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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi known as ‘Commander Butcher’ charged for attempting to poison Jewish children in New York City
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a leader of a white supremacist group, was indicted on four counts at the federal Eastern District Court of New York in Brooklyn
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Fast Forward NYPD reports 45 antisemitic incidents last month, 57% of all hate crimes in the city
The legal standard for proving bias is high, making prosecution difficult
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News NY Jews unnerved by spike in antisemitism and raucous protests take to krav maga for self-defense
The martial arts classes offer practical advice and a sense of community among those who fear for their safety
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Fast Forward As calls for NYC mask ban gain momentum, Jewish and Black advocacy groups announce their support
he ADL, NAACP and other groups back legislation that would ban masks at public gatherings, and drew parallels with the Ku Klux Klan masks.
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Fast Forward Patis, NYC’s largest and buzziest kosher bakery chain, files for bankruptcy
The company sold gift cards to raise capital. Now customers are racing to cash them in.
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News Jewish seniors nonprofit Dorot rocked by budget cuts
The organization has increased expenses in recent years even as revenue has been uneven
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Opinion A subway mask ban won’t fight antisemitism, but it will punish immunocompromised Jews like me
New York governor Kathy Hochul has raised the possibility of reinstating a mask ban in the subway after masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators threatened Jews
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Fast Forward NYC Council staffers union endorses ceasefire in Gaza, calls for divestment from Israel bonds
The council’s speaker is in discussions with members about a measure calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
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Culture A Jewish prophet of the 1980s would be horrified to see that we didn’t heed his warnings
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Fast Forward Meet Lev Kreitman, who brought down Tel Aviv shooter and survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7
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Opinion A year after Oct. 7, Israel has the chance to remake its future — for better or worse
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Opinion Campus protests defined the year since Oct. 7. Could they actually change U.S. policy?
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Special Report At the kibbutz hit hardest on Oct. 7, a wrenching debate over how to rebuild
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Opinion Oct. 7 changed Israel. A year later, it must change American Jews, too
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