Media & Appearances

(Note: In earlier articles, Rabbi Jun may be referred to by his pre-married name, “Rabbi Ballaban.”)

11/4/2024: The Home Stretch: Here's the election news for Nov. 4

11/4/2024: Cincy Jews Lobbied For New Laws To Help Jewish Students – They’re Now In Effect

11/3/2024: Opinion: We must have compassion for those on the losing side of presidential election

10/29/2024: The Coming Storm Part V: Final Thoughts

10/22/2024: The Coming Storm Part IV: Maiy Nafka Mina? (What Are We Going to Do About It?)

10/17/2024: A Rabbinic Reflection on the Death of Yahya Sinwar

10/15/2024: The Coming Storm Part III: Preparing for the Moment Ahead

10/8/2024: The American Israelite’s Year in Review: 5784

10/8/2024: The Coming Storm Part II: 7 Historical Tropes of Antisemitism

10/1/2024: The Coming Storm Part I: Introduction

9/26/2024: What's happening in Springfield is dangerous. It's not OK

9/2/2024: 'Pretty Horrific': For Cincinnati Jews, Shocking Encounters With Antisemitism post-October 7

7/30/20 24: Racist notes distributed in NKY concern residents, prompt calls to action

7/24/20 24: KKK Flyers Found in More Cincinnati Neighborhoods

7/23/20 24: Supporting Our Teens Amid Rising Challenges

7/5/2024: 7-5-24 Bill Cunningham Show (1:13:36-1:26:07)

7/4/20 24: FBI offering reward for info after vandalism at Cincinnati Jewish cemeteries

7/4/20 24: FBI announces $10K reward for info after 176 gravestones vandalized at Jewish cemeteries in Green Township

7/4/20 24: 'It is vile': President Biden condemns vandalism of gravestones at Cincinnati Jewish cemetery

7/3/20 24: President Biden Condemns Vandalism in Cincinnati Jewish Cemeteries

7/3/20 24: JCPA’s Summit on Coalition and Bridge-Building Post-October 7th

7/2/20 24: Police, FBI investigating after 176 gravestones were vandalized at Jewish cemetery

7/2/20 24: Nearly 180 tombstones vandalized at Jewish cemeteries in southwest Ohio

7/1/20 24: 'I do not understand': Families react after 176 gravestones vandalized at Jewish cemeteries

7/1/20 24: Finding Jewish Joy at the Pride Minyan

6/28/20 24: LGBTQ+ Jews and Allies Join Cincinnati Pride Despite Antisemitic Incidents

6/20/20 24: Campus Antisemitism Plan Likely To Move Next Week

6/17/20 24: Bridge Building Lessons from the Field

6/17/20 24: Rabbi Responds to Cincinnati Socialists' Protest Outside Rep. Landsman's Office

6/13/20 24: Fliers with hateful messaging scattered around residential streets in Clifton

5/7/20 24: Mike Allen in for Sloan

5/6/20 24: A Yom HaShoah Benediction

5/6/20 24: Should Ohio allow signs on overpasses? Lawmaker proposes ban to combat antisemitism

4/26/20 24: Extremism Headlines: TPUSA employees admit guilt, Nazi flag, sovereign citizen murder conviction

4/25/20 24: Handling event disruptions: Federation’s proactive approach to security post-Mazzig event

4/21/20 24: Passover 2024: Gaza conflict has changed the conversations around Jewish seder tables

4/19/20 24: How To Close A Campus: HUC-JIR Bleeds Money While Cincinnati Pays The Price

4/19/20 24: Why Cincy Jewfolk Reported On HUC-JIR

4/19/20 24: Uptick in local anti-semitism

4/18/20 24: A Haggadah for This Time

4/18/20 24: Antisemitism is everywhere. We tracked it across all 50 states.

