, 2025, at AdventHealth Hospice Kissimmee following a brief illness. Mr. Morton was born Dec. 10, 1932, in Bronx, New York to the late Jay and Gladys (Orth) Morton. As a teen he moved to the Miami, Florida area and in 1994 moved to the Orlando area. He was a retired newspaper publisher and a proud United States Army veteran having served in the Korea War. Mr. Morton is survived by his devoted children — son, Sascha (Lisa) Morton and daughter Marlissa (...
Sandra Moss was born in Westfield, Mass., on Aug. 25, 1934, and raised in Clinton, Conn. She passed away on March 30, 2025, in Maitland, Fla. She was a graduate of Bryant College, class of 1956, where she met her husband of 64 years, Alan z”l, at a party. Sandra and Alan, along with their children, Jeff and Linda, moved to Maitland, Fla., in 1972. Sandra was an active member of Temple Israel and served as their Sisterhood president. She was also a lifetime member of Hadassah and a Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow. In 1988, after many years in rea...
Dr. Steven C. Roberts, 78, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025, at his Largo, Florida home following a brief illness. Dr. Roberts was born March 27, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York to the late Sol and Adele (Barnette) Roberts of blessed memory. Dr. Roberts moved and practiced in the Largo, Florida area for more than 40 years. Dr. Roberts is survived by his loving sister, Karen Roberts of Coconut Creek, Florida; cousin, Mark Barnett of North Palm Beach, Florida; and niece, Aimee Barnett of Orlando, Florida. Graveside Service for Dr. Roberts were...
Mrs. Bernice (Pervin) Shapiro, 98, of Longwood, Florida passed away peacefully March 27, 2025, at AdventHealth Altamonte following a brief illness. Mrs. Shapiro was born November 3, 1926, in Toledo, Ohio to the late Joseph & Bertha (Rader) Pervin of blessed memory. Mrs. Shapiro and her husband Wilbur (Bill) Shapiro of blessed memory moved to the Orlando area in 1993 from Walled Lake, Michigan and she was a retired Home Economics teacher. Mrs. Shapiro is survived by her loving children; Susan (Dr. Steven Sable) Shapiro of Longwood, Florida;...
(JNS) — Avida Bachar, who lost his wife and 15-year-old son in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist assault on Kibbutz Be’eri near the Gaza border, called on the Israeli government to extend “full sovereignty” over Judea and Samaria to prevent another Oct. 7-like attack. “We must have full sovereignty here. If we don’t, another Oct. 7 is just a matter of time,” said the farmer, who lost a leg when a Hamas terrorist shot him during the cross-border assault. Bachar made the comment during a tour of Samaria with Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria R...
Traveling when you’re caring for someone in a wheelchair requires planning ahead. Here are some tips to make traveling with someone in a wheelchair just a bit easier. Hotel Tips When booking a hotel, ask if they have accessible rooms available. This may require booking over the phone, because sometimes you can’t select a disabled room online. Confirm with the hotel that their accessible room has the features you need. Road Trip Tips If you’re driving very far, rest stops are inevitable. Not all of them are handicap accessible, so preplan your...
(JNS) — The European Union presents itself as a defender of democracy, fairness and human rights. It claims to promote peace and cooperation among nations. However, when it comes to Israel, the European Union shows a clear bias that contradicts these ideals. Israel is a strong democracy yet faces unfair treatment. In March 2024, Israel declared more than 1,900 acres of land in Judea and Samaria (commonly called the West Bank) as state property. The European Union strongly criticized this action, calling it “illegal” and threatening diplo...
(Israel Hayom via JNS) — A deeply concerning trend has emerged in Norway, where Jewish community members fear seeking medical care due to growing anti-Israel sentiment among healthcare workers. In an unprecedented letter to health authorities, Jewish leaders warn that community members are hiding their identities in medical settings—a situation not experienced “since World War II.” The letter, signed by Marius Gaarder, chairman of the Jewish community in Oslo, and John Arne Moen from the Jewish community in Trondheim, raises alarming concern...
(JNS) — The Israel Defense Forces is seizing territory in the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas’s refusal to release the remaining 59 hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday. “Last night in Gaza, we switched gears,” the premier said in a Hebrew-language video statement. “The IDF is seizing territory, striking the terrorists and destroying the infrastructure.” “We are also doing something else. We are seizing the Morag Corridor,” he said, calling the security strip “an additional Philadelphi Corridor.” Netany...
(JNS) — The United States opposes the candidacy of the Palestinian Authority for the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly. Riyad Mansour, the authority’s longtime “permanent observer” to the global body, is mounting a bid to helm the assembly presidency in 2026-27, despite the authority holding non-state “observer” status. The 22-member, U.N. Arab Group, which passed the nomination onto the 55-member Asia Pacific Group, backs the nomination. The latter group holds the rotating slot for the presidency in two years, based on re...
Delta resumes flights to Israel By JNS Staff (JNS) — Delta Air Lines is restarting flights to Israel on Tuesday, becoming the latest major carrier to renew service suspended due to the Israel-Hamas war. The moves comes two weeks after chief rival United Airlines resumed service to Tel Aviv, and ahead of the busy Passover and Easter travel season this month. The Atlanta-based Delta said it is restoring its daily flights to Tel Aviv from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The daytime service on Delta will add nearly 2,000 wee...
After rebuffing U.S. President Trump’s requests to absorb Palestinian civilians from Gaza, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has said he is willing to temporarily absorb half a million Gazans, according to the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper. Sisi made the remarks during meetings with other Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. After Sisi and King Abdullah of Jordan rejected Trump’s request that they absorb 2 million Gazans during a planned reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, Egypt formulated its own proposal for rebuilding and gov...
(JNS) — Gal Gadot joined luminaries like William Shatner, Jodie Foster and even Godzilla when she was honored with a star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame — a first for an Israeli actress. The mood at the tented, star-studded ceremony, held on Hollywood Boulevard outside of the El Capitan Theatre, was celebratory, and Hollywood icons heaped praise on her. Vin Diesel, who co-starred with Gadot in several “Fast & Furious” franchise films, spoke during the ceremony of her “strength and empathy.” “I just love her so much,” the action star sai...
