Manhattan

Cameron Kasky: Jewish progressive running for Congress after West Bank solidarity mission

Kasky, the Jewish Parkland school shooting survivor and gun control activist, said in an interview that his stance on Israel doesn’t make him an outlier.

Congressional candidate Cameron Kasky playing soccer with a Palestinian child during his trip to the West Bank, Dec. 2025.
The torah dedication ceremony at Kehillat Harlem on Aug. 31, 2025.

At a former driving school, Kehillat Harlem plants roots for Jewish life uptown

 Rabbi Cosgrove

Diaspora Jewish leadership is speaking a language the world no longer understands - opinion

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro being walked in custody down a hallway at the offices of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in New York City, U.S., January 3, 2026.

Orthodox Jewish judge to preside over Maduro's criminal proceedings in NY


New York’s indifference to the Shoah - opinion

Interestingly, the parades honoring Pétain and Laval each occurred in October 1931. This was about a decade before their crimes of genocide against the Jewish people took place.

 A TICKER TAPE parade takes place in New York City’s ‘Canyon of Heroes’ in lower Manhattan last summer to honor essential workers for their work during the outbreak of COVID-19.

Radio host Nachum Segal plans to rebuild after fire destroys studio

The studio was the headquarters for the Nachum Segal Network since 2002, where Segal hosted his popular radio show, “Jewish Moments in the Morning.”

 Nachum Segal had been broadcasting from the studio that was destroyed in the fire since 2002.

‘SNL’ parodies ‘Fiddler’ — and a famous Hasidic-run camera store

In a skit on Saturday’s SNL episode, guest host John Mulaney led the cast in a parody of Broadway musical numbers that included an homage to “Fiddler on the Roof.”

 John Mulaney and Kenan Thompson perform a parody of “Fiddler on the Roof” with a chorus line of Hasidic dancers on “Saturday Night Live,” Feb. 26, 2022.

Texas synagogue hostage-taker claimed to have planted bombs in NYC

Law enforcement determined this week that there is no basis to these claims.

FOR NEW YORK City, the financial capital of the world, cyberattacks have always posed a major threat.

Investor Michael Steinhardt banned for life from collecting antiquities

Investor and philanthropist to Jewish causes Michael Steinhardt agreed to forfeit $70 million in looted antiquities and never again collect ancient artifacts in a plea deal.

 Michael Steinhardt speaks at the Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala in New York City, May 21, 2017.

Leaders, musicians raise antisemitism awareness with Hanukkah lighting in Times Square

Confirmed guests include 'Real Housewives of New York' star Eboni K. Williams, and recording artists David Broza and the a cappella group Maccabeats.

NEW YORKERS participate in a parade to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day, in Times Square in April.

Malcolm X's convicted killers to be exonerated - Manhattan DA

He was shot dead at New York City's Audubon Ballroom while preparing to deliver a speech. Three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted in the shooting.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X wait for a press conference to begin in an unknown location, March 26, 1964

Timna TLV opens after winning critical acclaim

Nir Mesika grew up in Israel, relocated to the US and won accolades for his Mediterranean restaurant Timna in Manhattan.

 An individual kubana serving at Timna TLV

6 amazing Jewish films at DOC NYC, largest documentary festival in US

The festival will screen more than 120 feature-length documentaries in-person Nov. 10-18 at three Manhattan theaters — the IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea — and online until Nov. 28.

 Lower East Side, Manhattan

Fired Park East rabbi holding rival services blocks from his old synagogue

This will be at least the second service hosted by Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt since he was fired from the wealthy Orthodox congregation on Manhattan’s Upper East Side on Oct. 15.

 Park East Synagogue