This is the Forward’s coverage of Brooklyn, a borough of New York City home to a major population of Hasidic Jews.
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Fast Forward Torah Scrolls Worth $200K Stolen From Brooklyn Synagogue
Nine scrolls of Torah were snatched from the Maase Rokach synagogue in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood Sunday morning – a break-in robbery that police said involved four thieves. According to The New York Times, the robbery took place early in the morning, and was only noticed later in the day, when someone in the synagogue observed…
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The Schmooze Jews About Town: Carb Shabbat, Pickling and Pino, Passover in a Mosque and More
Jews About Town is a weekly column that features the hottest Jewish social events, parties, and networking opportunities for young professionals. To suggest a future event or write about one of these events, email us . Follow us on Twitter at @JewAboutTown. It’s almost Passover! Wondering what to eat? Drink? Do? We’ve got you covered….
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Fast Forward Did Brooklyn Man Lure Teen Boys With Notes In Tefillin Bags?
(JTA) — Police in New York arrested a Jewish man they say tricked at least two Jewish boys into a conversation that was inappropriate with notes in their tefillin bags. Menachem Tyk, 59, from the heavily Orthodox Borough Park park section of Brooklyn, was arraigned Thursday on charges of reckless endangerment and harassment. He allegedly put…
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Food Kosher Pizza War Simmers On After Brooklyn Rabbis Rule
This article has been updated with new information since its original publication. There’s a kosher pizza war being waged in the heart of Hasidic Brooklyn — and a Jewish religious court has laid down a Solomonic decision about how the pie is going to be sliced. Basil Pizza & Wine Bar is an established gourmet…
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Fast Forward New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Cleared In Hasidic Fundraising Probe
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been cleared in federal and state probes into possible improper fundraising that had ties to the Satmar community in Brooklyn. “I’ve said consistently that we acted appropriately, we acted ethically, we acted lawfully,” de Blasio told WNYC. “I think this confirms what I’ve been saying.” Federal prosecutors…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Jewish Children’s Museum Emptied By Bomb Threat
Police said they are investigating a bomb threat called into the Jewish Children’s Museum early Thursday in Brooklyn, according to DNA Info. The call happened just before opening hours in the Crown Heights neighborhood. It is the latest in more than 130 bomb threats called into JCCs, Jewish schools and other institutions nationwide since the…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Man Arrested For Swastikas At Penn Station
(JTA) — A Brooklyn man has been arrested for drawing swastikas and other bias graffiti in men’s bathrooms in Penn Station. Pasquale Vargas, 65, is accused of multiple incidents of hate-crime graffiti at Penn Station. Vargas admitted to writing the graffiti during an interview with MTA police, according to the statement. He also was arrested…
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Food Talking Jews And Booze With Whiskey Expert Dan Friedman
Every time I hear the old saw that Jews aren’t drinkers, I scratch my head and wonder if my family, colleagues and friends are all somehow a minority-within-a-minority — or whether this little piece of conventional wisdom is all wet. Luckily, I work down the hall from an expert in such matters, Dan Friedman, the…
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