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Brooklyn man sentenced for sexually abusing haredi Orthodox children
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 20 years to life for sexually abusing children in his Orthodox Jewish community.
Google donating N.Y. office space to Cornell-Technion school
Google will donate office space to the new applied science graduate school of Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
Woman who lived on same N.Y. street for 100 years dies
Lillian Jacobs, who was recently featured in a New York Times article for living on the same block for 100 years, has died.
Haredim fill N.Y. stadium to decry Internet’s dangers
The sellout crowd that filled the New York Mets’ Citi Field on Sunday night wore black and white, not the Mets’ blue and orange.
Haredim fill N.Y. baseball stadium to decry error of Internet’s ways
The sellout crowd that filled Citi Field on Sunday night wore black and white, not the New York Mets' blue and orange.
Brooklyn College cleared of bias allegations against Orthodox profs
A City University of New York investigation cleared Brooklyn College and its provost of discriminating against Orthodox Jewish faculty in hiring and promotion.
N.Y. school sued for allegedly failing to act on anti-Semitic taunts
A suburban New York father is suing his school district over the anti-Semitic taunting of his son.
Jewish school teacher arrested on possession of child pornography
A teacher at a Jewish elementary school in the New York area has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography.
N.Y. shul to kosher caterer: Pack your knives and go
A suburban New York synagogue has launched eviction proceedings against its longtime kosher caterer.
Trial date set in claims conference fraud
Claims Conference employees charged in a nearly $60 million fraud case will go on trial in January 2013.
House Jewish Projection: Adding Bishop vs. Altschuler
Volunteers snap Guinness record for sandwiches for needy
One hundred volunteers from the UJA-Federation of New York broke the Guinness World Record for most sandwiches made for the needy in one hour.
Police come up empty in new search for Etan Patz
The latest round in the more than 30-year police search for Etan Patz ended without finding any “obvious human remains.”
Chasidic teen sentenced to seven years in N.Y. firebombing
A Chasidic teenager who firebombed the home of a neighbor over a religious disagreement was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Report: N.Y. mohel apparently tested positive for herpes
A New York mohel who performed the circumcision of one newborn who died of herpes and of three other infants who contracted the disease apparently tested positive for herpes, The New York Jewish Week reported.
Report: N.Y. mohel apparently tested postive for herpes
A New York mohel tied to the death from herpes of one newborn and to three others who contracted the disease, apparently tested positive for herpes, The Jewish Week reported.
N.Y. police beefing up security ahead of Passover
The New York Police Department is increasing its security at synagogues and Jewish sites for Passover.
Quit Facebook or risk expulsion, N.Y. Orthodox school orders students
An Orthodox Jewish girls' high school in Brooklyn has ordered its 11th-grade students to close their Facebook accounts and pay a fine.
Rashid Baz, killer of Ari Halberstam in 1994, admits to anti-Semitic motive
Rashid Baz, the Lebanese cab driver convicted in the 1994 murder of Ari Halberstam, admitted that he had been looking to kill some Jews that day, the New York Post reported.
Preseason victory for Mets-against a kosher vendor
The New York Mets can prevent a kosher food vendor from selling its wares on Shabbat, a federal judge ruled. Judge Jack Weinstein of U.S. District Court in Brooklyn ruled Tuesday against Kosher Sports Inc. and ordered the Englewood, N.J., company to pay damages since it stopped paying its fees.
Vice prime minister: ‘Iranian regime should be confronted by the West’
Intelligence on Iran’s nuclear project is no longer subject to dispute in Israeli government circles, according to Moshe Ya’alon, vice prime minister of Israel and minister of strategic affairs. Instead, the focus of the discussion is on how to meet this challenge, Ya’alon said while addressing the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Jan. 25 at the Union for Reform Judaism in New York.
N.Y. center gets $2.5 million gift for new rare books room
A $2.5 million gift from the David Berg Foundation will be used to establish a rare books room at the Center for Jewish History in New York.
Alexander Levin’s got a name (and cash), but does he have a plan?
Ukrainian Jewish leader and real estate mogul Alexander L. Levin came to New York last week to launch the latest international Jewish organization with a grandiose name. Called the World Forum for Russian Jewry, this one aims to harness the power of Russian-speaking Jews the world over.
N.Y. Jewish man nabbed for anti-Semitic attacks
A Jewish man from Manhattan was arrested for making anti-Semitic phone calls to his mother and other women, and is suspected of painting anti-Semitic graffiti in Brooklyn.
N.Y. arson attack investigated as insurance scam
An arson attack last year on cars in a predominately Jewish neighborhood of New York reportedly is being investigated as an insurance scam instead of a hate crime.
N.Y. lawmaker Carl Kruger quits over bribery charges
A New York lawmaker who had strong Orthodox Jewish backing because he rejected a gay rights initiative quit after pleading guilty to charges that he funneled bribes through his gay lover.
Are we hearing Iranian voices?
An elegant Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park provided warmth and safety for American reporters representing four news agencies to speak directly via Internet with four Iranians facing drastically different circumstances.
Attorney for Levi Aron: ‘Inbreeding’ was a factor in Leiby’s murder
A lawyer for the man accused of killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky said his client has a mental deficiency due to inbreeding in the Chasidic community.
Cornell wins ‘genius’ contest, to team with Technion for N.Y. campus
Cornell University will collaborate with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology for a new science campus after winning a competition to build New York City’s next “genius” school.
