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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

Monsey

Illustrative: Armed members of the Jewish community stand guard at a celebration in Monsey, New York, December 29, 2019, a day after a machete-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed multiple people as they celebrated Hanukkah in the Orthodox Jewish community. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
October 4, 2022, 3:34 am
Jewish gun owners sue NY leadership over law barring firearms in places of worship
Lawsuit says New York legislation infringes on constitutional rights to free religious expression and to bear arms; security expert warns against armed congregants
By Luke Tress
A copy of the New Testament in Yiddish at the New York Public Library. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 9, 2022, 5:12 am
Seeking converts, Christian missionaries pitch Yiddish Bibles to NY ultra-Orthodox
Missionary group is revamping New Testament in Yiddish for the first time in 80 years, part of a broader outreach effort aimed at the most insular Jewish communities in the US
By Luke Tress
An Orthodox Jewish woman is seen in a Brooklyn neighborhood on September 29, 2020 in New York. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
February 8, 2021, 1:29 am
Vaccines, variants leave US ultra-Orthodox women confused and afraid
In community where pregnancy is prized, misinformation spreads over unclear recommendations by the World Health Organization
By Shira Hanau
A coffee table turned defensive weapon is now a menorah stand, recalling the attack on a rabbi's home in Monsey, N.Y., last Hanukkah. (Rabbi Yisroel Kahan via JTA)
December 11, 2020, 11:27 pm
Table used to block Monsey stabber in 2019 attack turned into menorah stand
Dreidel-shaped stand memorializes Monsey’s own Hanukkah miracle and is emblazoned on its sides with Hebrew words marked on dreidels, ‘A big miracle happened here’
By Shira Hanau
Josef Neumann, 72, who was seriously injured during a December 29, 2019, machete assault in Monsey, New York, and died three months later. (Courtesy)
March 30, 2020, 7:51 am
Man stabbed in Monsey Hanukkah attack succumbs to wounds
Josef Neumann, 72, was severely injured in December assault, suffering deep gashes to his head from machete-wielding attacker that left him in a coma
By ToI Staff and AP
People gather in front of the Monsey house of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg, the site of an attack at a Hanukkah party by a machete-wielding man, Dec. 29, 2019. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images via JTA)
February 27, 2020, 4:23 am
Monsey stabbing victim opens eyes after 59 days in coma
Local rabbi says Josef Neumann, 72, showing other signs of improvement after taking a knife to the skull in December attack
By Marcy Oster
Ramapo police officers escort Grafton Thomas, the suspect in the Monsey attack, from Ramapo Town Hall to a police vehicle, in Ramapo, New York, December 29, 2019. (Julius Constantine Motal/AP)
January 28, 2020, 1:55 am
Lawyer says man charged in Hanukkah machete attack incompetent for trial
Federal court gives US Attorney’s Office two weeks to respond to application for a competency evaluation for Grafton Thomas, who wounded five, one critically, in Monsey assault
By AP
Ramapo police officers escort Grafton Thomas from Ramapo Town Hall to a police vehicle, December 29, 2019, in Ramapo, New York. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)
January 17, 2020, 12:24 am
Accused Monsey stabber pleads not guilty to attempted murder, hate crimes
Grafton Thomas denies all charges as lawyer says he suffers from mental illness and is not responsible for Hanukkah attack that wounded 5, including 1 critically
By AP
Ramapo police officers escort Grafton Thomas from Ramapo Town Hall to a police vehicle, December 29, 2019, in Ramapo, New York. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)
January 13, 2020, 10:05 pm
Judge says Monsey Hanukkah attack suspect may need death penalty lawyer
Grafton Thomas pleads not guilty to hate crime charges in machete assault on party goers at rabbi’s home, but court warns of consequences if one of five injured dies
By AP
Josef Gluck talks to members of the media about how he obstructed the assailant during a stabbing attack during Hanukkah at a rabbi's home, December 29, 2019, in Monsey, New York. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)
January 8, 2020, 11:31 pm
Man who threw table at Monsey attacker honored by NY State Senate
Joseph Gluck, who also helped track assailant by recording his license plate number, says ‘I didn’t earn this medal, God earns this medal’
By Marcy Oster
Ramapo police officers escort Grafton Thomas from Ramapo Town Hall to a police vehicle, December 29, 2019, in Ramapo, New York. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)
January 4, 2020, 12:39 pm
Suspect in Monsey Hannukah attack faces 6th attempted murder charge
Grafton Thomas already stands charged with three counts of assault, three counts of attempted assault, and two counts of burglary, as well as federal hate crime charges
By AFP
Police officers escort Grafton Thomas, the suspect in a stabbing spree at a rabbi's home in Monsey, New York, to a police vehicle in Ramapo, New York, December 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)
January 3, 2020, 8:29 pm
Police say no evidence tying Hanukkah attack suspect to earlier Monsey stabbing
Police chief in area says vehicle from November incident similar to car owned by Grafton Thomas’s mother, but no positive link has been made
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: A group of ultra-Orthodox Jewish children cross the street in Monsey, New York, December 30, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP)
January 3, 2020, 3:19 pm
Anti-Semitism grows in Jewish communities in New York City suburbs
As ultra-Orthodox population is priced out of Brooklyn and moves to city’s outskirts, clashes intensify with those who see the influx as a threat to their way of life
By Mary Esch and RYAN TARINELLI
Suspect in Hanukkah celebration stabbings Grafton Thomas, 37, from Greenwood Lake, leaves the Ramapo Town Hall in Airmont, New York after being arrested on December 29, 2019. (Kena Betancur/AFP)
January 3, 2020, 4:26 am
Hanukkah stabbing suspect was questioned in previous Monsey attack
Police linked car seen leaving scene of still unsolved November 20 attack to mother of Grafton Thomas, but did not have more evidence to hold him on, Ramapo police chief says
By AP
Authorities gather on a street in Monsey, New York, Sunday, December 29, 2019, following a stabbing rampage late Saturday during a Hanukkah celebration. (AP/Allyse Pulliam)
January 1, 2020, 10:01 pm
Man stabbed in Hanukkah attack in Monsey may never recover, family says
Relatives of Josef Neumann say his chances of waking up are slim due to severe head injuries, and he will likely be partially paralyzed even if he does
By Jim Mustian
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