Adath Israel Begins Search for New Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Moshe Smolkin will step down as senior rabbi of the Adath Israel Congregation at the end of June 2025, according to an email sent to Adath Israel congregants on […]
September 4, 2024
August 31, 2024
Christine Katzman Talks 25th Anniversary And Ongoing Work Of Cincy Journeys
Christine Katzman first became interested in Israel in high school, where she was co-founder of her school’s Holocaust and genocide education project. As part of the project, Katzman and other […]
August 31, 2024
Springfield Mayor Ejects Blood Tribe Member for Sounding Threatening at Aug. 27 City Commission Meeting
During public comments at Springfield’s Aug. 27 city commission meeting, Mayor Rob Rue cut off and ejected a man who identified himself as the leader of the neo-Nazi Blood Tribe […]
August 21, 2024
Hate on Parade in Springfield
It’s legal to openly carry guns in Ohio, individually or as a group. But what about aiming them at bystanders? By Marshall Weiss, The Observer Springfield Chief of Police Allison […]
August 16, 2024
Landsman’s GOP Challenger Touted Holocaust Denier’s Endorsement, Now Renounces
Orlando Sonza, a Republican running against incumbent Rep. Greg Landsman, previously accepted an endorsement from Kiumars Kiani, a Holocaust denier and antisemite, but renounced the endorsement this week after criticism. […]
August 12, 2024
‘Legend of Destruction’ Screening at Two Cincinnati Synagogues
Two Cincinnati Synagogues will join Synagogues around the world on Tuesday, Aug. 13, by showing the Israeli Academy Award-winning film Legend of Destruction. The films will be shown at Temple […]
August 1, 2024
In Kamrass’ Last Year, Wise Temple Opts For Unique Transition To Next Senior Rabbi Hirsch
When Rabbi Lewis Kamrass, the senior rabbi of Wise Temple, decided he was ready to retire at the end of a 40-year tenure, he wanted to avoid leaving the congregation […]
July 30, 2024
Mompreneur Spotlight Rachel Loftspring: Lawyer, Author, Advocate
For Rachel Loftspring, a serendipitous encounter in 2019 at a conference for the American Society of Reproductive Medicine changed everything. She attended the conference as part of her work as […]
July 24, 2024
KKK Flyers Found in More Cincinnati Neighborhoods
This weekend, Ku Klux Klan flyers were found littered throughout another neighborhood in Greater Cincinnati. This time, flyers were found on cars on Morten Street in Hyde Park and throughout […]
July 23, 2024
JD Vance Promoted Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories
Ohio senator JD Vance is now the Republican vice presidential nominee and running mate of former president and convicted felon Donald Trump. Vance rose to fame in 2016 after publishing […]