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Fast Forward NYC officially recognizes Landing Day, when the first Jewish community arrived in 1654
Three hundred and seventy years ago this week, 23 Sephardic Jews arrived in New York and established the first Jewish community
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 19 antisemitic incidents in August as anti-Muslim acts also spike
The August number of alleged attacks on Jews was higher than the 12 recorded over the same month last year, but relatively low in the 11 months since numbers started spiking after Oct. 7
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Film & TV Before ‘The Warriors’ was a cult movie — or a Lin-Manuel Miranda album — it had radical Jewish roots
Sol Yurick, the son of immigrant communists, wrote the novel that was adapted by the ‘Hamilton’ creator
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 30 antisemitic incidents in July, 3 times higher than last year
Jews were targeted more than all other groups combined last month, as they have been nearly every month since Oct. 2023
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Politics Who is Brad Lander, who just jumped in the New York City mayor’s race?
A Lander primary campaign could split the city’s large population of Jewish Democratic voters at a time when antisemitism has spiked in New York, and when the streets have been filled with protests over the Israel-Hamas war
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi known as ‘Commander Butcher’ charged for attempting to poison Jewish children in New York City
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a leader of a white supremacist group, was indicted on four counts at the federal Eastern District Court of New York in Brooklyn
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 45 antisemitic incidents last month, 57% of all hate crimes in the city
The legal standard for proving bias is high, making prosecution difficult
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News NY Jews unnerved by spike in antisemitism and raucous protests take to krav maga for self-defense
The martial arts classes offer practical advice and a sense of community among those who fear for their safety
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