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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 538

New York Jews

Progressive, religious Jews protest against the Israeli government, outside the Israeli consulate, on Tisha B'av, New York City, July 27, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
In NY, 1st conference gives Orthodox Jews a forum to seek out Palestinian perspectives
By Luke Tress
Transplanted from Israel, grassroots movement Faithful Left to hold large gathering this month to create dialogue on thorny issues such as the West Bank occupation and Gaza war
Progressive, religious Jews protest against the Israeli government, outside the Israeli consulate, on Tisha B'av, New York City, July 27, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
March 26, 2025, 3:50 am
In NY, 1st conference gives Orthodox Jews a forum to seek out Palestinian perspectives
Transplanted from Israel, grassroots movement Faithful Left to hold large gathering this month to create dialogue on thorny issues such as the West Bank occupation and Gaza war
By Luke Tress
Police at an anti-Israel protest in Times Square, New York City, January 6, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
March 7, 2025, 1:45 am
Man charged with hate crimes for threatening NYC synagogue
Luis Ramirez is arraigned for allegedly making terror threats against Manhattan’s Central Synagogue last month
By Luke Tress
A protest led by Within Our Lifetime in Manhattan, September 17, 2021. (Luke Tress)
March 6, 2025, 11:28 pm
Legal assault threatens NY nonprofit that has handled funding for anti-Israel groups
Wespac, a low-profile charity tied to leading activist organizations, is in jeopardy as it battles lawsuits across the US, including from its own insurer
By Luke Tress
Anti-Israel protesters at Barnard’s Milstein Library, March 5, 2025 (X screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
March 6, 2025, 4:42 am
NYPD clears anti-Israel protesters at Barnard College after bomb threat
Student activists distribute Hamas propaganda during library takeover, the latest in a series of escalating disruptions at the Columbia-affiliated campus
By Luke Tress
Anti-Israel activists protest outside Columbia University, January 21, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
March 4, 2025, 6:13 pm
US feds may halt $50 million in Columbia U contracts due to antisemitism
Antisemitism task force also reviewing $5 billion in grants to NY institution; Trump threatens funding to colleges that ‘allow illegal protests’
By Luke Tress
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, during an interview at his office in Manhattan, July 18, 2024. (Luke Tress/JTA)
March 3, 2025, 12:54 am
Brad Lander, Jewish progressive running for NYC mayor, outlines plan to fight crime
City comptroller, vying for position in crowded race, calls for more police in a reverse of prior position, limited anti-masking laws, online monitoring to combat antisemitism
By Luke Tress
Anti-Israel activists protest outside Columbia University, January 21, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 27, 2025, 6:28 am
Anti-Israel activists at Barnard College invade campus building, injure employee
Protesters at Columbia University affiliate demand college revoke expulsion of 2 protesters who disrupted Israeli professor’s class
By Luke Tress
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators from CUNY at a rally near Bryant Park, New York City, November 9, 2023. (Luke Tress)
February 25, 2025, 12:40 am
NYC university system’s faculty union backtracks after Israel boycott vote
CUNY’s Professional Staff Congress, representing 30,000 members, reverses support for divisive divestment measure due to ‘irregularities’ in voting
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: An ultra-Orthodox man crosses a street in a Jewish neighborhood in Williamsburg Brooklyn in New York City on April 24, 2019 (Johannes EISELE / AFP)
February 20, 2025, 12:42 am
2 NYC yeshivas are not meeting standards and must effectively close, state rules
Schools face most significant consequences to date in ongoing fight between Haredi institutions and education officials over minimum requirements for subjects like English and math
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Anti-Israel protesters in Boro Park, Brooklyn, February 18, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 19, 2025, 6:51 am
Clashes break out at anti-Israel protest in Brooklyn Jewish neighborhood
Pro-Palestinian activists shout ‘settlers go back home’ and ‘we don’t want no Zionists here’ at Boro Park rally that is widely condemned as antisemitic by political leaders
By Luke Tress
Israeli UFC fighter Natan Levy, left, teaches a seminar in New York City, February 16, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 18, 2025, 3:51 am
Israeli UFC fighter Natan Levy trains New York Jews in self-defense
Mixed martial arts star teaches seminar for Krav Maga program, part of a larger push for community security training in the wake of Oct. 7
By Luke Tress
Police stationed outside a Manhattan synagogue, November 4, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 16, 2025, 4:08 am
Suspect arrested upon entering New York after threatening synagogue
Luis Ramirez, from Utah, caught driving into Manhattan, the latest in a series of thwarted attacks against US Jewish institutions
By Luke Tress
Volunteers with the Jewish Voters Action Network in the campaign office on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, January 16, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 11, 2025, 5:16 pm
US-Israeli app helps US Jewish groups get out the vote for key campaigns
UpVote allows volunteers to contact acquaintances for voter outreach, has been used in pivotal congressional races
By Luke Tress
Police at an anti-Israel protest in Times Square, New York City, January 6, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 10, 2025, 8:01 pm
Suspect charged with hate crime for attack on Jews in Brooklyn with metal shears
Footage of assault in Crown Heights shows man lunging at pedestrians, the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents reported in the city in recent days
By Luke Tress
Tony Roberts attends the screening for 'It Takes a Lunatic' during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, May 3, 2019, in New York. (Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
February 8, 2025, 12:06 pm
Jewish actor Tony Roberts, who often starred in Woody Allen movies, dies at 85
Best known for ‘Annie Hall,’ where he played Woody Allen’s best friend, Roberts’ film, TV and stage career spanned over six decades
By Mark Kennedy
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