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News In containment zone around synagogue, National Guard serves amid eerie stillness
New Rochelle High School was almost lifeless on Thursday. A school normally filled with more than 3,000 students was empty, the front gates tightly shut with a chain and a lock. But around the back of the school was a sign of life that is emblematic of these strange times — men and women in…
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Fast Forward Woman indicted on hate crime charge in subway attack on Israeli college student
(JTA) — A woman who is seen on video verbally and physically attacking an Israeli college student on the New York City subway has been indicted. In the video Zarinah Ali, 38, uses anti-Semitic epithets including “You f—-in’ nasty a— Jews” and “You stinking a— Jew” while assaulting Lihi Aharon in December. A friend of…
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News Live coronavirus updates: AIPAC says 2 conference attendees tested positive for coronavirus
We are closely monitoring the coronavirus outbreak within the Jewish community in New York and beyond, and are posting updates as they happen here. If you are being affected by the virus we would like to speak to you, please email reporter Ari Feldman at feldman[at]forward.com. Has the spread of #coronavirus made you change your…
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Fast Forward NYC Jewish day school closed due to ‘suspected case of coronavirus’
Update: Yeshiva University reports student is son of man infected with coronavirus (JTA) — A Jewish day school in New York City is closed Tuesday due to a “suspected case of coronavirus in our community.” In a letter addressed to parents and faculty, the SAR Academy in the Riverdale section of the Bronx announced that…
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Fast Forward New York City’s latest tactic to combat anti-Semitism: An ad campaign featuring diverse Jewish New Yorkers
NEW YORK (JTA) — New York City is hoping that a new ad campaign will make Jewish New Yorkers feel comfortable despite a recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks. Today, the Commission is launching a campaign in response to a rise in anti-Semitism in NYC, its surrounding communities, and nationwide, affirming the rights of all Jewish…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City fell in January
NEW YORK (JTA) — There were fewer anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City in January than in the same month last year. The period between Jan. 1 and Feb. 2 saw 21 hate crimes directed at Jews, according to a preliminary set of statistics published Tuesday by the New York Police Department. The same…
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Fast Forward Man charged with hate crime for yelling at Jewish couple in New York City
(JTA) — A man was arrested for yelling and cursing at a Jewish couple in midtown Manhattan near Times Square. Vernon Stevens, 55, who has at least five prior arrests, was charged with aggravated harassment and a hate crime, police told the New York Post. The incident occurred at about 10 p.m. on Friday. When…
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News Jews unite at rally against anti-Semitism, but diverge on police response
The “No Hate, No Fear” march in New York on Sunday saw tens of thousands of Jews united against anti-Semitism – but divided over the proper response from the government. In Brooklyn neighborhoods that have seen frequent anti-Semitic assaults, many Jews are welcoming the increased presence of New York Police Department officers and New York…
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