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Rep. Daniel Goldman speaks with reporters, Nov. 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
November 18, 2023, 2:10 pm
‘Blood on your hands’: Pro-Palestinian graffiti daubed on Jewish lawmaker’s NY office
Rep. Daniel Goldman’s communications director slams ‘dangerous and unacceptable’ targeting of congressman amid rising antisemitism
By Luke Tress
Sidney Franklin was the first American to reach the status of a matador. (Edward Steichen/Condé Nast via Getty Images and JTA)
June 8, 2019, 4:32 am
The amazingly brave chutzpa of a 1930s gay, Jewish bullfighter
When not unfurling his cape, American matador Sidney Franklin, aka ‘El Torero de la Torah,’ hobnobbed with Ernest Hemingway, who immortalized him in ‘Death in the Afternoon’
By Josefin Dolsten
Illustrative: The 33-foot-tall menorah in Grand Army Plaza, in Brooklyn, September 12, 2012. (Screen capture: YouTube)
December 30, 2016, 7:52 am
Two menorahs vandalized in Brooklyn
Prospect Heights and Park Slope candelabras broken during Hanukkah, police are investigating
By JTA
The Chabad menorah at Grand Army Plaza, whose candles reach 33 and a half feet in the air, is technically taller than its Manhattan rival. (Facebook)
December 8, 2016, 1:48 am
How a ‘largest menorah’ tiff landed 2 rabbis in court
A pair of New York Chabad rabbis have been quarreling over the size of their respective candelabras, prompting a rabbinical decision
By Ben Sales
Yuri Foreman working out in Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, New York, on November 17, 2015. (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images via JTA)
December 6, 2015, 7:25 pm
Boxing rabbi scores win in return to ring
Yuri Foreman back on top in New York, bringing his career record to 33 wins, 2 losses
By JTA
Rabbi Rachel Timoner, associate rabbi of the Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, tapped to take over the pulpit at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, NY. (photo credit: Courtesy Leo Baeck Temple/JTA)
February 20, 2015, 4:43 am
Rabbi to repair the world with new Brooklyn congregation
LGBT advocate Rachel Timoner has proven track record of taking on the impossible, and getting it done
By Uriel Heilman
Rachel Timoner named senior rabbi of Brooklyn's Congregation Beth Elohim (courtesy)
February 10, 2015, 11:40 am
Park Slope temple’s new head LGBT advocate
Rachel Timoner succeeds Andy Bachman as rabbi at Brooklyn congregation
By JTA
Illustrative photo of Hasidic men walking in Brooklyn. (Gedalya Gottdenger/Creative Commons/JTA)
February 19, 2013, 5:25 pm
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
Illustrative photo of Hasidic men walking in Brooklyn. (Gedalya Gottdenger/Creative Commons/JTA)
January 24, 2013, 3:38 am
New study looks at New York Jews, by the numbers
Recently released figures show who goes to synagogue, who visits Israel and who’s having the most children
By Gil Shefler
The Park Slope Food Co-op. (CC-BY Stevendamron, Flickr)
From the WebMarch 27, 2012, 5:28 am
In face of boycott, NYC mayor calls for more business with Israel
New York Times: City officials, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, slam Brooklyn co-op for considering boycott of Israeli goods
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