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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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Breaking News 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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News Hasidic Jews: New ‘no bail’ law is emboldening anti-Semites as hate crime rises
Amid a spike in hate crimes in New York City, many Jews are worried that a new “no bail” law might make their neighborhoods more dangerous. They are calling on politicians to reverse the policy — and lawmakers are listening. The new law, which went into effect Jan. 1, bars judges from setting bail on…
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News Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, a crowd sings, argues and protests anti-Semitism
All the world is a narrow bridge, and the most important thing is to not be afraid. So goes a famous Jewish folksong, and so was the experience of an estimated 25,000 people who marched across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City Sunday for a rally against anti-Semitism dubbed “No Hate. No Fear.” Many…
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News Six Nights Of Hanukkah, Seven Anti-Semitic Incidents In New York City
A woman slapped three Orthodox women in the space of about thirty minutes in Brooklyn Thursday evening, according to one of them who posted on Facebook about it. “The sixth such incident since Chanukah began, and we haven’t even gotten past the 5th candle,” the woman, Dalia Shusterman, wrote in a public post suggesting the…
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News In New York State, Citizens Can Still Vote In Yiddish — But How Many Do?
On Election Day, New York City provides translation services for widely spoken languages, like Spanish and Mandarin. But Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has also been working recently to improve ballot box accessibility more widely — even for speakers of tongues that are less well known, like the mame loshen, or mother tongue, of Ashkenazi…
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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