New York

Binghamton students must categorically reject BDS

 In its official statement, SUNY BDS continuously charges Israel with perpetrating genocide against the Palestinian people. This is a lie.

By AVIAD LEVY
02/04/2024

Bert Pogrebin, attorney and partner to leading feminist Letty Cottin Pogrebin, dies at 89

Bert and Letty Pogrebin's 60-year marriage embodied support, impactful careers, and family devotion. Bert, a renowned labor lawyer, passed away at 89, leaving a legacy of integrity.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
02/04/2024

NYC Land Day protesters to Hamas: 'Strike, strike Tel Aviv!'

"Abu Ubaida, our beloved," chanted the crowd led by Within Our Lifetime (WOL) organizer Abdullah Akl. "Strike, Strike Tel Aviv."

'Like Six Flags': Israel-New York flight forced to divert, passengers hospitalized

The Friday flight from Tel Aviv was forced to land 60 miles from New York due to "wind shear."

New York Republican state senators release antisemitism report, legislation

Senators wrote in a letter to Hochul: "Hate and violence have no place in our state and nation and no one should feel threatened, especially on the basis of their faith."

'The Best Minds' examines mental illness and deinstitutionalization

The troubling story of Michael Laudor leaves many unanswered questions, including the central one: How do we respect the autonomy and decision-making of a person with serious mental illness?

By HOWARD BLAS
29/03/2024

Final three defendants in Lev Tahor cult abduction case convicted

All nine suspects in the case have been convicted, including Lev Tahor’s leader, Nachman Helbrans.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
29/03/2024

Houdini: The rabbi's son who mesmerized the world

150 years since the great illusionist’s birth, the ‘Post’ dips into the little-known family connections of Harry Houdini

New York Jets star Sauce Gardner backs down from seemingly antisemitic comment

Jets' Sauce Gardner faces backlash for echoing antisemitic trope in video with influencer Adin Ross; later he apologizes.

By JTA
27/03/2024

Purim 1882: Celebrating the holiday on the sacred soil of America

The traditional theme of the holiday – encouraging gifts for the needy – was also a perfect background for what happened on Purim on Ward’s Island.

By DAVID GEFFEN
23/03/2024
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