Tag: anti-Semitism

Menorah lightings in Ohio Heartland displace Bethlehem darkness (SLIDESHOW)

NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Municipal officials in Bethlehem, Israel recently announced there will be no holiday display at Manger Square this year as an “act of solidarity” to Gaza. This cancellation comes in response to Israel’s retaliation against Hamas after the October 7th massacre. During the unwarranted attack, Hamas terrorists

155 Ohio clergymen stand with Israel & condemn Hamas: “Oct. 7th attack act of genocide” (VIDEO)(SLIDESHOW)

ONTARIO –The world became a darker place October 7th, 2023.  “The Black Sabbath Massacre” became the biggest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Gazan Jihadists slaughtered over fourteen hundred Israelis, and abducted another two hundred-forty. In one of the most pressure-packed periods in the history of the globe, Ohio

Crestline believers hold Israel prayer vigil on Hamas ‘Day of Rage’ (SLIDESHOW)

CRESTLINE — October 13th was designated by Hamas leaders as a ‘Global Day of Rage.’ The declaration came after Israeli attacks on Gaza that stemmed from Hamas’ massacre of over one thousand Jewish civilians. Many in the civilized world turned a deaf ear to the Day of Rage, including one

‘Grid’ of public menorah lightings generates hope in North Central Ohio (SLIDESHOW)

NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — While some have been without power during a recent polar vortex that has swept across the nation, Richland County has no shortage of hope at the beginning of this winter. Despite frigid wind chills of twelve degrees on the first night of Hannukuh, several local observances

In this season of Hannukuh, are there any Maccabees?

CHARDON — In a day when religious gatherings are being banned by bureaucrats around the nation, the story of Hanukah could not have come at a better time. One faith-based advocate for Israel believes leaders who will not submit to the secular worldview need to step forward. “As the Maccabees

Ohio Board revokes license from doctor threatening Jewish patients (VIDEO)

COLUMBUS — An Ohio doctor has been permanently stripped of her license to practice medicine after threatening to give Jewish patients the “wrong medications.” The Ohio State Medical Board revoked the medical license of Lara Kollab, a Muslim medical resident, after it was discovered she had been posting anti-Semitic statements

Locals have mountaintop experience in Colombia (SLIDESHOW)

ONTARIO — It is often said that faith will move mountains, and some have just found that out. Several local residents attended a Congress composed of Jewish, Christian, and Messianic Jewish delegates from across thirty different nations and eleven states. The convocation was hosted in June by Kehilat Yovel, a

Holocaust Remembrance Day observed in Ontario

ONTARIO — A Holocaust Remembrance Service was held at Sar Shalom Center on Tuesday, April 30th with citizens and local dignitaries attending. County Commissioner Marilyn John presented a proclamation from the Board of Commissioners and Mansfield City Councilmen Cliff Mears and David Falquette also participated. Guest speaker, Rabbi Michael Humphrey

Balderson requests Dept. of Justice Track Rise in Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

ZANESVILLE – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) sent a letter today to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting the department’s assistance in identifying the scope of the rise in anti-Semitism in the United States. “What’s most disturbing about the rise in anti-Semitism across the United States is how little is

Guest Column: Remembering 6 million Jews lost during the Holocaust

Voices were hushed, lights were low. The normal environment of Sar Shalom Messianic Congregation is one filled with the sounds of chatter, bursts of laughter and the occasional squeals from children. But this was not a normal evening. Tonight the congregation was recognizing the more than 6 million lives that

Community observes Holocaust Remembrance Day

MANSFIELD — Tuesday, April 25th, Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed during a community gathering at Sar Shalom Messianic Congregation on 1650 South Main Street. The Holocaust was a genocide in which some six million European Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany and World War II collaborators. The victims