The Trump administration is aiding a New Jersey native American tribe in its legal suit against a suburb for using its zoning rules to persecute the tribe, The New York Times reported. That same town — Mahwah, in Bergen County — was also repeatedly accused of using its zoning rules to [keep Hasidic Jews from…
(JTA) — A New Jersey township has agreed to repeal an ordinance prohibiting the construction of an eruv, that state officials said discriminated against Orthodox Jews. The announcement this week resolved a lawsuit the state attorney general’s office filed against Mahwah last October. The ordinance said the affixing of PVC pipes on utility poles to demarcate…
I’ve recently come to a shocking realization about American society. Over the past few years, it has become increasingly clear that it’s okay to hate Jews. I’m not talking about the abhorrent anti-Semitism of the “alt-right,” where wannabe politicians stoke the flames of bigotry just so that they can get the fleeting feeling of relevance….
(JTA) — A New Jersey township has settled a lawsuit with an Orthodox Jewish group that alleged city ordinances illegally targeted Jews. The Mahwah Township Council, which had proposed an ordinance prohibiting the construction of some materials necessary for the construction of an eruv, approved the settlement with the Bergen Rockland Eruv Association in a 5-2…
A New Jersey town accused of passing laws meant to keep Hasidic Jews from living there has rescinded a controversial ordinance allegedly aimed at targeting observant Jews, JTA reported. Mahwah, New Jersey, was sued by the state’s Attorney General in October for passing discriminatory ordinances to prevent the “infiltration” of Hasidic Jews into the township….
(JTA) — A New Jersey township has rescinded a proposed ordinance that would have prevented the construction of an eruv. The Mahwah Township Council voted Thursday night to withdraw a measure that would have prohibited the posting on utility poles of “other matter,” which would include the white PVC pipes used to demarcate the artificial…
World of Appliances is a small strip mall operation, sandwiched between a Dunkin’ Donuts and a sushi joint. Four days a week, it sells refrigerators, washing machines and vacuums to residents of a New Jersey suburb. But since opening this summer, the store has been targeted by a self-styled neighborhood watch group. The group has…
When a Holocaust survivor took the microphone last summer at a city council meeting in Mahwah, New Jersey, tensions were already running high. Hundreds of people filled the hall as Sami Steigmann, 78, sat before the township’s mayor and council. The meeting happened amid rising concerns by residents that ultra-Orthodox Jews were “infiltrating” their town…
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