Miami-Dade has become a global hub of Jewish life. We must build on this moment | Opinion

There’s a simple rule I’ve learned in business and politics: Follow the builders. Wherever they go, prosperity follows. And when they leave, that’s your early warning sign.

For centuries, the Jewish people have been among history’s most reliable builders — of businesses, schools, hospitals, cities, you name it. Wherever they’ve put down roots, local economies have flourished. And wherever they’ve been pushed out, societies have tended to stagnate and deteriorate.

As pockets of antisemitism take hold around the world today, like the murder Wednesday night of two Israeli Embassy staffers near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC — Jews are slowly and steadily packing up and choosing new homes — in Israel and even here in Miami…

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