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Fast Forward What we know about the car ramming at Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters in Brooklyn
The incident occurred on a day of celebration in the Chabad community. No one was hurt.
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Fast Forward After punching a rabbi in Queens, suspect charged with hate crime, police say
The incident occurred on Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Fast Forward Jessica Tisch affixes a mezuzah to her NYPD office on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Tisch, the Jewish police commissioner, has spoken openly and proudly about her Judaism in public appearances
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News Julie Menin wants to be a bridge in the Mamdani era
The city’s first Jewish City Council speaker says action combating antisemitism requires urgency
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Culture He works at a Holocaust museum by day. How’d he end up in ‘Marty Supreme’?
Before he was cast opposite Timothée Chalamet, Isaac Simon had no acting experience. That helped.
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Fast Forward Mamdani denounces Hamas chants, but his delay draws scrutiny
The New York City mayor’s delayed condemnation of pro-Hamas chants has Jewish New Yorkers — and some allies — wondering what guardrails are in place
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Opinion Is Mamdani bad or good for Jews? Here’s how to tell
You should be suspicious of quick, easy answers
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Fast Forward Jewish New Yorkers say concerns about Mamdani are real, new poll shows. Most other voters say they’re overblown.
The new survey finds deep divide over whether Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric signals risk or robust debate
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Fast Forward After Minneapolis shooting, local Jewish service channels a city’s grief and resolve
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Holy Ground A Millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
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Fast Forward TikTok deal fuels rise of UpScrolled, whose founder conceived it as a haven for Palestinian activism
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