Jews in the News
Ride 2 Remember and Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance coverage from the press, by ride year. Each story opens on the publisher’s site in a new tab.
2026· Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Jewish News
Shul Boys to host JMA’s 2026 Ride 2 Remember, featuring Matisyahu concert
The Shul Boys will host the 2026 R2R for the Tribe of Nova Foundation, with a Matisyahu concert.
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Cleveland Jewish News
Jewish motorcyclists annual ride to benefit Tribe of Nova Foundation
Organizers Rose Viny and Sue Frankel on how the ride’s proceeds help Nova survivors.
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Cleveland Jewish News
Shul Boys to welcome over 200 riders from North America for Ride 2 Remember
The weekend schedule: a police-escorted ride, Nova survivor testimonies, Rock Shabbat and optional rides.
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Cleveland Jewish News
250 bikers ride into town and raise $250K for Tribe of NOVA Foundation
A record 250 riders turned out, Shaun Weston called it “flawless,” and Lonsmen of New England will host the 2027 ride in Boston.
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Jewish Rhode Island
Chai or die: Lonsmen motorcycle club unites local Jewish bikers
The Lonsmen Boston/RI chapter, its R2R history and Lonsmen hosting Boston 2027.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2025· Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Jewish News
Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance to Hold “Ride to Remember” in Charlotte
The Greenspon Center is named the R2R beneficiary, with Lonsmen Charlotte and Jeffrey Komrower helping lead the ride.
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St. Louis Jewish Light
Jewish bikers roar back into St. Louis with tribute for Holocaust education
The JMA’s Holocaust museum tour stops in St. Louis after the Charlotte Ride to Remember.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2023· Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
National Jewish motorcycle group coming to Milwaukee
The 2023 R2R is announced for Milwaukee, benefiting the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center.
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Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Jewish motorcyclists to visit Milwaukee
A preview of the June 2023 Milwaukee Ride to Remember.
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Jewish motorcycle group brings Ride to Remember to Milwaukee
More than 100 riders made a 46-mile ride with a sheriff’s escort, raising money for the Holocaust Education Resource Center.
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TMJ4 (NBC Milwaukee)
Jewish Motorcycle Alliance brings Ride to Remember to Milwaukee County
A TV report on the 150-plus riders at the Milwaukee R2R benefiting the Holocaust Education Resource Center.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2022· San Diego, CA
Times of San Diego
Bikers and Butterflies: How a San Diego Group Fights Hate, Holocaust Ignorance
The San Diego Jewish bikers hosting the 2022 R2R and their fight against hate and Holocaust ignorance.
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Del Mar Times
Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance gathers at San Diego Jewish Academy for Ride 2 Remember
The JMA’s Ride 2 Remember gathered at the San Diego Jewish Academy alongside the Butterfly Project.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2021· Ride cancelled (COVID)
The Times of Israel
People of the bike: Jewish motorcyclists who ride hogs and mow down stigmas
A feature on the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance and its clubs, including the Lonsmen.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2019· St. Louis, MO
FOX 2 St. Louis (KTVI)
Bikers on a mission to raise money for Holocaust museums
More than 200 JMA riders met at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center to support its police-training program.
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St. Louis Jewish Light
Jewish motorcyclists from around the world come together in St. Louis
A wrap-up of the 2019 St. Louis R2R, hosted by the Wandering Twos.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2018· Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Jewish News
300 ‘tough Jews’: Bikers tour Cleveland to raise money for Maltz Survivor Memory Project
About 300 riders under police escort toured Cleveland, raising money for the Maltz Museum’s Survivor Memory Project.
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The Jewish Link
Jewish Motorcyclists Celebrate Shared Jewish Values
A rider’s reflection on the 2018 Cleveland Ride 2 Remember.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2017· Providence, RI
Jewish Rhode Island
Rev your engines for Holocaust education
A preview of the 2017 R2R in Providence, raising money for the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center.
