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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 565

Albany

FILE - A menorah stands outside the entrance to Temple Israel, December 7, 2023, in Albany, New York. (AP Photo/Maysoon Khan)
February 5, 2025, 3:21 am
Man pleads guilty to firing gun outside NY synagogue while yelling ‘free Palestine’
Mufid Fawaz Alkhader convicted of hate crime and firearms charges over incident in Albany, two months after Hamas onslaught against Israel
By Ben Sales
Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, center, is escorted out of the James T. Foley Courthouse following his court appearance after authorities on Thursday accused him of firing a shotgun outside of Temple Israel, December 8, 2023, in Albany, New York (Will Waldron/Times Union via AP)
December 12, 2023, 10:28 am
New charge filed against man accused of firing shotgun outside New York synagogue
Prosecutors charge Iraqi-born Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, who said ‘Free Palestine’ when arrested, with conspiracy to make a false statement to purchase a firearm
By Agencies
Albany police officers gather outside Temple Israel, December 7, 2023, in Albany, New York.(AP Photo/Maysoon Khan)
December 8, 2023, 6:04 pm
Man arrested after firing shots at Albany, NY, synagogue, shouting ‘Free Palestine’
Attack on house of worship, with preschool, highlights the steep rise in antisemitic hate crimes outside Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre and Israel’s war on the terror group
By Luke Tress
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver arriving at the courthouse in New York, Nov. 24, 2015. (Seth Wenig/AP Images)
January 25, 2022, 2:06 am
Sheldon Silver, NY state politics powerhouse felled by graft conviction, dies at 77
Orthodox Jew who led state Assembly for decades dies in prison, where he was serving 6.5 year sentence for a corruption scandal that ended his storied career in Albany
By AP
New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during opening day of the 2019 legislative session in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
August 11, 2021, 2:46 am
Kathy Hochul, set to replace Cuomo as NY governor, no stranger to state’s Jews
Lt. gov. was among first to call out recent antisemitism spurt in New York; made impression by attending meetings with US Jewish community leaders and touring Hasidic strongholds
By Stewart Ain
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, talks to reporters in front of the Sidney Albert Albany JCC after the building was evacuated due to an emailed bomb threat, February 24, 2020. (Mike Groll/Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo via JTA)
February 24, 2020, 10:52 pm
More than 50 JCCs nationwide receive emailed bomb threats
None of the intimidation, mostly made via identical messages, is found to be credible; source of warnings unknown
By Marcy Oster and Ben Sales
Dr. Michael Lozman, foreground, fixing up a Jewish cemetery in Belarus. (Courtesy)
May 11, 2018, 6:41 pm
Remembering the Holocaust: Albany interfaith project to create outdoor memorial
After extensive work restoring Jewish cemeteries around Europe and his father’s hometown in Belarus, Dr. Michael Lozman sets his sights on the US
By Lois Goldrich
JCC MetroWest in West Orange, New Jersey (Google Street View)
January 31, 2017, 9:26 pm
US Jewish centers rocked by third wave of bomb threats this month
At least 17 community centers across country forced to evacuate; security official calls for resilience
By JTA
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver outside federal courthouse after his arraignment on bribery and corruption charges, Jan. 22, 2015 (Photo credit: Yana Paskova/Getty Images/JTA)
January 23, 2015, 1:28 pm
Silver’s arrest a 2nd strike for NY Orthodox power brokers
State Assembly speaker is deeply connected to Met Council on Jewish Poverty’s William Rapfogel, convicted of corruption in 2013
By Uriel Heilman
The New York State Capitol building in Albany, New York. (photo credit: CC BY Wikipedia)
January 31, 2014, 1:02 am
New York State Senate passes anti-boycott bill
Lawmakers vote to withhold economic support from educational institutions which fund BDS groups
By JTA
From the WebDecember 19, 2013, 2:46 pm
Israeli scientists, engineers coming to Albany
Times Union: About 150 scheduled to participate at first, hundreds more on the way
Albany Public Schools Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard speaks about a Nazi-themed assignment given to students during a news conference on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. (photo credit: AP/Mike Groll)
April 14, 2013, 1:46 am
NY teacher who assigned Nazi letter put on leave
Educator told students to come up with a persuasive argument that ‘Jews are evil’
Albany Public Schools Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard speaks about a Nazi-themed assignment given to students during a news conference on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. (photo credit: AP/Mike Groll)
April 13, 2013, 5:31 am
NY teacher faces disciplinary action for Nazi assignment
‘It displayed a level of insensitivity that we absolutely will not tolerate,’ says district superintendent
Illustrative photo of Israeli children in a classroom. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
From the WebApril 12, 2013, 9:14 pm
Writing assignment at Albany High School: Explain why ‘Jews are evil’
New York Magazine: Teacher assigns controversial homework to class; a third of students refuse
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