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Jewish group's billboards calling out Hamas vandalized in Louisville

Originally posted by Louisville Courier Journal

Three pink billboards with messages condemning antisemitism put up by JewBelong, a nonprofit organization that offers support for Jewish people and those in Jewish communities across the country, have been vandalized less than two months afte…

Cleveland police chief to be suspended after antisemitic messages revealed

Originally posted by Cleveland Jewish News

East Cleveland Police Chief Brian Gerhard will be suspended amid an internal investigation surrounding leaked text messages from 2019 to 2022 containing antisemitic, pro-Nazi, racist and homophobic memes.

Gerhard is out on vacation until Jan. 2, 2…

13-year-old accused of plotting mass shooting at Temple Israel synagogue

Originally posted by USA Today

CANTON ‒ A 13-year-old is accused of planning a mass shooting at Temple Israel, a synagogue in Ohio.

The teen faces juvenile counts of inducing panic and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors after the threat was discovered around Sept. 1, according to cour…

Skokie kosher shop EJ's Pizzeria vandalized with swastika

Originally posted by abc7Chicago

SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) -- The owner of a north suburban kosher pizzeria said he won't be deterred by vandals after an employee discovered a disturbing symbol drawn on the window of his shop.

"One of my workers was back here, cleaning the tables from last night,…

Former Chicago Mayor's Michigan home spray-painted with the word ‘Nazis’

Originally posted by Chicago Sun Times

The fence outside the Michigan vacation home of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan and one of the nation’s most prominent Jewish political figures, was spray-painted with the word “Nazis.”

Emanuel was not at the cott…