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By Jessica Ruiz | Back-to-school season is already stressful for many — now add the weight of a global pandemic. As coronavirus cases climb, it’s clear that Florida schools won’t be back to normal any time soon.

SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida organization is doing its part to support students before the start of the school year. Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County held a back-to-school drive in Sunrise, Sunday, giving away backpacks and school supplies.

Broward County Jewish organizations are continuing to address the needs of local seniors through grant renewals.

Staying home to avoid the coronavirus threatened to leave Holocaust survivor Susanna Moore, 81, feeling isolated and depressed. Instead, Susanna is among 100 seniors getting technology help to stay connected with their community.

Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County is providing college students and recent graduates an opportunity to develop professional skills through a pilot program.

The novel coronavirus pandemic has prompted unprecedented changes to the ways people go about their daily lives. Donning face masks, engaging in contactless meal deliveries or curbside pickups, and staying at least six feet apart in certain social settings such as...

Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County surprised two local centenarian Holocaust survivors with birthday car parades that featured vehicles carrying balloons and cakes. One caravan celebrated the 100th birthday of Hilda Frenkel of Hallandale Beach. The other...

Rami Spiegel of Goodman Jewish Family Services brings gifts to Hilda Frenkel, a Holocaust survivor, to celebrate her 100th birthday as she and her aide, Marie Yroy-Jean, watch a drive by parade outside her home in Hallandale on Monday. Frenkel receives services...

HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Holocaust survivor’s 100th birthday party was cancelled because of COVID-19, but the coronavirus couldn’t stop some very special surprises. A tweet from Zippora, the survivor’s granddaughter, read, “My grandmother, my bubbe Hilda, is...