Ohio

Ohio Senate race between Israel supporters becomes proxy battle for AIPAC versus J Street

While Republican Sen. Jon Husted is technically the incumbent, many voters see Democrat Sherrod Brown as the incumbent.

"I Voted" stickers are seen on a table on the last day of early voting at the Cuyahoga Board of Elections on November 1, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio.
People cast their ballots on the first day of early voting for the US midterm elections, in New York, on October 24, 2026.

US midterm elections 2026: Four key House races that could determine control of Congress

US President Donald Trump points toward supporters at the end of a campaign rally for US Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Youngstown, Ohio, US, October 12, 2026

Trump backs Ramaswamy attack ad as Republican Ohio governor condemns it

The headquarters of The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seen in Washington, D.C. Sunday, 16th May 2021

US government sues Ohio hospital over wrongful firing of surgeon for 'being Jewish'


Ohio senator cancels planned trip to Israel over fears of being used as ‘propaganda’

“My goal was to ask tough questions,” said Ohio Sen. Beth Liston, who canceled her Israel trip after constituent pressure.

Democrat State Senator Beth Liston, OH District 16

Ohio man pleads guilty to assaulting students because they were Jewish

Timur Mamatov, 20, pleaded guilty to assaulting two Jewish OSU students in a hate crime that left both hospitalized with serious injuries, the DOJ said Friday.

Timur Mamatov, 20, pled guilty to assulting OSU students because of their Jewish identity.

Ohio police arrest man for allegedly running Jewish Congressman off the road, antisemitic slurs

Feras Hamdan, 36, of Ohio, was charged with aggravated menacing and ethnic intimidation.

U.S. Republican congressional candidate Max Miller speaks during an event hosted by Trump, at the county fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio, U.S., April 23, 2022.

Most people overrate their moral resistance, says Ohio State study

Philip mazzocco said, 'social pressures are way more powerful and impactful than we give them credit for'.

 Most people overrate their moral resistance, says Ohio State study.

Cleveland Heights council advances loss of confidence resolution over mayor’s alleged antisemitism

This is due to a civil-rights complaint accusing the mayor's wife of calling Jewish officials “that Jewish b—h” and referring to an Orthodox commissioner as a “broodmare,” as reported by 3News.

 Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren

Man burns books on Jewish history, including Anne Frank’s diary, in Jewish suburb of Cleveland

"Whoever perpetuated the idea that you can burn us out of Cleveland... deny our ideas or press us and frighten us, picked the wrong community," said local Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk.

 CUSTOMERS REVIEW the shelves at a Jerusalem bookstore.

Ohio Applebee’s defaced with antisemitic graffiti reading ‘Jews work here’

“Guest and team member safety will always be our top priority and there is no place for antisemitic – or any form of – hate speech in our neighborhoods," said the interim president of Applebee’s.

 An Applebee’s in Miamisburg, Ohio was closed Saturday after employees discovered the building had been defaced with antisemitic graffiti.

Judaism has long benefited from non-Jewish support - opinion

Jewish institutions flourish when they remain engaged with the broader world. By reclaiming these forgotten histories, we do more than celebrate the past – we set a foundation for the future.

 CONGREGATION MIKVEH ISRAEL of Philadelphia, founded in the 1740s by Spanish and Portuguese Jews, is known as the ‘Synagogue of the American Revolution.’ In 1788, when it solicited funds to pay off its debts, its supporters included Benjamin Franklin and other prominent non-Jews.

Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis over his support for Israel

When Rabbi Ari Jun learned that faith leaders were invited to speak at a rally in Cincinnati against neo-Nazis and white supremacy, he quickly responded that he would be there.

 Cincinnati skyline from Devou Park.

Nazi group marches in Cincinnati, hangs swastika flag above overpass

Local police reportedly said that "even though the demonstration was carried out without a permit, it was legal." 

 Group of Nazi demonstrators are seen carrying flags with swastikas above an overpass in Ohio.