Akron Jewish News

10/04/2026

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10/02/2026

Bob Jacob: I started my full-time career in 1978 covering Little League baseball banquets and high school sports events. Those stories were big news in every community that our newspaper touched. Readers could not wait to see the names of their children, grandchildren, friends and others in black and white delivered to their doorstep every day.
Names are news and that is a lesson I have never forgotten.

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10/02/2026

Rabbi Noah Leavitt: Throughout the month of Tishrei, Jews who, in their day-to-day lives, may have very little else in common suddenly share the same rituals. The shofar is one of the most recognizable mitzvot, even to Jews who rarely attend synagogue.

10/02/2026

Regina Brett: Women are tired. We’re tired of choosing the bear. In a social media experiment when women were asked, “Would you rather be alone in the woods with a bear or a random man?” Women chose the bear.

10/02/2026

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio state lawmakers have approved a 90-day gas tax holiday at the urging of Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy. The House and Senate also cobbled together the two-thirds supermajority necessary for an emergency clause which ensures the measure takes effect immediately.

The move comes as the rising cost of gas and diesel threaten Republicans’ chances at the polls this November. The bill now heads to Gov. Mike DeWine, who has said he intends to sign it.

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10/01/2026

Andy Baskin: Let’s be honest, this is the best time of year for sports. Last week’s events are about as good as it gets for sports north of the Interstate 70 line in Ohio.

Let’s start with the Cleveland Guardians. Who had them as the No. 2 seed in the American League on their bingo card on Aug. 16?

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09/30/2026

Ohio Capital Journal: The chairman of the JobsOhio board, Josh Rubin, will be deposed Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in advance of a federal civil trial in which Akron-based FirstEnergy is the defendant, according to court records.

In the suit, state pension systems and other investors accuse FirstEnergy of failing to tell them of “an illicit campaign to corrupt high-profile state legislators in order to secure legislation favoring the company.”

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09/29/2026

Akron Children's mission had resonated with Louis Altman for quite some time. Not only does the Canton native love children and wants to ensure every youth is happy and healthy, but he is also passionate about the Northeast Ohio community.

So, joining the Akron Children’s Foundation board of directors and Akron Children’s board of directors was a natural fit for the 57-year-old Altman, and he was named the chair of the foundation’s board in September 2025.

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09/29/2026

An orthopedic surgeon working in the Youngstown area was allegedly fired for being Jewish, less than a month after the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, according to a lawsuit filed on Sept. 23 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Dr. Ian Walton worked for Mercy Health, a Catholic healthcare system with locations in Ohio and Kentucky, since August 2016. He was affiliated with St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown and St. Joseph Health Center in Warren, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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09/29/2026

Over 150 juried artisans will be part of the 60th annual Ohio Mart coming to Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron from Oct. 1 to Oct. 4.

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