Film Festival opens with comedy, award presentation January 20, 2025 The Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival (TBJFF) will mark its 29th year with a comedic opening night celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the Shanna and Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center in Tampa. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a red carpet cocktail hour and live music. There will...

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The Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival (TBJFF) will mark its 29th year with a comedic opening night celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Shanna and Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center in Tampa. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a red carpet cocktail hour and live music. There will also be hors d’oeuvres, and photo opportunities, followed by the […]

Dec 3, 2024 · JEROME HAROLD BUFF, 93, of Tampa, died Jan. 9. Born in Charleston, WV, he moved to Tampa in 2019 from New York. He earned a degree in economics from Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania and continued his studies with an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He was a …

Jan 21, 2025 · In a Senate confirmation hearing that often turned to discussion of Israel, Marco Rubio voiced his view that the United States should revoke the visas of any “supporter of Hamas” in the country. The Florida GOP senator, who is President-elect …

Oct 23, 2009 · LAWRENCE S. EPSTEIN, 60, of Tampa, died Oct. 15. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a veteran of Indo China, Panama and the Gulf War. He served in the Jewish War Veterans as a Department of New York Executive Committee Member, Post I Commander, New York County Commander, Department of New York Service Officer, National

Oct 7, 2024 · When leaders from the local Jewish community recently met with editorial and newsroom leaders at the Tampa Bay Times, the Jewish group aired concerns over the paper’s coverage of pro-Palestinian protests and of Israel and the war with Hamas in Gaza.

Jan 20, 2025 · Anti Defamation League (ADL) Senior Director of National Litigation James Pasch will be coming to Tampa Bay on Wednesday, Jan. 29 and Thursday, Jan. 30, for events in Tampa and Clearwater to discuss ADL’s increased efforts to fight hate through the courts including on college campuses. ADL’s litigation efforts “have been instrumental in addressing and combatting antisemitism, extremism ...

Oct 7, 2024 · The Tampa JCCs & Federation recently kicked off its 2025 campaign with an inspiring keynote address from Julie Platt, board chair of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). A prominent figure in Jewish philanthropy and communal leadership, Platt was presented with the highly-coveted Leo Levinson Award for Leadership Excellence in recognition of her significant contributions to the ...

Aug 6, 2024 · The TOP Jewish Foundation, based in Tampa, has reached an agreement with the Orlando area’s Jewish Capital Alliance (JCA) to offer below-market loans to local Jewish institutions. The two organizations will jointly market and manage these “impact loans” funded by JCA to Jewish organizations throughout greater central …