Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Brooklyn, a borough of New York City home to a major population of Hasidic Jews.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Brooklyn, a borough of New York City home to a major population of Hasidic Jews.
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Fast Forward Elderly Jewish Man Assaulted With Brick In Brooklyn City Park
A Jewish man in his 60s was attacked with a brick in a city park in Brooklyn on Tuesday, Yeshiva World News reported. The man was reportedly doing an exercise walk in Rochester Park in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Crown Heights when he was attacked by a man holding a giant brick. He was…
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Opinion To The Williamsburg Jewish Community: A Letter Of Support From Liberal Brooklyn Rabbis
To the Jewish Community of Williamsburg, We are appalled by the recent violent attacks on the Chasidic community of Williamsburg. These attacks on the Jewish community are unconscionable acts of cruelty. We reach out with love and support to our Jewish brothers and sisters as they find themselves the most current target in the uptick…
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Fast Forward Jewish Men Attacked During Attempted Robberies In Brooklyn
Three Jewish men were punched in the face in Brooklyn on Monday in what may have been attempted robberies, New York Post reported. There were three separate but similar attacks. The first was in the Williamsburg neighborhood around 5 a.m.; three men pushed a 71-year-old man to the ground to dig through his pockets. The…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Jewish Woman Promoted To Lead NSA Cybersecurity
(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish woman has been tapped to head the National Security Agency’s new Cybersecurity Directorate. Anne Neuberger of Baltimore has worked at the NSA for the past decade. She helped establish the U.S. Cyber Command and worked as chief risk officer, where she led the agency’s election security efforts for the 2018…
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Fast Forward Daughter Of Prominent Reform Rabbis Killed When Truck Hit Her Bicycle
NEW YORK (JTA) — The daughter of two prominent Reform rabbis was killed while biking when she was hit by a cement truck in Brooklyn. Devra Freelander, 28, was struck on Monday at an intersection in the East Williamsburg neighborhood. The driver has not been charged so far, according to the New York Daily News. Police…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Candidate Accused Of Adopting Jewish Husband’s Surname To Win Election
(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish judicial candidate in Brooklyn says one of her opponents changed her last name to that of her Jewish husband in order to win the race. Civil court judicial candidate Caroline Piela ran for office under the last name Cohen, which she officially changed in February just weeks before she announced…
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Fast Forward Arson Suspect Arrested In Connection With Fire In Brooklyn Rabbi’s Home
(JTA) — A Pennsylvania man reportedly has been arrested in connection with a fire in the home of a Brooklyn rabbi that investigators suspect was an arson attack. Menachem Karelefsky of McKeesport, Pennsylvania was arrested by officers from the New York Police Department at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday and charged with two counts of…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Rabbi’s House Burned; Arson Suspect Accused Him Of Molestation
(JTA) This is a developing story. NEW YORK (JTA) — The home of a Brooklyn rabbi erupted in fire early Friday in what investigators suspect was an arson attack by a man who has accused the rabbi of sexual misconduct. Thirteen people, including a 6-week-old baby, were injured. None of the injuries were life-threatening, although…
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