A police officer was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with an armed man outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, as worshippers gathered to mark Yom Kippur. Authorities have not said what led to the shooting.
Lifelong Jewish Democrats in Michigan say they are prepared to cross party lines and vote for Republican Mike Rogers over progressive nominee Abdul El-Sayed, a shift that could prove decisive in a state where the last Senate race was decided by fewer than 20,000 votes. The November general election for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat is […] The post Jewish Democrats in Michigan signal defections that could doom El-Sayed's Senate bid appeared first on American Almanac .
Lifelong Jewish Democrats in Michigan say they are prepared to cross party lines and vote for Republican Mike Rogers over progressive nominee Abdul El-Sayed, a shift that could prove decisive in a state where the last Senate race was decided by fewer than 20,000 votes. The November general election for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat is shaping up as a direct collision between a progressive movement flush with momentum and a Jewish voting bloc that feels abandoned by its own party. El-Sayed, who narrowly defeated four-term Congresswoman Haley Stevens by fewer than 15,000 votes in the August primary, now faces Rogers, a former Army officer, FBI special agent, congressman, and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, in a race that could…Open
Two months ago, a gunman drove through the preschool at Temple Israel, the largest synagogue in Michigan. Every child and teacher survived, but the community is still displaced and navigating the trauma of the attack.
Two months ago, a gunman drove through the preschool at Temple Israel, the largest synagogue in Michigan. Every child and teacher survived, but the community is still displaced and navigating the trauma of the attack.Open
The man armed with fireworks who rammed his truck into a Michigan synagogue was carrying out " a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community," the FBI said Monday.
The man who rammed his vehicle into the synagogue was purposely targeting the Jewish community, officials said on Monday, detailing his days of planning.