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Books When we all met at Dubrow’s Cafeteria
Photographer Marcia Bricker Halperin reflects on the Jewish diner that shaped her as a Brooklynite and launched her artistic career
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Fast Forward New York pulls polio vaccine slogan over antisemitism allegations
State politician says the slogan ‘Polio is spreading in Israel. Get immunized now’ harkens back to anti-Jewish tropes
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Fast Forward Israel’s top diplomat in New York quits after firing of defense minister
Asaf Zamir, the consul general in New York, said he felt ‘a deep sense of responsibility and moral obligation to stand up for what is right’ and ‘join the fight for Israel's future’
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Fast Forward New York official warns of car washes taking Jewish customers to the cleaners
Consumer alert says some car washes have hiked prices 50% for Orthodox Jews cleaning cars before Passover
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Fast Forward Criticizing George Soros is not always antisemitic, says Alan Dershowitz
The controversial attorney urges Republicans to ignore charges of antisemitism when directing their fire at the Jewish billionaire
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Fast Forward House Speaker McCarthy visits Hasidic communities in Rockland County
'I will always defend you,' Kevin McCarthy promised the Orthodox community on his first NY trip as speaker
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Theater Playing a 1960s beatnik, Oscar Isaac finds out that being Jewish doesn’t make you a social justice authority
Lorraine Hansberry’s ‘The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,’ an overlooked play about idealism and apathy, gets a New York revival
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Fast Forward Despite fears, ‘Day of Hate’ passes without incident
Synagogues ramped up security and warned congregants after social media chatter suggested Jews might be targeted
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