Elul 2, 5777, 8/24/2017
 Watch: Was torching of 'Mitzvah bus' a hate crime?Iconic 'Mitzvah bus' in Brooklyn was targeted by vandals before going up in flames this week. Was arson an act of anti-Semitic hate?Jewish artist's minibus torchedVandals in Brooklyn burn colorful bus belonging to local Jewish artist. Brooklyn man issued death certificate while on life support diesHospital had issued death certificate for stroke victim against wife's wishes after declaring him brain dead. Passenger dies on El Al flight from Israel to New YorkBrooklyn woman stops breathing in middle of flight to New York, dies suddenly on way home from Bar Mitzvah. Couple who swindled banks will not serve jail timeAfter an extended legal battle involving extradition, haredi couple who swindled $130,000 from banks escape jail sentence. Arsonist torches Brooklyn Jewish school’s bus with holy booksUnidentified man started a fire in a Jewish school’s bus in Williamsburg, Brooklyn using religious books he found in the vehicle. Motorcyclist strews anti-Semitic flyers in Brooklyn neighborhoodPesach holiday marred by man throwing flyers with anti-Semitic cartoons and Holocaust denial in busy part of large hassidic neighborhood. 'Are New York taxpayers funding rabid anti-Semite's appearance?'NY Assemblyman demands Brooklyn Public Library pull lecture series by Hezbollah-supporting activist Norman Finkelstein.Man convicted of assaulting Brooklyn Jew flees to TurkeyNew York man who was convicted of assaulting the head of the Brooklyn Jewish Y flees the country. Israeli tourist arrested for climbing Brooklyn BridgeNY Police arrest Israeli tourist for taking selfie on Brooklyn Bridge. Brooklyn matzah bakery damaged in fireMatzah bakery in Brooklyn heavily damaged in a two-alarm fire. Crown Heights driver threatens to shoot JewsDriver threatens to shoot a crossing guard and a child outside a Jewish day school in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. Brooklyn train derails, over 100 injuredA Long Island Railroad train crashed in Brooklyn Wednesday, over 100 injured. 2 menorahs vandalized in BrooklynTwo menorahs vandalized on Brooklyn playgrounds during Hanukkah. Rachel Freier becomes official US judgeUS court swears in first female haredi judge, Lipa Schmeltzer sings US anthem during ceremony.Brooklyn man hit with ice chunks as teens shout slurTwo teenagers throw chunks of ice at an Orthodox man in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg while shouting a slur. FBI reportedly arrests Brooklyn Satmar activistFBI reportedly arrests a Brooklyn Satmar community activist. The charges are unclear. Brooklyn teen tells cops on dad at JFK13-year-old boy reports dad to airport cops; police take boy to hospital, arrest dad.Brooklyn mother who lost 7 children to fire plans family centerA Brooklyn mother who lost seven children in a house fire said that she wants to build a center for families on the site of her razed home. Hundreds protest hate at park named for Beastie Boys memberHundreds gather for anti-hate rally at a vandalized Brooklyn park named in memory of late Beastie Boys singer. The Power of Unity - NY Jewish music event of the year - SundayThis Sunday, Power of Unity concert featuring Jewish music superstars Dudu Fisher, Gad Elbaz, rapper Nissim Black, and Lipa Schmeltzer. Watch: Suspect scouted out Jewish girls school in BrooklynPolice investigate suspicious individual scoping out Bais Yaakov high school in Brooklyn, taking pictures and video with his cell phone. Rejoicing in Brooklyn as stolen Torah scrolls recovered intactFour Torah scrolls stolen from a Brooklyn synagogue returned. Brooklyn judge is first Hasidic woman in public officeRachel Freier of Borough Park becomes the first Hasidic women elected to public office in the United States. Shootout in Brooklyn Jewish neighborhoodJewish worshippers in Crown Heights shocked to witness gunfight unfold before their very eyes during Simchat Torah holiday. Brooklyn: Torah scrolls stolen by kippah-clad thiefFour Torah scrolls valued at approximately $240,000 stolen from Brooklyn synagogue during Simchat Torah. Anti-Israel activist convicted of assaulting Jewish manSuspect acquitted of hate crime charges after Jewish man beaten by anti-Israel protester during basketball game. Women ask NYC not to cut female-only swimming hoursHundreds of women sign petition asking NYC Parks Department to reinstate hours of female-only swimming at Brooklyn indoor pool. First female haredi judge appointed in BrooklynHaredi communities choose local representatives. Female haredi judge appointed in Brooklyn District Court. History is made: First Haredi Judge in BrooklynRuchie