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Jewish biker ‘gang’ invading R.I. for good cause
Mark Patinkin’s column on JMA bikers coming to Rhode Island for the Ride to Remember.
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Tablet Magazine
Mensches on Motorcycles: Jewish Motorcyclists Groups Are Riding for Holocaust Awareness
The Wandering Twos ride to Providence, with funds going to the Bornstein center’s survivor-hologram project.
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Moment Magazine
Riding Chai: The Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance Takes a Ride to Remember
A national feature on the JMA and the 2017 Ride to Remember to Providence.
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The Jewish Link
Ride 2 Remember 2017
A New Jersey rider’s account of the 2017 Ride 2 Remember in Providence.
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Jewish Rhode Island
Riding for Holocaust education
A wrap-up of the Providence R2R and its gift to the Bornstein Holocaust Education Center.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2014· Oswego, NY
The Forward
Life Is a Chai-Way for Jewish Biker Clubs
About 250 people on 200 bikes rode through Oswego for the 10th Ride to Remember at Fort Ontario.
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St. Louis Jewish Light
Motorcycle club
The Wandering Twos rode 2,200 miles to the Oswego R2R for the 70th anniversary of the Fort Ontario refugee shelter.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2013· Orange County, CA
JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Jews on Bikes
A look at the Lonsmen club: Sunday rides, road nicknames and the Tribe of Dan logo.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2012· Toronto, ON
Cleveland Jewish News
Shul Boys hit the chai way
Twenty Shul Boys left Pepper Pike to join about 500 riders at the 8th R2R, the first held outside the US.
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Leather-clad bikers burn up the stereotypes in trans-America odyssey
The Sky Atlantic series “Jews on Bikes” followed British riders who joined the 2012 Toronto R2R before crossing America.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2011· Virginia Beach, VA
The Dayton Jewish Observer
Kosher HOGs
Dayton's Sons of Israel club and its part in the JMA and the 2011 Ride to Remember.
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The Jewish Standard
Wheelin’ around: Jewish bikers shatter some motorcycling myths
New Jersey Jewish clubs, the May 2011 Virginia Beach ride and the early R2R history.
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Jewish bikers meld leather, chrome … and faith
Jewish biker clubs, including about 250 riders under police escort at the May 2011 Virginia Beach R2R.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2010· Chicago / Skokie, IL
The Dayton Jewish Observer
Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance taps Daytonian as next international president
A profile of incoming JMA president Ron Wynne ahead of the June 2010 Skokie/Chicago R2R.
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JUF News (Chicago)
Jews who ride bikes
Recalls the 2010 Chicago R2R, when about 400 bikers rode from Skokie to Chicago for the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2009· Savannah, GA to Charleston, SC
J-Wire (Australia)
Aussie Jewish Bikies in Holocaust ride
Melbourne riders joined more than 200 JMA bikers on the Savannah to Charleston Ride to Remember.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2008· Omaha, NE
Omaha Jewish Press
Ride to Celebrate, and Ride to Remember
A look back at the 2008 Omaha R2R and the founding of L'Chaim Riders.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2007· New York, NY
New York Magazine
Biker Boychiks
About 150 JMA motorcycles rode in the NYC Israel Day Parade during the 2007 R2R weekend.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2006· Whitwell, TN
CrownHeights.info (JTA)
Jewish bikers raise $35,000 for school
Toronto's Yidden on Wheels and hundreds of JMA riders raised funds for Whitwell Middle School's Paper Clips Project.
Read the article (opens in a new tab) ↗2005· Washington, DC
JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Jewish Motorcycle Clubs to Meet in D.C. to Mark Holocaust
A preview of the first Ride to Remember, as Jewish motorcycle clubs planned to converge on Washington for Yom HaShoah.
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Yom HaShoah on a Harley
Plans for the first R2R, including a Torah carried on a Harley, with funds for the US Holocaust Memorial Museum and Friends of the IDF.
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Ride of the Living
About 200 Jewish bikers rode to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum on Yom HaShoah for the first Ride to Remember.
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