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Fast Forward Rabbi Alvin Kass, longest-serving NYPD chaplain famed for 9/11 response, dies at 89
Kass once disarmed a hostage-taker with pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli
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News Who is Jessica Tisch, the Jewish police commissioner both Mamdani and Cuomo want to keep?
As Zohran Mamdani faces distrust from Jewish voters over his record on Israel and protests, his pledge to keep Jessica Tisch as police commissioner sends a message
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Fast Forward Jews were targeted by the majority of hate crimes in NYC last year, NYPD says
Data compiled by the department showed that there were 345 anti-Jewish hate crimes across the city in 2024, nearly 54% of the 641 total hate crimes tallied
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Fast Forward Jessica Tisch, Jewish public servant, appointed as commissioner of NYPD
The 43-year-old three-time Harvard grad, who hails from a prominent Jewish family, vows to keep NYC “safe and vibrant”
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Fast Forward NYPD hate crimes unit is investigating alleged assault on pro-Israel leader
Footage online showed Todd Richman, chairman of the political advocacy group Democratic Majority for Israel, being hit by pro-Palestinian protesters on the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
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Fast Forward Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data
The NYPD says Jews have been targeted in at least 275 hate crimes this year
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 19 antisemitic incidents in August as anti-Muslim acts also spike
The August number of alleged attacks on Jews was higher than the 12 recorded over the same month last year, but relatively low in the 11 months since numbers started spiking after Oct. 7
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