Florida Jewish community hit
hard by condo building collapse
Posted By: Ribicon, 6/26/2021 4:22:40 PM
At least 35 of the 159 people still missing after the terrifying condo collapse in south Florida are thought to be Jewish, and Israel has sent crews from Tel Aviv to help the rescue effort. Search-and-rescue teams from Israel arrived in Florida to search for survivors in the ruins of what is left of the 12-story building, WPLG reported Saturday. Mexico sent a team as well, Reuters reported. Volunteers with Hatzalah, an emergency medical service organization for Jewish communities around the world, also came to the site to support local firefighters and rescue workers, according to reports.
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Teams from Israel and Mexico are on the scene. Not a peep from the pResident, who was prodded awake by the VD.