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Please join our Caucus by clicking the button above and become involved. Be sure to choose the Hillsborough Chapter. You will receive a welcome email upon your membership submission.
Please use the Hillsborough County Contact Form to tell us how you want to become involved.
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Please take a moment to view this extremely important message from the Hillsborough County Democratic Party


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Our guests this month were Scott Hottenstein and Stephanie Vanos, speaking about the state of public education in Florida. It was a very informative meeting!

Scott is the President of the Democratic Public Education Caucus of Florida, and Stephanie is Vice President and Chair of the Help Out Public Education (HOPE) political committee.

They shared information about the issues facing public education, as well as their efforts to elect pro-public school candidates in 2024


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Hillsborough County Democratic Party Official Website  (HCDEC) provides valuable candidate and voter information to the voters of Hillsborough County.




Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections (SOE) is the official Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections website for all information about the upcoming midterm elections and individual voter information.





Tampa Jewish Communitiy Centers and Federation (JCC) serves the Jewish community of Tampa.

 





The Jewish Community Relations Council   (JCRC) is a standing committee of the Tampa JCCs and Federation. The JCRC’s primary purpose is to develop and carry out a unified community program to broadly represent the interests of the local Jewish community in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties as well as support and promote Israel advocacy and education for the Tampa Jewish community.

 




The Third Opinion Podcast is a podcast about current events and the pressing issues facing the Jewish Community and the state of Israel.

 




The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) is a non-partisan, global grassroots movement of individuals and organizations, across all religions and faiths, united to combat antisemitism.



 

United Jewish Appeal now the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) represents 146 Jewish Federations and over 300 Network communities, which raise and distribute more than $3 billion annually and through planned giving and endowment programs to support social welfare, social services and educational needs.






ADL Florida strives to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all. 




Jewish Famiy Services serves Tampa Bay area residents. The agency is headquartered in South Tampa at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC. Also offers Counseling services and a Community Food bank at the North Tampa location at the JCC on the Cohn Campus, and the Community Food bank at Congregation Beth Shalom in Brandon.

 




International Fellowship of Christians and Jews is the leading non-profit building bridges between Christians and Jews, blessing Israel and the Jewish people around the world with humanitarian care and life-saving aid.

 




MIDPOINT with Shelley Reback discusses topical issues of importance to Hillsborough County residents.The show may be accessed as a podcast,or live every Wednesday at 10 AM on the website or by tuning into 88.5 FM radio.





Florida Jewish Caucus Newsletters

May 2023 News:

Our guest speaker in April, Sylvie Feinsmith from USF Hillel, was fabulous!  She talked about the challenges and many interesting programs happening at USF Hillel. Did you know they make ice cream in-house every week and welcome students of all faiths to come enjoy it? That’s just one of the many cool things happening right here at USF. If anyone is interested in supporting their programming, you can make a donation HERE.


Our May meeting is on Sunday, May 21, at 3 PM.  Doors open at 2:30, so come shmooze and nosh before the meeting starts.  We’ll be done by 4:30.

Our speakers for May are Scott Hottenstein and Stephanie Vanos, speaking about the state of public education in Florida. Scott is the President of the Democratic Public Education Caucus ofFlorida, and Stephanie is Chair of the Help Out Public Education (HOPE)political committee. They will share information about the issues facing public education, as well as their efforts to elect pro-public school candidates in 2024.  Register via Mobilize

(If you want to join via Facebook Live, be sure to join our Facebook group before the meeting - use the little f button at the bottom of this email.  And, note that the sound is best if you listen from a cell phone.  Computers don’t seem to broadcast at an adequate volume.)


This event is in-person, but you can also participate through
Facebook Live. Let us know if you need help figuring out how to connect with us.



   

REMINDERS: If you have not formally joined the caucus, you can do so here.  If you aren’t following our Facebook group, you can find us at Florida Democratic Party Jewish Caucus.

 

 

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