Cleveland Jewish News

The Cleveland Jewish News, often referred to as CJN, is a weekly publication based in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. This newspaper offers a mix of local, national, and international news that focuses on topics relevant to the Jewish community.

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Mother of captive Elkana Bohbot speaks out after Hamas propaganda video

1 day ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Amelie Botbol

“It’s not like Elkana to break down,” said Ruhama Bohbot, the mother of Hamas captive Elkana Bohbot, who appeared in a Hamas propaganda video released on Saturday alongside fellow hostage Yosef Haim Ohana. In the video, Ohana claims that Elkana attempted to harm himself. Since the video aired, Ruhama told JNS that the family has been overwhelmed with anxiety and fear, unable to eat or sleep.
In Tenafly, NJ, a crowd awaits the release of local son Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity

3 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Philissa Cramer

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When identity politics shield extremism

3 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Yuval David

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NY state budget weakens yeshiva oversight in blow to secular education advocates

5 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Asaf Elia-Shalev

New York lawmakers voted to weaken oversight over yeshiva education as part of the state budget deal struck under Gov. Kathy Hochul and approved Thursday evening. The outcome represents a dramatic victory for the state’s Hasidic leaders, who have been fighting for more than a decade against efforts to ensure that Hasidic all-boys schools provide at least basic instruction in secular topics such as math, English and science as required by a century-old state law.
Margot Friedlander, German Holocaust survivor who landed a Vogue cover, dies at 103

5 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Philissa Cramer

Margot Friedlander, a Holocaust survivor who grew prominent in Germany after returning from the United States decades after surviving the Holocaust, has died at 103. The Margot Friedlander Foundation announced her death on Friday, just weeks after opening applications for a 25,000 euro prize to recognize efforts to fight antisemitism and promote democracy.
Jewish Federation of Cleveland to reflect on past year at May 13 Annual Meeting

5 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Abigail Preiszig

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland will host its 121st Annual Meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. May 13 at Park Synagogue at 27500 Shaker Blvd. in Pepper Pike. It serves as an opportunity for the community to come together to look at the accomplishments of the Jewish Federation and Jewish community over the past 12 months, Alan Rosskamm, event co-chair with his wife, Barbara, told the Cleveland Jewish News. “It’s intended to be informative and celebratory at the same time,” he said.
Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Brooklyn as Columbia library takeover fallout continues

6 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Philissa Cramer

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Trump yanks prosecutor nomination of Ed Martin, who called a Nazi sympathizer ‘extraordinary’

6 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Andrew Lapin

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2,500 celebrate art of kindness at Family Kindness Festival

6 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Abigail Preiszig

More than 2,500 children and their families celebrated the art of kindness at the 2025 Family Kindness Festival on May 4 at Beachwood High School. Attendees connected with over 30 organizations in a festive and engaging environment. This year’s theme, “be kindhearted,” provided crafts and art-based activities including a painting created during the festival by Cleveland artist Brandon Graves that will hang in a Beachwood school. “It’s a beautiful place to be,” Graves told the Cleveland Jewish News.
Complaints allege bias, hostility toward Jewish members of legal union

6 days ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Mike Wagenheim

Complaints filed this week against a labor union allege it discriminated against its Jewish members after Oct. 7, 2023, and actively obstructed efforts by their employer to remedy the antisemitic environment that the union created. The Louis D.