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March 19, 2013
11:52 pm

A man walks towards the graves of Nachman and Raizy Glauber, at the Satmar Cemetery 2 in Kiryas Joel, New York. (photo credit: AP/Craig Ruttle)

Manslaughter charge added in NY hit-and-run case

Suspect indicted of killing three, including an unborn child

March 19, 2013
10:42 am

Atsuko Tanaka questions the "modesty" of paying $450 to look good in a wig. (Illustrative photo: YouTube screenshot)

Orthodox flock to Japanese stylist

Holy sheitel! Observant Jewish women happily pay a minimum of $450 to have a New York guru perfect their fake hair

By Renee Ghert-Zand

March 15, 2013
10:59 pm

Baby survives fall strapped to suicidal mom

Woman jumps from NY building, lands on her back, allowing 10-month-old son to roll away unscathed

March 15, 2013
10:18 am

US court upholds ban on sale of kosher food on Shabbat

Judge rules against company that claimed stadium contract gave it the right to operate during Friday and Saturday games

March 14, 2013
11:14 am

Jewish summer camp. (Illustrative photo: Courtesy of the Foundation for Jewish Camp via JTA)

‘Israeli’ summer camp in New York

New program seeks to strengthen Jewish identity and knowledge of Israel by immersing campers in Hebrew

By Renee Ghert-Zand

March 11, 2013
11:10 am

Alan Shatter, Ireland's minister of justice and defense, volunteered as a young man on a kibbutz.

Israel may finally have some luck with the Irish

Currently presiding over the EU, Ireland sends its Jewish defense minister — a longtime supporter — on Monday

By Eamon Delaney

March 5, 2013
12:54 am

"I hadn't realized how deeply connected I really felt," Diane von Furstenberg says of her early involvement in commemorating the Holocaust. (Photo credit: CC BY/david_shankbone via Flickr.com)

Design icon makes Holocaust remembrance fashionable

The daughter of an Auschwitz survivor, style queen Diane von Furstenberg discusses her long-time work for the US Holocaust Museum

By Chavie Lieber

March 3, 2013
8:50 pm

A worker clears debris from a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two expectant parents, Sunday, March 3, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (photo credit: AP/John Minchillo)

Expectant Jewish couple dies en route to hospital

Infant child survives Brooklyn crash; suspected driver and passenger flee scene

February 25, 2013
8:21 pm

Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind says he "can't imagine" why anyone might object to his use of blackface for his Purim costume. (Facebook)

Legislator’s Purim costume: Blackface

Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind says it was ‘a lot of fun’ dressing up as an African-American basketball player

By Renee Ghert-Zand

February 24, 2013
1:12 am

The Oscar-nominated documentary "Liberators" falsely claimed a battalion of African-American soldiers had helped to free the Buchenwald concentration camp. (US Army, US Defense Visual Information Center, Image #HD-SN-99-02764, Wikimedia Commons)

Ceremony marks 20 years since Oscar-nominated sham

As Hollywood gathers for its glitziest moment, it’s worth recalling the Academy’s embrace of a Holocaust documentary exposed as a lie

By Mark Schulte

February 19, 2013
5:25 pm

Illustrative photo of Hasidic men in Williamsburg, New York. (Gedalya Gottdenger via Creative Commons and JTA)

Turf battles follow Haredi population surge in NY

Community’s growth into traditionally black and Hispanic neighborhoods leads to tensions over real estate

By Gil Shefler

February 17, 2013
1:12 pm

Marvel Comics hired Brian Michael Bendis to kill Peter Parker, left, Spider-Man's old alter ego. In his place, Bendis created a half-black, half-Hispanic hero who angered conservative commentators. (Courtesy of Marvel Comics via JTA)

Jewish artist kills Spider-Man, brings him back to life

Before hitting it big at Marvel Comics, cartoonist upset rabbis with his artwork, eked out a living with bar mitzvah caricatures

By Michael Orbach

February 15, 2013
6:14 pm

My Favorite Enemy in concert (photo credit: courtesy)

Arab-Israeli ensemble makes NY debut — at Shabbat services

Well-known Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians sing a musical message of peace at concert scheduled for Friday in Manhattan

By Josefin Dolsten

February 6, 2013
4:59 pm

Bosnia blocks Jewish manuscript from New York show

Sarajevo Haggadah won’t go on display at Metropolitan Museum of Art until funding issue is resolved

February 5, 2013
12:13 am

The New York Board of Rabbis successfully pitched a visit to Israel to Yankees star Mariano Rivera. (Photo credit: CC BY/ChrisHConnelly via Flickr.com)

A Major League visit to Israel

Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera will travel to the Holy Land after being named the New York Board of Rabbis’ Man of the Year

By Renee Ghert-Zand

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: New York

Manslaughter charge added in NY hit-and-run case

Suspect indicted of killing three, including an unborn child

Orthodox flock to Japanese stylist

Holy sheitel! Observant Jewish women happily pay a minimum of $450 to have a New York guru perfect their fake hair

Baby survives fall strapped to suicidal mom

Woman jumps from NY building, lands on her back, allowing 10-month-old son to roll away unscathed

US court upholds ban on sale of kosher food on Shabbat

Judge rules against company that claimed stadium contract gave it the right to operate during Friday and Saturday games

‘Israeli’ summer camp in New York

New program seeks to strengthen Jewish identity and knowledge of Israel by immersing campers in Hebrew

Israel may finally have some luck with the Irish

Currently presiding over the EU, Ireland sends its Jewish defense minister — a longtime supporter — on Monday

Design icon makes Holocaust remembrance fashionable

The daughter of an Auschwitz survivor, style queen Diane von Furstenberg discusses her long-time work for the US Holocaust Museum

Expectant Jewish couple dies en route to hospital

Infant child survives Brooklyn crash; suspected driver and passenger flee scene

Legislator’s Purim costume: Blackface

Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind says it was ‘a lot of fun’ dressing up as an African-American basketball player

Ceremony marks 20 years since Oscar-nominated sham

As Hollywood gathers for its glitziest moment, it’s worth recalling the Academy’s embrace of a Holocaust documentary exposed as a lie

Turf battles follow Haredi population surge in NY

Community’s growth into traditionally black and Hispanic neighborhoods leads to tensions over real estate

Jewish artist kills Spider-Man, brings him back to life

Before hitting it big at Marvel Comics, cartoonist upset rabbis with his artwork, eked out a living with bar mitzvah caricatures

Arab-Israeli ensemble makes NY debut — at Shabbat services

Well-known Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians sing a musical message of peace at concert scheduled for Friday in Manhattan

Bosnia blocks Jewish manuscript from New York show

Sarajevo Haggadah won’t go on display at Metropolitan Museum of Art until funding issue is resolved

A Major League visit to Israel

Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera will travel to the Holy Land after being named the New York Board of Rabbis’ Man of the Year

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