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Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram went to court after an adoption agency disqualified them for being Jewish. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram)
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Tennessee court rules couple may sue state after adoption agency denied them services because they are Jewish

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 25, 2023

(JTA) — A Jewish couple has grounds to sue the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services after a state-funded adoption and foster care agency denied them services because they are Jewish, […]

A classroom at Margolin Hebrew Academy, pictured in 2021. (Photo/JTA-Screenshot from YouTube)
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Jewish man shot by police after attempting attack on Memphis Jewish day school

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg July 31, 2023August 2, 2023
School board members in McMinn County, Tennessee, objected to Art Spiegelman's "Maus" because of its language and images. (Photo/JTA-Philissa Cramer)
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In Tennessee, iconic Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ is latest victim of conservative curriculum wars

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 27, 2022
James Mackler and supporters; Chattanooga Tennessee. (Photos/JTA-Courtesy; Wikimedia Commons)
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This Jewish combat vet and rabbi’s husband is trying to win a Senate seat in Tennessee

by Ron Kampeas and JTA May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

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