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At The New School, an anti-Zionist campus rabbi is ‘not so radical,’ students say

Louisa Solomon, student rabbi at The New School in New York, arrived on campus in the 2023 fall semester — just weeks before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.

‘We would like to speak in our name,’ Jewish Columbia students say in viral open letter

The students say they were concerned about anti-Zionist students and pro-Israel outsiders who have come to campus.

The New York Knicks’ famous anthem was written by this Jewish entrepreneur

Throughout the playoffs, Knicks fans will be singing “Go, New York, Go!”, written in 1993 by Jesse Itzler.

Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Columbia University, February 2, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Local rabbi among 3 people arrested in altercation at Manhattan pro-Palestinian protest

What to know as NYC public schools chief David Banks testifies about antisemitism to Congress

A swastika armband found at an Upper East Side tailor sparks fury

A new dark comedy asks a serious question: Was Bulgaria’s King Boris III a friend or a foe of the Jews?

An Upper West Side Holocaust memorial rally draws comparisons between Columbia’s climate and Nazi Germany

Police outside Columbia University, April 18, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Columbia cancels commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests

At least 4 New York City synagogues receive bomb threats

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