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.
Jersey City’s outgoing Jewish mayor signs antisemitism orders as ‘guardrails’ for his successor
Man arrested for throwing rock at school bus, fractured skull of 8-year-old Jewish girl
Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations
EXCLUSIVE: 'Free hostages' ad denied at spot once hosting pro-Palestinian ad in New Jersey
The advertisement seeking to shed light on the plight of the Gaza hostages was proposed by a New Jersey rabbi, where pro-Palestinian advertisements had previously been approved.
‘Israelis have been raping Palestinian women,’ University of Illinois prof. claims
Professors critiqued arguments that Hamas persecutes LGBTQ+ in Gaza as "homophobic" during a conference on Palestine and imperialism.
In New Jersey, a flag-waving Jewish community faces down a pro-Palestinian protest
Hundreds from the local Jewish community came streaming down the mains street of Teaneck, New Jersey, clad in Israeli flags to meet pro-Palestinian protesters.
Activists protest October 7 first aid, burial group at NJ synagogue
The event had planned to hear first-hand accounts of the ZAKA workers and their search and rescue operations on October 7.
Bert Pogrebin, attorney and partner to leading feminist Letty Cottin Pogrebin, dies at 89
Bert and Letty Pogrebin's 60-year marriage embodied support, impactful careers, and family devotion. Bert, a renowned labor lawyer, passed away at 89, leaving a legacy of integrity.
New Jersey school apologizes for anti-Israel Ramadan letter
The widely circulated note, which offered seemingly innocent information regarding the month of Ramadan, included some anti-Israel comments.
Two arrested as hundreds protest Teaneck Synagogue Israel real estate expo
Teaneck for Palestine organized the protest March against what they said on social media last Friday was the "immoral marketing of stolen Palestinian land."
A New Jersey man came to Israel for his son’s birth but joined the IDF to fight Hamas
He hadn’t been on reserve duty since he left for the US, but he called his officer. They were both in shock. On October 8, Elimelech joined his tank unit, attached to a mandatory service brigade.
NJ man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks
In April 2022, Dion Marsh perpetrated a series of attacks against Orthodox Jews in and around Lakewood, a city in central New Jersey that is a hub of Orthodox Jewish life.
Feds to investigate Teaneck, NJ, school district where students held pro-Palestinian walkout
The US Department of Education has opened an investigation into a New Jersey school district that has come under fire for what Jewish parents allege is an antisemitic climate since October 7.