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Democratic State Rep. Dr. Shri Thanedar. Source: Michigan House Democrats Official Photo.

Jewish groups pour in cash to take on self-funding millionaire Michigan congressional candidate

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With most eyes focused on Tuesday’s primary race between Democratic Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District, pro-Israel groups are heavily invested in another district with a hotly contested open House seat. Michigan’s...
Rep. Haley Stevens. Source: Facebook.

Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens: Can’t be silent when Israel’s being singled out

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Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) sat last week for an afternoon virtual interview for supporters of AIPAC, where she was able to talk about her pro-Israel beliefs for the organization that endorsed her over her...
Rabbi Nadav Caine of Beth Israel Congregation has criticized the “hateful propaganda” being promoted by the anti-Israel demonstrators.

Michigan city council passes resolution censuring weekly protests outside synagogue

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The City Council in Ann Arbor, Mich., unanimously passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and the anti-Israel demonstrations that have been taking place outside a local synagogue every week for 18 years. Members of Beth Israel Congregation addressed...
Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Mich. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Michigan Jewish community urges appeals court to restrict protests outside synagogue

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Members of a synagogue in Ann Arbor, Mich., advocated before a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals last week that the city must enforce restrictions on protesters who have demonstrated outside their congregation every Saturday...
The main entrance to Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Michael Barera.

Michigan professor fired for anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic tweets

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A physics professor at a Michigan university was fired on Thursday after being put on administrative leave in November for posting anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic comments on Twitter. Thomas Brennan, who taught at Ferris State...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) delivering a speech on Nov. 30, 2019, at the American Muslims for Palestine convention in Chicago. Credit: American Muslims for Palestine.

Tlaib retweets, then undoes, ‘from the river to the sea’ post

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) retweeted a post over the weekend that read “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” that was part of an “International Day of Solidarity” picture. https://twitter.com/Claire_Voltaire/status/1333212176346087429 The legislator undid...
Headstones tagged with graffiti reading "TRUMP" at a Jewish cemetery in Grand Rapids, Mich. The vandalism was found on Nov. 2, 2020. Courtesy: ADL Michigan.

Political graffiti turns up on headstones in Michigan Jewish cemetery

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A 100-year-old Jewish cemetery in Michigan was vandalized with the words “TRUMP” and “MAGA.” The cemetery in Grand Rapids belongs to Congregation Ahavas Israel, a 125-year-old Conservative congregation. The graffiti was found on Monday and...
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Credit: YouTube.

Tlaib says she’s not endorsing Biden, or maybe anyone, for president

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said on Monday that she would not endorse the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. In fact, it’s not clear that she will be endorsing...
Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Michigan. Credit: Courtesy.

Michigan’s Holocaust center goes online to host annual Yom Hashoah event

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For the first time to date, the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus will host its annual community-wide Yom Hashoah commemoration online at 2 p.m. on April 26 while the museum is closed to...
Falsified Israeli passport, part of “Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann,” January to June 2020. Credit: The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills, Mich.

Michigan’s Holocaust museum exhibit reveals secret history behind capture of Adolf Eichmann

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The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills, Mich., has announced its newest special exhibit, “Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann,” which runs Jan. 26 through mid-June. It reveals the secret...