Elul 28, 5776, 10/1/2016
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 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 Children hurl eggs at anti-Zionist demonstrationSatmar summer camps have own anti-Israel demonstrations in New York, pelt mock Netanyahu limo with eggs. 'Fun day' marking Crown Heights riots irks JewsFamily of Jewish student killed in the 1991 Crown Heights riots condemns street festival to commemorate that racial unrest in Brooklyn. Crown Heights marks 25 years since 'pogrom'Much has changed in Crown Heights since the accidental death of a black boy touched off three days of rioting. Black cop: 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 haredi 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. Jews attacked by stone-throwers - in BrooklynTeens hurl stones, anti-Semitic curses at Jewish woman and her child driving through Brooklyn. 4 boys arrested in Crown Heights bus arsonNew York police arrested four more boys in connection with allegedly setting fire to a Jewish school bus in Brooklyn.Brooklyn 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 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, 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 forcesMeeting calls to beef up security for haredi schools in light of Islamic extremist threat. Jewish man 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: Shame on Chicken-Waving CriticsHikind slams Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit against controversial Kaparot custom as a 'disgusting misrepresentation.' Swastikas Carved in Brooklyn Kosher Store SidewalkTwo swastikas discovered outside of Moisha's Discount Supermarket in Brooklyn yesterday. Police call incident a hate crime. 'Jewish Unity, Strength is My Consolation'Gabriel 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: Accept and Surrender to G-d's WillJewish community unites in grief after 7 children burn to death, with funeral participants saying such moments 'only make us stronger.' Bereaved Father: 'Where Will I Go Now?'Seven children killed in electrical fire en route to Israel for funeral; father, neighbors mourn.7 Jewish Children Burn to Death in BrooklynChildren aged 5 to 15 in one family die after a Sabbath hot plate apparently malfunctioned. Brooklyn House Fire 'An Unbelievable Tragedy'New York Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the scene of tragic fire which killed an Orthodox Jewish family, says what he saw is 'unimaginable.' NY Gunman Invited Passersby to WatchThe gunman who ambushed two police officers in Brooklyn approached people on the street and told them, "Watch what I'm going to do."Two NYPD Officers Shot Dead in BrooklynTwo uniformed NYPD officers shot dead while sitting in their police car in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Teen Charged in Beating of Israeli RabbiNYPD have arrested a suspect, 15, in the anti-Semitic Brooklyn subway attack. The Israeli victim is in the US being treated for cancer. Jewish Man Attacked at Brooklyn Subway StationHaim Ovanounou assaulted by three anti-Semites who beat him, called him a 'dirty Jew' in a NY subway station. NY Jewish Leader Attacked Outside Barclay's CenterLeonard Petlakh suffers broken nose at the hands of pro-Palestinian demonstrator, after game between Brooklyn Nets and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Pro-Palestinians to Protest Maccabi Tel Aviv GameIn the weeks after Operation Protective Edge, Maccabi Tel Aviv to be met by Pro-Palestinian protestors at their preseason games in the US. Brooklyn Salutes IsraelMajor rally in support of Israel drew thousands in Brooklyn Thursday. Stark Murder Indictment to be Read MondayA construction worker is accused of brutally murdering Brooklyn landlord Menachem Stark. 'Knockout Game' Hits Boro ParkSamuel Pearl, Borough Park resident, is punched to the ground while returning home from work; youths left him there like it was routine.Brooklyn: Anti-Semitic Attacks Continue in 'Game'Brooklyn rabbi cites rise in similar anti-Semitic attacks as a 'game' by local gangs to 'knock out the Jew'. Police: 8 attacks since Sept. Brooklyn: Jew Hurt in Anti-Semitic AttackJewish man the victim of random anti-Semitic street attack in Brooklyn. Fatal Shooting in BrooklynAntiq Hennis' parents were pushing him in his stroller when he was suddenly shot as the family crossed Livonia Avenue.Brooklyn Street to be Named after Jamaican Jew‘Yoseph Robinson Ave.’ named after Orthodox Jewish convert, gunned down protecting girlfriend three years ago. Swastika Scrawled in Brooklyn Jewish NeighborhoodA swastika didn’t even raise eyebrows this week when it appeared on a central street corner in the Midwood section of Brooklyn.NYC Rep: No Room for Apathy on Anti-SemitismBrooklyn politician Jumaane Williams says local anti-Semitism ‘very disturbing,’ calls for an end to apathy. Muslim Teen Arrested After Harrassing JewNew York Police arrested a Muslim teen who yelled anti-Semitic slurs at a Jewish man on the subway, then tried to resist arrest. 'Police and Elected Officials Are Very Supportive'New York-based author Yossi Gestetner addresses the burning of mezuzot in an apartment building in Brooklyn this week.Police Nab Man Accused of Burning Brooklyn MezuzotThe alleged perpetrator responsible for burning a dozen mezuzot in Brooklyn has been taken into police custody.Burned Mezuzot Found in New York on Yom Hashoah11 mezuzot were burned in an apartment building in Brooklyn as Jews marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. 'Spider-Man' Producers Shift Schedule for PassoverProducers agreed to rearrange filming of "Spider-Man” after complaints by the Jewish community in Brooklyn. Passover Filming of 'Spider-Man' Plagues NY JewsBrooklyn Jews are blasting the producers of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” movie for plans to film in the area during the Passover holiday. Suspect Indicted in Fatal Brooklyn Hit-And-RunA Brooklyn man was indicted for fatal hit-and-run that killed a rabbinical student, his pregnant wife and their baby. Hit-and-Run Killer Due in Court Again WednesdayMeanwhile, driver of livery cab that carried the Glaubers says he'd trade his life for theirs. Suspect in Brooklyn Accident Turns Himself InThe suspect in the hit-and-run that killed a hassidic couple in Brooklyn has turned himself into police. Baby of Killed Hassidic Couple Dies as WellA day after a car crash claimed the lives of a hassidic couple in Brooklyn and their son was born prematurely, the baby died as well. NY Hareidi Couple Killed On the Way to HospitalA hareidi-religious man and his pregnant wife were killed in an accident on their way to a hospital in Brooklyn. The baby survived. |
