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One student said the experience "felt very violating and personal because it happened in a space where we live, where we hang out, where we sleep."
Marchers protested UNESCO's effort to erase Judaism from the Jewish people's holiest sites.
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"In Judaism buildings aren’t so important, they are places that we use… but we move, we move a lot."
Jewish campers emulating IDF exercises were compared to Hamas training camps.
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My Genizah is a hard-edge, personal commentary on the making of the Jewish archive from the documents of the Genizah.
Questions will be taken from the audience as well as those put together by the sponsors of the forum.
By Marc Gronich
Nadler and Rosenthal seem to be engaging in a bit of one-upmanship on who cares more for Israel, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
By Marc Gronich
Several lawmakers either testified or submitted testimony to the commission supporting a pay raise; some lawmakers, mainly Republicans, have called on the commission to reject a raise.
By State Senator Simcha Felder
Those who promote BDS – who try to economically strangle the Jewish people living in Israel – share the same goals as the monsters who took sledgehammers to shuls and set fire to Jewish homes.
By JNi.Media
According to the suit, the original, Jewish owner sold the painting under duress for $13,200, when he and his wife were in Paris, to pay for their escape to Brazil.
By JNi.Media
The new group encourages its constituencies "to pursue guidance from its own rabbinic authorities and to continue the spirit of mutual respect and dignity that Jewish practice demands and engenders."
By JNi.Media
Barkat told the Pollards, "Since Jonathan is not allowed to go to Jerusalem, the eternal city of the Jewish people will come to him in New York or anywhere else in the world."
By JNi.Media
A kind of Jerusalem fever gripped much of the world from about 1000 to 1400. Across three continents, thousands made their way to the Holy City—from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions alike.
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The JVP letter willfully ignores the fact that the club owners have declared their support for the BLM agenda, but would not accept the movement's recent turn against the Jewish State.
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Lady Meyer was a socially concerned philanthropist supporting working class women, underprivileged families, and women’s suffrage.
"This district is literally Ground Zero and our representative supported the Iran Deal? Is no one paying attention," Rosenthal queries.
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Friedman recalled, "On the way home, another sailor kissed me, just one on the cheek and went on his way. The sailors were especially happy."
For one New Yorker, dealing with his 9/11 loss has manifested itself by helping others.
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An email the club owners sent to ticket buyers reads, “As we can’t support these positions, we’ve accordingly decided to cancel the concert."
NY Councilman Greenfield got fed up with hearing the anti-Israel tirades at the meeting, in particular from the Neturei Karta leader.
By Marc Gronich
I can tell you our price point is probably lower than our competitors at the New York State Fair. We want to make it where everyone can try the food….
By State Senator Simcha Felder
The good news is that there are resources available for those suffering from Alzheimer’s, as well as those who help them and their loved ones.
By JNi.Media
His DNA was found on the heel of the victim’s sneaker, which was found on the roof of a nearby building.
This year’s candidates come to the table with the perfect blend of grassroots’ background and involvement and higher-up political success.
The election season in Brooklyn is no different. As a borough with one of the most eclectic mixes of ethnicities in all of America, voting for representatives is very important to its inhabitants.
Israeli American baseball fans are paying attention to the action in Brooklyn: next month Israel competes against 3 countries in NYC.
The leader told W., “If you're not off the streets in a few seconds when I come back, that will be the end of you,” and began to walk away.
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Mark Green told WNYC the Democratic candidate should have a team of one overall manager, one surrogate, and a team of ten advisers who remind her to smile a lot.
Videos show police searching for the reported shooter and evacuating the terminal.
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The Post, in its unique fashion, used the story to rehash the NYPD bribery scandal involving accusations against the Shomrim.
By State Senator Simcha Felder
Being anti-prejudice should not require blindness to facts or tolerance of abhorrent happenstances.
By JNi.Media
Louis C.K. noted that the word “Jew” is “the only word that is the polite thing to call a group of people and the slur for the same group."
