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Hundreds of UF students and community members gathered in Turlington Plaza for a candlelight vigil to support Israel after Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas launched a large-scale invasion, but the vigil ended in chaos, confusion and five people injured after a commotion turned into a stampede.
Picture this: crisp apples bathed in sweet honey, a ram’s horn blown like a trumpet and the head of a fish served on a dinner plate. These objects all act as cultural symbols of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays.
Less job opportunities, lower salaries or being labeled “heretic” is nothing new for women who lead Gainesville’s religious congregations. Although the city’s female religious leaders face adversity, they continue to fight for diverse initiatives and new perspectives of their beliefs.
Gator Party’s trajectory over the past three years reflects an action-oriented agenda guided by student needs and experiences.
As students trickled into the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom, a single white note card adorned each of their seats. Later, they would use the space to scribble down questions, asking anything from: “What constitutes violent hate speech?” to “Should I outwardly wear my Star of David?”
I am out of words and out of energy. I am physically and emotionally drained. This past week has been incredibly difficult and something I had hoped I wouldn’t ever have to experience.
Ask any of the estimated 9,400 Jewish students on UF’s campus if they’re surprised by this week’s string of antisemitic events, and I’m sure you’ll receive the same answer.
Chabad UF Rabbi Berl Goldman stood silently and stared intensely at the small group of right-wing antisemites in front of him at the Plaza of the Americas Thursday.
Mark Oppenheimer doesn’t know the cure for antisemitism. But neither does anyone, he told a crowded group of UF students at Pugh Hall.
UF campus will have increased police presence this week after members of the UF community discovered multiple antisemitic messages written in chalk on campus in support of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
In front of nearly 800 members of the UF community, Josh Peck’s message was clear: Be kind to yourself.
About 100 Gainesville community members gathered to stand in solidarity and unity with the Jewish community Nov. 4.
An antisemitic message was projected onto the exterior of TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville after the Florida-Georgia game Oct. 29.
Harvey Ward and Edward “Ed” Bielarski lead the mayoral race and are likely to face off in a run-off election for Gainesville mayor in November after pulling ahead of their opponents in the crowded nine-person pack.
Nine mayoral candidates — including David Arreola, Ed Bielarski, Ansaun Fisher, Gary Gordon, Gabriel Hillel, Adam Rosenthal, Donald Shepherd, July Thomas and Harvey Ward — are on the ballot in the upcoming primary election.
When Rodney Samuel and Linda Potter, an interracial couple in Sutters Landing, found a Ziploc bag with corn kernels and a slip of paper on their driveway Saturday, they didn’t think too much of it.
Los residentes de Oak Hammock escucharon a algunos de los candidatos a la alcaldía de Gainesville por primera vez el martes por la noche.
Turlington Plaza is a 45-year-old campus landmark, but for some, it’s simply a cue to put on sunglasses and headphones.
Oak Hammock residents heard from some of Gainesville’s mayoral candidates for the first time Tuesday night.
UF Student Government senators resumed their weekly meetings May 24, and senators grappled over committee recommendations and ethical dilemmas.
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