Kentucky judge dismisses Jewish mothers’ lawsuit challenging state abortion ban
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(JTA) — A man in Louisville, Kentucky, was arrested after he stole a Torah scroll from Jewish Hospital. The Torah scroll, which was on display at the medical center, was stolen on Sunday, local media reported. The theft of the religious object, which is valued at about $30,000, was captured on surveillance camera. Hospital security stopped…
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Fast Forward University Of Kentucky Student Missing In Israel After Late-Night Swim
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A University of Kentucky sophomore was missing in Israel after a late night swim in the Mediterranean Sea. TeNiya Jones, a biology major with a minor in Islamic studies, was on a weekend visit to Israel from Jordan, where she was enrolled in a seven-week exchange program. She was due to return…
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News Why Did Army Abruptly Fire Ft. Campbell’s Jewish Leader After Two Decades?
The Jews on the country’s second-largest military base haven’t had a rabbi for years. Until very recently, though, they had Jeanette Mize. She and her family led services and cooked holiday meals there. Because of her, the Jews of Fort Campbell, the Army base that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee border, didn’t have to drive 60 miles…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Studies Mandatory In Kentucky Schools Due To Push By Catholic Teacher
(JTA) — Advocacy by a Catholic middle school teacher helped convince the Kentucky legislature to make teaching about the Holocaust mandatory in public schools. The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed the Ann Klein and Fred Gross Holocaust Education Act. The House passed the bill earlier this month, the Jewish Louisville Community reported. Gov. Matt…
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Fast Forward Kentucky Considers Annual Student Prayer Day
The Kentucky Legislature is considering mandating the last Wednesday in September as “A Day of Prayer for Kentucky’s Students.” House Bill 40 passed the Kentucky House last week on a vote of 83-5 and now goes to the state Senate for its consideration. The bill states that students would participate in the Day of Prayer…
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Culture The Bible’s Coming To Public School — At Least In Kentucky
A new law in Kentucky makes it legal to teach a Bible elective course in public schools as part of the social studies curriculum. The bill easily passed the State House and Senate, and was signed by Governor Matt Bevin. The video of Bevin signing the bill is currently the most popular video on WDRB,…
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Community The Secret Jewish History of Paoli, Indiana
From 1985 to 1990, I was a neurologist at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. Living in Kentucky was a huge change for this native New Yorker, who had spent my whole life in the Boston-Washington corridor. My 5 years in Kentucky were, nonetheless, wonderful ones. Louisville is one of the…
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