4/18/20 24: Swastika flag outside Colerain Township home draws outrage

4/17/20 24: Local leaders say antisemitic incidents on the rise

4/16/20 24: 'You don't have to be Jewish to be shocked': National, local anti-semitic incidents break records in 2023

3/28/20 24: Author Dara Horn keynote speaker at the JCRC’s 85th Annual Meeting

3/27/20 24: Antisemitic Sign Removed from Cincinnati Overpass

3/25/20 24: Colerain Township residents concerned after neighbor puts up Nazi flag

3/21/20 24: Antisemitic banners won't succeed in 'othering' Jews. They only strengthen our resolve

3/21/20 24: Antisemitic banners flown over Columbia Parkway

3/19/20 24: Police remove antisemitic banner hanging on Cincinnati overpass

3/18/20 24: What We Know About the Antisemitic 'Save Ireland from the Jews' Sign That Hung Over I-75 in Cincinnati

3/18/24: Antisemitic banner found hanging above Columbia Parkway over the weekend

3/18/20 24: Photos of antisemitic banner along Columbia Parkway circulate social media

3/18/20 24: 'It was hurtful': Cincinnati police remove antisemitic banner hanging on overpass

3/18/20 24: Resilience and Glamour: Cincinnati's Jewish Drag Makes a Statement at Elech's “Glitter, Graggers and Glam”

3/6/20 24: Cincinnati City Council votes on 2 resolutions regarding a ceasefire in Gaza

2/15/20 24: Mayor Aftab Pureval Dismisses Calls for Ceasefire Resolution

2/8/20 24: Could a city ceasefire resolution make an impact in Gaza? Cincinnatians are asking for one

12/22/20 23: How Skyrocketing Antisemitism Is Changing Cincinnati Jewish Response, Future Outlook

12/12/20 23: Backwards and Forwards: Facing Antisemitism through Looking Back

12/6/20 23: Changes for Hanukkah celebrations amid rise in antisemitism

11/23/20 23: Cincinnati Attends the March for Israel

11/12/20 23: The Crisis in Israel and Antisemitism in America~Compass Christian Church

11/11/2023: 11-11-23 Mike Allen Midday (29:08-45:48)

11/3/20 23: Fear being felt in local Jewish, Islamic communities 4 weeks into Israel-Hamas war

11/3/20 23: Emergency Shelter of Northern KY marks opening of night-by-night winter cold shelter for 15th year

11/2/20 23: Rabbi Ari Jun - Uptick in local Anti-Semitism

11/1/20 23: How the war between Israel and Hamas is impacting local communities (TW: this interview includes some upsetting antisemitic rhetoric)

10/29/20 23: Student organization's social media post sparks antisemitism concern

10/28/20 23: Incidents of Anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hatred up across Tri-State, organizations say

10/26/20 23: 'We must not just revisit, but reclaim non-violence': Cincinnati civil rights march recognized 60 years later

10/20/20 23: Should You Take Off Your Jewish Star Necklace?

10/18/20 23: Concerns continue to grow for local communities with ties to Israel, Palestine

10/17/20 23: Ohio Issue 1: What do different religions say about abortion?

10/16/20 23: Members of Muslim and Jewish communities reflecting on recent hateful rhetoric

10/16/20 23: Jewish organizations meet with local educators, following reported spike in antisemitism at schools

10/15/20 23: Global Surge in Antisemitic Incidents in Wake of Israel-Hamas Conflict

10/15/20 23: JCRC: Antisemitic incidents increase in greater Cincinnati schools

10/12/20 23: Amid bloodshed, relentless attacks, Cincinnati stands strong in its support for Israel

10/11/20 23: Anderson Township sends message to hate groups who handed out flyers

10/11/20 23: Anderson Township residents speak out against hate after fliers with white supremacist ideologies distributed

10/11/20 23: Rabbi Ari Jun - His thoughts on the War in Israel

10/9/20 23: Bill Cunningham with Rabbi Ari Jun

10/9/20 23: Event plans to push back on hate speech flyers found in Anderson Township

9/29/20 23: Group fights back after hate groups target Cincinnati neighborhoods

9/25/20 23: ‘Ignoring antisemites, Nazis and bigots doesn’t make them go away’

9/21/20 23: Jewish groups condemn Cincinnati-area Tea Party’s antisemitic rhetoric

9/19/2023: Response to West Chester Tea Party

9/18/2023: Five Cincinnati communities peppered with hateful flyers from Nazi group

9/18/2023: JCRC: At least five Cincinnati communities littered with hateful flyers over the weeken

9/17/2023: White supremacy flyers hit several Greater Cincinnati neighborhoods

9/15/2023: Jewish community, leaders unite against antisemitic content from local tea party group

9/13/2023: Greater Cincinnati tea party promotes antisemitic speech, conspiracy theories

9/13/2023: Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Find a Platform at West Chester Tea Party

9/12/2023: 'Pure, unbridled hate': Jewish community condemns West Chester Tea Party for spreading antisemitic rhetoric

9/12/2023: Tri-State Jewish group condemns West Chester Tea Party speaker

9/8/2023: As hate, intolerance escalate, now is not the time to remain idle | Opinion

