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News 3 years after kosher market shooting, Jews and allies gather to condemn hate
Amid rising antisemitism, a remembrance for victims murdered in an attack fueled by hate
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Fast Forward Man arrested for threatening Jersey City Kosher Supermarket property manager
(JTA) — A New Jersey man was arrested for making menacing remarks to the property manager of the Jersey City kosher supermarket where gunmen left three dead in December. Taylor Stackhouse was arrested Thursday after threatening the man, who was dressed in traditional Hasidic Jewish clothing, the Hudson County prosecutor’s office said in a statement….
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Fast Forward Jersey City kosher supermarket reopening 2 months after deadly shooting
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (JTA) — Two months after his wife was murdered in the attack on this city’s only kosher grocery store, owner Moshe Ferencz was back behind the counter this week. The store, which has partially reopened in a new location, still doesn’t have regular hours. But the reopening signals an important moment for Jersey…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Orthodox community gives nearly $50,000 to family of slain Jersey City cop
(JTA) — A crowdfunding campaign spearheaded by an Orthodox community in Brooklyn raised some $48,000 for the family of the police officer killed in the Jersey City attacks that also left three dead at a kosher market in the city. A check was presented Tuesday to the widow and five children of Det. Joseph Seals…
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Breaking News Jersey City shooters had powerful bomb, planned to target Jews and police
(JTA) — The Jersey City kosher store shooters were carrying a bomb in the van they were using that had enough firepower to kill or wound people in an area the size of five football fields. Federal officials on Monday also announced that David Anderson and Francine Graham were in possession of enough materials to…
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Fast Forward Jersey City Gathers To Light Hanukkah Candles, And Honor An Officer Who Saved Lives
During the first week of Jewish mourning, called shiva, it is customary to light one candle each day. It burns for 24 hours, and then the next candle is lit. On Sunday evening, Yoely Greenfeld, the brother of the woman who was killed in the attack on the Jersey City kosher grocery store earlier this…
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Fast Forward In Jersey City A Street Artist Has Painted A Mural Over The Kosher Grocery Store Attacked Last Week
View this post on Instagram A post shared by God Conscious Art (@trueheartart) on Dec 18, 2019 at 3:39pm PST A Jersey City artist has painted a mural over the damaged facade of the kosher grocery store where three people were killed by armed assailants last week. The mural was put up Thursday morning, after…
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