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Theater They created a musical about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Today’s activists are listening
"We Live in Cairo," now playing at the New York Theatre Workshop, takes on new resonance in light of pro-Palestinian protests
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Opinion I’m Manhattan’s district attorney. This is how I’m combatting antisemitism
More money, more staff and targeting criminal conduct at campus protests
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Culture The urban sukkah: In NYC, they’re on rooftops, terraces, sidewalks and more
No backyard? No problem! City-dwellers build huts for Sukkot wherever they can
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Culture When Robert Moses laid waste to the Jewish Bronx, was he trying to obliterate his Jewish heritage?
A new exhibit about Robert Caro's 'The Power Broker' sheds new light on New York's great creator and destroyer
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Fast Forward Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data
The NYPD says Jews have been targeted in at least 275 hate crimes this year
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Fast Forward In NYC, Jews gather together — and apart — for prayer and protest to mark one year since Oct. 7
A large, traditionally pro-Israel rally drew thousands to Central Park. But downtown, hundreds more gathered for a pair of left-wing Jewish rallies in Union Square.
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Fast Forward Where do NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ potential successors stand on Israel and Jewish issues?
What you need to know about Jumaane Williams, Brad Lander and others hoping to be the next mayor of New York City
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Fast Forward What Eric Adams’ Jewish supporters and critics are saying after his indictment
Adams' connections in the Jewish community may assist him as he fights the charges and the political firestorm they have ignited
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