Castro’s death and the Jews
HISTORY IN MOTION Cuban Communist leader Fidel Castro passed away from natural causes in Havana at age 90 on November 25 2016 (Photos: AFP/Imagebank)
C onsidering that more than half of America’s 2 million Cuban expatriates live in Miami-Dade County the Miami Herald’s 16-page supplement on the death of Fidel Castro didn’t come as much of a surprise. For decades Miami’s Cubans who fled Castro’s regime have prayed for the day Castro would die so the Herald was well prepared for November 25 when the Communist leader passed away from natural causes in Havana at age 90.
Fidel Castro first took power in 1959 when he led a coup that ousted a US-supported government. Failing health forced Castro to step down for good in 2008 appointing his brother Raul to succeed him.
It’s standard for major newspapers with large staffs to prepare comprehensive obituaries of famous people well in advance of their deaths to avoid a major scramble at deadline.
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