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When this Illinois Jewish cowboy farmer broke ground on a synagogue in his cornfield, his neighbors showed up to help.

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Benyamin has been reporting for more than a year on the improbable story of Nik Jakobs. Catch up here and here, and stay tuned for a forthcoming piece about a trip they took to the Netherlands to visit the towns where the Jakobs family survived the Holocaust. Yesterday was an important moment in Jakobs’ overall jou…
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St. Louis Jewish Light broke the news on Monday, May 11, 2026.
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