Lakewood

New Jersey: Man who attacked five Jews sentenced to prison

NJ man sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks targeting Orthodox community.

New Jersey: Jewish man stabbed by patient at medical facility

Shloimy Lonner, Jewish man who operated New Jersey medical facility, is stabbed to death by one of the patients.

New details emerge on Lakewood infanticide

A mother who killed her two young daughters claims to have done so 'for religious reasons,' defense attorney claims client suffered 'mental illness.'

2 toddlers murdered in Lakewood

Woman arrested for allegedly stabbing, drowning 2 and 3-year-old girls in horrific double murder in New Jersey haredi community.

Lakewood, NJ:

Man confesses to series of antisemitic assaults

Dion Marsh pleaded guilty to several counts of federal hate crimes for which he is eligible to receive a life sentence.

Grenade found near synagogue in Lakewood, New Jersey

Bomb squad removes grenade that was taped to a pole near the Satmar Shul. Incident being investigated.

Lakewood, New Jersey:

Man with machete arrested after threatening Jews near synagogue

Man with large knife terrorizing Jews outside Lakewood Satmar synagogue in police custody, facing multiple charges.

Machete-wielding man chases yeshiva students in Lakewood, NJ

Lakewood yeshiva evacuated after machete-wielding suspect chases students.

Antisemitic graffiti found on Jewish schools in Lakewood, NJ

Graffiti found on two Lakewood Jewish schools not linked to threats against New Jersey synagogues identified by the FBI.

New Jersey woman refuses help from Jewish First Aid medics

Lakewood woman having medical emergency attempts to refuse treatment from Hatzolah volunteers because they're Jewish.

Two Jewish NJ men say a plow targeted them with snow and ice

Two Jewish men from Lakewood, New Jersey say that a snow plow purposely pelted them with snow and ice.

9-year-old Jewish girl killed in NJ car crash

Lakewood girl killed when car crashes into tree in Toms River area.

Capitol rioter is dangerous for Lakewood Jews, prosecutors say

Alleged neo-Nazi who took part in Capitol Hill riot vowed he would 'kill all the Jews', prosecutors say.

NAACP accuses Lakewood children of wearing racist Purim costumes

Chapter of the NAACP pushing for meeting with local haredi community in Lakewood after Jewish children accused of wearing racist costumes.

Flagship Lakewood yeshiva cancels Purim celebrations

Beth Medrash Govoha will not host Purim festivities for the first time in 80 years due to COVID pandemic.

Lakewood: Torah scroll destroyed in yeshiva fire

Yeshiva in Lakewood, New Jersey completely destroyed in predawn fire.

Watch: Haredi man stabbed in Lakewood

38-year-old woman arrested for stabbing Lakewood man in parking lot. Police: 'No signs this was hate crime.'

Lakewood: Dead pig dumped on rabbi’s doorstep

Apparent anti-Semitic hate crime in heavily Orthodox Jewish New Jersey township during Shabbat.

NJ man pleads guilty to threatening Orthodox Jews in Lakewood

43-year-old New Jersey man threatened to assault Orthodox Jews from Lakewood with a baseball bat, because of coronavirus infection rate.

Lakewood yeshiva student seriously injured in accident

Teenage yeshiva student in serious condition after being hit by car in Lakewood, New Jersey.

New Jersey: Police break up gatherings, parents face charges

In Lakewood, New Jersey, parents face child endangerment charges after holding gatherings in their homes.

Lakewood rabbi dies from coronavirus

Rabbi Michoel Tzvi Fettman, 39, passes away after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

Losing the labels: A lesson from Shwekey

New Jersey man arrested for threatening Jews

New Jersey man arrested after threatening Orthodox Jews for ignoring coronavirus restrictions.

Homeland Security officials visit Lakewood for security summit

“Who’s who” of top law enforcement officials come to Lakewood to collaborate on enhancing security at governmental and grassroots levels.

