Michigan

Long lost luxury steamer Lac La Belle found in Lake Michigan

The Lac La Belle was a 66 m steamship built in 1864 in Cleveland, Ohio, and quickly became one of the most popular vessels on Lake Michigan, operating routes between Cleveland and the upper lake.

 Sonar survey confirms mastodon carving at 9,000-year-old Lake Michigan’s ‘Underwater Stonehenge’.
Ann Arbor antisemitic act caught on camera at the University of Michigan.

WATCH: 'F*** Israel, F*** Jewish people': Teen charged for kicking door of Michigan Jewish center

A man holds Irish and Palestinian flags as people protest calling for governments around the world to stop arming Israel during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Dublin, Ireland, June 15, 2024

The Islamification of Western democracies: The great, dangerous silent takeover - opinion

The suspect in the antisemitic MSU incidents.

Nazi swastika graffiti, rocks target Michigan State Chabad in two attacks


Feds warn 60 universities of 'potential enforcement' if Jewish students not protected

University of Michigan and 59 institutions under investigation for antisemitism

 A COALITION of pro-Palestinian students at the University of Michigan and other supporters protest in the street, in Dearborn, last May. Last weekend, a student was attacked off campus for answering ‘yes’ in response to the question ‘are you Jewish?’

The impact of food on health: Changes need to be made for people to live healthier lives - opinion

The evening before writing this article, I went to the synagogue for evening prayers and saw someone I hadn’t seen for a long time. I had heard that he had a heart attack, and he confirmed that.

 DEAN ORNISH, president and founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute and clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, in 2017.

Elissa Slotkin, Jewish Democrat delivering the response to Trump, has a riveting immigrant story

Sen. Elissa Slotkin will deliver the Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union speech, spotlighting her swing-state win, pro-Israel stance, and bipartisan approach.

Elissa Slotkin of Michigan speaks before US President Joe Biden at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 in Howell, Michigan, Oct. 5, 2021.

Pro-Hamas vandals desecrate University of Michigan memorial to slain Bibas family

The memorial – named 'The Rock' – is a large orange boulder with the names Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel written on it.

 The Rock memorial in honor of Bibas family at University of Michigan vandalized

2nd Conference for Palestine to be held after pro-terrorist Detroit event

"Our goal is to unite in support of Palestinian liberation, contribute to rebuilding efforts, and uphold the steadfastness of the Palestinian people to remain on their land," PYM said on Instagram.

 Palestinian Youth Movement's publicity poster for the 2nd People's Conference for Palestine, February 2025.

University of Michigan fires diversity administrator who said Jews are 'wealthy and privileged'

The administrator, Rachel Dawson, formerly worked as director of UoM's office of academic multicultural initiatives.

 Rachel Dawson,  The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

'Clear act of intimidation': University of Michigan Jewish regent’s house, car vandalized

“The University of Michigan condemns these criminal acts in the strongest possible terms,” said UMich Public Affairs.

 Graffiti on the car of Jordan Acker

Demonstrators with Nazi flags target a Michigan production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’

Demonstrators held flags with Nazi swastikas and reportedly chanted a pro-Donald Trump slogan.

 (L-r) Demonstrators waved Nazi flags across the street from a community theater production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in Howell, Michigan, Nov. 9, 2024; the group then moved onto nearby Fowlerville, Michigan.

Role reversal: Trump stumps for Arab votes, Bill Clinton speaks truth to state with large Arab pop.

Michigan is a critical swing state, one that Trump won by 10,000 votes in 2016 but lost by 150,000 in 2024. The Arab and Muslim vote is critical, but so is the Jewish vote.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his campaign rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, US, November 1, 2024.

Arab Americans ahead of US elections: 'Trump can end bloodshed'

Trump visited Dearborn, a city with the largest Muslim population in the US, on Friday, where footage showed Trump being endorsed by Albert Abbas, an Arab American.

 Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands with local leaders of the Muslim community as they endorsed him onstage during a campaign rally at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, October 26, 2024.