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Obituary - MARILYN BARBARA BARR

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Obituary - MARILYN BARBARA BARR

Mrs. Marilyn Barbara Barr, 92, of Winter Park passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 4, 2025, with her children by her side at AdventHealth Winter Park following a brief illness. Mrs. Barr was born April 15, 1933, in Bronx, New York to the late Nathan and Minnie Rosenthal of blessed memory. She and her husband, Murray Barr, of blessed memory, moved to the Winter Park area in 1967 from Long...See the Story

Obituary - ZENA GENKINS SCHIFF

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Obituary - ZENA GENKINS SCHIFF

Zena Genkins Schiff, a remarkable woman who lived to be 97, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2025, in Winter Park. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on Aug. 10, 1927, to Sidney and Dorothy Genkins, she married Morton “Mickey” Schiff for an incredible 52 years until his passing in 2000. In 1957, they moved to Orlando with four young children, settling into a house that Zena cherished until he...Read Article

Upcoming events at the Holocaust Center

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Upcoming events at the Holocaust Center

This month the Holocaust Center is hosting several programs: The latest exhibition, “Margret Rey & the Making of Curious George,” is running from June 5 through Aug. 22. The exhibit uncovers the story of Margret Rey, a Jewish woman who, with her husband, escaped Nazi-occupied France on handmade bikes, carrying the manuscript for what would become Curious George. Courageous Conversations: Trans...Read Article

Jewish priests offer sacrifice at Temple site

On Shavuot, Jews who ascended the Temple Mount brought with them the “Two Loaves” sacrifice. The activists, who are priests, donned priestly garments and rushed to the presumed location of the altar, where they offered the two loaves, until they were stopped by the police and Waqf officials. This is the first time a sacrifice has been offered at the Temple site since its destruction, according to...Judaism · Fern Park Read Article

The rehab ward: The first home to which former hostages return

(JNS) - "The body remembers captivity pressure. It has physical and mental costs," Professor Noa Eliakim-Raz, the head of the Returning Hostages Department at Beilinson Hospital (Rabin Medical Center) in Petah Tikva, told JNS recently. Eliakim-Raz explained that years after captivity, former hostages are more likely to develop conditions such as diabetes, heart diseases, respiratory...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

Nazi material found during raid

(JNS) — Federal agents, who executed a search warrant in Lacey, Wash., found 35 guns, including an MG42 machine gun and short barrel rifles, grenade launchers, explosives, body armor and ballistic helmets “surrounded by Nazi paraphernalia,” Derek Sanders, the sheriff of Thurston County, Wash., stated on Tuesday. Sanders wrote that the U.S. Army’s criminal investigation division contacted the sheri...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

Memorial of shared loss

This summer, a new memorial will rise in the Golan Heights - a mountainous region in Northern Israel known for its breathtaking views and strategic importance. Here, where rolling green hills meet the border with Syria, a quiet place of remembrance is taking shape beside a soccer field in the Druze town of Ein Qiniyye. The memorial will honor 12 children from the four neighboring Druze towns who...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

RAISE employee and job coach applications open for the fall

The RAISE program for adults with special needs is now accepting online applications for RAISE employees as well as opportunities to volunteer as a job coach. RAISE is a 6- to 12-month work and social skills training program for adults with special needs offered through the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando. RAISE provides paid employment at our partnering agencies. If you know of someone who...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

Love Jewish choral music?

The annual North American Jewish Choral Festival brings hundreds of singers together to share their love of Jewish choral music and feel a sense of pride and belonging. The 2025 event will be held from July 20-24 in Stamford, Connecticut. Participants will enjoy five days of a life-changing musical experience with a harmonious choral community. "The Festival is for anyone who wants to...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

Shalom Orlando searches for a new executive director

Stan Rubins, Shalom Orlando Board chairman, shared with the “Shalom Orlando community” through email the following: After helping guide Shalom Orlando through an important leadership transition, Executive Director Rachel Greenspan will conclude her time in this role later this year. I’m very proud to say Shalom Orlando is on a path of positive growth and success, and we appreciate all of Rachel’s...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

'Between two worlds' - from the tennis court to the battlefield

The Zionist Organization of America and The United West will present "From the IDF to the US campus: Between Two Worlds," with guest speaker Guy Finkelstein on Sunday, June 29, 4 p.m., at Decision Tactical, 430 Towne Center Cir., Sanford, Fl. At the start of the Oct. 7 attack, Guy Finklestein, 26, from Lehavim, Israel, was a Division 1 NCAA tennis player in Indiana. As the IDF entered...Tennis · Fern Park Read Article

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