Tag: New Jersey
Orthodox Jewish community gives $48,000 check to family of slain Jersey City officer
The mayor of Jersey City, along with members of the Orthodox Jewish community in New York and New Jersey, presented a check of $48,000 to the family of Det. Joseph Seals, who was killed on Dec. 10...
Dirshu World Siyum: The greatest revenge against enemies of the Jewish people
As a proud New Yorker and a proud Jew, I have been horrified to witness the surge in anti-Semitism that has been gripping our nation, specifically in the New York and New Jersey area,...
Facebook shuts down New Jersey group accused of peddling anti-Semitic tropes
Ten months after New Jersey officials first raised concerns about a Facebook page that many said was peddling in anti-Semitic tropes, Facebook notified state officials that the page has been removed permanently.
The page, which...
Jersey City official urged to resign after anti-Semitic rant on social media
Calls for the resignation of a Jersey City, N.J., board of education member are mounting after she seemed to support the attack on a kosher supermarket and blamed Jews for the rise of hate...
Flags to fly half-mast for week in Jersey City for victims
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-mast for a full week beginning on Friday, Dec. 13, in “recognition and mourning of the passing of the victims...
New Jersey residents call Jersey City shooting ‘Jew shenanigans’
Residents of Jersey City, where two Chassidic Jews were murdered at a kosher market on Tuesday, were caught on camera blaming the victims in the aftermath of the attack.
An employee of the store, as...
Shooting in kosher market in New Jersey leaves multiple dead, wounded
At least six people were killed on Tuesday afternoon inside the JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City, N.J.
Three civilians, one officer and two suspects were reported killed. An eyewitness confirmed that two of the...
‘Daily Princetonian’: Student government candidate not eligible due to IDF service
An opinion piece published last week by Princeton University’s student newspaper stated that a candidate for president of the student government should not be elected because he served in the Israeli military.
Writing in response...
As Orthodox Jewish community in Lakewood grows, tensions spill into neighboring towns
When the power went out in Jackson, N.J., on a particularly hot summer night, Howard Orama and his family, including his wife, Carol, and adult son, were planning to do what they always did:...
Andrew Gross tapped as executive director of New Jersey Israel Commission
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Secretary of State Tahesha Way announced on Tuesday the hiring of Andrew Gross as executive director of the New Jersey Israel Commission.
He will begin in August.
Gross previously served...