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Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish community in New York state, home to the most Jews of any U.S. state.
See also: New York City
The Jewish leader of a Brooklyn community center says he was beaten by pro-Palestinian demonstrators in front of his children after a Brooklyn Nets game against Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Barclay’s Center. Leonard Petlakh, 42, director of the Kings Bay Y, said protestors shouting “Free Palestine” and “Your people are murderers,” accosted…
(JTA) — Naftali Berger’s quest for perfection ends in victory when the 24-year-old kollel student enters Tsvi Dahan’s trailer on Wallabout Street in the haredi Orthodox Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. “Find something wrong with it – find it!” a glowing Berger exclaims Monday as he holds his treasure: a bumpy, lemon-like fruit. In open-air markets…
A pro-Israel group known for its sharp anti-Muslim rhetoric sued New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority for rejecting its advertisement on the city’s public transportation. The American Freedom Defense Initiative, which is headed by blogger Pam Geller and is known for its aggressive critiques of Islam, sought to post an ad that included the quote “Killing…
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. He grew up among the ultra-Orthodox Satmar Jews in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, in a childhood with rules so strict that playing Frisbee at summer camp was considered a radical move. Today he serves as the spiritual leader of a small, relatively young, progressive Orthodox synagogue…
With the Metropolitan Opera’s new season set to open Monday night, protesters are calling for one show to be cancelled. The opera in question, “The Death of Klinghoffer,” composed by the contemporary American musician John Adams, tells the story of the 1985 Palestinian terrorist hijacking of the Italian cruise ship, Achille Lauro, and the subsequent…
A pro-Israel group said it will sue New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority for rejecting its advertisement on the city’s public transportation. The American Freedom Defense Initiative, which is known for its aggressive critiques of Islam, sought to post an ad that included the quote “Killing Jews is Worship that draws us close to Allah,” according…
An Orthodox man was stabbed in Brooklyn Heights — reportedly by a disgruntled employee. Hershy Feifer, described as an electrical contractor active in the Orthodox community and a clergy liaison to the New York Police Department, was attacked as he drove in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood, where he was apparently working. Feifer was rushed to…
A seniors’ tennis team from New York has gone to a court of law to keep from playing a tournament on Shabbat. The 12-member team from Long Island filed a discrimination lawsuit on Friday in Manhattan federal court against the United States Tennis Association for refusing to reschedule the Eastern Adult Section Championships in Schenectady,…
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