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. 18, at the Shanna and Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center in Tampa.

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On Wednesday, Dec. 25, Hillsborough County will officially welcome its only kosher grocery store – Kosher Kaddy in Wimauma. Although it had a soft opening several months ago, the formal opening will take place on the first night of Hanukkah and will be celebrated with a menorah lighting ceremony, live Hanukkah music, doughnuts, latkes and chocolate gelt.

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.

4 days ago · The Tampa Bay Jewish Food Festival will make a long-awaited return to its full, in-person format on Sunday, Feb. 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the grounds of Temple B’nai Israel in Clearwater. In its first four years, the food festival drew increasingly large crowds of up to 6,000. But then in

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4 days ago · The 29th Annual Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival will feature a diverse range of thought-provoking films that celebrate Jewish culture, history, and the art of storytelling. One will make you laugh out loud and others may have you wiping away a tear. Complementing these films are a variety of special events, including appearances by

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. They noted that sometimes the Times does not convey the concerns of the local

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 Service Officer for the Department of New York, Associate National Service ...

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 ...