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Poll: Majority of New York Jewish voters intend to vote for Trump

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A poll of registered New York voters suggests that a majority of Jews in the state intend to vote for former President Donald Trump in the presidential election in November. New York Jews now favor...
Entrance sign along westbound New York State Route 340 just after entering Rockland County, N.Y. Credit: Famartin via Wikimedia Commons.

Attorney seeks six months’ notice before Chassidic funerals in Upstate New York

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Jewish law explicitly prohibits consulting soothsayers and fortune tellers. But that’s just what the Upstate New York village of Chestnut Ridge apparently expects a Chassidic cemetery called Har Shalom to do. After traffic was held up for...
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‘Leave New York’s yeshivas alone,’ writes Wall Street Journal

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“Are Jewish moms and dads who send their children to religious schools lawbreakers? Or are they exercising their right to live by their beliefs—even if those beliefs are out of fashion with modern American...
Sign when entering Kiryas Joel, a Chassidic community in Upstate New York. Source: Screenshot.

NY Times story on Orthodox school finances ‘misleading,’ says school official

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The superintendent of the Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District in New York is responding to allegations in a New York Times report on Monday that it misused funds the town allotted for the public-school system...

New York Power Authority teams with Israeli EV charging company to expand infrastructure

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The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will collaborate with an Israeli company to research and develop solutions to expand the state’s public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Lod-based...
A man attempts to attack Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Jewish Republican nominee in New York’s gubernatorial race, during a campaign stop on July 21, 2022. Source: Twitter.

Man assaults New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin at campaign event

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Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), the Jewish Republican nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in New York’s gubernatorial race, was attacked by a man wielding a sharp object during a campaign stop on Thursday...
Ben & Jerry's Ice-Cream Shop. Credit: Joshua Small Photographer/Shutterstock.

Pro-Israel groups urge New York to divest from Unilever

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Sixteen Jewish and Christian pro-Israel groups are urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to take decisive action against Unilever and its subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, for the ice-cream maker’s July 2021 decision to stop selling its...
Unilever company. Credit: Unilever.com.

New York to divest $111 million from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott

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New York has announced that it is pulling $111 million in investments from Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, over the ice cream makers decision to boycott Israeli settlements earlier this year. The...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a “Westchester Stands United Against Anti-Semitism and Hate” rally at the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

New York boosts funding to secure communities against hate crimes, anti-Semitism

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday to announce an increase in state funding to help secure communities against hate crimes. “This place is a stark...
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New York lawmaker draws fire over controversial tweet erasing Israel off map

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Claiming that she was misunderstood, a New York state assemblywoman deleted a controversial tweet that replaced a map of Israel with Palestine and adorned with flowers. “I deleted a previous tweet that led to misunderstandings...