‘His last name was Bernstein’: Exchange over yarmulke brings antisemitism into focus in murder trial
Was Blaze Bernstein's death an anti-gay murder, an antisemitic murder, or both?
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Samuel Woodward, who allegedly murdered Bernstein in 2018, will testify in his own defense
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 31 antisemitic incidents in January as surge continues four months after Oct. 7
There have been 193 antisemitic incidents reported to police since Oct. 1, nearly double the 100 incidents reported during the same four-month period last year
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 69 antisemitic hate crimes in October, marking a surge since start of war
The number of antisemitic crimes in October 2023 marked a 214% increase over the same month in 2022
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Fast Forward Proposed legislation would expand number of hate crime-eligible charges in New York
The Hate Crimes Modernization Act would increase the list of hate crime-eligible charges in the state from 66 to 97
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Fast Forward Woman punched in the face by attacker who said he did it because she was Jewish
The NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime
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Fast Forward Chicago rabbis attend funeral of Palestinian-American child killed in alleged Islamophobic hate crime
On Tuesday, a broad coalition of Jewish organizations made a statement calling the reported murder “despicable” and speaking out against anti-Muslim hate
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Fast Forward Jews again faced the most hate crimes of any religious group in 2022, FBI reports
There were 1,305 reported offenses committed against Jews in 2022, far outnumbering the second group, anti-Muslim crimes at 205
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