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Nashville’s Jewish community welcomes flight with dozens fleeing Israel-Hamas war

Rose Gilbert

October 19, 2023

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Clustered in front of the information desk at the Nashville International Airport, a crowd of people sing, dance, wave American and Israeli flags and pass out homemade cupcakes.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Jewish

Members of Nashville’s Israeli and Palestinian communities grieve, fear for friends and family as war in Gaza escalates

Rose Gilbert

October 10, 2023

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In Nashville, members of the local Israeli and Palestinian communities are grieving and anxiously awaiting news of their friends and family.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville, Palestine

A Tennessee senator faces accusations of antisemitism after comments about a Jewish congressional candidate

Blaise Gainey

April 20, 2022

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A Trump-backed candidate for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District is firing back at a state lawmaker over an antisemitic remark. The Tennessee senator who made the comments has a history of incendiary rhetoric. 

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, Donald Trump, Jewish, Judaism, Morgan Ortagus

With ‘Passover In A Box,’ The Food-Focused Jewish Holiday Is Adapted To An Unusual Time

Emily Siner

April 8, 2020

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As the weeklong holiday of Passover begins Wednesday night, people are adapting to a new reality that’s changing nearly every part of the Jewish observance — including getting the right food on the table.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Jewish

New Musical Explores The Era Of The ‘Jew Store’ In Rural Tennessee

Emily Siner

December 7, 2017

Listen In 1920, a Jewish family moved from New York to Union City, Tennessee. It was a novel enough occurrence that, nearly a century later, their story has been adapted into a musical, called “Jew Store,” which is coming through Nashville this weekend. And while the name may sound provocative, it also illuminates an often forgotten […]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Jewish, Theater

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