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9 miles of archives: NYC Jewish history documents come to life in CUNY trove

9 miles of archives: NYC Jewish history documents come to life in CUNY trove

City University of New York public system’s material includes Yiddish jokes, posters for champion boxers, and student newspapers discussing same...

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NYC Jews targeted in 60% of hate crimes last month; swastika sprayed on synagogue

NYC Jews targeted in 60% of hate crimes last month; swastika sprayed on synagogue

NYPD reports 30 confirmed anti-Jewish incidents in April; Nazi graffiti found on Kristallnacht memorial, Jewish homes in Queens

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Most Jewish Mamdani voters support 2-state solution, fear rising antisemitism: poll

Most Jewish Mamdani voters support 2-state solution, fear rising antisemitism: poll

Survey indicates mayor’s Jewish constituents are not aligned with his anti-Zionism; most respondents link rejection of Israel with antisemitism and...

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NYC’s New School rejects student senate’s vote to defund and cut ties with Hillel

NYC’s New School rejects student senate’s vote to defund and cut ties with Hillel

Vote appears to be first by a student government to cut off Hillel, long the central address for US campus Jewish life, but school says senate...

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‘Eyes and ears of the Jewish community’: NYC’s Shomrim watch groups take up counter-terrorism

‘Eyes and ears of the Jewish community’: NYC’s Shomrim watch groups take up counter-terrorism

Once only trained to prevent street crime, teams now receive lessons on terror tactics and spotting threats, bringing the local patrollers further...

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214 robots take the field at US national competition for Jewish schools

214 robots take the field at US national competition for Jewish schools

Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education hosts annual tournament in New York, highlighting the growing importance and challenges for STEM programs...

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NYC Hinds Hall Palestinian eatery has good hummus, wipes Israel off its menu maps

NYC Hinds Hall Palestinian eatery has good hummus, wipes Israel off its menu maps

Upper West Side restaurant named for child killed in Gaza leans into ostensible message of coexistence with Jews, but not with the Jewish state,...

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Mamdani vetoes school buffer zone bill; leading Jewish groups pan ‘profound failure’

NYC mayor will allow measure to protect houses of worship to pass into law; Long Island congressman proposes federal legislation to protect religious...

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Jewish groups protest as California sends out antisemitic conspiracies in voter guide

US state distributes booklet to voters with a candidate statement blaming Israel for assassination of Charlie Kirk, attacking the Talmud, and linking...

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Prominent activist’s chilling jail-time manifesto details rationale for Oct. 7 hate in US

Casey Goonan, in prison for California firebombings, explains groundwork for attacks in account written while incarcerated, frames Hamas invasion as...

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Mamdani administration won’t use a codified antisemitism definition, representative says

Head of City Hall office for combating discrimination against Jews says IHRA outline junked by Mamdani will not be replaced; NYPD says ‘Kill...

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‘You are my family’: Ending a chapter, Central Park bench dedicated to Gaza hostages

Hundreds gather for event wrapping up more than two years of New York City Jewish community advocacy for the captives who were held by Hamas

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Younger Americans, those informed by social media more antisemitic — poll

Half of Democrats agree with white supremacist Nick Fuentes’s statement that US ‘should end the slavish surrender to Israel’

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NY governor pushes to double funding for protection against hate crimes

Kathy Hochul proposes additional $35 million for targeted organizations, doubles down on bill to establish buffer zones around houses of worship

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Could Paramount acquisition of CNN shift coverage of Israel?

Ellison-led firm could put two leading US news companies under the same umbrella, part of an expanding media empire

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‘Detect, deploy, reassure’: Jewish security group launches NYC patrols as threats abound

New initiative by the Community Security Service roves city’s streets, providing a ‘subtle additional layer of security’ to detect dangers and...

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NY suspect indicted for ‘brutally assaulting’ Jewish man on subway

Neil Hurlock allegedly shouted antisemitic epithet at victim last month while punching and manhandling him on a Brooklyn train

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US judge says Trump administration can demand list of Jews at Penn for antisemitism probe

Ruling finds that the federal government’s request for the information, which the university and Jewish groups at the school denounced, is normal...

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US feds charge 6 with attacking Jewish man, conspiring to cover it up

Suspects attacked Jew in Pittsburgh in 2024, corroborated their stories, misled grand jury and investigators, complaint says

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NYC Council’s approval of synagogue protection bill marks a welcome win for centrist Jews

Overwhelming support from councilmembers signals limits of far left’s power in the city’s legislative body, though the measure will likely have a...

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Diaspora Jews targeted over a dozen times in March, as Iran war fuels tensions

Incidents targeting Jewish communities included shootings, bombings, arson and a car-ramming, in an increase that is apparently linked to Mideast...

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Leading NYC anti-Israel activist targeted in firebombing plot, feds say

Suspect charged with planning attack on Nerdeen Kiswani, head of the hardline group Within Our Lifetime; Mamdani says he was member of extremist...

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NYC Council passes bill to protect houses of worship by veto-proof majority

Legislation, part of broader plan to combat antisemitism, has been criticized over claims it will harm free speech rights; Mamdani yet to say if...

