Jewish Cincinnati News

The State of Jewish America

I’ve just come back from the “GA,” or General Assembly, organized by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Over 1,200 leaders from across the North American Jewish community attended our national organization’s first in-person meeting in three years, October 30 to November …

The Misguided Attempt To Make Everything About Israel

A panel at the ADL's Never is Now summit, 2022 (Photo courtesy ADL)
 
On Thursday, I attended the Never is Now Summit, the ADL's premier conference on antisemitism. The program was impactful, filled with rousing words and helpful guidance on combating Jew-hatred. Much of the summit was a…

Cleaning up Kanye West, Kyrie Irving's antisemitic mess

As Ecclesiastes says, there is nothing new under the sun. So too with antisemitism: it has existed in one form or another for as long as Jews have. Nevertheless, we are now in uncharted waters when it comes to antisemitism in the United States. The impetus? Kanye West and Kyrie Irving's rece…

The Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial is Over—What Now?

Introducing the concert at Andrew J Brady Music Center, marking the end of the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial.
 
I’m still enjoying the glow from the October 15 concert at the Andrew J Brady Music Center that marked the end of the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial year. The singing of the…

JCRC Statement on Destruction of Hillel at Miami University's Sukkah

In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 15, three young men climbed the fence of Hillel at Miami University and destroyed the Hillel’s sukkah. This act of destruction hurts the entire region's Jewish Community. Whether this was an act of intentional antisemitism o…