Kentucky

How a Kentucky lawmaker’s friendship with a Jewish woman helped inspire her viral speech decrying anti-trans legislation

Friday morning conversations between an Orthodox woman and a Baptist minister who is a state representative focus on faith, friendship and confronting hatred.

By Ron Kampeas April 3, 2023 2:25 pm

3 Jewish women sue to block Kentucky’s abortion restrictions on religious grounds

The lawsuit follows others filed by Jews in Florida and Indiana, which also constrained abortion rights following Dobbs v. Jackson.

October 6, 2022 5:00 pm

Kentucky GOP group blames hacker for calling new US firearms regulator part of a ‘Jewish junta’

Steve Dettelbach is the first director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in 8 years.

July 18, 2022 5:09 pm

Kentucky Republican’s anti-abortion speech links Jewish scientists to Nazi killing methods

By Ron Kampeas March 3, 2022 7:35 am

Two Kentucky lawmakers apologize for use of the phrase ‘Jew them down’

By Ron Kampeas February 23, 2022 5:21 pm

John Yarmuth, Jewish congressman from Kentucky, to retire from the House

By Lee Chottiner October 14, 2021 4:59 pm

Kentucky becomes first US state to adopt IHRA anti-Semitism definition

By Philissa Cramer February 28, 2021 3:11 pm

Assault reported at Chabad of the Bluegrass menorah-lighting in Lexington, Kentucky

By Philissa Cramer December 13, 2020 5:20 pm

High school journalists uncover Hitler quotes in Kentucky police training materials

By Philissa Cramer November 1, 2020 7:30 am

Kentucky bars state contractors from involvement in Israel boycott

November 16, 2018 6:06 am

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