Facebook takes down page attacking Lakewood Jewish community

'Rise Up Ocean County' page was dedicated to opposing growth of Orthodox community of Lakewood, New Jersey.

Armed man arrested near Jewish girls' school in Lakewood

Armed man with three guns arrested outside Jewish shopping center in Lakewood, New Jersey. Reports say the guns were not operational.

'We never kicked Shlomo Carlebach out of our yeshiva'

In an interview which was conducted with Rabbi Aharon Kotler, the president of Lakewood Yeshiva, he shatters a myth.

The power behind Rabbi Dovid Trenk

Rabbi Dovid Trenk, legendary Lakewood rebbe and founder of Moreshes Yehoshua Yeshiva, passed away earlier this month at age 77.

Lakewood Jewish woman charged in death of toddler left in car

Indictment against 25-year-old New Jersey woman for death of son who was left in car alone draws anti-Semitic responses online.

Lakewood sandwich shop threatened after hanging Israeli flag

Kashrut agency orders sandwich shop to remove 'Zionist' flags or lose kosher certification.

Is New Jersey group protesting haredi growth anti-Semitic?

NJ group warns that expansion of haredi population in Lakewood could lead to 'utter destruction' of Ocean County, New Jersey.

New Jersey synagogue vandalized

Holocaust memorial at Congregation Sons of Israel in Lakewood vandalized for the second time in less than a year.

US haredim give Yerushalmi Faction leader financial windfall

Rabbi Azriel Auerbach, the new leader of the extremist Yerushalmi Faction, returns from the US after raising more than $1 million.

Torah academy arrives from United States to Germany

79 years after Kristallnacht - Kollel students from Lakewood come to strengthen Berlin's Jewish community.

Four Lakewood fraudsters appear before judge

Lakewood residents accused of bilking the government of $75,000 appear before a judge.

NYC terrorist drove yeshiva students home to Lakewood

Lakewood yeshiva students shocked to realize that NYC terrorist drove them home a week before carrying out a deadly attack in Manhatten.

Amnesty program for Lakewood fraudsters launched

New Jersey has launched an amnesty program for Lakewood Jews who defrauded Medicaid program, after mass arrests in June.

3-year-old killed in Lakewood accident

Tragedy strikes Jewish community of Lakewood, NJ.

Neo-Nazis strike in Lakewood

Holocaust memorial in front of synagogue defaced, anti-Semitic flyers placed on vehicle windshields in Lakewood, New Jersey.

Lakewood rabbis: There's no such thing as justified theft

Haredi rabbis say taking Medicaid without meeting criteria is same as stealing from neighbors, pledge to implement prevention education.

Six more arrested in Lakewood welfare fraud case

Police arrest 3 more couples in welfare fraud investigation of Orthodox New Jersey community.

Rabbi dies after being hit by a car in New Jersey

61-year-old Rabbi Perets Schinerman dies after being struck by a car in Lakewood.

Torah scroll stolen from Lakewood school

Burglars break into Cheder Torah Zev in Lakewood, New Jersey; steal Torah scroll.

New Jersey Jews helping Latino family in wake of son's death

Jewish community in Lakewood providing assistance to the family of a 2-year-old Latino boy who was killed in a tragic accident.

Brooklyn woman 'disappears' after car accident

Authorities forget to notify family of Borough Park woman severely injured in car accident, leading to missing person's report.

NJ township urges investigation of haredi 'blockbusting'

New Jersey township claims haredi leaders are trying to pressure longtime homeowners into selling their property to Orthodox Jews.

NJ town comes together in fear of haredi 'invasion'

Residents in New Jersey town trying to prevent haredim from moving in, mentioning 'suspicious, creepy' realtors, fear of low standards.

No Charges Against Teens who Called to Kill Jews on Twitter

Police say NJ teenagers who posted photos in Hitler costume, said kosher ice cream shop 'perfect for bombing,' 'did not commit a crime.'

New Jersey Yeshiva Defaced with Swastikas

Jewish study hall in Lakewood broken into and vandalized with anti-Semitic symbols by African-American man.