By Marc Gronich
“Investors should be able to trust that their hard-earned money is being is properly managed and is not being pocketed for personal use,” said Schneiderman in a prepared statement.
By JNi.Media
Teachout is on the record as opposing NY Gov. Cuomo’s new order prohibiting awarding state contracts to BDS-supporting companies, which has earned her the support to many pro-BDS groups.
By Marc Gronich
Goldfeder served five years in the Assembly. He told The Jewish Press, “This is not where I want to be at this time in my life.”
By JNi.Media
The Newport congregation testified they had to sell the ornaments because their numbers were starting to dwindle and they could no longer afford to pay a rabbi.
New facility to feed the needy to be open 7 days a week and will include traditional Sabbath and holiday meals.
“I’ve been disgusted every time I’ve heard the absurd plastic bag tax legislation introduced.”
By JNi.Media
"We encourage you to show your support by coming to shul this Shabbat for services and for the Shabbaton programming, and we welcome your feedback, questions, and notes of support."
By JNi.Media
The signatories at the bottom of a letter titled "An important Message to the Community" include Rabbis David and Reuven Feinstein, the sons and spiritual heirs of the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.
By JNi.Media
“I’m not a Starbucks guy. I’m a Dunkin Donuts guy, but I like to pay for the coffee of the other folks behind me in line,” Kraft revealed.
By JNi.Media
The good news is that a 62% majority of US respondents believe that the BDS movement is a form of modern anti-Semitism.
By JNi.Media
“We work very hard to make sure we instill the right values, so it is disturbing.”
By JNi.Media
The problem is that by reducing the number of vaccinated children, the community at large is exposed to a greater risk.
By JNi.Media
Saying they were the trustees, not the owners, Judge McConnell chastised Shearith Israel for claiming ownership and removed it as Touro’s trustee.
By JNi.Media
When white people decolonize their oppressors, does it count as liberation, or does it automatically constitute an occupation?
By Marc Gronich
Felder May Return To Democratic Conference; EITC Defeated Once Again The failure to include the Education Investment Tax Credit (EITC) in the latest state budget has many factions roiled. It is seen as a victory for the teachers’ unions and another blow for groups such as the Catholic Conference, Agudath Israel of America, (AIA) and […]
A group of parents, former teachers and yeshiva alumni demand to know the progress of an investigation into NYC yeshivas.
NYC gives $500K to an organization serving few and run by a Zionist-hating anti-Israel violence promoter.
Jewish donor dollars are going to fund a program honoring that "great humanitarian" Rachel Corrie.
By Marc Gronich
During her confirmation hearing, DiFiore acknowledged she has a pistol permit and carries a gun.
Ban ki-moon challenged at NYC synagogue for justifying terrorism against Israelis.
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"We bought a business to almost restore a bit of history in New York City and then desire to expand that throughout the city, throughout the country and even throughout the world.”
Stabbing victim had just become Israeli citizen, said he still plans to join the IDF.
Harry Potter's evil Shape was beloved, but the deceased actor vilified Israel in a play about Rachel Corrie.
A popular Hasidic hipster musical band based out of New York, known as “Zusha,” performed in Jerusalem’s Yellow Submarine music center this weekend.
"A swastika is not mere vandalism — it is a symbol of hatred," said the synagogue rabbi. In Brooklyn, a man punched a college student in the face because he is white and Jewish.
By Marc Gronich
Asked about the atmosphere in Albany, one former lawmaker would only speak on the condition of anonymity.
Special guest Nir Barkat, mayor of Jerusalem, thanked UJA-Federation for its continued support in tough times.
Vandals tried to destroy Chanukiyah in NYC's Carl Schurz Park, but it is repaired and ready for lighting tonight.
The court set strict guidelines as to what had to be proved to make out a case of “honest services” violations.
By JNi.Media
The World’s Largest Chanukah Menorah will be proudly standing at New York’s most fashionable plaza, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, by Central Park.
When we analyze genomes of Jewish people, we are able to observe their unique history that includes their Levant heritage.
An Israeli executive claims an Avis agent said it was "company policy not to recognize Israeli documents."
