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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 Why New York’s Sephardic Jews are more Zionist — and more wary of Mamdani — than their Ashkenazi neighbors
Different histories of exile and migration help explain why some Jews view Mayor Mamdani differently
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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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News Mamdani to attend Passover Seder as he navigates ties with Jewish groups amid rising antisemitism
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