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US government sues Ohio hospital over wrongful firing of surgeon for 'being Jewish'

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against a hospital in Ohio after it allegedly fired one of its surgeons for 'being Jewish.'

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
The headquarters of The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seen in Washington, D.C. Sunday, 16th May 2021
US Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

Republican campaign staffer fired over use of SS soldiers in Facebook profile photo - report

Stephen Woytek also follows SS uniform suppliers on Facebook, and the report notes his apparent longstanding hobby of military reenactment.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.

Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms

The outcome of the races could decide whether Democrats gain the three seats needed to reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans.

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Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former director of the Ohio Department of Health, is fitted with a microphone during a rally on April 28, 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton attacked at Canfield Fair

The 38-year-old suspect, Patrick Havas, knocked over multiple people at the fair while trying to reach Acton, Ohio State Highway Patrol said in an email to Reuters. Havas had a taser and two pistols.

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Legal brief filed to support case of Ohio Orthodox Jew banned from holding minyan in home

In January 2021, Daniel Grand invited a small group of neighbors to his home for Shabbat prayer services - a minyan, the quorum of ten men that Jewish law requires for communal worship.

APRIL 14, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
A Jewish person holds Tehillim, the book of Psalms, seeking solace in prayer on Memorial Day in Tel Aviv

Long lost luxury steamer Lac La Belle found in Lake Michigan

The Lac La Belle was a 66 m steamship built in 1864 in Cleveland, Ohio, and quickly became one of the most popular vessels on Lake Michigan, operating routes between Cleveland and the upper lake.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByKATERYNA POBEREZHNA
Sonar survey confirms mastodon carving at 9,000-year-old Lake Michigan’s ‘Underwater Stonehenge’.

Suspect smashes windows at JD Vance's Cincinnati residence, arrested by US authorities

The Vance family was not home during the incident, as they had returned to Washington, Vance confirmed on X/Twitter

JANUARY 5, 2026ByJAMES GENN
US Vice President JD Vance attends a Breitbart News policy event in Washington, November 20, 2025; illustrative.

Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch mark milestones as first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their cities

The inaugurations of Michele Weiss in University Heights, Ohio, and Justin Brasch in White Plains, New York, this week marked a milestone for Orthodox representation in local politics.

JANUARY 3, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Michele Weiss, the mayor of University Heights, Ohio, (L) and Justin Brasch, the mayor of White Plains, New York (R).

Hebrew Union College, Ohio AG reach deal to protect 600,000 rare books, papers in Jewish collection

The collection contains Biblical codices, illuminated manuscripts, communal records, legal documents, scientific tracts, and incunabula.

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByLAURA HANCOCK/TNS
Hebrew Pentateuch (from 900-1188) written in typical Hebrew oriental book hand.

Cleveland and Kissufim mark October 7 as almost all kibbutz members prepare to return by summer

The ceremony with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland saw 1,200 people gather to remember those who lost their lives in the Hamas-led 2023 attack.

OCTOBER 6, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
1,200 flags planted in Kibbutz Nir Oz to commemorate the victims of October 7.

Ohio auction house halts sale of paintings looted during Holocaust, billed as ‘unclaimed property'

Two 17th-century paintings looted by Nazis were pulled from an Ohio auction after a Holocaust art restitution group confirmed their rightful heirs.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Two paintings believed to be by Ambrosius Bosschaert recovered by the Monuments Men and Women Foundation.

Ohio senator cancels planned trip to Israel over fears of being used as ‘propaganda’

“My goal was to ask tough questions,” said Ohio Sen. Beth Liston, who canceled her Israel trip after constituent pressure.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByFRAIDY MOSER
Democrat State Senator Beth Liston, OH District 16

Ohio man pleads guilty to assaulting students because they were Jewish

Timur Mamatov, 20, pleaded guilty to assaulting two Jewish OSU students in a hate crime that left both hospitalized with serious injuries, the DOJ said Friday.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Timur Mamatov, 20, pled guilty to assulting OSU students because of their Jewish identity.

Ohio police arrest man for allegedly running Jewish Congressman off the road, antisemitic slurs

Feras Hamdan, 36, of Ohio, was charged with aggravated menacing and ethnic intimidation.

JUNE 21, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. Republican congressional candidate Max Miller speaks during an event hosted by Trump, at the county fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio, U.S., April 23, 2022.