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Tefillin. Credit: Benjamín Núñez González via Wikimedia Commons.
Law firm sues Florida country club for ‘egregious’ Jew-hatred
The Boca Grove Country Club actions “may be the most egregious religious discrimination case I’ve ever handled,” a partner at Dhillon Law Group said.
Izzy Salant
June 11, 2025
‘No two hours are the same’: 20 years in, Efrem Goldberg loves the rabbinate
The Boca Raton Synagogue, which has grown some 150% since Goldberg took the helm, is poised to undergo a $20 million expansion.
Vita Fellig
Feb. 3, 2025
Apples and honey, a pomegranate and a shofar, all traditionally involved with the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Credit: Tomertu/Shutterstock.
In divisive times, Jewish leaders mostly optimistic as High Holidays approach
A congressman, rabbis and Jewish nonprofit heads also shared some of their personal resolutions for the coming year.
Menachem Wecker
Sept. 5, 2023
Century Village in Boca Raton, Fla. Source: Screenshot.
Police investigate swastika scrawled on sign at Florida retirement community
Century Village in Boca Raton is home to a large Jewish population.
Feb. 27, 2023
Anti-Semitic fliers were found near homes in Boca Raton, Fla., on the fifth day of Passover, April 20, 2022. Source: Screenshot.
Mayor of Boca Raton decries anti-Semitic fliers found near homes during Passover
The fliers, which were placed in plastic bags and filed with corn nibs, arrived on the birthday of Adolf Hitler.
April 20, 2022
Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi. Source: Facebook,
Two rabbis who need to be called to task for inexcusable behavior
Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi and Rabbi Yaron Reuven went beyond the pale in their attack on a pro-Israel event hosted by the Boca Raton Synagogue.
Farley Weiss
Feb. 22, 2022
Former Spanish River High School principal William Latson, July 2019. Credit: Screenshot of WPTV News segment.
Florida school board reverses decision to reinstate principal fired for Holocaust denial
Following weeks of outrage, the Palm Beach County School Board voted unanimously to rescind its decision to rehire Spanish River High School principal William Latson.
Nov. 2, 2020
Former Spanish River High School principal William Latson, July 2019. Credit: Screenshot of WPTV News segment.
School board votes to reinstate Florida principal fired for Holocaust denial
A state administrative judge ruled in August that William Latson should be rehired, though reassigned. Donald Fennoy, superintendent of the School District of Palm Beach County, has recommended that Latson be reinstated and given $152,000 in back pay.
Oct. 8, 2020
Former Spanish River High School principal William Latson, July 2019. Credit: Screenshot of WPTV News segment.
Florida principal fired for Holocaust denial could be reinstated
Were William Latson to be employed again, it has been requested that he be a “principal on assignment.”
Oct. 6, 2020