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Fast Forward Brooklyn Candidate Accused Of Adopting Jewish Husband’s Surname To Win Election
(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish judicial candidate in Brooklyn says one of her opponents changed her last name to that of her Jewish husband in order to win the race. Civil court judicial candidate Caroline Piela ran for office under the last name Cohen, which she officially changed in February just weeks before she announced…
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Fast Forward Arson Suspect Arrested In Connection With Fire In Brooklyn Rabbi’s Home
(JTA) — A Pennsylvania man reportedly has been arrested in connection with a fire in the home of a Brooklyn rabbi that investigators suspect was an arson attack. Menachem Karelefsky of McKeesport, Pennsylvania was arrested by officers from the New York Police Department at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday and charged with two counts of…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Rabbi’s House Burned; Arson Suspect Accused Him Of Molestation
(JTA) This is a developing story. NEW YORK (JTA) — The home of a Brooklyn rabbi erupted in fire early Friday in what investigators suspect was an arson attack by a man who has accused the rabbi of sexual misconduct. Thirteen people, including a 6-week-old baby, were injured. None of the injuries were life-threatening, although…
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Fast Forward Belgian Model Spat At, Chased After Walking Naked Through Hasidic Williamsburg
(JTA) — A Belgian model was spit at and chased for walking completely naked through the largely Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg. Marisa Papen and her crew undertook the photo shoot on March 21, at the end of the Purim holiday, but posted a video of the chase on her website just last week. She…
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Fast Forward One Day. Four Cities. Four Swastikas.
Reports of four different cases of swastika vandalism were published in four different cities on Wednesday, the latest examples of anti-Semitic incidents that have affected the Jewish community this month, ranging from defacement of property to attempted arson. In New York City, police are investigating who drew a swastika on the front door of the…
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Fast Forward Teen Turns Himself In For Attack On Jewish Man In Brooklyn
(JTA) — A teenager has turned himself in for punching an identifiably Jewish man in the head in Brooklyn. It was one of two attacks on haredi Orthodox men in the largely haredi Williamsburg neighborhood in less than two weeks. Police are withholding the 16-year-old’s name because he is a minor. He turned himself in on…
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Fast Forward Victim Of Brooklyn Anti-Semitic Hate Crime Attack Shares His Story
The victim of an anti-Semitic hate crime in Brooklyn shared his story with CBS New York, detailing the day he was beaten by four men earlier this month. The 42-year-old, who is Jewish and declined to be named, said he was walking down the street in the Williamsburg neighborhood on May 4 when four men…
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Fast Forward Free Measles Vaccines Available In Brooklyn Orthodox Neighborhoods
(JTA) — In response to the measles crisis in the haredi Orthodox community, free measles vaccinations will be available in haredi Orthodox neighborhoods of New York City. The vaccinations will be available Sunday without an appointment or insurance required at Hazolah rescue service garages in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park, Flatbush and Williamsburg. The…
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