Tag: New York
Jewish population of Greater New York reaches 1.4 million
Almost 1.4 million people in the Greater New York Area identified as Jewish in 2023, according to a study by UJA-Federation of New York.
The Jewish Community Study of New York 2023 covers the five...
Hochul urges Jewish communal leaders to apply for boosted security grants
New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul met with rabbis and other Jewish leaders on Wednesday at a roundtable discussion, some of whom grappled with bomb threats over the weekend.
Hochul said she was “outraged by the recent hateful...
New York attorney general warns of Passover scams fleecing Jews
Jews should be cautious about scams, in which businesses charge extra under the guise of Passover “specials,” the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James warned on Tuesday.
“With Passover starting soon, New Yorkers...
Israel Folk Dance Festival to bring community together
“Together with One Heart” will be the theme of this year’s 72nd annual Israel Folk Dance Festival and Festival of the Arts, taking place on April 7 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at...
Jewish philanthropist gives $1 billion to Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ruth Gottesman, 93, widow of Warren Buffett protégé David Gottesman, gifted $1 billion to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to cover tuition for all students, the New York Times reported.
The school in the Bronx was...
‘Anti-Israel hypocrisy, hate,’ says AIPAC, after AOC calls it ‘NRA of foreign policy’
In the latest Washington alphabet soup, AOC called AIPAC the “NRA of foreign policy.”
The progressive “Squad” member, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who has a long anti-Israel history, responded on social media to a post from the...
Rooted in their ‘deepest Jewish values,’ five NYC, state officials accuse Israel of ‘mass...
Two New York state senators and three city officials—an assembly member, a comptroller and a council member—penned an open letter claiming that their “deep” Jewish faith compels them to denounce Israel for “indiscriminate” bombing, among other...
Rooted in their ‘deepest Jewish values,’ five NYC, state officials accuse Israel of ‘mass...
Two New York state senators and three city officials—an assembly member, a comptroller and a council member—penned an open letter claiming that their “deep” Jewish faith compels them to denounce Israel for “indiscriminate” bombing, among other...
Palestinians ‘punished’ for German, US crimes, says Columbia, Adelphi lecturer
Anthony Zenkus is a “racial justice, income inequality and climate justice” activist, who was “trained by vice president Al Gore as a presenter in his Climate Reality Project, and has been an organizer with...
Thousands of rabbis in New York pray for Israel, world
Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries who are gathered in New York City for the 40th annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim), assembled at the Ohel in Queens, N.Y., the resting place of the...