The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nydia-velazquez/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:12:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Nydia Velazquez | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nydia-velazquez/ 32 32 NY congresswoman presumed to have COVID-19, attended Friday House session https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-congresswoman-presumed-to-have-covid-19-attended-friday-house-session/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:29:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2272514 Nydia Velázquez, whose district includes the Jewish community on Manhattan's Lower East Side, announces illness on Twitter, says she is self-isolating

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]]> NYC airport becomes scene of anguish after Trump travel ban https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-airport-becomes-scene-of-anguish-after-trump-travel-ban/ Sun, 29 Jan 2017 07:06:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1550105 Lawyers and rights advocates rush to aid Muslim travelers detained after landing in US, where they now face deporation

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]]> Sean Penn lobbies for haredi man imprisoned in Bolivia https://www.timesofisrael.com/sean-penn-lobbies-for-haredi-man-imprisoned-in-bolivia/ Wed, 22 May 2013 09:54:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=516636 Actor suggests putting pressure on sponsors of money-making Dakar Rally to reroute race until Jacob Ostreicher freed

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]]> Haredi American released from Bolivian prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-american-released-from-bolivian-prison/ Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:59:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=316846 Jacob Ostreicher had been held without charges for 18 months in alleged extortion effort by government officials

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]]> US lawmakers urge Bolivian president to release Ostreicher https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-lawmakers-urge-bolivian-president-to-release-ostreicher/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:02:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=312910 Haredi businessman from Brooklyn has been held without charges for more than 18 months

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