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A mailer reading 'No wars for Jews,' among other messages, was sent to thousands of Tennessee households in June 2026 bearing the name of a local Young Republicans chapter. JTA removed the QR code. (Courtesy of Representative Scott Cepicky via JTA)
June 27, 2026, 6:41 am
Tennessee GOP leaders condemn ‘No wars for Jews’ flyers bearing Young Republicans name
Jewish state lawmaker recalls confronting man behind mailers for spreading rhetoric ‘espoused in Europe,’ to which he responded by saying, ‘It was right then, and it is right now’
By Andrew Lapin
Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee gestures during a news conference in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2026. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images via JTA)
May 16, 2026, 9:26 am
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen won’t seek reelection after GOP carved up his district
Democrat who has served majority-Black Memphis area in US Congress since 2006 slams hardline Republican congressman who referred to him as ‘an old, white Jewish guy’
By Andrew Lapin
A mug shot of Regan Darby Prater, who is accused of burning down the Highlander Research and Education Center, in New Market, Tennessee, undated. (NBC 10 News screenshot)
February 7, 2026, 2:15 am
Alleged US arsonist accused of giving list of Israel-linked individuals to Hezbollah
Regan Prater, charged last year for 2019 fire that destroyed historic Tennessee civil rights center, also indicted for terror over assistance to Iran-backed terror group
By ToI Staff
Rep. David Kustoff, right, speaks with people at Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).
October 31, 2023, 7:39 am
Tennessee lawmakers discuss safety, Israel support at Jewish school that foiled gunman
Gov. Bill Lee and Rep. David Kustoff visit Memphis school attacked by former student, note growing importance of security measures amid Israel’s war with Hamas terror group
By ADRIAN SAINZ
Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram (Courtesy American United)
August 26, 2023, 7:52 am
Jewish couple in Tennessee cleared to sue adoption agency for alleged religious bias
Appeals court reverses earlier ruling blocking lawsuit by Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram against state agency that refused to work with them because they’re Jewish
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents and Memphis Police Department officers, after a man suspected of a shooting at a synagogue was shot, in Memphis, Tennessee, July 31, 2023. (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)
August 23, 2023, 6:40 am
Judge orders mental evaluation for man charged in shooting at Memphis Jewish school
Joel Bowman, shot by police after firing gun outside school last month, is released from hospital and set for psychological testing for trial
By ADRIAN SAINZ
Memphis police at the scene of a shooting at the Margolin Hebrew School in Memphis, Tennessee, July 31, 2023. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP, File)
August 5, 2023, 1:18 am
Armed man who tried to enter Memphis Jewish school fired at a contractor, police say
Joel Bowman charged with 2nd degree murder for incident in Tennessee, remains hospitalized after being shot by police
By ADRIAN SAINZ
Memphis police officers at the scene of an officer-involved shooting, July 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
August 2, 2023, 4:29 am
Suspect in shooting at Memphis Jewish school was haunted by police killing of father
Source close to Joel Bowman’s family says he was suffering mental health woes, lingering trauma from father’s death, when he fired gun at his alma mater and was shot by police
By Luke Tress
Memphis police officers at the scene of an officer-involved shooting, July 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
August 1, 2023, 12:47 am
Memphis police shoot Jewish man who fired gun at Orthodox school, tried to break in
Officers in Tennessee city say attacker, a former student of the targeted school, tried to enter Margolin Hebrew Academy, fired handgun outside building
By Luke Tress and Agencies
School buses with children arrive at Woodmont Baptist Church to be reunited with their families after a mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 27, 2023. (Getty Images via AFP)
March 28, 2023, 10:20 am
Former student kills six at Nashville school in latest US mass shooting
3 children, 3 adults killed as gunman opens fire in The Covenant School; transgender shooter killed by police, leaves manifesto indicating multiple attacks planned
By Susannah Walden
A participant wearing a shirt mocking US President Joe Biden is seen before an Election Conspiracy Forum, March 11, 2023, in Franklin, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
March 19, 2023, 12:34 pm
‘We are at war’: US election deniers remain force in GOP as 2024 vote nears
Several hundred gather in Tennessee for Election Conspiracy Forum, clinging to beliefs that many Republican candidates were cheated in key races despite lack of any evidence
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
The image from video released on January 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on January 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. Nichols died on January 10. (City of Memphis via AP)
January 28, 2023, 8:13 am
US authorities release footage of deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by 5 Memphis cops
Black motorist screamed for his mom as officers struck him with fists, boots, batons; officers, also Black and who make unsupported claims about man’s behavior, charged with murder
By ADRIAN SAINZ
Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram (Courtesy American United)
July 6, 2022, 1:02 am
Tennessee judges dismiss Jewish couple’s lawsuit alleging religious bias in adoption
Americans United for Separation of Church & State plans to appeal 2-1 ruling which states that law in question ‘does not single out people of the Jewish faith’
By JONATHAN MATTISE
Then-US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus, left, speaks alongside Ivanka Trump, during a roundtable discussion to announce the first batch of grants that are part of a White House initiative to help women in developing countries advance economically, July 10, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
April 22, 2022, 8:55 am
Morgan Ortagus slams Tennessee pol who said Trump endorsed her because she’s Jewish
Former State Department spokeswoman says state senator should be ‘ashamed of his repeated antisemitic rhetoric’ for implying Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner helped secure endorsement
By Ron Kampeas
James Cockrum speaks before the McMinn County School Board in a packed meeting room, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Athens, Tenn. The McMinn County School Board heard from concerned citizens about the removal of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, “Maus," from the district's curriculum at the meeting. (Robin Rudd/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
February 12, 2022, 1:59 am
Tennessee parents, teachers push back against ‘Maus’ removal
Local residents try to convince McMinn County School Board to reconsider its decision to remove Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel on the Holocaust
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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