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
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
Shofar blasts rang out and ‘Save Our Planet’ signs in Yiddish peppered the streets of New York City as more than 100 Jewish groups joined the largest protest on climate change in world history. Organizers estimated 400,000 people showed up to the “People’s Climate March” on Sunday, September 21 to protest rising sea levels caused…
New York City awarded more than 1,000 seats to Jewish schools in its new free full-day pre-kindergarten program, but some advocates remain frustrated. Called “Pre-K for All,” the new program offers free schooling to over 50,000 New York City children and is a signature achievement for Mayor Bill de Blasio. In May, the mayor said…
The Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island was awarded almost $500,000 in federal funding to repair damages that occurred during Superstorm Sandy. The Federal Emergency Management Agency originally allocated $1,860 to the council for the devastation its buildings received during the October 2013 hurricane. On Friday, FEMA allocated an additional $482,500. “This is great…
A man believed to be the first Hasidic candidate to run for any statewide office conceded in a close race for the New York State Assembly. Aron Wieder, 40, of Spring Valley, conceded Wednesday night, The New York Jewish Week reported. He lost by 61 votes in a three-way Democratic primary race for the Assembly’s…
Suspected hate crimes against Jews and Muslims soared in New York City amid the Gaza conflict. The increase in the hate crimes began in early July, when news reports of the conflict between Israel and Hamas became front-page news in the United States, according to Michael Osgood, deputy chief of the New York Police Department,…
The author (left) and her son at the Museum of Natural History in New York // Courtesy of Frieda Vizel On Saturday, I was walking on Amsterdam Avenue in New York City, crossing over to the other side with my son Seth when a man with white stubble and a New Jersey accent stopped me…
Fashion is a tricky one for feminists. There are two poles to navigate, each with deep roots in thousands of years of patriarchy, and few of us make it through uncompromised. On one side we feel the pressure to dress sexy and look attractive, and on the other, a pressure to cover-up, because it is…
Police are investigating an incident of anti-Semitic vandalism in a Rockland County, N.Y., community with a large haredi Orthodox population. The graffiti, consisting of a swastika and the words “Hail Hitler” spray-painted inside a Jewish star were found on a sidewalk Sunday in the town of Spring Valley, The Associated Press reported. Rabbi Yisroel Kahan,…
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