As war rages in Gaza, Central Florida Palestinians, Jews live through the fallout

As war broke out in Israel and the Gaza Strip last fall, Central Floridians connected to the land and the people at the center of the violent conflict have felt the impact from a world away. Paige Fennessey, a Jewish child advocate in Winter Garden, quickly started to plan support group gatherings at her synagogue for congregants also reeling from the news of the deadly surprise attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians that left more than 1,000 dead. “In the beginning, I found myself needing to talk about it and finding people to talk with about it, finding the Jews in the area that I’m in and fin...