New Jersey

NJ church deletes video of antisemitic pageant, says critics took it ‘out of context'

St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s pageant, known as a vertep, featured an antagonist named Moshko who danced with the devil while wearing faux Hasidic garb.

A Ukrainian church in Connecticut advertised its 2026 Christmas vertep using a poster featuring a Jewish caricature that has drawn criticism as antisemitic.
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop speaks to reporters at the scene of the shooting at a kosher market, Dec. 11, 2019.

Jersey City’s outgoing Jewish mayor signs antisemitism orders as ‘guardrails’ for his successor

  A school bus is seen in Brooklyn in New York, United States of America, on July 4th, 2024.

Man arrested for throwing rock at school bus, fractured skull of 8-year-old Jewish girl

A DELTA Air Lines plane prepares to take off during a winter storm at Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, New York, US, December 26, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations


Viral TikToker arrested after tearing down Greek flags thinking they were Israeli

Amber Matthews, 23, posted footage of the March incident in October, which quickly went viral and enabled police to identify her.

 Screenshot of @ambamelia tearing down Greek flags that she believed were Israeli, October 15, 2024.

Antisemitic New Jersey arsonist sentenced to 7 years for destroying home

Ron Carr burned down the home of the Rivas family, damaged three others, and vandalized 14 homes in an antisemitic crime spree in Manchester, New Jersey.

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NJ man sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks

Lakewood is a fast-growing city in central New Jersey with a large haredi Orthodox population, and is home to Beth Medrash Govoha, the largest yeshiva outside of Israel.

 A Hasidic man walks by a police car in a Jewish Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn, April 24, 2017.

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US Senator Bob Menendez resigns after corruption conviction and appeals process

Senator Bob Menendez resigned after his conviction on corruption charges, including bribery and acting as an agent for Egypt.

 U.S. Senator Bob Menendez exits the chamber at the U.S. Capitol during U.S. President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial in Washington, US, January 31, 2020.

Seagal Hagege: The Jersey girl on a mission help IDF reservists during wartime

Seagal Hagage always dreamed of making aliyah, but lacked purpose. October 7 gave her the chance to find fulfillment and meaning in her life.

 SEAGAL HAGEGE: A Jersey girl in Israel.

Everything was ‘sababa’ at NJ Jewish music fest

Sababa attendees had the opportunity to experience the best aspects of a traditional music festival while also sampling workshops and merchandise from vendors.

 REFERENCES TO the Nova Festival massacre were evident throughout last month’s Sababa Music Festival in New Jersey.

New Jersey high school yearbook ‘error’ deemed not antisemitic after investigation

The controversy at East Brunswick High School was one of several yearbook incidents that had concerned Jewish parents in recent months.

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Mark Levenson emphasizes strong New Jersey-Israel business and cultural ties

Levenson shared his view of New Jersey's strategic role as an ideal hub for Israeli families and enterprises.

Levenso spoke about the deep connections between New Jersey and Israel

Fred Neulander, rabbi serving life sentence, dies in prison at 82

New Jersey Rabbi Fred Neulander, convicted for hiring hit men to kill his wife in 1994, dies in prison at 82.

 The cage bars of a prison cell (Illustrative).