Jacob Henry

Abdulla Almasmari, otherwise known as YouTuber Dulla Mulla, left, interviewing Orthodox men in Brooklyn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in a video deemed antisemitic. (Screen capture: YouTube)

September 2, 2022, 6:55 am

Pro-Palestinian YouTuber called antisemitic for video baiting Haredi Jews on Israel

Abdullah Almasmari’s bid to get ultra-Orthodox in NYC to answer for allegations against Israel draws widespread criticism; Hasid who shrugged him off hailed as ‘expert level troll’

By Jacob Henry

NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell gave a press conference in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Aug. 29, 2022, to discuss increasing the local police presence and announce arrests in antisemitic hate crime incidents. (WMSGB via JTA)

August 31, 2022, 6:31 am

NYPD to up patrols around Williamsburg synagogues amid rise in antisemitic attacks

‘It is believed these victims were targeted because they’re Jewish,’ police commissioner says, in press conference at site where suspect allegedly slapped Haredi man days earlier

By Jacob Henry

The Anti Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt retweeted a Twitter thread that singled out New York progressive group Jews For Racial and Economic Justice this week. (Getty/Courtesy via JTA)

July 31, 2022, 9:15 am

ADL condemns ‘out of touch’ NY progressive group Jews for Racial & Economic Justice

Jonathan Greenblatt, head of civil rights advocacy group, retweets Democrat congressional hopeful Brian Robinson’s criticism of JFREJ, which protests remarks as inaccurate

By Jacob Henry

This 1964 microscope image made available by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows damage from the polio virus to human spinal cord tissue. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, New York health officials reported a polio case, the first in the US in nearly a decade. (Dr. Karp/Emory University/CDC via AP)

July 22, 2022, 5:23 pm

First US case of polio in nearly a decade is an Orthodox Jewish man

Young man who recently got married is suffering from paralysis; was not vaccinated; is a resident of Rockland County, which has a history of low vaccine compliance

By Jacob Henry

In this image taken from video, then New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a virtual press conference, in New York, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP Photo)

July 20, 2022, 8:32 am

Two Jewish candidates still in contention for US House race after De Blasio’s exit

Dan Goldman, lead lawyer in Trump’s 1st impeachment, and Elizabeth Holtzman still in running as candidates in New York’s District 10, which includes several Orthodox neighborhoods

By Jacob Henry

Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, poses for photos during an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, February 2, 2022, in Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

July 9, 2022, 6:29 am

NFL team owner misses dates to testify before Congress for yahrzeit trip to Israel

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder skips hearings on workplace harassment scandal to attend ceremony marking his mother’s passing, his rabbi says

By Jacob Henry

Jack Abraham with his family Torah, which has been used by his family and the Jewish community around the world for almost two decades. (Courtesy via JTA)

July 7, 2022, 9:55 am

New York man says precious family Torah stolen from Las Vegas hotel

Jack Abraham brought the scroll for Shabbat services at trade show, was told the room where he left it was secured; says police told him suspect tried to sell the artifact

By Jacob Henry

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., at the Capitol in Washington, June 2, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

June 29, 2022, 10:12 am

Jerry Nadler’s campaign urges support for ‘last remaining NYC Jewish congressmember’

Fundraising email highlights Manhattan politician’s commitment to social action, describing him ‘as a person who lives and breathes Tikkun Olam’

By Jacob Henry

Former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, running for Congress in District 10, meets with members of the Borough Park Orthodox Jewish community, June 19, 2022. (Courtesy of Reuvain Borchardt/Hamodia. Used With Permission/ via JTA)

June 22, 2022, 4:47 pm

Bill de Blasio seeks forgiveness in bid for Orthodox votes in Borough Park

Apologizing for a 2020 tweet berating Jews for large gatherings held during the pandemic, the former NYC mayor hopes to win back the major voting bloc

By Jacob Henry

Left: Enes Kanter Freedom poses with students at Brooklyn Amity School when he visited on Monday, June 13 2022; Right: Kanter Freedom playing for the Portland Trailblazers in the NBA (Courtesy/ via JTA)

June 22, 2022, 2:02 am

NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom brings Holocaust education to Muslim school in Brooklyn

Raised in Turkey, the basketball center is outspoken about human rights violations in his home country and around the world, and believes knowledge of the genocide can unite people

By Jacob Henry

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a New York governor primary debate at the studios of WNBC4-TV, June, 16, 2022, in New York. (Craig Ruttle/Newsday via AP, Pool)

June 18, 2022, 6:46 am

NY governor endorsed by Satmar Hasidic movement, securing tens of thousands of votes

Both sides of divided community back Kathy Hochul, with Williamsburg faction citing her expansion of childcare, ‘understanding of religious rights’

By Jacob Henry

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian hotel-casino November 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

June 13, 2022, 8:24 am

Ron DeSantis slams ‘woke gender ideology’ in speech to Jewish group in Manhattan

Defiant Florida governor, whose appearance at Tikvah Fund event draws protests outside, says ‘wokeness’ is a cancer destroying the US

By Jacob Henry

Council members Eric Dinowitz and Inna Vernikov announced on June 7, 2022, that a City Council meeting on antisemitism has been postponed. (Courtesy/ via JTA)

June 8, 2022, 4:04 pm

NY City Council postpones CUNY antisemitism hearing, citing scheduling conflict

Students and faculty say anti-Israel activity at the 25-campus system crosses line into antisemitism; pro-Palestinian rally planned to coincide with the meeting is also rescheduled

By Jacob Henry

Rabbi Aryeh Moshe Lieser went viral in the Orthodox world for talking about cold seltzer and studying the Torah. (Twitter/Yakovolf/ via JTA)

June 7, 2022, 6:59 pm

‘Yinglish’ slang goes viral in video on cold seltzer and Torah

After Rabbi Aryeh Moshe Leiser of Monsey, NY, opens up about what he loves most, his sincerity – and clever use of ‘yeshivish’ language – send the Orthodox community buzzing

By Jacob Henry

After new district lines were finalized last weekend, multiple politicians are facing new challenges to be elected. These include (from left) Rep. Jerry Nadler, Rep. Mondaire Jones, State Senator Brad Hoyhlman, former Rep. Max Rose, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, former New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and Rep. Carolyn Maloney. (Courtesy/JTA)

May 31, 2022, 1:57 am

5 ways New York’s Jews are affected by the new congressional district maps

After a Republican-led lawsuit challenged the lines created this past February, the State Supreme Court had them redrawn. Not all Jewish constituents are pleased with the results

By Jacob Henry