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News For the first time, there are literally no synagogues legally open in America
Updated April 28 When the coronavirus starts to recede, Jewish life across the United States will look a lot like it already does in Fargo. Only 150 Jews live in the biggest city in North Dakota, but it’s one of the few places in the country where the governor hasn’t ordered people to stay home,…
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News Here’s what’s Jewish about tonight’s Iowa caucuses
The Iowa caucuses are Monday night, the first actual voting in what is likely to be a months-long process to determine the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. And while the Jewish population of Iowa isn’t large, it could play a role if the delegate tally is close, as is expected. Iowa has…
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Fast Forward Man Defends Swastika Painting: It’s In ‘Better Taste’ Than What I Could’ve Done
A man who lives across the street from a Des Moines, Iowa elementary school is defending his decision to display artwork with Confederate and Nazi imagery, the Associated Press reported Monday. William Stark had been harshly criticized by local parents and the school district for showcasing the painted wooden pallets stacked on his property. In…
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Fast Forward Former Head Of Iowa Hillel Charged With Sexually Abusing Young Boy
(JTA) — The former executive director of the Iowa Hillel was arrested and charged with abusing a young boy at the Hillel House in Iowa City. David Weltman, 29, of Skokie, Illinois, was teaching Hebrew to the boy sometime between February and March at the Hillel House, according to an Iowa City Police complaint, the…
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Fast Forward As Candidates Descend On Iowa, So Do ‘Campaign Kippahs’
Democratic presidential candidates are spending the weekend giving speeches and eating fried food at the Iowa State Fair — where fairgoers can also check out personalized kippot promoting the political contenders. The “Campaign Kippahs” booth is near the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stand, where candidates have been giving speeches. Rachel Stassen-Berger, an editor at…
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Fast Forward Iowa Jews Call On Steve King’s Donors To Dump Him
Some religious communities in Iowa have come together against Rep. Steve King, after a gunman killed 11 at prayer in a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend. The Des Moines Register published a letter on Wednesday by two Jewish leaders in King’s district, where they say the Republican is “an enthusiastic crusader for the same types…
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Fast Forward Steve King Condemned By Iowa Jews As ‘Crusader’ For Pittsburgh Shooter’s Racism
(JTA) — Two Jewish leaders in Iowa condemned Rep. Steve King for being “an enthusiastic crusader for the same types of abhorrent beliefs held by the Pittsburgh shooter.” In a letter to the Des Moines Register published Tuesday, Alan Steckman, president of Adas Israel in Mason City, and John Pleasants, president of the Ames Jewish…
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