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Fast Forward Jewish members of Park Slope Food Coop file state complaint alleging antisemitic, anti-Israel harassment
The complaint represents a bid for government intervention in the store’s ongoing infighting
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Fast Forward Man charged with hate crime in stabbing near Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn
The victim is an Israeli student of a local yeshiva who reportedly underwent abdominal surgery after the incident
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Culture This horror movie stars a Jewish grandma from Brooklyn. A sweet little old lady she’s not
A granddaughter’s love and offbeat family history drive the dark and campy film ‘Grandma’s House’
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Looking Forward When anti-Zionists take over your Hebrew school
What is it about Hebrew school that nobody can seem to get right?
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Music How two Jewish musicians turned front porches in Brooklyn into a vibrant music scene
Roy Nathanson and Aaron Lisman are turning Ditmas Park residents of all ages into jazz aficionados
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Culture The war comes to the Park Slope Food Coop — could it also provide the blueprint for peace?
This isn't the cooperatively-owned grocery's first schism over Israel and BDS
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Fast Forward Man charged with hate crimes after driving car at Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn
The incident in Canarsie came as antisemitism has spiked in New York City, and drew condemnation from Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul
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Culture Paul Auster, who wrote himself into his bestselling work, dies at 77
Known as a chronicler of Brooklyn, Auster was born in Newark
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