Michigan

Jewish leaders uneasy over Senate candidate’s alliance with Hasan Piker

Jewish leaders have called Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's decision to host campaign rallies with Piker, a streamer accused of antisemitism, "alarming" and "shocking."

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Abdul El-Sayed campaigns for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. He held a crowded Women for Abdul rally in a Detroit suburb. El-Sayed was born in Michigan to parents who immigrated from Egypt.
School buses and emergency vehicles are parked near the site after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026.

Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired terrorism, FBI confirms

41-year-old Ayman Ghalazi filled his truck with fireworks before ramming it into the Detroit area's largest synagogue around midday on March 12.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard speaks during a press conference on March 19, 2026.

Sheriff who responded to Temple Israel attack faces online backlash

Oakland County Mike Bouchard denounced social media users who spread antisemitic memes about him online, stating that they're hiding behind free speech rights "as cover to hide their antisemitism."

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Michigan announces measles outbreak after three linked cases reported

The department said the first Michigan measles case was tied to travel to Florida, and the additional linked cases show how quickly the virus can spread among people who are not immune.

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UMich anti-Israel activists face sweeping raid over vandalism, property damage investigation

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel denied claims by anti-Israel and Muslim groups that the raids were made in relation to UMich protest or encampment activity.

APRIL 24, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
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?’

Navigating the road: What Israeli nationals need to know about car accidents in Michigan

Legal guide for Israeli nationals in Michigan: Understand no-fault insurance, accident procedures, and key legal differences to stay protected while driving in the U.S.

APRIL 16, 2025ByISAAC KAPLAN

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

University of Michigan and 59 institutions under investigation for antisemitism

MARCH 11, 2025ByKIM KOZLOWSKI/THE DETROIT NEWS/TNS
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.

MARCH 11, 2025ByALAN FREISHTAT
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.

MARCH 4, 2025ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
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.

MARCH 4, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
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.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
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.

DECEMBER 13, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
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.

DECEMBER 10, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
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.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
(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.