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Fast Forward New York City will install 100 new security cameras in Haredi neighborhoods
(JTA) — New York City will install 100 new security cameras in neighborhoods in Brooklyn with large haredi Orthodox Jewish populations. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the new security measure on Friday. The neighborhoods slated to get the cameras are Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park, the Associated Press reported. The first 30…
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Fast Forward ‘Kill All Jews’ graffiti found at Brooklyn high school
(JTA) — Graffiti reading “Kill All Jews” and a swastika were discovered drawn in black marker in the stairwell of a high school in Brooklyn, New York. The graffiti was discovered on Thursday afternoon at Brooklyn Technical High School. A school employee discovered the message at the end of the school day, the New York Daily…
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News The release of a mentally ill man charged with hate crimes will test controversial new bail law
A man charged with committing anti-Semitic hate crimes is free after a year in jail awaiting trial, due to a new law that bans cash bail for certain offenses. Orthodox Jews say the law, intended to keep poor people from remaining locked up simply because they cannot afford bail, is the wrong move at a…
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News Jews unite at rally against anti-Semitism, but diverge on police response
The “No Hate, No Fear” march in New York on Sunday saw tens of thousands of Jews united against anti-Semitism – but divided over the proper response from the government. In Brooklyn neighborhoods that have seen frequent anti-Semitic assaults, many Jews are welcoming the increased presence of New York Police Department officers and New York…
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News Hasidic Jews: New ‘no bail’ law is emboldening anti-Semites as hate crime rises
Amid a spike in hate crimes in New York City, many Jews are worried that a new “no bail” law might make their neighborhoods more dangerous. They are calling on politicians to reverse the policy — and lawmakers are listening. The new law, which went into effect Jan. 1, bars judges from setting bail on…
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Fast Forward 2 men flash knife at Brooklyn Jewish teen
(JTA) — Two men, one flashing a knife, threatened a Jewish teen in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. The incident took place on Monday evening, according to local reports. The two men yelled “Hey Jew boy” at the teen as one pulled out the knife, the New York Post reported. There are two synagogues located…
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Fast Forward 22-year-old Hasidic man punched and taunted by two women in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (JTA) — Two women yelled “F*** you Jew” and “I will kill you Jews” at a Hasidic man in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and shoved him to the ground when he tried to film their anti-Semitic tirade, law enforcement sources and witnesses told CBS12. The 22 year-old victim was approached by a 24- and 34-year-old…
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Fast Forward Photos: Guardian Angels Start Brooklyn Patrols After Increase In Anti-Semitic Attacks
(JTA) — The Guardian Angels said it would start patrolling in Brooklyn after an increase in anti-Semitic attacks in the New York City borough. The group’s founder, Curtis Sliwa, told NBC News that the patrols would start on Sunday, first at noon in the Crown Heights neighborhood and later in the day also in Williamsburg…
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