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Texas

A fire was found outside Congregation Beth Israel in Austin, Texas Sunday, Oct. 31. (Photo/Austin Fire Department)
Posted inU.S.

18-year-old suspect arrested in Austin synagogue arson case

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 11, 2021
A fire was found outside Congregation Beth Israel in Austin, Texas Sunday, Oct. 31. (Photo/Austin Fire Department)
Posted inU.S.

Fire set outside Austin, Texas synagogue following spate of antisemitic acts

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 1, 2021November 1, 2021
Goyim Defense League members hang an antisemitic banner from an overpass in Austin, Texas, Oct. 24, 2021. (Screenshot/CBS Austin)
Posted inU.S.

Neo-Nazi group led by Petaluma man hangs ‘Vax the Jews’ banner near JCC in Austin, Texas

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA October 25, 2021October 26, 2021
Jake Berman, a Jewish former student, speaks at a school board meeting in Southlake, Texas on Oct. 18, 2021. (Screenshot)
Posted inU.S.

Jews in Texas raise concerns after official tells teachers law requires ‘opposing’ views on Holocaust

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA October 20, 2021October 20, 2021
The Texas State Capitol rotunda. Teachers in a Texas school district wondered whether "Number the Stars," a Holocaust novel, would require an "opposing" perspective under the terms of a new education law there. (Photo/JTA-Tamir Kalifa-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Texas official to teachers: State law requires teaching ‘opposing’ views on the Holocaust

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA October 15, 2021October 18, 2021
Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Right To Life March in Washington, Jan. 18, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inParenting

I’m pro-choice, I’m a parent, and I know what I can handle

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein September 13, 2021
A security guard opens the door to the Whole Women’s Health Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo/RNS-AP-LM Otero)
Posted inOpinion

As a Texas rabbi, I will defy the abortion ban if necessary

by Rabbi Danny Horwitz and RNS September 3, 2021
Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Right To Life March in Washington, Jan. 18, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Our pregnancy story shows how wrong Texas’ new abortion law is

by Dena Stein and Rabbi Daniel Stein September 2, 2021September 15, 2021
Motorists drive past a closed Ben & Jerry's ice-cream shop in the Israeli city of Yavne, south of Tel Aviv, July 23, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ahmad Gharabli-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

5 states are considering sanctions on Ben & Jerry’s after West Bank pullout

by Ron Kampeas and JTA July 26, 2021
A Covid-19 restriction sign hangs outside of an H-E-B supermarket in Austin, Texas, March 3, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Montinique Monroe/-etty Images)
Posted inPassover

One Dallas kosher grocer removed the mask requirement. Then came the backlash.

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA March 9, 2021

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