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Man Busted For Stealing Torah Scroll From Kentucky Hospital
A man in Louisville, Kentucky, was arrested after he stole a Torah scroll from Jewish Hospital.
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University Of Kentucky Student Missing In Israel After Late-Night Swim
Israel launched a search and rescue operation to find her, and officials from the U.S. Embassy have been involved in the process.
Why Did Army Abruptly Fire Ft. Campbell’s Jewish Leader After Two Decades?
“These fundamentalist Christian chaplains have shut down Shabbat services,” service leader Jeannette Mize said. “They just snapped their fingers.”
Holocaust Studies Mandatory In Kentucky Schools Due To Push By Catholic Teacher
The bill requires every public middle and high school in the state to include in their curriculum instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides.
Kentucky Considers Annual Student Prayer Day
A Republican representative said that the bill is “nondiscriminatory” because it does not mention a specific religion.
The Bible’s Coming To Public School — At Least In Kentucky
“We want to make sure that teachers can teach and make sure that they don’t go in to preach,” said Kate Miller of the ACLU.
The Secret Jewish History of Paoli, Indiana
I saw two Jewish patients during my 5 years working in Paoli, Indiana— and each time, it was something of a surprise.
What Red State Jews Tell Us About Ourselves — and Trump’s America
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.”
John Yarmuth Becomes Third Jewish Congressman To Boycott Trump Inauguration
Yarmuth’s decision follows on similar announcements from two other Jewish House Dems — Steve Cohen of Tennessee and Jerrold Nadler of New York — and two dozen of their colleagues.