Indiana
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April 29, 2026, 10:19 pm
An Indiana town had no Jewish cemetery. When its mayor died, it built one
Aurora had no Jewish cemetery in 1871. After Marcus Levy’s death, residents refused to send him away — and set out to consecrate ground and raise a monument
By Austin Albanese
The skyline of Fort Wayne, Indiana, May 10, 2014. (Momoneymoproblemz via Wikimedia Commons)
February 15, 2024, 1:29 pm
FBI arrests Indiana man over threats to ‘kill every Jew’ — but didn’t tell Jewish community about him
The suspect wrote to the CIA "I am going to shoot every pro-Israel US government official in the head,” and boasted of having strong Palestinian, Hezbollah, and Iranian contacts.
By Andrew Lapin
Police respond to a car driven into a Black Hebrew Israelite building in Indianapolis, Nov. 4, 2023. (Screenshot via FOX59 Indianapolis)
November 6, 2023, 6:25 pm
Indiana woman attacks Black Hebrew Israelite building, believing it to be Jewish
She said she did it for “her people back in Palestine” after watching news coverage of the war.
By Andrew Lapin
Members of the Zionsville, Indiana, school board shown at a recent meeting. (Screenshot from WTHR)
October 21, 2022, 11:36 am
‘Not all Nazis were bad,’ Indiana school board candidate comments, drawing ire
"Who is to say if we were both there in the same place and time, that we wouldn't have done the same thing?" he wrote.
By Philissa Cramer
Indiana Republican State Sen. Scott Baldwin, lower left, defended his education bill during a Jan. 5 hearing in the state house by saying that teachers should not "take a position" on issues like "Nazism." (Screenshot)
January 10, 2022, 3:09 pm
Indiana lawmaker has apologized for saying teachers should be ‘impartial’ on Nazis
Remarks were made during discussion of bill that would ban teachers from teaching certain topics, including slavery.
By Andrew Lapin
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