Tag: New York
October 24th, 1935: Arthur Flegenheimer, the New York mobster known as Dutch Schultz, age...
Arthur Flegenheimer, the New York mobster known as Dutch Schultz, age 33, was gunned down by Mafia hit men on this date in 1935, supposedly for his attempt to murder prosecutor Thomas Dewey against...
Group rallies against Cuomo, de Blasio over new COVID restrictions directed at Jews
Supporters of a grassroots group seeking to end anti-Semitism held a rally outside of the New York Public Library last Thursday to express their dismay with recent comments and actions by New York Gov....
Cuomo threatens to shutter synagogues ahead of meeting with Chassidim on COVID spike
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he will meet with leaders of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community on Tuesday in the hopes of getting them to agree to the enforcement of regulations aimed at...
Columbia University students to vote on BDS referendum
Students at Columbia University in New York City are scheduled to vote this week on a referendum over whether the school should “divest its stocks, funds and endowment from companies that profit from or...
Billboards in New York’s Times Square display send-off of Masa Israel Fellows
An advertisement in New York City’s Times Square on Sept. 11 displayed a send-off message to thousands of Masa Israel Journey (“Masa”) Fellows who are starting their long-term, immersive experiences in Israel.
Amid the COVID-19...
September 11, 2001: Terrorist Attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown...
September 4, 1894 : The Great Tailors’ Strike
Twelve thousand New York tailors went out on strike on this date in 1894 to protest the sweatshop system that exploited their labor for half a year and then gave them no work off...
Israeli singer performs in New York to raise emergency funds for coronavirus relief
Popular Israeli singer Ishay Ribo performed at an event on Tuesday with newly installed Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan at a fundraiser in New York to raise emergency funds for Migdal...
New York man charged with making ‘terroristic threats’ at Jewish summer camp
A man from Long Island, N.Y., has been charged with making terroristic threats after vocalizing his intention to shoot up a Jewish camp.
Nicola Pelle of Inwood called police on Monday to report that people...
US Department of Justice takes action against New York village targeting Orthodox Jews
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York sent a letter Monday notifying the Village of Airmont in Rockland County, N.Y., that they plan to file suit against the village on...