Tennessee

Tennessee legislature passes bill mandating Judea and Samaria terminology in state communications

The Tennessee General Assembly passed House Bill 1446, requiring state agencies to use the term “Judea and Samaria” in official communications starting July 2026.

The Tennessee State Capitol building pictured in 2022.
Mug shot of Tennessee resident and white supremacist Regan Darby Prater.

White supremacist pleads guilty to giving Hezbollah list of 35,000 Israel-linked individuals

Richard Pulley.

Door cam captures 78-year-old delivery man, triggering crowdfunding campaign

Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds is being awarded a Medal of Honor in 2026 for his bravery in protecting Jewish troops in World War II.

US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor


Six people wounded in shooting outside of Tennessee hospital

Six people were wounded in the early morning outside of a hospital near Memphis, Tennessee.

Police tape.

Tennessee court dismisses lawsuit on adoption law religious bias

The Rutan-Rams charged that an adoption agency had told them it went against the agency’s values to place the child in a non-Christian home.

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Kiddush Hashem: Sanctifying God's name in the South - opinion

I was filled with immense pride as a fellow Jew brought unbridled joy to a rowdy redneck crowd that might never before have seen a Jewish performer up close.

 ANDY STATMAN performs at the Grand Ole Opry.

Nine dead in three mass shootings across United States

A surveillance video from the shooting showed people on a crowded street running in panic in the closing moments of the 22-second clip, presumably after gun shots were fired.

 Police tape is pictured at a crime scene after a deadly mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, June 5, 2022.

Morgan Ortagus slams Tennessee politician for antisemitic comments

State Sen. Frank Niceley was already under fire for saying in a speech last week that the homeless should emulate Adolf Hitler.

Morgan Ortagus

Lawmaker who referenced Hitler says Trump supports Ortagus because she's Jewish

"Senator Niceley should be ashamed of his repeated antisemitic rhetoric," said Ortagus.

 U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus attends a press briefing by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2019.

TN senator uses Hitler as example of homeless person who 'made history'

The state senator made the comments during a debate on a bill to combat homeless camps.

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Get ready, American cuisine: The Israelis are coming!

Israeli cuisine expands its footprint on the American food scene.

 Galit Grutman

'Maus' banning wasn't antisemitic - Art Spiegelman

In January, a Tennessee school board banned Art Spiegelman's Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus'.

 Two books of the graphic novel "Maus" by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman are pictured in this illustration, in Pasadena, California, U.S., January 27, 2022.

‘Maus’ supporters rally, Tennessee school board doubles down

“This board is the arbiter of community standards,” one member said, to a chorus of boos from people in attendance.

 Two books of the graphic novel "Maus" by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman are pictured in this illustration, in Pasadena, California, U.S., January 27, 2022.