Tag: Ohio
Neo-Nazis holding rifles and swastika flags march during Ohio musical festival
A dozen or so individuals marched during the downtown Springfield Jazz & Blues Fest in Ohio on Aug. 10, carrying rifles and swastika flags, and wearing red shirts, black pants, boots and black ski masks.
Ohio is an open-carry...
Bill protecting students, including from Jew-hatred, passes Ohio house
A bill protecting students on campus, including from Jew-hatred, passed the Ohio State of Representatives on Wednesday.
The state legislature’s Jewish Caucus helped write the Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students (CAMPUS) Act,...
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ohio museum is free
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, held annually on Jan. 27, and in response to “the unprecedented rise in Holocaust denial and antisemitism,” the Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center in Cincinnati...
Arrested teen had ‘detailed plan’ to attack Reform temple in Canton, Ohio
A 13-year-old boy who shared a "detailed plan" to attack Temple Israel, a Reform congregation in Canton, Ohio, has been arrested and charged with inducing panic and disorderly conduct. He is due in Stark...
Max Miller aims to be the ‘loudest Republican Jewish voice for our people’
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) has been answering 20 minutes of questions from JNS in his office in the Cannon House Office Building when he unveils a silver Star of David necklace that he says...
Republican J.D. Vance wins competitive Ohio Senate race
Author, venture capitalist and political commentator J.D. Vance defeated Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) to win the open Senate seat being vacated by longtime Ohio Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio).
Ryan conceded the race to Vance Tuesday...
Ohio Rep. Shontel Brown repeats victory over Nina Turner in gain for pro-Israel Democrats
Democratic incumbent Rep. Shontel Brown will run for re-election in November to keep her seat as Ohio’s 11th Congressional District representative after defeating her opponent, former State Sen. Nina Turner, in a rematch of...
Jewish former Trump aide wins GOP primary in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District
Jewish first-time candidate and former aide in the Trump administration Max Miller, 32, easily defeated his two opponents for the GOP nomination in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday.
Miller, who was endorsed early in...
Security guard at Columbus Jewish school arrested for online anti-Semitic threats
A security guard at the Columbus Torah Academy in Ohio was arrested this week by local law enforcement for making anti-Semitic threats online against the school.
According to media reports, Thomas Develin posted a photo...
Ohio Jewish teen gets beer bottle thrown at her, is target of anti-Semitic rhetoric
Someone in a vehicle reportedly threw a beer bottle at a 13-year-old Fuchs Mizrachi School student in an Orthodox neighborhood in University Heights, Ohio, and screamed, “F******g Jews, you’re f*****g idiots, Jews,” and then...