Ohio

US Supreme Court agrees to hear case of Ohio Jew forbidden from holding home minyan

"If local governments can shut them down with a cease-and-desist order before anyone can challenge them in court, every single one of those gatherings is at risk," said Alliance Defending Freedom.

An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin
OLD WEST End Festival 2010.

Several wounded in Ohio shooting near festival, police seeking suspect

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


Cleveland rabbi sentenced to prison for soliciting underage sex

Among those who testified on Stephen Weiss’ behalf in a bid for leniency was a prominent rabbi in the Conservative movement.

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Ohio Police Dept. decorates car with quote falsely attributed to MLK

The quote is absent from a Stanford University list of quotes by King regarding the subjects of war and peace.

DR. MARTIN Luther King, Jr. addresses the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

Ohio is investigating a Nazi homeschooling network that teaches children to love Hitler

The “dissidents” are a group of Nazi parents who share homeschooling lesson plans extolling the virtues of Hitler and white nationalism.

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Expanded cardiovascular benefits shown when wearing tefillin - study

Research from the University of Cincinnati shows health benefits from Jewish tradition.

An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin

New Jersey, Ohio join other states in banning TikTok from state devices

Calls to ban TikTok from government devices gained steam after US FBI Director Christopher Wray said in November it poses national security risks.

TikTok logo is displayed on the smartphone while standing on the US flag in this illustration picture taken, November 8, 2019.

In Ohio, ‘zoombombing’ a religious service can now net jail time

The law, “Increasing Penalties for Disturbing a Religious Service,” passed last week unanimously in the state Senate. It had previously passed in the state House, 95-1.

 A family takes part in a Zoom shiva.

Couple married 79-years passes away within 20 hours of each other

Hubert and June Malicote passed away holding hands after 79 years of marriage out of which they were never apart for 77.

 Hubert and June reminiscing on nearly 80 years together.

Ohio Jews applaud new state penalties for disrupting religious services

Under the bill, which passed the Ohio House in April by 95-1 and is up for approval currently in the state’s Senate, disrupting a religious gathering would become a first-degree misdemeanor.

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Ohio GOP candidate defends ‘Jew you down’ comment, saying Jews have ‘solid money principles’

Michele Reynolds, a Republican nominee for a competitive state Senate seat in Ohio defended her 'Jew you down' 2014 comment this week saying she was just trying to praise Jews’ frugality.

 Ohio Republican state Senate nominee Michele Reynolds.

Cleveland officer who posted 'salute to Hitler the great' won't be fired

The Cleveland mayor and police chief have also issued a statement on Quran's behavior.

Adolf Hitler (R) with Commander-in-Chief of the German Army Walther von Brauchitsch, Warsaw, October 1939