Judaism

Now former Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sued in April, essentially seeking to prevent the school from relocating local assets to its other campuses or closing the Cincinnati campus all together. In its response, Hebrew Union College calls the lawsuit unconstitutional.

The College for Contemporary Judaism, founded and led by many former HUC faculty, is seeking to be party to Ohio's lawsuit against HUC, arguing CCJ should receive the college's Cincinnati assets.

The College for Contemporary Judaism was created in response to Hebrew Union College decision to no longer educate and ordain rabbis on its Cincinnati campus.

Enameled metal medallions will be placed at more than a hundred graves during a community day to honor Holocaust survivors.

In a lawsuit, the attorney general alleges the college intends to sell its land and assets in Cincinnati, and is breaching its duty to maintain them in the city.

Ohio's attorney general filed suit against Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2024 after news reports that the school was considering selling off rare books from the Klau Library collections.

Austin Reid has researched the oft-forgotten histories of 16 Jewish communities in Ohio, outside of its major metros. He hopes to document these communities' legacies.

Late last month, the Anti-Defamation League released its annual audit of antisemitic incidents, showing a 36% increase in incidents of antisemitic harassment, vandalism and assault from 2021 to 2022.

An episode of 'World's Greatest Cemeteries' filmed last summer is part of the second season available on PBS app Feb. 19.

Cincinnati's Jewish community is preparing to conclude a 14-month long commemoration of 200 years of Jewish communal life. The Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial will wrap up with a concert at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center during BLINK featuring three bands, including Walk the Moon.