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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that protects the right of Jewish residents to place a “mezuzah” on their doorposts.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The report quoted three unnamed former senior US officials.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Former deputy national security adviser Charles M. Kupperman may take up the post on a permanent basis; Islamic American organization CAIR “appalled” by the appointment.
DOT will review the 50,000 existing notices of violation to determine which were caused exclusively by street trees and cancel the lien for any that meets the criteria.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
After three attacks in recent weeks targeting visible Jews, residents and leaders are calling for greater police presence in their neighborhoods and stricter hate-crime laws.
Berkowitz, 30, is an Orthodox Jew who assisted White House adviser Jared Kushner in his years in the private sector, then during US President Donald Trump’s election campaign, and later in the White House he served as a “special assistant.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
US Vice President Mike Pence was also in London for a meeting with Johnson. It was unclear whether Pence would meet with Netanyahu.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The heavily Jewish Broward County has been collecting permit fees for nearly 40 years, but on Sept. 10, commissioners will vote on whether or not to repeal the kosher-license regulations.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Council on American Islamic Relations and its national network of chapters will work with local Islamic centers to ensure community-wide awareness of the 2020 Census and gather a more accurate count of the diverse backgrounds that comprise the American Muslim community.
Despite the United States recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 and relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv months later, Americans born in Jerusalem are still unable to list “Jerusalem, Israel” on U.S. passports.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“You represent American Jews, not Israelis,” interjected an audience member named Nathan. “No, I represent the United States,” responded Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.).
If these people [Tlaib and Ilhan Omar] amass even more power or they’re not held accountable for the crimes they commit, what's to stop them from inciting violence against Jewish people?
By Sandy Eller
Requests submitted by The Jewish Press under the Freedom Of Information Law for clarifications of the proposed regulations produced conflicting answers.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“I have deleted tweets from a decade ago that are offensive. I am deeply sorry,” posted politics editor Tom Wright-Piersanti on his Twitter page, which is currently private.
Spearheading advocacy for day schools and yeshivahs was the Jewish Education Project, a partner agency of UJA-Federation of New York.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Some people have one move only: boycott. Cancel. Make-go-away. But here’s the thing, the house voted 318 to 17 to condemn the #BDS movement,” tweeted cable talk-show host and comedian Bill Maher.
President Rivlin spoke this evening with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi about the importance of strong relations between the State of Israel and the United States of America.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Police have yet to say if Carlints St. Louis, 30, will be charged with a hate crime, as they have yet to determine a motive for the shooting.
Tlaib's complaint: "The delegation would have seen first-hand. Yeah, why walls are destructive, not productive. They could've asked the people in Bethlehem how walls cut people off, away from economic opportunities."
The president also questioned how Jewish voters could support the Democratic Party knowing the anti-Israel bias among certain members.
By Baruch Lytle
I ran after the guy," Perry told The Jewish Press. I told him to just give me the jacket – I don’t want to hurt you and you don’t want to hurt me.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
In a now deleted tweet, Lieu said: “Dear @USAmbIsrael: You are an American. Your allegiance should be to America, not to a foreign power.”
It left a permanent mark on my conscience that we, as Americans, must be at the forefront of the fight against anti-Semitism and any other form of religious discrimination or hate.
By Baruch Lytle
Being welcomed here in America and going through the process of becoming a citizen was not only exciting; it’s something I will always hold dear.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) will most likely visit Muslim holy sites on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Sanders was responding to a question at a New Hampshire town hall meeting from an activist affiliated with the anti-Israel group IfNotNow.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
It stated that “the current draft model curriculum falls short and needs to be substantially redesigned.” Pro-Israel groups applauded the decision, though vowed to keep watch on the matter.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The suspect was arrested by New York Police and charged with a hate-crime assault, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Such a state would, undoubtedly be a dysfunctional terrorist state, which would distance peace and undermine stability in the Middle East.”
The US State Department has updated its definition of anti-Semitism.
