Ohio
Long lost luxury steamer Lac La Belle found in Lake Michigan
The Lac La Belle was a 66 m steamship built in 1864 in Cleveland, Ohio, and quickly became one of the most popular vessels on Lake Michigan, operating routes between Cleveland and the upper lake.
Suspect smashes windows at JD Vance's Cincinnati residence, arrested by US authorities
Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch mark milestones as first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their cities
Hebrew Union College, Ohio AG reach deal to protect 600,000 rare books, papers in Jewish collection
Two antisemitic incidents near Ohio State University within 24 hours
The first of these incidents was an assault on two students "near 15th Avenue and High Street." One of the students was treated at the Wexner Medical Center.
Abortion rights advocates, Democrats score wins in US elections
Democrats and abortion rights advocates notched a string of electoral victories on Tuesday – including in conservative Ohio and Kentucky.
Hebrew Union College to end 4 graduate programs, including 2 in Cincinnati
Rehfeld cited “financial constraints” and enrollment among the reasons for discontinuing the programs.
Ohio high school football coach resigns after players use ‘Nazi’ in play calls
In 2021 a Boston-area school was found to have used terms including “Auschwitz,” “yarmulke” and “rabbi” in its own plays for at least a decade.
Violet Spevack, weekly chronicler of Cleveland Jewry for 50 years, dies at 107
Although she came from what she called “the Wild West,” she was passionate about Cleveland.
Ohio school board member apologizes for giving Nazi salute at public meeting
The local federation CEO said she did not believe Zakkour “had antisemitic intent.”
Neo-Nazis picket Jewish center outside Toledo after first protesting LGBTQ event
They had come directly from picketing Toledo Love Fest, an LGBTQ event. Federation officials said it appeared that their decision to head to the Jewish community immediately after was spontaneous.
Man pleads guilty to raping Ohio child who sought abortion in Indiana
Gerson Fuentes, who was the live-in boyfriend of the child's mother, confessed to raping the child in a police interview.
Toddler dies after mother left her alone for 10 days to go on vacation
A woman in the US was arrested for murder after leaving her toddler, just a year and a half old, alone at home for 10 days while taking a vacation.
Two-year-old shot, killed pregnant mother and fetus in Ohio
The mother received an emergency C-section at the hospital that she had been transported to but her unborn son did not survive. Shortly after, the mother also perished.
