Tag: Wisconsin
Wisconsin Jewish food fest to feature international dishes, entertainment
What began as a rabbi and his wife offering a “Taste of Kosher” at local supermarkets has now grown to an annual gathering that last year drew as many as 6,000 people.
The fifth annual Jewish Food...
Biden meeting with Jacob Blake Sr. draws attention to past anti-Semitic statements
Amid the ongoing debate in the United States over race, social-media posts by Jacob Blake Sr., father of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was shot seven times by Wisconsin police on Aug. 23, appears to...
Amid riots, synagogue in Kenosha, Wis., vandalized with ‘Free Palestine’
A synagogue in Kenosha, Wis., was vandalized during demonstrations and riots on Thursday morning.
A reporter for the right-wing news site Townhall posted a video of a Black Lives Matter activist spray-painting the words “Free Palestine” on...
Why they scrawl ‘Free Palestine’ on synagogues
It could have been a lot worse. With dozens of buildings in Kenosha, Wis., burned during the riots that followed the shooting of Jacob Blake, one of the town’s synagogues was tagged with graffiti.
Amid...
Jewish father of Sandy Hook shooting victim wins $450,000 in defamation lawsuit
The father of a Jewish boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 was awarded $450,000 in a defamation lawsuit against the editor of a book that claimed the massacre never happened.
The judgement...
Quote attributed to Hitler appears in student yearbook at Wisconsin high school
A Wisconsin high school is no longer permitting seniors to submit quotes to have placed under their photos after a quotation attributed to Adolf Hitler appeared in the recently released yearbook.
Administrators at Southwest High...
Awards to be granted at Salute to Jewish Educators
The 2018 Salute to Jewish Educators awards are to be granted to Jerry Benjamin and Ellie Gettinger, among others.
An awards event will be held 3 p.m., Sunday, March 11 at the Harry & Rose...
Wisconsin Is the Latest State to Introduce Anti-BDS Legislation
Last week, two Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin introduced legislation to prohibit businesses from engaging in boycotts of Israel as a condition of any state contract.
In recent years, more than 20 US states have passed legislation...