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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

Cleveland Jews

Alexander Popivker protests outside the Cleveland Justice Center before sentencing on July 19, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Courtesy Alexander Popivker)
July 21, 2023, 8:24 am
Cleveland rabbi punished for stealing university group’s Palestinian banner
Alexander Popivker handed suspended jail term and 18 months of probation; is also required to attend anger management classes and is barred from campus
By Andrew Lapin
Rabbi Alexander Popivker (right) with his wife, Sarah, mounting a pro-Israel display on the campus of Cleveland State University. (Courtesy of Alex Popivker via JTA)
February 17, 2023, 7:54 am
Rabbi arrested, banned from Cleveland universities over anti-Palestinian activism
Rabbi Alexander Popivker accused of harassing students; video appears to show him draw swastika on Muslim headscarf and say, ‘Palestinians and Nazis are the same thing’
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: A single-engine Beechcraft Bonanzi aircraft. (Wesley Moolman, public domain)
January 20, 2023, 9:47 am
2 Jewish men killed in New York private plane crash
Single-engine aircraft goes down in stormy weather north of New York City; pilot, passenger were members of Cleveland Jewish community
By Luke Tress
A Lake Catholic high school lacrosse player (left) is seen participating in a match May 16, 2022, with a swastika on his right calf. (Rachel Glazer)
May 18, 2022, 9:57 am
Cleveland high school lacrosse player takes to field with swastika on his leg
Parents report that a spectator used a racial slur against Orange High School team; Catholic Diocese apologizes on behalf of Lake Catholic school for ‘reprehensible’ behavior
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Stephen Weiss (Courtesy of Cleveland Jewish News, via JTA)
April 22, 2022, 8:25 pm
‘Horrible and disgusting’: Conservative groups decry Cleveland rabbi over sex crimes
Rabbi Stephen Weiss resigns from his synagogue after being charged with attempting to solicit sex with a minor online; he faces maximum of 3.5 years in prison
By Andrew Lapin
A group of men protest outside of Rep. Casey Weinstein’s home. (Courtesy: Cleveland Jewish News/via JTA)
February 19, 2022, 4:29 am
‘Christian vets’ deny antisemitism at protest outside Jewish Ohio politician’s home
Spokespeople say it was a misunderstanding after some demonstrators wave flags in front of Rep. Casey Weinstein’s house with the words ‘Stand for the Flag. Kneel for the Cross’
By Stephen Langel, Ron Kampeas and Andrew Lapin
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2020 Conference, March 2, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 10, 2020, 6:10 pm
2 more AIPAC attendees test positive for coronavirus, bringing total to 5
Cleveland-area man in his 50s employed by Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and lay leader at Toronto’s Beth Sholom Synagogue diagnosed after returning from DC
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: MGM Cotai Resort is seen in Macau Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
July 25, 2019, 11:16 pm
MGM to remove six-pointed star from security uniforms after complaint
Jewish woman says emblem set on yellow shirts reminds her uncomfortably of the Holocaust
By AP
Emily Pomeranz’s dying wish was for a very specific milkshake. (Facebook)
August 3, 2017, 4:43 am
Milkshake travels 400 miles to fulfill hospice patient’s last wish
A good friend and a restaurant owner in Cleveland team up to put a big smile on the face of 50-year-old Emily Pomeranz
By Marcy Oster
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, right, and Republican nominee Donald Trump walk off the stage after the final presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19, 2016. (Robyn Beck/AFP)
October 28, 2016, 12:29 am
Among Cleveland’s Orthodox voters, reluctance reigns
Both candidates will draw votes from the community, but few sound enthusiastic when discussing the people who could be their next leader
By Ben Sales
People join hands in a peace rally amid preparations for the arrival of visitors and delegates for the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AFP/DOMINICK REUTER)
July 18, 2016, 4:21 pm
Cleveland’s GOP Jews close to the action, but far from united on Trump
While some Jewish Northeast Ohioans think the businessman-candidate is ‘very pro-Israel,’ others say ‘this country can do better’
By Chad Weisman
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