The History of the Jews of South Florida: Antisemitism, Resilience, and Hope (PART TWO)

Congregants attend a service at Congregation B’Nai Israel in Boca Raton, Florida on October 10, 2023. Photo: GREG LOVETT/USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters Connect

Part One of this article appeared here.

Miami Beach: Shtetl by the Sea

Despite its reputation for antisemitism in the early 1900s, Jews started coming to Miami Beach hoping to benefit from the prosperity the city had become known for.

In the 1930s, restrictive barriers to Jewish land ownership began to be removed.