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JCRC/AJC board member Samantha Woll lighting candles in March 2018. Credit: Courtesy of JCRC/AJC.

Samantha Woll stabbed eight times in face, neck

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36th District Judge Kenneth King rescheduled the next court date for convicted thief Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28—the man prosecutors allege killed Detroit Jewish community leader Samantha Woll on Oct. 21—so that defense attorneys could receive evidence from prosecutors. Jackson-Bolanos is now...
JCRC/AJC board member Samantha Woll lighting candles in March 2018. Credit: Courtesy of JCRC/AJC.

Award announced for information leading to killer of Samantha Woll

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Following the arrest and release without charges of an unnamed suspect in the death of synagogue leader Samantha Woll, Detroit law enforcement has put forward a reward for clues. Those providing information leading to the arrest of her killer...
A Palestinian police car in Ramallah. Credit: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) via Wikimedia Commons.

Avoid creating another Mideast dictatorship

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Palestinian Arab journalist Bassam Tawil recently described a “fierce crackdown” on Palestinian reporters by the Palestinian Authority, including arbitrary arrests and beatings. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden, in his recent meeting with Israeli Prime Minister...
Ismail Quran, a Cleveland police officer received an award at the Cleveland Division of Police Award on Nov. 11, 2021. Screenshot: TV20 Cleveland livestream.

Cleveland’s 2019 ‘police officer of year’ investigated for tweets saluting Hitler, targeting Jews

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A decorated Cleveland police officer is under investigation for resurfaced anti-Semitic tweets following being honored last year by the police department. According to Canary Mission, Ismail Quran was awarded the 2019 Officer of the Year...
Derek Kammerzell, who was with the Kent Police Department for nearly 30 years, was given $1.52 million to resign and not seek to be rehired. Source: Screenshot.

Former police officer who joked about Holocaust gets $1.5 million buyout

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A suburb of Seattle is paying a former police chief who hung a Nazi insignia on his office door, as well as joked about the Holocaust, more than $1.5 million to resign and not...
Smaller crowds celebrate the holiday of Lag B'Omer in Meron on May 19, 2022. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

130,000 worshippers arrive at subdued Mount Meron Lag B’Omer celebrations

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A more subdued religious celebration occurred on Mount Meron in northern Israel on Wednesday evening, in which a total of some 130,000 worshippers arrived at the site, according to Israeli media outlets. One year after...
Yehuda Topper, Florida's first Orthodox Jewish police officer, during an interview, January 2022. Source: Screenshot.

Florida hires its first Orthodox Jewish police officer

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Florida’s first Orthodox Jewish police officer was sworn in last week and will serve as part of the North Miami Beach Police Department. Yehuda Topper, who served in the New York City Police Department for...
Camp Young Judea in Union Vale, N.Y. Source: Google Maps.

NYPD officer charged for vandalizing Jewish summer camp during Rosh Hashanah

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An officer of the New York City Police Department has been arrested and charged for breaking into and vandalizing a Jewish camp on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Matthew McGrath, 37, of Middletown, N.Y.,...
Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz (D-5th District) hosted a meeting at the Museum of Tolerance with members of the Los Angeles Police Department, who offered suggestions to Jewish leaders and community members regarding security prior to the High Holidays, Sept. 1, 2021. Credit: ©City of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles police offer security tips to Jewish leaders ahead of High Holidays

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Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz hosted a meeting on Sept. 1 at the Museum of Tolerance with presentations by members of the Los Angeles Police Department to Jewish leaders and community members regarding synagogue and...
Temple Beth Abraham. Credit: Oakland Wiki via Local Wiki.

The price of checking your ‘white privilege’ may be high

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It’s the sort of story that makes Jewish hearts swell with pride. As the Jewish News of Northern California reported, a group of Jewish teenagers from Temple Beth Abraham, a Conservative synagogue in Oakland, Calif., set out to...