Tag: Manhattan
NYC Council Votes to Name Street after Antisemitic Nation of Islam Leader
“The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad Way” honors a dishonorable man who cozied up with neo-Nazis and called Jews greedy.
Ground Zero Congressman Supports Funding to Secure 9/11 Memorials
"One World Trade Center now fills the hole left in our skyline when the Towers fell, and businesses shuttered after the attack are re-opened and thriving."
New Yorkers Step Up in Multiple Neo-Nazi Train Incidents
New Yorkers are stepping up in the face up rising anti-Semitic incidents.
Exhibition: The Jewish Ghetto in Postcards from Eastern Europe to Downtown Manhattan
From 1880 to 1924, one third of the Jewish population of Eastern Europe left shtetls and cities for the United States, fleeing persecution and seeking economic opportunity.
Suspect In Manhattan Bombing ‘Radicalized’ By Trips To Mideast
According to the Associated Press, the FBI looked into Rahami two years ago after his father called with concerns that his son might be a terrorist, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.
Second Orthodox NY High School Allowing Girls to Don Tefillin
A second Modern Orthodox high school in New York has announced it will permit girls to wear tefillin during prayer.
The Ramaz School in Manhattan...
New Jersey Man Claims He Lost Job for not Firing Jewish Employee
A New Jersey man said he was fired after refusing to fire a man his boss called a “no-good New York city Jew.”
Thomas Greco,...
Reform Sell Half of Its HQ to Raise Cash for Youth Programs
The Union for Reform Judaism has sold off half of its headquarters in New York and is investing $1 million from the proceeds to...
NY Deliveryman Awarded $900,000 in Anti-Semitism Suit
Anti-Semitism is for Europeans, right? Sure, there is a swastika here or there in the US, but would a NY restaurant manager mock a Jewish worker and make fun of the Holocaust? Yes, he can. Aliyah, anyone?
Saudi Website Blames US for 9/11
It is one thing to rub salt in a wound, and it’s another to wipe the murderer's blood on the victim’s coffin, but that is what an official Saudi site did to mark the anniversary of 9/11’ carried out by Saudi terrorists.
El Al Teams Up with GetTaxi
El Al has signed an agreement with GetTaxi to offer passengers discounts for GetTaxi's cab hailing service in New York, Tel Aviv and other...
Israeli GetTaxi Launches New York Limo Service
Israelis and taxis in New York -- not exactly news, except that this story is not about Israelis driving taxis, but offering a hi-tech...
Recalling Ed Koch’s Political Hypocrisy
Koch became a chronic – some would say compulsive – critic of Giuliani.