Protesters gathered in front of the home of Dr. Amy Acton, the head of Ohio’s health department, on Saturday afternoon to push back against state rules that are keeping businesses closed in order to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Protesters and politicians who oppose the state rules have targeted Acton, who is Jewish,…
(JTA) — A park in suburban Cleveland was vandalized with swastikas and anti-Jewish statements. The graffiti on Veterans Memorial Park in Parma also included obscene images, racist epithets, the Confederate flag and the words “I love Hitler,” “F**k the Jews” and “Jewish Nazi Anne Frank.” A Jewish woman from Cleveland first noticed the vandalism in…
An Ohio man who was convicted of an anti-Semitic hate crime has gone missing before he was supposed to report to prison. The FBI issued an arrest warrant for Izmir Koch and is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to his detention, Fox 19 in Cincinnati reported Monday. Koch was convicted in December 2018…
A doctor whose job offer was withdrawn after the hospital discovered her history of anti-Semitic tweets is seeking a hearing with the State Medical Board of Ohio, the Cleveland Jewish News reported Monday. An attorney for Dr. Lana Kollab confirmed that she had requested a board hearing but declined to reveal what course of action…
(JTA) — An Ohio man who identifies with the white nationalist movement pleaded not guilty to charges related to threatening a local Jewish community center in a video posted on social media. James P. Reardon Jr., 20, appeared in court on Monday after being arrested early Saturday in connection with the threat on the Youngstown…
(JTA) — An Ohio man was arrested after he appeared in a post on Instagram to threaten an attack on a local Jewish Community Center. James P. Reardon Jr., 20, was arrested early Saturday in connection with the threat on the Youngstown JCC. He is being held on charges of telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing,…
An Ohio family’s house exploded last week in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime after finding a swastika spray-painted on the garage, the Cleveland Jewish News reported. The house of Brad and Angela Frase in Sterling, 50 miles south of Cleveland, exploded at around 12:50 a.m. on August 8, according to the…
In the wake of a mass shooting in El Paso, international news outlets are pointing to white supremacist terrorism as the cause. Australia, for example: “US in the midst of a white nationalist terrorism crisis.” In 2018, the Anti-Defamation League found that “39 of the 50 killings committed by political extremists were carried out by…
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