Cleveland

Avdija shines as Wolf and Saraf lift Nets in breakout night for Israeli NBA talent

Avdija powered Portland to a key win as Wolf and Saraf helped Brooklyn notch back-to-back victories.

Brooklyn Nets' Danny Wolf, December 5, 2025.
The Fink family in front of their sukkah in Carmei Gat.

Knowing when the time is right: Shawn Fink's story of aliyah

1,200 flags planted in Kibbutz Nir Oz to commemorate the victims of October 7.

Cleveland and Kissufim mark October 7 as almost all kibbutz members prepare to return by summer

 Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren

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


A private investigator observed a US synagogue during the High Holy Days

A private investigator was hired by an Ohio city to observe Jews entering and exiting a synagogue on Rosh Hashanah as part of an ongoing lawsuit and worshippers are outraged.

Columbus, Ohio.

Jewish transgender transformation explored in new book

An observant Jewish kid's life is upended by two major life events: his parents’ accidental deaths followed by an act of terrorism that results in his bold decision to transition from male to female.

THE TRANSGENDER pride, pride and Canada 150 pride flags fly in Ottawa, 2017.

Man leaves $3,000 tip for a beer at Cleveland restaurant closing for virus

The restaurant owner called the "incredibly kind and grand gesture" unbelievable, but "symbolic of the kind of quality folks we have known at Nighttown all these years."

Empty bottle and the glass of beer on wooden table

Suspects arrested in antisemitic vandalism of Cleveland Jewish buildings

"The University Heights Police Department condemns antisemitism and acts of ethnic intimidation."

A swastika and other rude and antisemtic phrases spray painted onto buildings, including the Waxman Torah Center in Cleveland, Ohio, July 27, 2020.

Ex-Cleveland Clinic resident makes antisemitic posts, has license revoked

“hahha ewww.. ill purposely give all the yahood [Jews] the wrong meds…,” Kollab tweeted in January 2012.

Doctor holds a stethoscope in front of a hospital background (illustrative)

Swastika, other graffiti spray-painted on Jewish buildings in Cleveland

Graffiti also was discovered on a supermarket across the street that has been vandalized previously.

A swastika and other rude and antisemtic phrases spray painted onto buildings, including the Waxman Torah Center in Cleveland, Ohio, July 27, 2020.

US Neo-Nazi member at Columbus protest tried to attack Jews at Kent State

The report also noted that the man is alleged to have a long history with antisemitic and white supremacist activity.

A member of a Neo-Nazi group attends the "Day of Honour" in Budapest, Hungary, February 10, 2018, as he commemorates the breakout attempt by Schutzstaffel (SS) troops from Soviet-surrounded Budapest during World War Two.

Two residents of Jewish nursing home in Cleveland diagnosed with coronavirus

Two residents of Montefiore, a Jewish nursing home in suburban Cleveland, tested positive for coronavirus.

An elderly woman walks through a corridor of a retirement home as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns, in Grevenbroich

Fauda’s Lior Raz needed bodyguard in UAE to escape selfie-taking fans

"Everyone watched the show... We honored their language, because we are not trying to show anyone as the good guy, anyone as the bad guy," said Arabic-speaking Raz.

Lior Raz as Doron in Fauda's season 2

Fmr. Cavaliers coach David Blatt reveals he has Multiple Sclerosis

Israeli-American basketball icon vows to ‘never give up’ in the face of being diagnosed with autoimmune disease, plans to continue coaching.

David Blatt