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Fast Forward New York Man Arrested For Anti-Semitic Threat To Westchester Mayor
(JTA) — A White Plains, New York, man was arrested for allegedly sending and anti-Semitic-laced email to the Greenburgh town supervisor. Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner had been pushing to remove a monument to Confederate soldiers in a private cemetery on the town. At the beginning of the month he backed off his request to…
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Fast Forward Ralph Friedman, New York’s Toughest Cop, Is Now A TV Star
(JTA) — There are almost as many reality cop shows on television as there are Real Housewives. “Cops” is the granddaddy of them all, in its 30th season, plus there’s “Night Watch” and “Live PD,” to name just a few. The newest is “Street Justice: The Bronx,” which premieres Sept. 19 on the Discovery Channel….
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Fast Forward Hasidic Leader Alone Among Pols From Pre-9/11 Front Page To Keep Clout
Local primary races in New York City are pretty ho-hum this year. With no real challenger for Mayor Bill de Blasio, primary day will pass more-or-less unnoticed tomorrow. Sixteen years ago yesterday was a different story. After eight tumultuous years, Rudy Giuliani was term limited out, clearing the way for what the New York Times,…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Vandals Hit Riverdale Home Of New York Prosecutor’s Parents
(JTA) — The parents of New York State’s Assistant Attorney General Jenny Michael were attacked with anti-Semitic vandalism. Michael’s father, former New York City Budget Director Philip Michael, discovered the vandalism Sunday morning on the door to the family’s home in a Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx. The word “Jew” was spray painted in large…
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Fast Forward Meet Mike Tolkin, The Jewish Millennial Running For Mayor Of New York
NEW YORK (JTA) — Mike Tolkin apologizes for checking his phone as he sits down at a café in this city’s Flatiron district. The 32-year-old Democratic New York mayoral hopeful was waiting to hear Tuesday whether he would be allowed to participate in the final primary debate the following day, which would boost his exposure amid…
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Fast Forward Wannabe Jew Admits Painting Swastikas On His Own Home
(JTA) — A would=be Jewish convert in upstate New York admitted to spray-painting swastikas and hate messages on his own home. Andrew King, who is not Jewish but wears a kippah, pleaded guilty last week in Schenectady City Court to week to falsely reporting an incident, which is a misdemeanor crime, the Albany Times Union…
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Fast Forward Body Of Missing Orthodox Mom Found In Hudson River
(JTA) — The body of a haredi Jewish mother from Monsey who had been reported missing was discovered in the Hudson River, near Bear Mountain Bridge in Upstate New York. The body was discovered Wednesday and positively identified Thursday as that of Malky Lebowitz, nee Einhorn, the news site Crownheights Info reported. Lebowitz was married and…
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Fast Forward Subway Rider Spotted Wearing Swastika Necklace
Craig Lenti, of Astoria, Queens, was riding the subway last week when he thought he saw a swastika necklace around one man’s neck. He double- and then triple-checked the man’s pendant: Yes, it was a real swastika necklace. “I was disgusted, but I couldn’t believe what I saw, so I walked back and forth past…
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