By LISA KEYS This article in its entirety originally appeared on Kveller. The decision to take our kids to the recent No Hate, No Fear Solidarity March did not come easily. At least, not at first. It’s hard to say what, precisely, gave me pause. My kids are no strangers to social activism — their elementary school is named for a […]

By BEN SALES NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – After the recent rousing march to protest rising anti-Semitism in New York — where Jews have been shot, stabbed, assaulted and harassed over the past year — two big questions still loom large. What is causing all of this? And what are officials doing about it? The first question is fraught, bedeviling […]

“Do not allow this to be something that hinders your belief. Stay strong, teach peace and love, and continue to grow as a people,” says basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire, who now holds Israeli citizenship. (JNS) – Basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire called on Jews worldwide to “stay strong” in the face of anti-Semitism in a video posted on Instagram on Saturday, Jan. […]

…I’m heartened to see this amazing show of support and solidarity. Literally over 10,000 people have shown up to show support and love for the Jewish community. And that’s New York at her best. And it’s fitting. Because what has happened in Brooklyn, what has happened in Monsey, New York was an attack on every New Yorker. And every New […]

By HEATHER ROBINSON (JNS) – A horrific attack on the Jewish community in Monsey, took place on Saturday, the seventh night of Chanukah, when a machete-wielding assailant entered and began wildly stabbing at  those attending during a crowded holiday celebration in a rabbi’s home. It’s the most recent in a series of attacks on Jews in and around New York […]

By YISROEL B. MONSEY, N.Y. (JTA) – On Saturday night, I was invited to a Chanukah party at a friend’s house. I drove through the tranquil Monsey streets and arrived at 10:30 p.m. Much to my surprise, I found the front door locked. I called my friend, who quickly opened up and locked the door behind me. I entered and […]

By BEN SALES NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – Days after a series of attacks against Jews across Brooklyn, the Anti-Defamation League announced that it would double funding for a school program combating hate. But city officials say more than education is needed to stop the rash of attacks, which have spiked across this city in 2019. That’s because the problem […]

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo ordered flags on state government buildings to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in honor of former Getzville Fire Company Chief and President Irving Isenberg, who died from an illness resulting from his work at the World Trade Center site following the September 11th terrorist attacks. “Chief Isenberg dedicated his life to serving his community and fellow […]

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today issued a proclamation declaring October 27, 2019, the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Penn, as a “Day of Action to Combat Anti-Semitism.” The Governor also announced that the One World Trade Center, the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, the Kosciuszko Bridge, SUNY Plaza, the State Education Building, the […]

NEW YORK CITY– The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust recently added a shofar, a ram’s horn that was hidden and clandestinely used in the Auschwitz concentration camp to its exhibition Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away The artifact was blown in Auschwitz 75 years ago and has never before been on display. It […]