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AIPAC pushes back after 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls reject it

Leading lawmakers on the US left refuse any support from the pro-Israel lobby, reflecting increasing hostility to Israel and demonization of the group

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Man convicted of hate crime for attacking Israeli in New York after Oct. 7

Yehia Amin to serve 90 days in prison for punching tourist; vandal who defaced home of Brooklyn Museum’s Jewish director has felony dropped

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Cornell president rejects students’ anti-Israel resolutions, citing ‘political bias’

Michael Kotlikoff says measures demanding halt to cooperation with Technion and condemning Tzipi Livni’s campus visit ‘imperil our academic...

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As NYC Oct. 7 hate crime offenders get sentenced, a victim wonders what justice looks like

Assailants are set to have their records cleared, while a Jewish woman who was clawed just after start of the Hamas onslaught grapples with ongoing...

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Mamdani announces pared-down NYC community safety office that will combat hate crimes

New mayoral body is less expansive than mayor’s campaign pledge to set up an agency with a $1.1 billion budget, will initially comprise only 2 people

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Old-fashioned antisemitic tropes and trendy anti-Zionism converge at US Quds Day rallies

Protesters tell pro-Israel demonstrators to ‘stop eating babies,’ recalling the blood libel, and depict ‘Zionists’ as ‘parasites,’ echoing...

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Despite FBI warnings, Iran likely can’t strike US homeland with military drones

Experts say Tehran probably lacks the ability to attack the American mainland with military aircraft, although a domestic terror plot using...

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Three men charged for attack on 2 Israeli-Americans in San Jose

Suspects accused of felony and misdemeanor charges, but not hate crimes, after assault on men speaking Hebrew outside restaurant

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Protesters chant for Hamas and Hezbollah at Al Quds Day rally in New York City

Anti-Zionist activists accuse Israel supporters of eating babies and raping children, shout ‘death to America,’ wave terrorist flags

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Cornell student assembly votes to cut ties with Israel’s Technion

Undergraduate body also condemns Ivy League for hosting center-left lawmaker Tzipi Livni, part of the broader assault against the Jewish state on US...

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Director of targeted Michigan synagogue: ‘Instincts took over,’ our training kicked in

Staff and security team at Temple Israel followed security protocol to save lives, says leader who was overwhelmed by smoke in his office during...

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Michigan shul is at least the 7th Diaspora synagogue targeted so far this month

Ramming and shooting incident at Detroit-area congregation follows multiple attacks in Canada, a foiled plot in Azerbaijan, a blast in Belgium and...

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Gunman rams vehicle into Michigan synagogue before being killed

Guard wounded, no other casualties among congregation as security fires on assailant; Jewish community lifts lockdown after several hours

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NYC Jewish communal groups sound alarm over Mamdani’s latest controversies

2 leading organizations voice ‘deep concern,’ suggest hypocrisy by mayor after he fetes anti-Israel activist, shares stage with speaker who called...

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Mamdani hosts Columbia U anti-Israel protest leader Khalil at mayoral residence

New York City mayor hails activist on 1-year anniversary of his arrest for ‘profound courage’ and ‘protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine’

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NYPD confirms explosive thrown against anti-Muslim protest near Mamdani residence

Police commissioner says homemade bomb could have caused ‘serious injury or death’; officers evacuate buildings in area due to another suspicious...

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2 arrested for allegedly throwing ‘ignited’ devices at anti-Muslim protest in NYC

NY police commissioner says devices hurled by counter-protester toward ‘Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City’ rally were jars with a fuse,...

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NY jury convicts Iranian agent of foiled plot from IRGC to assassinate Trump

Businessman Asif Merchant admitted to seeking hired killers during 2024 presidential campaign on behalf of Revolutionary Guards before acquaintance...

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Mamdani’s wife liked posts celebrating Oct. 7

One of the posts shared by Rama Duwaji said the Hamas-led invasion was ‘breaking the walls of apartheid’; pressed about revelation, Mamdani claims...

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Event at NYC public college features speaker who promotes antisemitic conspiracies

Featured guest at John Jay College recently shared posts pushing an array of anti-Jewish libels, previously said Zionist ‘devils’ have ‘evil in...

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Anti-Zionist activists stage blood libel display near White House

Actors dressed as Netanyahu, Trump and Epstein dismember and devour fake dead baby, rehashing trope that has caused mass violence against Jews for...

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Tucker Carlson’s latest baseless conspiracy blames Iran war on Chabad movement

Far-right conspiracist claims Hasidic group is orchestrating ‘global religious war’; Jewish security organization warns of surge in violent...

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X cracks down on AI-generated war footage as Iran misinformation runs rampant

Social media platform says it will strip revenue from users posting fake videos; false images of strikes on Tel Aviv viewed millions of times, UN...

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Isolationist US right-wing commentators decry Iran war; Trump says he doesn’t care

Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly claim Israel is dragging the US into a damaging war; president says he alone represents MAGA

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Shots fired at Toronto synagogue after Purim celebration; none injured

Toronto mayor condemns ‘unacceptable act of antisemitism and intimidation’ at Temple Emanu-El, the latest in a string of attacks against Jewish...

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Suspect in New York Chabad headquarters ramming hit with federal charges

Dan Sohail charged with intentionally damaging religious property, after hate crimes accusations in local US court; NYPD data shows 21 bias incidents...

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New York Jewish Democratic leaders condemn campaign against Iran

Statements against US-Israeli airstrikes underline differences with mainstream Jewish organizations

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