This Jewish doctor refused to sign a pledge opposing BDS — so he didn’t get paid
An Arkansas law requires anyone doing business with the state to promise not to boycott Israel
An Arkansas law requires anyone doing business with the state to promise not to boycott Israel
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals said an Arkansas law targeting boycotts of Israel did not restrict speech
Last week, the Arkansas legislature overrode the governor’s veto to implement a heinous law that would ban gender-affirming healthcare for transgender and non-binary youth in that state. I want to share my own gender story so you can hear how access to trans-affirming health care has allowed me to live my own authentic truth. Five…
(JTA) — The Arkansas state legislature has passed a law that prohibits state agencies from contracting with or investing in companies that boycott Israel. The law was sent to Arkansas State Gov. William Hutchinson on Friday for his signature. The bill passed the state House of Representatives on its third reading on Wednesday by a…
Since the November election, there’s been a lot of talk among journalists about the way our profession overlooked and misunderstood populist, pro-Trump America. It’s a challenge for us at the Forward, as well. That is why we are launching “Red State Jews.” Our aim is to use all the platforms of the Forward — news,…
Have you seen the John Wayne film “True Grit”? It’s set in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This is how I explain my annual holiday vacation destination to anyone who asks. My wife and I have been coming here every Christmas for the past eight years to visit her family. In all the years of visiting this…
Bentonville, Arkansas — Walmart’s hometown — offers more than just low, low prices. It’s also an anomaly in the small-town South: a Jewish community that is actually growing. Since 2004, when a handful of families met in a suburban home to discuss the possibility of founding a synagogue, Walmart has attracted both Jewish corporate employees…
1) 1,725 Jews live in Arkansas. 2) In the early 1820’s, Abraham Block, a store owner, became the first Jew to settle in Arkansas. 3) Little Rock’s B’nai Israel, founded in 1866, is the state’s oldest Jewish congregation. 4) In the early 1880’s, a group of Jewish pioneers from New York founded the Am Olam…
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