Jewish Community of New York City records 1909-1918Jewish Community of New York City
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The small but politically active Jewish community in the East New York section of Brooklyn appears to have played a decisive role inoustingCharles Barron — a veteran city councilman long accused of antisemitism — from office last week. Among those working to boost voter turnout within the Jew...
The New York Police Department told CBS News an unknown individual threw two commercial fireworks into a crowd in midtown, around the area of theDiamond District, which is associated with the city's Jewish community. One victim sustained minor injuries, and the NYPD Arson and Explosives Squad is...
The governor made the remarks while visiting the scene in the small town of Monsey, some 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City with a large orthodox Jewish community. Dozens were celebrating the Jewish traditional festival of Hanukkah at the home of rabbi Chaim Rottenberg, when a man bra...
in New York in 1857. The first roller coaster ran in Coney Island in 1884 and the first hooker walked the banks of the East River. Clearly the world’s oldest profession wasn’t born in New York City, but according to many scholars the term “hooker” was a New York original, but ...
City programs exist in uneasy proximity to a remarkable collection of the world’s best private hospitals, some of its most expensive apartments, and dozens of private universities. Socialinitiativesfirst attempted in New York becameprecursorsofNew Dealprograms in the 1930s, while the city’s ...
making the city a genuine melting pot of cultures. Moreover, New York City is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israeland one of the largest Puerto Rican populations in the continental U.S. New York City is also home to a flourishing LGBTQ community; the annual Pride ...
(JTA) — Two blocks away: a school reduced to ruins. Across the street: rubble. Under the door: ashes. And yet at Kehillat Israel, things look much the same as they did at the beginning of the week, READ MORE Jewish community springs into action as devastating Los Angeles-area fires ...
NEW YORK -- Jewish New Yorkers are coming together across the city to support each other and Israel. CBS New York visited several communities on Thursday night. Handwritten notes top boxes of Band-Aids that were being packed up and shipped out to Israel. "The people ... the people here...