Jacob Henry

Reuven Blau, 43, seen here interviewing an unnamed source in New York City while working as a reporter for The City. (The City/Ben Fractenberg via JTA)

January 21, 2023, 5:49 am

A Jewish reporter goes inside Rikers for a new book on a notorious jail

Reuven Blau, 43, co-authors deep dive into a New York City prison that makes headlines for violence, mistreatment

By Jacob Henry

Brooklyn Orthodox influencer Adina Miles-Sash, aka 'Flatbush Girl,' held a livestream event one Instagram on January 14, 2023, where a man flashed her and thousands of other participants. Some commenters blamed her for the incident, but many also supported her. (Courtesy via JTA)

January 20, 2023, 3:51 am

Orthodox influencer Flatbush Girl hunting man who flashed online session of 3,000

Adina Miles-Sash is looking to press charges against the possible serial flasher, and wants answers on why men in her religious circle aren’t condemning his behavior

By Jacob Henry

Senior Minister Rev. Jacqueline Lewis, right, looks up at the burned remains of Middle Collegiate Church on April 10, 2022 (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

January 12, 2023, 9:25 am

Historic NYC church, housed by synagogue after fire, is greenlit for restoration

East End Temple welcomed Middle Collegiate Church-goers to worship in its sanctuary after it was devastated by massive blaze in 2020

By Jacob Henry

Rabbi David Schuck of New Rochelle was a guest on Conan O'Brien's podcast on December 29. (YouTube via JTA)

January 10, 2023, 4:54 pm

Conan O’Brien’s latest podcast guest? A New York pulpit rabbi

David Schuck of New Rochelle’s Conservative Beth El Synagogue Center has a schmooze with the late-night host, who says he went to more bar mitzvahs than first communions as a kid

By Jacob Henry

Satmar Rebbe Zalman Teitelbaum visits the northern Israeli city of Safed on November 21, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)

December 16, 2022, 11:50 am

Satmar head visits convicted sexual abuser Nechemya Weberman in NY prison

Sex abuse survivor says victims feel they are ‘being stabbed’ when they witness support by Hassidic community leaders, media for perpetrators of crimes

By Jacob Henry

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, right, made an appearance on The Breakfast Club, a radio show hosted by Charlamagne Tha God (left) and DJ Envy. (YouTube via JTA)

December 10, 2022, 1:37 am

ADL head explains antisemitism on NY hip-hop radio show ‘The Breakfast Club’

Jonathan Greenblatt speaks to Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy — and their millions of listeners — about the relationship between the Jewish and Black communities

By Jacob Henry

Illustrative: New York Governor Kathy Hochul at the state Capitol in Albany, New York, July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

November 22, 2022, 11:37 pm

NY governor signs anti-hate crime bill days after synagogue attack foiled

Law mandates hate crime prevention training, statewide tolerance campaign; Hochul: ‘No young Jewish boy should ever have to look over his shoulder as he’s walking to a yeshiva’

By Jacob Henry

Members of the Israel United in Christ hate group gather outside the Barclays Center arena on November 20, 2022. (Screen capture/Twitter)

November 22, 2022, 4:37 am

As Kyrie Irving returns to action, Black Hebrews rally in solidarity outside stadium

NBA star again denounces antisemitism prior to game, but group galvanized by his promotion of conspiracy theory-ladened film gathers and hands out anti-Jewish fliers to fans

By Jacob Henry

A truck bears a pro-Republican campaign message in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, November 8, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

November 10, 2022, 1:02 am

In backing Zeldin, NY’s Orthodox community showed its limitations — and strengths

Most of the religious Jewish groups came out for losing GOP candidate but high turnout shows political sway, representatives say

By Jacob Henry

Beigel's Bakery in New York City, November 3, 2022. (Youtube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

November 4, 2022, 8:03 am

Employee found dead in freezer at famous New York kosher bakery

Man, 33, appears to have been trapped by accident and locked in freezer for five hours before being discovered by colleagues arriving for work

By 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