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Jackie Hajdenberg

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US judge rules Trump’s defamation lawsuit against BBC to go to trial in 2027

US judge rules Trump’s defamation lawsuit against BBC to go to trial in 2027

South Florida court rejects British broadcaster’s request to delay proceedings in which US president is seeking up to $10 billion in damages...

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ADL: Canada school shooter tweeted ‘I need to hate jews’ 2 days before attack

ADL: Canada school shooter tweeted ‘I need to hate jews’ 2 days before attack

Watchdog finds Jesse Van Rootselaar ‘regularly shared antisemitic and racist content and material glorifying previous mass killers,’...

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A maligned marker honoring a French Nazi sympathizer is off NYC’s streets — for now

A maligned marker honoring a French Nazi sympathizer is off NYC’s streets — for now

One of two plaques honoring leaders of Vichy France was removed due to New York’s cold weather, but there are plans to put it back despite years...

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America’s complicated Black-Jewish story gets an update in new four-part PBS series

America’s complicated Black-Jewish story gets an update in new four-part PBS series

Docuseries featuring Henry Louis Gates, Michael Twitty, and more explores overlapping, parallel moments in the histories of Black and Jewish Americans...

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Boston-area Jewish school closing after 25 years, says model ‘no longer sustainable’

Boston-area Jewish school closing after 25 years, says model ‘no longer sustainable’

Framingham’s MetroWest Jewish Day School to shutter its doors; head of school cites ‘substantially lower enrollment,’ as Jewish day...

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Elaine Grossinger Etess, 3rd-generation owner of famous Catskills resort, dies at 98

Elaine Grossinger Etess, 3rd-generation owner of famous Catskills resort, dies at 98

As longtime owner of the legendary hotel nicknamed ‘Waldorf in the Catskills,’ Grossinger Etess catered to the Borscht Belt with kosher...

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Oct. 7 spurred this NYC secular private school to start holding an annual Shabbat gathering

Oct. 7 spurred this NYC secular private school to start holding an annual Shabbat gathering

After the Hamas atrocities and the wave of antisemitism that followed, Jewish students at the Town School sought an affinity group of their own...

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US federal building known for murals by Jewish artists at risk of sale, demolition

US federal building known for murals by Jewish artists at risk of sale, demolition

Activists call for protection, preservation of Wilbur J. Cohen building, known as ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,’ for its massive...

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NJ church says antisemitic character in pageant was taken ‘out of context’

NJ church says antisemitic character in pageant was taken ‘out of context’

St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church panned for saying outsiders may misunderstand culture of vertep event featuring character in...

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Larry Ellison renamed superyacht whose name backwards was ‘I’m a Nazi’

Superyacht Izanami, originally built for a Japanese businessman, was named after Shinto deity, but Jewish billionaire rechristened it after local...

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Jewish caricature in Ukrainian Christmas tradition appears at NJ church, drawing criticism

Church shares video of man dressed as Hasidic Jew who refers to himself as a ‘zhyd’ while carrying a sack of coins and dancing with the...

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Anti-Zionist graffiti defaces rubble of Pasadena synagogue destroyed in wildfire

The rabbi of the century-old Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, along with the Anti-Defamation League and local sheriff’s department, decry the...

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Australian parliament to meet early to pass hate speech laws after Bondi terror attack

Legislative response to Hanukkah shooting would create new offenses for ‘hate preachers,’ expand ban on prohibited symbols, and set...

12.01.2026 71

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Labor experts weigh in on Breads Bakery workers’ demand to cut ties with Israel

Harry C. Katz, a labor law scholar, says ‘workers don’t have a right to tell management what… to do with its own funds, or personal...

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Workers of Israeli-owned NY bakery unionize, call to end ‘support of Palestine genocide’

Breads Bakery employees see their ‘struggle for fair pay, respect as connected to struggles against genocide and forces of exploitation,’...

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An immersive dinner takes a culinary journey through the Jewish Diaspora

With cuisine from Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mexico, and Iran, ‘Diaspora’ multi-course meal events aim to push back against...

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Controversial Israeli film ‘The Sea’ makes its North American premiere in NYC

The Arabic-language film, Israel’s Academy Award submission this year, has ignited criticism on the left and the right. On Thursday, it opens the...

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Feminist vs. Jewish: These women say NYC’s mayoral election is forcing a painful choice

Many fear antisemitism could proliferate unchecked under virulently anti-Israel frontrunner Mamdani, while rival Cuomo has a track record of sexual...