Freier, a Haredi lawyer from Brooklyn, is now the first Chasidic woman judge in the New York State Supreme Court Satmar children attack mock Netanyahu limo in anti-Zionist demoSatmar summer camps have own anti-Israel demonstrations in New York, pelt mock Netanyahu limo with eggs.'Fun day' marking Crown Heights riots irks Jewish familyFamily of Jewish student killed in the 1991 Crown Heights riots condemns street festival to commemorate that racial unrest in Brooklyn. A changing Crown Heights marks 25 years since Brooklyn 'pogrom'Much has changed in Crown Heights since the accidental death of a black boy touched off three days of rioting. Black cop from Brooklyn: Black lives don't matter to blacksIn a powerful essay, a cop from the Brooklyn ghetto writes to clear the police name and tear down the lies of Black Lives Matter. Body of Brooklyn haredi man found, 24 hours after disappearingBody of 21-year-old Yanki Kraus found one day after he told his wife he would be late to meet her. Brooklyn pool can keep women-only swim timesNew York City Parks Department permits women-only swimming hours at a public pool in Orthodox neighborhood of Brooklyn. Jewish mother, child attacked by stone-throwers - in BrooklynTeens hurl stones, anti-Semitic curses at Jewish woman and her child driving through Brooklyn. NYPD arrests 4 boys in connection with Crown Heights bus arsonNew York police arrested four more boys in connection with allegedly setting fire to a Jewish school bus in Brooklyn.Brooklyn yeshiva bus arson accomplices sought by NYPDPolice searching for four boys who allegedly helped an 11-year-old boy set a school bus on fire outside a Jewish girls’ school. 11-year-old charged in blaze outside Crown Heights Jewish school11-year-old boy charged with setting fire to a school bus outside a Jewish school in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. Watch: Anti-Semite trashes Brooklyn synagogueCrazed man recorded attacking Williamsburg synagogue as congregants flee.NYPD increases Passover securityFollowing terror attacks in Europe and concerns over attacks in the US, NYPD announce preparations to protect haredim in Brooklyn. First Israeli supermarket to open in USOsher Ad to open branch in New York catering to local Haredi community. 'I was stabbed - I'll join the army and give my all'Stabbing victim in today's attack near Damascus Gate made aliyah from Brooklyn in order to join IDF. Only became a citizen last month.NYPD and Brooklyn Shomrim join forces to tackle terror threatsMeeting calls to beef up security for haredi schools in light of Islamic extremist threat. Jewish man brutally beaten and robbed in BrooklynFurious elected officials Dov Hikind and Simcha Felder offer $3,000 reward in return for information leading to assailants' arrests. Jewish student assaulted at Brooklyn collegeJewish student punched in the face and chest by assailant who referred to him as a "Jew". Police investigating as hate crime. Chabad's 770 headquarters evacuated in bomb threatNYPD takes no chances with call from a psych ward, evacuating Chabad center; just hours earlier security briefing held with Jewish leaders. Hipster or hasidic? Can you tell the difference?Jimmy Kimmel ventures into 'the most bearded spot in New York' to find the one thing they have in common - can you tell the difference? Murderer of NY Jewish Jeweler ArrestedNYPD nab MTA driver who purposely ran over Aron Aranbayev after getting into an argument. Paintball Attacks Targeting Jews in BrooklynNYPD searching for culprits in recent string of attacks with a paintball gun targeting religious Jews in Brooklyn. NY Assemblyman Attacks Kaparot Critics: Shame on You!Hikind slams Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit against controversial Kaparot custom as a 'disgusting misrepresentation.' Swastikas Carved into Sidewalk in Front of Brooklyn Kosher StoreTwo swastikas discovered outside of Moisha's Discount Supermarket in Brooklyn yesterday. Police call incident a hate crime. Bereaved Father: Jewish Unity, Strength is My ConsolationGabriel Sassoon mourns his seven children in a heartrending letter, asks Jewish people to take a good deed upon themselves in their merit. Fire Safety Session in Wake of Flatbush TragedyLawmakers, fire safety experts converge to take action to prevent more tragedies in Brooklyn. Jewish Man Shot Dead in Brooklyn29-year-old Russian Jew shot twice in the chest on Ocean Parkway; police say motive of murder remains unclear. Flatbush Fire Tragedy: 'Accept and Surrender to G-d's Will'Jewish community unites in grief after 7 children burn to death, with funeral participants saying such moments 'only make us stronger.' |
