Ohio

Several wounded in Ohio shooting near festival, police seeking suspect

The shooting occurred near the Old West End festival, a two-day event featuring live music and home tours in the city's historical district.

OLD WEST End Festival 2010.
The interior of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, Ohio, designed by the architect Percival Goodman. The building has been sold and the property is slated to become senior housing.

Cleveland-area Jews are about to lose an iconic mid-century synagogue building - opinion

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Casey Putsch during an interview on NBC4 Columbus, May 1, 2026.

Casey Putsch, candidate who asked Grok to praise Hitler, loses in Ohio GOP primary

The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019.

As Ohio again tries to block Hebrew Union College’s restructuring, a new rabbinical school emerges


Masked men with Nazi symbols march through Ohio, footage shows

The group can be heard chanting racial slurs as they march.

 A group of masked individuals brandishing Nazi symbols walking through Ohio.

Discovering disappearing small-town Jewish communities in the US shows America's best - opinion

Small-town synagogues often function not just as religious institutions but as unique centers for education and community engagement.

 The Junior Congregation of B'nai Israel of Auburn, New York in a photo from the "Golden Jubilee Journal" created by members to mark the synagogue's 50th anniversary in May 1953.

I’m Haitian and Jewish, I refuse to have my identities be weaponized

I bring a unique perspective to this issue as the child of both Haitian and Jewish parents who worked tirelessly for community safety and democracy here in the United States.

 A mural is displayed in an alley in downtown Springfield, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2024.

Springfield, Ohio, rabbi will meet with local Haitian leaders after disparaging community

Rabbi Cary Kozberg of Springfield, Ohio, apologized for disparaging remarks about the Haitian migrant community, pledging to engage with local leaders.

 Rabbi Cary Kozberg.

Trump pledges to deport Haitians from Ohio city, Biden calls for attacks to stop

The majority of the 15,000 Haitians in Springfield are there legally. Trump's longstanding pledge to conduct mass deportations usually refers to those in the country illegally.

 Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hosted by ABC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024

Nearly 200 Jewish gravestones vandalized in Ohio

The JCGC and federation called for those seeking to help to donate to the JCGC’s monument repair fund. 

 Beth Abraham Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.

Ohio court bars Hebrew Union College from selling rare books amid financial woes

Ohio Attorney General blocks Hebrew Union College's rare book sale amid financial crisis, citing concerns over donor intent and potential legal violations.

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'Save Ireland from the Jews' banners hung over Cincinnati overpasses

The American Jewish Committee said Sunday that the banner was outrageous and antisemitic, and thanked officials for removing the display.

 Banners calling to "save Ireland from the Jews" were hung over Cincinnati, Ohio overpasses on Sunday, American Jewish organizations reported.

Ohio police chief under investigation for antisemitic messages

Ohio Police Chief Brian Gerhard is under fire for racist, antisemitic, and homophobic content that allegedly dates back to 2019.

 Cleveland Police officers on bicycles separate protesters near the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio,

Ohio boy who planned synagogue attack ordered by judge to write book report

The judge sentence the boy to a year of probation and ordered that he submit a book report to the probation department about Carl Lutz.

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