176 Jewish gravestones vandalized at 2 Cincinnati cemeteries
Local Jewish groups condemned the damaging of the historic gravesites
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Fast Forward Hebrew Union College to end 4 graduate programs, including 2 in Cincinnati
The decision comes a year after the Reform movement decided to phase out rabbinical training at its 148-year-old campus
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Sports Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench apologizes for antisemitic comment
The Reds legend made the off-hand remark about late Jewish baseball executive Gabe Paul
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Film & TV Jerry Springer, son of Jewish refugees and star of TV’s most controversial show, dies at 79
The former mayor of Cincinnati, Jerry Springer, was known for hosting bizarre guests
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Fast Forward Cincinnati leaders condemn anti-Semitic highway graffiti
(JTA) — City leaders in Cincinnati have condemned graffiti found on a heavily trafficked highway overpass that targeted Jews. The graffiti reading “The Jews killed Christ. They are the enemies of the whole human race. – Paul” was discovered on Wednesday night. It was painted over on Friday. On Friday, representatives from the Cincinnati Office…
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Fast Forward Ohio Man Charged With Hate Crime After Beating Man He Thought Was Jewish
(JTA) — A Cincinnati-area man was indicted on a federal hate crimes charge for attacking a man he thought was Jewish. Izmir Koch, 32, beat a man who was smoking a cigarette outside a local restaurant. He was arrested Wednesday. According to the indictment, Koch in February 2017 asked people standing outside the restaurant if…
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Breaking News Cincinnati Mayor Condemns Swastika at Rabbinical School
(JTA) — The mayor of Cincinnati and the Anti-Defamation League denounced the spray-painting of a swastika on a sign at a Reform rabbinical school. On Tuesday morning, a white swastika was discovered on a sign on the Cincinnati campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. It was reported to the police shortly thereafter and later removed, according…
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News Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati Hit With Swastika Graffiti
Police are investigating a swastika that was discovered Tuesday morning scrawled at the entrance to Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, one of the foundational institutions of Reform Judaism. “I think the placing of a swastika on a street sign, when we compare the events going on around the world, makes our little sign quite a…
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