By JNi.Media
An internationally recognized infectious disease specialist, Glatt is also an ordained Rabbi.
Possner accuses the principal, Rushell White, a Christian, that she “callously targeted” him.
The police is treating the attack as a hate crime.
By JNi.Media
Friends of the Lower East Side (FOTLES) and Lower East Side Preservation Initiative (LESPI) have organized to preserving the social, cultural and architectural legacy of the historic Lower East Side.
Adi Deutch, an IDF veteran and amputee, competed in the NYC Marathon on Sunday.
The Victim Compensation will shut down by October 3, 2016.
Israel goes on Standard Time, known as "winter time" in Israel, at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, which means the time difference from New York will be only six hours. The usual seven-hour time difference will return next Sunday, November 1, when the United States goes off Daylight Time and turns back the clocks at 2 […]
By JNi.Media
From the early 1930s, Nazis from all over the eastern seaboard spent their summers at Camp Siegfried, parading down Adolf Hitler Street, waving Nazi flags and displaying swastikas armbands.
By JNi.Media
The ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities of Crown Heights, Williamsburg and Borough Park, Brooklyn are experiencing an outbreak of Pertussis—also known as whooping cough
By JNi.Media
Here’s a good reason to like your new mayor: he, or, rather, his police dept., doesn’t fine you as much as it used to.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is visiting Yad VaShem Sunday during his two-day tour in Israel for the 30th International Mayors Conference. He will be joined by approximately 40 other international mayors participating in the conference. Mayor de Blasio will tour the Holocaust History Museum, participate in a memorial ceremony in the Hall […]
Vilifiers of Israel will be inside the Greenburgh Town Hall, Israel supporters will be outside Mon, Oct. 19.
Hizzoner is in Israel this weekend. Unlike his predecessors, he planned a trip to a Ramallah school, but the wave of terror nixed it.
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Sarsour followed up with, " “The Zionist trolls are out to play. You will never silence me.”
By Marc Gronich
In a move viewed as an insult to Massry and the Jewish community, the Independence Party backed Ryba during a meeting on Yom Kippur.
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NY Mayor Bill de Blasio will deliver the keynote address at the annual Conference of Mayors, on the topic of how cities can challenge anti-Semitism.
By JNi.Media
State law compels the board to hold a referendum within 90 days of its approval of the annexation, unless it is stopped by a court order in one of two lawsuits which are contesting the annexation.
A new poll shows a majority of New York Jews view Clinton as unfavorable. Biden catching up.
Weather forecasters are promising partly cloudy to sunny skies through the weekend and at least until the beginning of the Sukkot holiday, which begins at sundown Sunday night. Temperatures in Israel will drop again Friday, especially along the coast, and daytime highs will be around the upper 20s Celsius, or in the 80s Fahrenheit. It […]
By dvora
A large crowd turned out on Tuesday, Sept. 1 outside Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s Manhattan office to protest the New York legislator’s support of President Obama’s Iran deal.
THThree NYC Cong. Ds from heavily Jewish districts defied constituents, announcing support for Nuclear Iran Deal.
Brooklyn politicians and community leaders called on Cong. members to vote down the Nuclear Iran deal.
Maloney said that despite the administration's diplomatic efforts, she could not support the Nuclear Iran Deal.
How they vote in September (on the Iran deal) will be remembered in November, is the message to US legislators.
Lieberman and Graham to headline bipartisan Stop Nuclear Iran Deal rally in NYC on Sept. 1.
Judge sets relatively low bond for PA and PLO in terrorism case after US govt asked that it not be too onerous.
By JNi.Media
Former New York Civil Liberties Union executive director Norman Siegel has joined the ranks of advocates for better secular studies for Haredi children, and he now represents YAFFED, threatening to sue the city if its current investigation does not yield reliable results.
By Marc Gronich
For several years I have been trying to get the leadership of The Great New York State Fair to obtain a deal with a kosher food vendor during the 12-day agricultural extravaganza.
Monticello, N.Y. home vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.