Jewish members of Park Slope Food Coop file state complaint alleging antisemitic, anti-Israel harassment
The complaint represents a bid for government intervention in the store’s ongoing infighting
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In a packed synagogue in Park Slope, Brooklyn Monday night, activists gathered to organize against Donald Trump. For more on the event, read our coverage here. The crowd filled the 1,200 seat sanctuary of Congregation Beth Elohim. Outside, the line ran down the street. Rabbi Rachel Timoner, spiritual leader of Beth Elohim, addressed the crowd….
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Breaking News 4 Park Slope Food Co-op Members Suspended for Disrupting Pro-BDS Presentation
NEW YORK — A popular Brooklyn cooperative grocery store that has been fighting about Israel boycott efforts for eight years reportedly suspended four pro-Israel members for interrupting a meeting more than a year ago. According to the Brooklyn Paper, four Park Slope Food Co-op members have been suspended for a year for interrupting an April 2015…
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