A Jewish former police officer claimed in a lawsuit that he was illegally fired because of his religion, NJ.com reported last week. Bergen County, New Jersey police officer Gary Bendit was dismissed from his job in 2017 along with 26 others by Sheriff Michael Saudino after the merger of the county’s police department and sheriff’s…
Two swastikas were found in the span of two weeks at a New Jersey high school, the North Jersey Record reported on Thursday. One was found on Thursday etched into a classroom wall at Glen Rock High School in Bergen County, and the other was discovered on May 28 on the wall of a bathroom…
A police officer in Bergen County, New Jersey has been disciplined after being photographed dressing as an Orthodox Jew at a party at the local firehouse – but local officials either don’t know or refused to say what the punishment was, the North Jersey Record reported Monday. While attending a party on December 28, Pete…
World of Appliances is a small strip mall operation, sandwiched between a Dunkin’ Donuts and a sushi joint. Four days a week, it sells refrigerators, washing machines and vacuums to residents of a New Jersey suburb. But since opening this summer, the store has been targeted by a self-styled neighborhood watch group. The group has…
TEANECK, N.J. — It’s a beautiful fall day in this suburban town 10 miles from Manhattan. Benjamin Franklin Middle School is located on a quiet side street, framed by gorgeous trees. Far from the hubbub of contested elections and attack ads, voting this afternoon has the feeling of small town America, what with neighbors greeting…
When you think of Jews and running, you might imagine Dustin Hoffman chugging along in Central Park in the 1976 movie “Marathon Man.” Or if you’re really savvy, you might be reminded of Abel Kiviat, the middle-distance runner who held a slew of world records in the 1920s. But JRunners, a new Brooklyn-based group, aims…
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