‘Baby killer’: Vandals target Jewish Dallas City Council member’s home
'Folks, you're going to need to stop sitting on the sidelines thinking everything will be ok,' Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said. 'Things are not ok.'
'Folks, you're going to need to stop sitting on the sidelines thinking everything will be ok,' Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said. 'Things are not ok.'
For over a decade Stephen Tobolowsky has been sharing stories. Have you heard the one about his Talmud collection? The 70-year-old actor, known for his turns as a folksy insurance salesman in “Groundhog Day” and a hapless tech sociopath in “Silicon Valley,” has written two books, hosts a podcast and is now debuting an audio…
Despite a year of isolation and pandemic restrictions, Jewish communities around the country are finding ways to come together for Yom HaShoah, the annual commemoration to honor the more than six million Jews murdered by Nazis and Nazi collaborators during the Holocaust. From coast to coast, synagogues, cities, museums, Jewish community centers, and others are…
It’s incredibly difficult to fully explain what it feels like to be in Texas right now. For one, I’m not sure which hat I’m wearing. I’m a homeowner, wife, and mother, so obviously I’m concerned about my family and the place I live. But I’m also a local resident who cares about community. So I’m…
A woman is suing a Jewish community center in Dallas for failing to protect her from an employee who allegedly raped her when she was 14. The lawsuit claims that in 2014, an employee of the Aaron Family JCC’s fitness center named Randy Lee Adrian groomed and sexually assaulted her at the gym and offsite…
(JTA) — An elected official in Dallas sent a political mailer comparing President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. Area Jewish groups condemned Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price for the mailing, saying that using the example of Hitler for anything besides education or the Holocaust is “highly inappropriate and offensive,” the Dallas Morning News reported….
An 800-pound granite slab engraved with the Ten Commandments placed in a mall outside Dallas is being mostly left alone by protesters, the Religion News Service reported. In fact, it’s a big hit with the mall’s loyal customers. Music City Mall, a privately owned shopping center in Lewisville, Texas, has two granite slaves with biblical…
A woman is suing the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center in Dallas, alleging that a former fitness center employee repeatedly raped and molested her 14-year-old daughter. The lawsuit, first reported by The Dallas Morning News, alleges that when the mother told JCC CEO Artie Allen about the behavior of a 24-year-old JCC employee toward her…