Michigan
Temple Israel rabbi slams Michigan Senate candidate for ‘offensive’ remarks on synagogue attack
Rabbi Jen Lader criticized Abdul El-Sayed for “suggesting that violence against a synagogue in suburban Detroit could be understood through the lens of Israeli actions.”
On the record and off the court: Meet the only Jewish player on the NCAA championship team
A defiant Hasan Piker boosts Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed in rallies taking on Israel
Jewish leaders uneasy over Senate candidate’s alliance with Hasan Piker
Man who threatened Jewish families sentenced after trying to illegally buy guns for 'God's wrath'
Hassan Chokr had pleaded guilty to illegal possession of multiple firearms on May 28, after originally being charged in 2022 with ethnic intimidation and for lying on federal firearms forms.
Pro-Palestinian Detroit conference speakers under scrutiny as US places them on visa watch
Event organizers said that they rejected attempts by pro-Israel figures and media to "smear and silence" the conference and would not "cower in the face of their attacks."
Detroit’s archbishop, outspoken on Gaza, tours Holocaust center: Step forward for Jewish allyship?
“I think overwhelmingly, the public is not antisemitic, but they need information," said Detroit Archbishop Edward Weisenburger.
Terrorist released in hostage deal to speak at major Detroit Palestinian conference
Shaheen was released on February 1 along with hundreds of other terrorists as part of a ransom paid exchange for live and deceased hostages captured by Gazan forces during the October 7 Massacre.
Eleven people injured during stabbing incident at a Walmart in northern Michigan
According to Fox News, the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office is investigating the Traverse City stabbing, with one suspect already in custody.
Sonar survey confirms mastodon carving at 9,000-year-old Lake Michigan’s ‘Underwater Stonehenge’
High-resolution imaging shows a human-made mile-long boulder array 12 m under Grand Traverse Bay, predating Stonehenge by 4,000 years.
University of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persist
University of Michigan provided 24-hour security to regents and executives as harassment, property damage, and personal threats from pro-Palestinian protesters continued.
A Jewish bridge builder’s burial, 15 years late: The strange afterlife of Lawrence Rubin
“We knew he had a place. There’s a marker there with his name and date of birth on it,” Karl Crawford, superintendent of the Greenwood Cemetery, told the JTA. “But he was not there."
U of Michigan accused of monitoring of pro-Palestinian groups - report
According to the report, these operatives trailed students, recorded their conversations, and staged confrontations in what students describe as intimidation tactics.
Florida board blocks hiring of U of Michigan president criticized over encampment response
Santa Ono drew criticism from both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel voices.
