Florida building collapse

Florida searchers tell families there are no survivors, report says

“There’s zero chance of survival,” a fire department official said

These are the Jewish victims of the Surfside building collapse

From a group of young Venezuelan immigrants to New Yorkers looking for a fresh start in a new state, the tragedy struck a diverse nexus of the American Jewish community.

Jewish girl praying for missing parent moves Surfside mayor: ‘I am going to find her’

“She didn’t know what to do, what to say, who to talk to,” Charles Burkett said, looking visibly moved.

Reporter's Notebook

‘A veritable sigh of relief’: How the world’s Jewish community came together to bring aid to Surfside

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New Israeli Diaspora minister travels to comfort Jews in Surfside — and looks to mend US ties

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Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is a source of pride for local Jews under haunting circumstances

Ideas

The Surfside tragedy recalls South Florida’s long hold on the Jewish imagination and reality

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‘It’s going to be a rough road’: In Surfside, the Jewish community braces for bad news on a somber Shabbat

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For Jewish burial societies, Surfside building collapse presents a grim and complex task

This aerial view shows search and rescue personnel working after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, on June 24, 2021. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty)

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The deadly building collapse in Surfside struck a growing, diverse Jewish community

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