New York

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is descended from Sephardic Jews

The incoming progressive Democratic congresswoman from New York said her Sephardic Jewish ancestors fled to Puerto Rico during the Spanish Inquisition.

New York yeshivas could lose state education dollars if they don’t teach required subjects

New state guidelines provide for more stringent inspections of nonpublic schools over instruction in English, math, social studies and science.

New York state councilman sorry for suggesting Orthodox Jews aren’t ‘normal’

The comment came less than a week after the Pittsburgh shooting in regard to a meeting the governor was having with Hasidic leaders.

Politics

Both Jewish candidates in one New York district say they have been targeted with anti-Semitic rhetoric

United States

Bomb found in mailbox of George Soros’ New York home

Israel

Supervisor of Chester, New York, said town is buying up property to keep Hasidics out

Politics

Julia Salazar, candidate whose Jewish identity was questioned, wins in NY primary

United States

Lawsuit demands NY yeshivas meet higher standards for secular subjects

United States

Official of NY public school that honored dead Palestinian protestors received death threat

Israel

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo postpones trip to Israel in wake of Gaza violence

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