Rockville Center Anti-Semitism Elicits Strong Reaction From Leaders
"Use Five Towns as a cautionary tale and take proactive measures."
Congressman Tom Suozzi condemned the statement on Twitter, "Words matter. Freedom to practice religion and freedom to live where...
BLATANT ANTI-SEMITISM: “It Can Happen Here” She Warns.
A Rockville Center LI resident warns the town board about what might happen if Orthodox Jews move in. This is a startling and shocking presentation. What do you think?
Tlaib paid $170,000 to firm run by activist who accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing
(February 9, 2022 / JNS) The campaign of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has given $170,000 to a political consulting and advocacy firm run by an anti-Israel activist who called...
New Jersey police launch investigation into driver who plowed snow on Orthodox Jews
(February 1, 2022 / JNS) Law-enforcement officials in Ocean County, N.J., confirm they are investigating a snowplow operator who appeared to laugh and push snow from his truck over...
NYPD arrests Brooklyn man who punched Hasidic man in the face
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force has arrested a man accused of punching a Hasidic man in the nose...
Top US security officials to US Jews: Colleyville was a ‘terrorist attack on Jewish...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Top United States security officials told Jewish Americans on a pre-Shabbat call that the attack last Saturday in Colleyville, Texas, was a “terrorist attack on the...
‘We can never let guard down,’ says Jewish security official, urging congregant training drills
(January 17, 2022 / JNS) The Jewish community “must be ready” and stay “vigilant and strong” to respond to any anti-Semitic incidents, emphasized Michael Masters, CEO and national director...
Austin Chabad lights menorah at highway overpass where neo-Nazis hung antisemitic banners
JTA) — A Chabad house in Austin organized a Hanukkah menorah lighting in an unusual place on Monday night: on a highway overpass looking out over the busy MoPac...
American Jewish Committee gives $50,000 to initiatives for battling anti-Semitism
(November 9, 2021 / JNS) The American Jewish Committee announced the five winners of its new “Disrupt Antisemitism” initiative.
A panel comprised of AJC staff members, journalists and business leaders...
‘It’s the Jews’: An antisemitic tirade at an Arizona school board meeting spurs a...
(Jewish News of Greater Phoenix via JTA) — An antisemitic tirade at a school board meeting in suburban Phoenix last week has spurred an extensive response among local officials...