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Alan Goch

Alan Goch is the editor of the South Florida Jewish Journal, the largest weekly Jewish newspaper in the U.S., and has been with the publication 30 years. His work has taken him to Israel twice, the Ukraine and the White House. He is originally from New York and currently resides with his family in Pembroke Pines.

Honor those who inspire us during Jewish American Heritage Month | Commentary

May 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

In May of 2011 I was invited to attend the Jewish American Heritage Month reception at the White House. I remember my father saying, “What an amazing opportunity you have...

Our community stands with Israel

October 24, 2023 at 10:56 a.m.

In the days since Hamas launched a surprise attack (October 7) on Israel killing over 1,400 Israelis, synagogues and Jewish organizations have teamed up together from all corners of South...

Miami Jewish Film Festival to honor Israeli filmmaker killed by Hamas

October 13, 2023 at 1:07 p.m.

The Miami Jewish Film Festival announces the tragic loss of Israeli filmmaker and Festival alum Yahav Winner, who was found dead in Kfar Aza on Wednesday night, October 11 after...

Commentary: 50 years after the Yom Kippur War, Israel is still fighting for its freedom

October 2, 2023 at 11:57 a.m.

This past week I joined worshippers throughout South Florida, Israel and around the world as we gathered in synagogues to observe Judaism's holiest day – Yom Kippur. This day of...

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‘Good Night Oppy’ is an uplifting and engaging film

November 11, 2022 at 7:43 p.m.

In search of an escape for a couple of hours from the world's woes, I took in a viewing of the movie "Good Night Oppy." Playing at the Living Room...

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Remembering the Tree of Life shooting four years later

October 28, 2022 at 5:29 p.m.

A Holocaust survivor who regularly worshipped at the Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, arrived four minutes late for services on...

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Yom Kippur: Honor those who fought for our freedom

September 30, 2022 at 4:42 p.m.

When I was around Bar Mitzvah age my parents hosted two Army cadets from West Point in our home for the High Holidays. Dressed proudly in their uniforms, those young...

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Tisha B’Av: Commemorating tragedies creates community

July 29, 2022 at 5:24 p.m.

As Jews, we are commanded to remember victims of terrorism and hate. By doing so we honor their memory and give their deaths meaning. I recently attended a commemoration at...

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Jewish community remembers Surfside condo collapse | Opinion

June 21, 2022 at 3:31 p.m.

It's hard to believe that a national tragedy that occurred in our own community is approaching its one year anniversary. On June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:22 a.m., Champlain Towers...

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How a Jewish doctor survived Auschwitz

June 16, 2022 at 6:54 p.m.

June 12 marked what could have been the 93rd birthday of German-Dutch diarist Anne Frank if she had not died at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp when she was merely 15 years...

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