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Kentucky sees record level of antisemitic incidents, Anti-Defamation League says Billy Kobin, Louisville Courier Journal © (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) A woman holds a sign as she and others protest outside the offices of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in New York. Three Rockland County Jewish congregations are suing New York state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he engaged in a "streak of anti-Semitic discrimination" with a recent crackdown on religious gatherings to reduce the state's coronavirus infection rate. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More antisemitic inci...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More antisemitic incidents were reported in Kentucky last year than in any year since the Anti-Defamation League began keeping track more than 40 years ago, according to data the group released Tuesday. There were 19 antisemitic incidents in the Bluegrass State last year, up from the two such incidents in 2019 and higher than the state's annual average of roughly four antisemitic incidents, the New York-based group said. The 19 reported incidents in Kentucky were the most since ADL began tracking antisemitic cases in 1979. “In 2020, Jews across Kentucky had to co...