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Man accused of plot to attack New York Jewish center will contest extradition, lawyer says

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested in Canada earlier this month as he allegedly tried to enter the US.

By REUTERS
17/09/2024

Yellow balloons flood Times Square as students demand hostage release in NYC

Students traveled from campuses all over Israel to participate in the Chabad on Campus - INEXG Israel event. 

A NYC conference celebrates the cultural creativity of formerly Orthodox Jews

While the vast majority of the formerly Orthodox have not turned their experiences into memoirs, the last few decades have seen a growing body of artistic, theatrical, musical and academic work.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
12/09/2024

NYC poised to officially recognize Landing Day, when the first Jewish community arrived in 1654

On Thursday, the City Council will vote on a resolution to honor both, turning Landing Day from an event marked by a few Jewish leaders into an official date on the city’s calendar.

By JULIA GERGELY/JTA
12/09/2024

New York’s Jewish community should not be forced into hiding

Jewish communities in New York face rising antisemitism, struggling between prioritizing safety or standing firm in their identity.

Dozens of NYC rabbis urge UJA to support ceasefire and hostage deal

NYC rabbis are pressing the UJA-Federation of New York to support a ceasefire deal for the release of Israeli hostages in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
10/09/2024
 Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in NY

Anti-Israel activists try to stop first Columbia U classes with protests, vandalism

Separate from a picket line protest, the Alma Mater Statue was drenched in red paint in protest of the administration's failure to comply with anti-Israel demands. 

'From the water to the water, Palestine is Arab': Hamas flags fly at NYC anti-Israel march

Some protesters wore Hamas headbands, and one man waved a banner emblazoned with the images of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and PFLP General Secretary Ahmad Saadat.

Columbia University admits pro-Israel ‘chemical attack’ was fart spray

While anti-Israel activists have long said that they had been attacked with military-grade chemical weapons, Columbia University said that a pro-Israel student had used novelty fart spray.

 NYPD law enforcement officials hold a perimeter of closed streets surrounding Columbia U. camp

Anti-Jewish hate crimes reported in NY last year accounted for almost half of all hate crimes

Religion was the most common bias motivation followed by race, ethnicity, national origin and sexual orientation. 

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