9/4/2023: Community Gathers for Jewish Federation’s JCRC Annual Meeting

8/31/2023: Flyers placed on cars latest in series of antisemitic incidents in Greater Cincinnati

8/9/2023: Ilan’s Raw Chocolate Associated With Church, Sparks Proselytization Concern

8/9/2023: Lakota School Board Member Darbi Boddy Has Spent Two Years Fighting Diversity and Critical Race Theory

8/1/2023: Local leaders explain latest as Israelis continue to protest judicial overhaul

7/17/2023: KKK recruitment fliers found in Clifton neighborhood

7/17/2023: Bench Apologizes For Antisemitic Remark

7/17/2023: Lakota school board member doubles down on antisemitic phrase after rabbi reaches out

7/17/2023: Lakota board member criticized for use of antisemitic phrase

7/17/2023: Lakota Schools community protest board member's antisemitic comments

7/16/2023: Johnny Bench apologizes for antisemitic comment made at Reds Hall of Fame ceremony

7/10/2023: Jewish Values and Ethics in Politics at Elected Officials’ Town Hall

7/6/2023: AJC, JCRC host first ever Jewish and Elected Town Hall

6/22/2023: JCRC holds annual meeting, focuses on “Working Across Differences”

6/15/2023: Anti-Semitic, racist flyers found in Hyde Park

6/15/2023: Anti-semitic pamphlets found during walk in Hyde Park, woman says

6/8/2023: Israel and Collaboration Take Center Stage at JCRC Annual Meeting

6/1/2023: JCRC Lauds White House Strategy to combat antisemitism

5/30/2023: JCRC Lauds White House Strategy to combat antisemitism

4/21/2023: Let's Talk Cincy: A look at the current rise of antisemitism in Greater Cincinnati and America

4/13/2023: Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and Jewish Community Relations Council joins the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism to call upon all Americans to stand up to Jewish hate

4/5/2023: Cincinnati Jews mark Passover as antisemitic attacks continue to climb nationwide

4/4/2023: Opinion: This Passover, we cannot pass over lingering hate

4/2/2023: Local groups join new national antisemitism campaign

3/23/2023: Cincinnati City Council Approves Adoption of IHRA Antisemitism Definition

3/21/2023: City Council Adopts Widely-Used Antisemitism Definition To Address Hate

3/16/2023: Cincinnati adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism

3/15/2023: City council adopts new antisemitism definition

3/5/2023: Antisemitic propaganda distributed to business owners in Northside

3/5/2023: A Northside business owner is disgusted by the antisemitic flyers someone distributed in the area

3/3/2023: College Hill residents wake up to anti-Semitic messages found in neighborhood

2/7/2023: US federal jury says Ohio magistrate was fired for being Jewish

2/6/2023: Was this Ohio magistrate fired for being Jewish? A federal jury said yes.

1/31/2023: Cincinnati, Dayton leaders look for ways to address national surge in antisemitism

1/30/2023: 'God rest his soul': Cincinnati leaders react, express support after Tyre Nichols' death

12/19/2022: ‘Community Menorah’ Now on Display at Cincinnati City Hall

12/13/2022: ‘The Help Is…In Our Backyards In Cincinnati’ – Ballaban Speaks On New JCRC Role

12/13/2023: 'It's not just Kanye': Antisemitic rhetoric has been rising in Ohio for years

10/28/2022: In Ohio Senate race, Vance and Ryan make closing arguments to Jewish leaders

10/27/2022: New JCRC leadership ready to go, maintain programs and create new initiatives

10/27/2022: Sukkah Vandals Confess As Miami Hillel Looks To Future

10/25/2022: Tri-State Jewish community leaders: Kanye West's antisemitic remarks could influence others

9/22/2022: Conversations with Co-hosts Rabbi Ballaban and Jeremy Spiegel · Let there be Light - The American Israelite Newspaper Podcast

Media & Appearances

Media & Appearances

7/5/2024: 7-5-24 Bill Cunningham Show (1:13:36-1:26:07)

11/11/2023: 11-11-23 Mike Allen Midday (29:08-45:48)

11/1/2023: How the war between Israel and Hamas is impacting local communities (TW: this interview includes some upsetting antisemitic rhetoric)

11/1/20 23: How the war between Israel and Hamas is impacting local communities (TW: this interview includes some upsetting antisemitic rhetoric)