Jacob Henry

Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a conference arranged by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on 26 May, 2022, in Manhattan. (Shahar Azran via JTA)

May 27, 2022, 10:12 am

US antisemitism envoy: Buffalo shooting reflects ‘pervasive antisemitic ideology’

Days after taking up post, Deborah Lipstadt says shooter’s ‘first objective was to kill Blacks, but the Jews would be dealt with in time’

By Jacob Henry

Some CUNY students and faculty felt 'unsafe' after Nerdeen Kiswani gave the commencement speech at CUNY School of Law last week. (Courtesy)

May 21, 2022, 5:39 am

Anti-Israel commencement speaker sparks fresh antisemitism debate at CUNY

Some CUNY students and faculty have said they’ve felt ‘unsafe’ after Nerdeen Kiswani gave speech at CUNY School of Law graduation ceremony

By Jacob Henry

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, with Rabbi Sharon Kleibaum, left, and Rabbi Rachel Timoner, right, speaks at a press conference after meeting with 55 women rabbis at City Hall, May 19, 2022. (Gili Getz via JTA)

May 20, 2022, 9:31 am

NY mayor meets with women rabbis to discuss antisemitism, climate change

Clergy sought meeting due to concerns Adams consults with Haredi Jews who don’t represent city’s diversity; organizer says they showed mayor not every rabbi is ‘a man with a beard’

By Jacob Henry

Assemblyman Eichenstein returns Collins' lost wallet (Courtesy via JTA)

May 17, 2022, 3:44 pm

NY man thanks Hasidic family for returning lost wallet

Brooklyn couple returns wallet found with over $1,400 in cash; man says he ‘appreciates the gesture so much’

By Jacob Henry

Jewish passengers who were kicked off a Lufthansa flight were greeted by the police once they arrived in Frankfurt. (Courtesy via JTA)

May 10, 2022, 2:21 am

Passengers say Lufthansa threw all visible Jews off NYC-Budapest flight

In video, German airline supervisor seen saying all Jews barred from flight because a Jewish couple hadn’t worn masks; ‘It’s Jewish people who were the mess, who made the problems’

By Jacob Henry

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, on February 24, 2022, in Orlando, FL. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

May 7, 2022, 5:04 am

Did New York Holocaust museum ban Florida Governor Ron DeSantis?

Museum denies it told Tikvah Fund, a think tank, that it could not hold event if Florida governor was to speak

By Jacob Henry

In a promotional video for Kosher Dekal, a woman takes off the product from a kitchen counter. (YouTube/ via JTA)

May 1, 2022, 2:52 am

A New Jersey firm thought it had a winning Passover product. Then things got sticky

After the holiday, customers receive a surprise when supposedly easy-off Kosher Dekal countertop covers adhere too well due to a factory error in China — resulting in huge refunds

By Jacob Henry

New York University campus. (Cincin12/Wikimedia Commons)

April 20, 2022, 4:03 am

Pro-Palestinian group at New York University Law alleges ‘Zionist grip on the media’

Jewish students at prestigious law school call for an investigation into statements by Students for Justice in Palestine, which they say crossed into antisemitism

By Jacob Henry

A Satmar Orthodox man volunteers to deliver free food provided by Met Council at a distribution center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard run by the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, on April 10, 2022. (Jacob Henry/JTA)

April 18, 2022, 3:06 am

In Brooklyn, some rabbis ask followers to turn down free food from ‘Zionists’

A faction within Williamsburg’s Satmar Hasidic community is warning followers not to accept holiday charity from Met Council because it holds ‘all the abominations of the world’

By Jacob Henry

Joshua Kushner and Karlie Kloss attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic/ via JTA)

April 7, 2022, 12:47 pm

Forbes cites Joshua Kushner, not his brother Jared, as family’s first billionaire

First member of the family to make the list of world’s richest is valued at $2 billion due to early-stage venture investments and stake in his VC firm Thrive Capital

By Jacob Henry

Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman at a rehearsal for their musical 'Harmony' in New York City. (Julieta Cervantes/ via JTA)

April 5, 2022, 2:52 am

Iconic singer Barry Manilow dishes on bringing his Nazi-era musical to NYC

With a new production of ‘Harmony’ opening April 14, Manilow and his writing partner Bruce Sussman discuss the show’s – and their – Jewish roots, along with their legendary careers

By Jacob Henry

New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a press conference, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. An investigation found that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women in and out of state government and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers, James announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

April 2, 2022, 8:21 am

NY AG warns against ‘antisemitic’ car wash price gouging ahead of Passover

Letitia James says some businesses raise prices by 50% ahead Jewish holiday, vows ‘serious legal action’ against any business engaging in ‘disgusting’ practices

By Jacob Henry

Pluristem and Tnuva celebrated their partnership at NASDAQ in New York on Monday. (Courtesy of Nasdaq, inc.)

March 30, 2022, 8:06 pm

Israeli companies at NASDAQ want to bring lab-grown meat to the masses

Pluristem Therapeutics, Tnuva join race to create products from animal cells, using tech they say is more sustainable than natural methods

By Jacob Henry

Nachum Segal had been broadcasting from the studio that was destroyed in the fire since 2002. (Courtesy/ via JTA)

March 29, 2022, 7:03 pm

Radio host Nachum Segal plans to rebuild after fire guts Manhattan studio

A household name in Orthodox circles for decades, the DJ has been broadcasting since 2002 from his NYC headquarters, destroyed Sunday in what’s believed to be an electrical blaze

By Jacob Henry

The Berkinow building at the JCC of Staten Island, New York. (Courtesy JCC Staten Island via JTA)

March 25, 2022, 10:54 pm

Staten Island JCC evacuated after bomb threat: ‘Pure terror tactic’

Center evacuated as parents bring kids to preschool when threatening email received; recent messages to Missouri, Pennsylvania facilities threatened to bomb ‘Ukrainian Jew filth’

By Jacob Henry