Austin synagogue arsonist sentenced to 10 years in prison
The arson took place in 2021; Franklin Sechriest admitted his guilt earlier this year
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Culture In Galveston, Texas, a refuge for Jews escaping pogroms — and perhaps a lesson for today’s ‘migrant crisis’
For Jewish immigrants, Galveston was once 'the Ellis Island of the West'
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Fast Forward Newly acquitted Texas attorney general blames George Soros for his troubles
Without evidence, Ken Paxton accused the Jewish billionaire of influencing his state’s all-Republican high court to limit his powers
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News Bomb threats and ‘swatting’ campaign hits dozens of synagogues
At least 26 institutions have experienced incidents since late July as online trolls work together to harass Jews and other religious minorities
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Fast Forward Texas neo-Nazi group ramps up talk of guns, violence on social media
The Aryan Freedom Network is best known for protesting drag queens, but more and more of their online posts mention firearms and 'racial holy war'
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Opinion Texas wants the Ten Commandments in each public school classroom. This is a blatant assault on religious liberty
A bill requiring the display of the Ten Commandments is under consideration in the state House
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Opinion To end gun violence, look to the economics that helped end racial segregation
Jewish merchants were instrumental in dismantling Birmingham’s segregation, though their stores long enforced it
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Theater It’s a giant musical about Jesus – with a Jewish producer. Will it make America believe?
'His Story,' by 22-year-old Anna Miriam Brown, is a 'Broadway-style' theatrical spectacle. Whether it's also an evangelizing event depends on whom you ask
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