Will Sasson Gabai hit the stage for ‘The Band’s Visit’?
Obama touts his pro-Israel credentials
President Obama said his administration had done more than any other to help Israel.
ADL raps Wodka vodka ads for stereotyping
The Anti-Defamation League criticized the New York ad campaign of Wodka vodka for reinforcing anti-Semitic stereotypes.
In N.Y. play, echoes of anti-Semitic discrimination and the horrors of an African war
At the start of “Rash,” Jenni Wolfson appears onstage in a green peasant skirt and khaki top to the sound of cascading gunfire. Her long brown hair is unceremoniously pulled back with a black scrunchie. From a trunk she pulls out a flak jacket and puts it on.
New York’s UJA-Federation sets event fundraising record
A record $44 million was pledged at the inaugural event of UJA-Federation of New York’s 2012 annual campaign.
Lawyer for Leiby Kletzky’s alleged murderer: My client is insane
A lawyer for the man who confessed to killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky said the confession was coerced and his client is insane.
Cornell, Technion joining for top tech campus
Cornell University and The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will partner to create a world-class applied science and engineering campus in New York City.
NY may close bus service that makes women sit in back
New York City authorities said they will shut down a city bus service run by Orthodox Jews if the group doesn't stop making women sit at the back of the bus.
Brooklyn signs ask Jewish women to step aside for men
Yiddish signs briefly sprouted on Brooklyn trees asking Jewish women to step aside when a man walks down the sidewalk.
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Koch endorses Obama
Ed Koch says he's now on the "Obama reelection express."
N.Y. JCC unveils memorial to murdered Israeli Olympians
A Jewish community center in suburban New York unveiled a sculpture honoring the Israelis who were killed by terrorists at the1972 Munich Olympics.
Opinion: The dangerous alternate Middle East reality
In the lead-up to the Palestinian application for full membership in the United Nations later this week, we can expect nation after nation to vilify the Jewish state and to walk out when Prime Minister Netanyahu takes the microphone.
In U.N. speeches, Abbas, Netanyahu trade charges of ‘ethnic cleansing’
Mahmoud Abbas outlined a vision for an independent Palestine that hewed to the two-state formula but also revived rhetoric that hearkened back to an era of Palestinian belligerence.
Netanyahu to U.N.: Palestinians want state without peace [VIDEO]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Palestinians of wanting statehood without peace.
In U.S. speech, Abbas commits to two states, but amps up fiery rhetoric
Mahmoud Abbas outlined a vision for an independent Palestine that hewed to the two-state formula but also revived rhetoric that hearkened back to an era of Palestinian belligerence.
In Ramallah, West Bank Palestinians divided between celebratory and cynical
A larger-than-life sky-blue chair with the word “Palestine” dominates the center of Manara Square in downtown Ramallah.
Opinion: We know Abbas will fail, but it'll be a Palestinian moral victory
A throng of young Palestinians charge the stage with what could easily be seen as malicious intent - if their vigorous stampede hadn't been in sync with a performance of Dabke, the traditional Arabic folk dance that literally translates as "the stamping of the feet."
Opponents slam Durban III at rallies, counter-conference
At rallies, a counter-conference and "dialogue tents," opponents of the Durban III conference portrayed the U.N. proceedings as hypocritical and deeply flawed.
100,000 sign on to anti-statehood petition
A coalition of Jewish organizations unveiled a petition opposing the unilateral bid for Palestinian statehood with 100,000 signatures.
Vigils for Gross planned outside Cuban offices in D.C., N.Y.
Jewish and interfaith groups are organizing simultaneous vigils in Washington and New York calling for the release of Jewish American contractor Alan Gross from a Cuban prison.
U.N. protesters arrested for blocking traffic [VIDEO]
A small group of rabbis and protesters was arrested for blocking traffic in front of the United Nations.
Obama, Netanyahu to meet at U.N. in New York
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting.
Did Israel, gay marriage or the economy make the difference in GOP’s win in N.Y.?
Was it Israel, same-sex marriage or the Obama administration’s handling of the economy?
N.Y. synagogue bomb plotter sentenced to 25 years
The last of four men convicted last year in a bombing plot that included two New York synagogues received the minimum mandatory prison sentence, 25 years.
‘Upper West Side Story’ - The Groggers [MUSIC VIDEO]
"Upper West Side Story" - The Groggers' hot new single off of their debut CD "There's No 'I' in Cherem"
New York proclaiming Sept. 7 as Gilad Shalit Day
On the 1,900th day of Gilad Shalit's captivity, New York proclaimed Gilad Shalit Day in the city.
10 years after 9/11, what has changed?
Even before the 110-story cloud of smoke cleared 10 years ago, America, and American Jews, grappled with a new desire to seek out the enemy — on the one hand to thwart him, and on the other to find out who he is, why he hates us so much and what we can do about it.
One woman’s political awakening
Sept. 11 is partly responsible for my choice of career. In 2001, I was an architecture student, even if a disillusioned one, completely uninterested in politics and affairs of the world.
Afghanistan’s turning point
It was a decade ago that a number of terrorists conducted the most horrifying attack on the United States.
Lee Baca: Talk to people—Then arrest the right ones
For many, the world changed on Sept. 11, 2001. For Lee Baca, who had been elected Los Angeles County Sheriff three years earlier, his job changed, too.
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