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By Andrew Lapin (JTA) – At least two synagogues in California evacuated during Shabbat services over the weekend as online tro lls targeted Jewish congregations for the fourth straight week with fake bomb and other security threats. At least 26 … Read More
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Two major Jewish civil rights groups want Donald Trump to stop using Nazi analogies to decry his legal woes. The former president’s first official comment Tuesday after the unveiling of a federal indictment charging him with … Read More
By JTA Staff (JTA) — American Jewish organizations reacted to the news that Robert Bowers, the man who murdered 11 Jews at prayer in 2018, has been sentenced to death. Groups stressed in their comments that the memory of the … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a major policy speech, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt doubled down on his argument that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, emphasized the threat to visibly Orthodox Jews and accused The New York Times of an … Read More
By staff and wire reports The Jewish Community Center of Louisville received a bomb threat Wednesday afternoon, joining other JCCs nationwide that have been targeted. “All threats, including the one at our JCC, have been cleared by the authorities finding … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Kentucky lawmakers should have swiftly rebuked one of their colleagues for making bizarre (and false) antisemitic statements during a House floor debate on an anti-abortion bill Wednesday. Instead, about two hours passed before anyone spoke … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will begin offering training on the Holocaust to the highest levels of Kentucky law enforcement early next year, state officials and Jewish leaders say. “They (the state) recognize that since this … Read More
At the recent National Jewish Retreat, Prof. Deborah Lipstadt, author of the new book Anti-Semitism: Here and Now, told the old joke about the Jew and Chinese man who were drinking together in a pub. After a few drinks, the … Read More
JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg As many people are aware, the Kentucky Legislature, in its last regular session, passed a bill that prohibits the commonwealth from engaging in significant business with contractors who choose to boycott any nation that does business … Read More
Since 1969, Male High School recognizes an outstanding alumnus each year with the school’s highest honor, the Grover Sales Cup, for service to the community and to the honoree’s profession. This year, the Grover Sales Cup goes to Carl Bensinger. … Read More