Experts are concerned about getting humanitarian aid to the Arab population without getting it into the hands of the Palestinian Authority and its direct links to terrorists.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Esther Pollard, an Israeli citizen, is reportedly contending with advanced cancer. Pollard was granted Israeli citizenship in 1995.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The week-long visit is to reaffirm the Democrats "support for a critical US ally and to continue learning about the opportunities and the challenges facing Israel and the Middle East.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“[It] is deeply troubling—not only for its shocking omission of any mention of Jewish Americans or anti-Semitism or its blatant anti-Israel bias and praise of BDS, but for its clear attempt to politically indoctrinate students to adopt the view that Israel and its Jewish supporters are part of ‘interlocking systems of oppression and privilege’ that must be fought with ‘direct action’ and ‘resistance,’ ” said Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, head of the AMCHA Initiative.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A 2017 Israeli law allows the state to block foreigners that promote BDS from entering the country. However, Israel has already said it will allow Omar to enter the country out of respect for the U.S. Congress.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Craft is replacing Nikki Haley, a staunch supporter of Israel at the UN who left her post and the end of last year.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Jewishprudence” will focus on providing information to attorneys and legal professionals regarding Jewish law and jurisprudence.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A local organizer says the gatherings fill “a need for social groups for Jewish Republicans so that we can socialize and mobilize and give each other ideas.”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Foxx’s youngest sister is DeOndra Dixon has Down syndrome.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The disgraced financier, who purposefully took advantage of his fellow Jews, pleaded guilty to 11 crimes in 2009 and is currently behind bars at a federal prison in Butler, N.C.
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The enrollment events are a striking testament to the unmatched reach of COJO Flatbush across the city's numerous distinct communities.
By Marc Gronich
Only about 10 to 15 percent of the voters come to the polls in an off-year election when people run for local government office.
“The American people’s voices have been heard as our elected leaders in Congress asserted that the BDS movement has no place in these United States. The BDS movement is anti-Semitism by another name because it denies the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their homeland,” said the Republican Jewish Coalition.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) can enter the country, despite their pro-BDS views, “out of respect for the U.S. Congress, and the great alliance between Israel and America, we would not deny entry to any member of Congress into Israel.”
In 1863, the day of Shabbat, July 4, Independence Day, fell on the first day of the three weeks, Tammuz 17, but because it was Shabbat, as is the case this year, 2019, the fast was pushed off to Sunday.
Carbon fiber is a crucial component for making a nuclear bomb, announced the U.S. Department of Justice.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Dalal Mughrabi, led the most lethal attack in Israel’s history when she and other terrorists hijacked a bus in 1978 and murdered 37 Israeli civilians, 12 of them children.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We never make the decision to suspend lightly, and in this case, it’s especially difficult,” said Capt. Kevin Carroll, commander of Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads. “We share our deepest sympathies with the family of a man who risked his own life to save another.”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The PA has paid NIS 234 million (approx. $65 million) in salaries to terrorists in the first five months of 2019.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
IfNotNow activists approached Warren in New Hampshire, asking to her to push "the Israeli government to end occupation.” Warren enthusiastically replied yes and took a picture with them.
“We have to deal with everybody to make this work,” said U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace negotiations Jason Greenblatt. “We cannot make a comprehensive peace unless we make sure that we are dealing with the representatives of all the Palestinian people.”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The deal was based on a lie: that Iran was not seeking nuclear weapons.
"How can we talk with anyone who thinks God gave Jerusalem to the Jews?" Saeb Erekat asked cynically.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"The Jewish community remains the largest target of religion-motivated hate crime."
Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtayyeh has quietly met with US security officials in Rawabi in recent days.
By Marc Gronich
This is the first time in the nation’s history that residential camps have been included in security grant legislation.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems has been awarded a $26 million contract to install a multi-sensor system to monitor the U.S.-Mexico border.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
This is the first time in history that F-35 fighters from several armies participated in a joint drill.
Schwartz asserted that he had “successfully treated some patients with [same-sex attraction] struggling to overcome this problem.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The organization From the Depths, whose president, 93-year-old Edward Mosberg, is a Holocaust survivor, invited AOC to see the camp where an estimated 1.1. million people were murdered.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Israel is preparing for the possibility of being dragged into the escalation.
By Baruch Lytle
I wanted to be able to deal with the situation because I thought it was unfair. That’s when I decided to become a lawyer, because I thought a lawyer would know what to say.
By Baruch Lytle
It doesn't have to be that somebody wins or somebody loses. It’s often about balance.
