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Orthodox Jewish Man Hit In Face With Belt In Brooklyn Attack
The attackers yelled anti-Jewish racial slurs at the victim.
Brooklyn Yeshiva Demands Apology From New York Times For ‘Subpar’ Photo
“Our school is requesting of the New York Times to remove the picture of our institution from the web-based article and publish an apology.”
Rabbis Force Brooklyn Kosher Restaurants To Cancel Show With Lesbian Comic
“I need to have the rabbi’s certificate,” one restaurant owner explained. “If I don’t have (it) I have nothing.”
‘Flatbush Girl’ Pushes Back Over #FrumWomenHaveFaces Campaign
“This is the Orthodoxy I identify with,” Miles told Jewish Week. “I still want to stay here and fight and represent the charge.”
Flatbush Girl Launches Modest Proposal: #FrumWomenHaveFaces
What kind of message are we sending our daughters & sons when they look through a magazine&there are no female faces to be seen?, Flatbush Girl wrote.
Neil Diamond Goes Back Home to Brooklyn
Who says you can’t go home again? Singer Neil Diamond returned to Brooklyn for a surprise performance at the high school he attended six decades ago.
Staging Holocaust Stories Proves Therapeutic for Witness Theater
As the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, Witness Theater offers a new approach to preserving their stories — matching them with teens to dramatize their lives.
Brooklyn Hatzoloh Fails To Report Hit-Run to Police
A Jewish emergency medical service is receiving flak for failing to report a hit-and-run to the New York Police Department last week.
Bitcoin's Jewish Whiz Kid
Bitcoin has become a popular alternative to physical money. Who knew one of the masterminds behind the virtual currency’s popularity was a yeshiva kid?
Anthony Weiner Charges Into Lead in New York Mayor Poll
Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, attempting a political comeback two years after resigning in disgrace from the legislature, has taken the lead over his Democratic rivals in the race for New York City mayor, a poll showed.