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A growing Hebrew school may augur a new era for Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood

Though it borders the Hasidic hub of Williamsburg, the north Brooklyn community was never known for its Jewish population – though that may be...

26.10.2025 55

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NYC Sabbath boundary goes high-tech, aiding the rabbi who’s checked it weekly since 1999

A wire enclosure around Manhattan circumvents a biblical prohibition against carrying on the day of rest. New magnetic sensors help Moshe Tauber...

25.10.2025 24

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New exhibit on 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre chronicles deadly antisemitism in US

‘Lessons from the Tree of Life: Lighting the Path Forward’ appears at Museum of Jewish Heritage alongside installations marking two other...

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Gary Shteyngart reflects on botched circumcision in new short film

Documentary based on 2021 New Yorker essay about the events surrounding the procedure the Jewish author underwent as a 7-year-old immigrant from...

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US Jewish communal leader among victims in Manhattan mass shooting

Wesley LePatner, a board member for UJA-Federation of New York and The Abraham Joshua Heschel School, mourned by loved ones as ‘uniquely...

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Grossinger’s iconic rye bread rises again — in a new form

The Borscht Belt resort that served as the inspiration for ‘Dirty Dancing’ is the subject of a new scripted TV show – and it’s...

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Woodstock, but make it Orthodox: A Jewish music festival comes to the Catskills

On Aug. 7, Israeli singer Ishay Ribo will headline the Yamim Ba’im concert, which seeks to put a spiritual stamp on a venue with a very different...

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Jewish congressmen endorse Mamdani for NYC mayor, in contrast to community worries

Chuck Schumer and Jerry Nadler back anti-Israel socialist after his upset victory in mayoral primary, but some Jews urge candidate to commit to safety...

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Holocaust survivor, star of documentary who took up dancing at 88, dies at 100

Dusseldorf-born New Yorker Helena Weinstock Weinrauch survived a 500-mile death march from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen

29.05.2025 23

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No strangers to violence, New York Israelis say they are undeterred by DC shooting

‘It’s frightening and it’s difficult’ but ‘Israelis know that life must go on’ says one woman; New York mayor calls murder of...

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Yeshiva University rescinds approval of LGBTQ+ student group

Orthodox university’s rabbis say ‘Hareni’ violated settlement agreement that allowed for its formation; students refuse to include ‘sexual...

10.05.2025 34

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Trump administration rescinds grants to at least two NY Jewish arts organizations

As the government targets the National Endowment of the Arts, creative groups are uncertain how they will cover expenses, while more institutions...

08.05.2025 12

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Ben Gvir joins friendly Thursday night cholent in Brooklyn after stirring the pot in NYC

Visiting a kosher deli for the pre-Shabbat tradition of late-night stew, the far-right Israeli minister encounters none of the simmering tension...

25.04.2025 15

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‘New Absolute Bagel’ sign stirs fretful optimism in New York City

Beloved Upper West Side bagel shop, which abruptly closed in December, appears to tease a second coming, under new management

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US Supreme Court hears case on whether American terror victims can sue PA and PLO

Majority of justices appear inclined to uphold law that would subject the Palestinian bodies to US jurisdiction if they paid relatives of terrorists...

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‘Stop super speeders’ bill gains new interest after NY crash kills Jewish mom, 2 kids

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes among those backing measure that would see speed limiters installed in vehicles of repeat road offenders

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Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, compassionate Orthodox voice, dies in road accident at 43

An avid writer and social media presence, Fink addressed subjects like women’s use of tefillin, assimilation, discrimination, and how the Orthodox...

25.03.2025 40

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After tragedy, Supernova festival survivor opens Israeli Druze restaurant in NYC

Raif Rashed launches new eatery Taboonia following Oct. 7, finding comfort in the foods of his youth – and in the wave of Jewish and Israeli...

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Silver Moon Bakery, NYC spot known for its challah, faces eviction over rent dispute

The popular Morningside Heights spot is famous for its Jewish confections, but the landlord alleges the business has overstayed its lease and owes...

17.01.2025 41

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How a Jewish teen’s description of New York life in 1945 is going viral on TikTok

New York Jewish Week — On an April Saturday in 1945, a Jewish teen living in East New York named Charlotte Buchsbaum washed her hair with lemon....

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