By Baruch Lytle
Louis is a longtime Brooklyn native, who considers herself the “real” Flatbush Girl, having grown up in the area and graduated from Midwood High School.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
US Rep. Ocasio Cortez: "The fact that concentrations camps are now an institutionalized practice in the Home of the Free is extraordinarily disturbing, and we need to do something about it."
“This is a very detailed peace vision. You cannot have a successful peace agreement without a successful economic plan. We are worried about the days, weeks, months and years after,” said U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt.
Eliminating the religious exemption will actually bolster New York’s commitment to religious liberty.
Agudath Israel, among others, claims the vaccination rate in Orthodox Jewish schools statewide is above the 95 percent threshold recommended by the Centers for Disease Control to establish herd immunity.
She gives a lot of her focus to young people by participating in school career days every year, Moot Court trials, summer youth programs, and panels.
We have deep roots in Brooklyn. Raising family in a borough that has offered so much support is a real privilege.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The trip, to be led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), allows new members to hear from Israeli and Palestinian officials, in addition to exploring and learning about the Jewish state.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The move took place three months after the U.S. House of Representatives was criticized for watering down and passing a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
“By invoking assistance to Israel, Mayor Buttigieg used one of the most long-standing bipartisan issues as a political instrument in his fight for the 2020 Democratic nomination,” said AJCongress president Jack Rosen.
The Young Israel of Toco Hills announced that its name will now be Kehillat Ohr Hatorah, Hebrew for “Light of the Torah,” after 93 percent of voting synagogue members voted to separate from Young Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“With increasing digitalization, we have to be prepared to defend against anything coming,” said AB InBev vice president of global security and compliance Luis Veronesi.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The U.S. defense contractor will also hire about 25 new workers from Israel’s southern area.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Anti-Semitism is at a near-record high nationwide and it has been just half a year since two deadly synagogue shootings.
The crash happened at 787 Seventh Avenue.
This year’s breakfast was in tribute to the memory of Councilman Lew Fidler who embodied the spirit of giving back to the community.
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Danny Danon led a diplomatic delegation of UN ambassadors and diplomats from around the world who marched in the event.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“I don’t see a change in any behavior. The situation still remains tense. It is a high-threat environment.”
“I make sure that every case, no matter how big or small, gets the same attention and care and that expected work gets done properly,” she told The Jewish Press.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The visit was of historical significance as it marked the first time a Florida Governor has crossed the “green line” into Judea and Samaria.
Rabbis, Jewish residents and political leaders met after the antisemitic vandalism in Staten Island.
DeSantis stated Friday that he “promised to be the most pro-Israel Governor in America.”
One person was murdered in the attack, and three more were wounded.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who previously served as the state’s governor, tweeted that he was “sickened and appalled by the cowardly act of vandalism at Congregation Shaarey Tefilla.”
NYSED’s Office of Counsel found that Yeshiva of Spring Valley’s blanket statement that it does not accept any religious exemptions was in violation of state law.
It is uncertain as to whether nearby vandalism in the form of smashed car windows was related to anti-Semitic motives, or if the vandalism was connected to the attempted arson at Anshe Sholom.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Charges against Ali Kourani, 34, consisted of providing support to the U.S.-designated terrorist entity.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Joint Terrorism Task Force investigates multiple suspicious fires targeting Boston Chabads.
“We believe he can bring the same energy and imagination to Federation. He’s the right leader at the right time,” said chair of the JFNA Board of Trustees Mark Wilf.
By Sandy Eller
Approximately 1,000 men and women turned out on Tuesday night at the Atrium Plaza in Monsey for what had been billed as a “highly informative night of science and discussion addressing your concerns, fears and doubts.” The flyer for the event was released just 24 hours in advance and appeared to be deliberately vague, listing […]
By Baruch Lytle
The Health Department made several visits to the school before closing it, and Mrs. Braun said the school addressed every issue the department raised.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is also being dispatched.
Not having to learn the ins and outs of the job will give Louis the ability to start immediately on what she said she has already been doing for years – meeting the needs of the constituents in the 45th District.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The former vice president is followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Kamala Harris and Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Let’s stop pretending that settlements are what is keeping the sides from a negotiated peaceful solution,” said U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace negotiations Jason Greenblatt. “This farce and obsessive focus on one aspect of this complicated conflict helps no one.”
By Marc Gronich
.Take a moment for "capital investment" and read what's going on in New York State's capital.
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