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Police at a hostages rally in Central Park, March 24, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data

The NYPD says Jews have been targeted in at least 275 hate crimes this year.

By Luke Tress October 8, 2024 4:44 pm

Meet the Mets postseason hero with a botched Hebrew tattoo

Third baseman Mark Vientos has been on fire at the plate. Just don’t ask him for Hebrew lessons.

October 8, 2024 12:49 pm

Attendees at a left-wing Jewish rally at Union Square on Oct. 7, 2024 mourned Israelis and Palestinians who had been killed. (Julia Gergely)

In NYC, Jews gather together — and apart — for prayer and protest to mark one year since Oct. 7

A large, traditionally pro-Israel rally drew thousands to Central Park. But downtown, hundreds more gathered for a pair of left-wing Jewish rallies in Union Square.

October 7, 2024 10:49 pm

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, places a rock on the gravestone of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson as Ben Shapiro watches at Ohel Chabad Lubavitch on October 7, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump visits Queens gravesite of Chabad rabbi to mark Oct. 7

By Luke Tress October 7, 2024 6:52 pm

Jewish Broadway stars surprise NY congregation with a rendition of ‘Seasons of Love’ during Rosh Hashanah services

By Julia Gergely October 7, 2024 3:50 pm

After Oct. 7

A year in photos: How Oct. 7 caused turmoil and connection on New York City’s streets

By Luke Tress October 6, 2024 3:43 pm

A rally in support of hostages outside the United Nations.

How New York’s Jews are marking the 1-year anniversary of Oct. 7

By Joseph Strauss October 2, 2024 10:38 am

"Bookfluencer" Zibby Owens, right, is the editor and publisher of a new, post-Oct. 7 anthology, "On Being Jewish Now." (Courtesy Zibby Media)

Literary powerhouse Zibby Owens takes aim at antisemitism with her new anthology, ‘On Being Jewish Now’

By Lisa Keys October 1, 2024 5:01 pm

In ‘Notice to Quit,’ Mrs. Maisel’s husband Michael Zegen plays another unlikably likable Jew

By Lisa Keys October 1, 2024 9:30 am

‘The Goldberg-Variations,’ a revival of famous George Tabori play, explores Jewish trauma through humor and satire

By Agatha Khishchenko September 27, 2024 2:35 pm

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