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Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin speaks to the audience during the Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner on August 25, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
November 16, 2018, 2:21 pm
Kentucky bars state contractors from involvement in Israel boycotts
Governor Matt Bevin signs executive order at ceremony attended by Israeli ambassador, calls BDS anti-Semitic and ‘repugnant’
By JTA
Employees wait outside the entrance of a Kroger grocery following a shooting that left two people dead and a suspect in custody, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Jeffersontown, Ky. A man fatally shot another man inside a Kroger grocery store, shot and killed a woman in the parking lot, and then exchanged fire with an armed bystander who intervened before he fled the scene on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday, police said. He was captured shortly afterward. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
October 25, 2018, 1:50 am
Two people killed in shooting in Kentucky grocery store
Suspect has been detained, but police have not identified the shooter or the motivation for the killings
By DYLAN LOVAN
Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky (Google Streetview)
October 17, 2018, 10:21 pm
Man arrested for stealing Torah scroll from Kentucky hospital
Jewish Hospital in Louisville says early assessment of the recovered Jewish artifact, said to be worth $30,000, indicates minimal damage
By JTA and TOI staff
Holocaust survivor Fred Gross receives a standing ovation from the Kentucky Senate moments after the lawmakers voted unanimously to pass a Holocaust education bill that bears his name, March 21, 2018. (Lee Chottiner via JTA)
March 27, 2018, 5:19 am
Holocaust studies made mandatory in Kentucky after push by Catholic teacher
Fred Whitaker has been lobbying for required Holocaust instruction for 13 years
By JTA
In this Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, file photo, Kentucky State Representative, Republican Dan Johnson, addresses the public from his church regarding sexual assault allegations in Louisville, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
December 14, 2017, 11:35 am
Kentucky lawmaker accused of sex assault dies in apparent suicide
In final Facebook post, Dan Johnson writes that PTSD ‘is a sickness that will take my life’
By ADAM BEAM
A Nazi flag displayed for purchase on a merchandise vendor's trailer at the Bloomsburg Fair fairgrounds in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2016, (Edward Conner via AP)
From the WebApril 30, 2017, 4:33 am
Armed neo-Nazis gird for clash in small Kentucky town
As hate groups court support in Pikeville, anti-fascists assemble to fight back, The Guardian reports
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally in New York on Nov. 9, 2016 (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
November 18, 2016, 7:21 pm
Trump claims to save Kentucky auto plant that wasn’t closing
Ford says it planned to move production of one affordable model to Mexico, but not the entire factory
By Tom Krisher
Judy Pennington, a resident of Elliott County listens to a question, n Sandy Hook Ky, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP/Timothy D. Easley)
November 15, 2016, 3:56 pm
Trump Country: What one Kentucky county can teach about the election
Residents of recession-hit region say they voted for Republican nominee because he talked the talk they wanted to hear
By Laurie Kellman and ADAM BEAM
August 30, 2016, 4:41 am
Rabbis deny report of Louisville synagogue resettling Syrian Jews
Local refugee agency also says it has no knowledge of such families existing
By JTA
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Dimondale, Michigan on August 19, 2016. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/AFP)
August 20, 2016, 5:46 pm
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author offers insight on Trump’s appeal
Kentucky-born J.D. Vance says GOP nominee ‘tapping into a substantive concern that… America’s best days are behind it’
By Dan Sewell
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, August 10, 2016. (AFP/Gaston De Cardenas)
August 12, 2016, 3:45 am
Trump: I can stop raising cash for Republicans
As GOP watches poll numbers fall, Senate leader McConnell warns party’s chances to keep hold on Congress in November are ‘very dicey’
By AP
The Ark Encounter is seen July 5, 2016 in Williamstown, Kentucky. The Ark Encounter is a theme park centered around a 510 foot long reproduction of Noah's Ark. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images/AFP
July 7, 2016, 9:20 am
Baby dinos and all, Noah’s ark readies for opening in Kentucky
Christian theme park aimed at teaching biblical story riles opponents who say the 510-foot-long attraction will be detrimental to science education
By DYLAN LOVAN
Rabbi Joe Rapport eulogizes Muhammad Ali during his memorial service, Friday, June 10, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. (Screen capture: YouTube)
June 11, 2016, 4:55 pm
2 rabbis give passionate, contrasting eulogies at Muhammad Ali funeral
Joe Rapport hails Ali’s kindness, leads stadium in chorus of ‘I Am Ali’; Michael Lerner slams Trump, urges US to tell Israel to get out of West Bank
By Ron Kampeas
Comedian Billy Crystal imitates Muhammad Ali during his memorial service, Friday, June 10, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
June 11, 2016, 1:39 am
Billy Crystal at Muhammad Ali funeral: I was his Jewish ‘little brother’
Comedian reveals how The Greatest helped him raise funds for a Hebrew U. peace theater group, quit a sports club that didn’t accept Jews
By TOI staff
Muhammad Ali's wife, Lonnie (center), attends Muhammad Ali's Jenazah, a traditional Islamic Muslim service, in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 9, 2016. (AP/Darron Cummings)
June 10, 2016, 2:47 am
Thousands bid farewell to boxing legend Muhammad Ali
Fans sit alongside dignitaries as two days of interfaith tributes kick off in Kentucky with traditional Muslim service
By Sebastian Blanc
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