International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemorated In NYS

The Holocaust did not start at the death camps, it started years before with indifference. It is important for us to recommit men to the best aspects of human nature standing up for our colleagues.

Hochul Unveils Spending Plan For New Yorkers

I want to make one point explicitly clear: We cannot go to the people who created our problems for the solution.

Was Anti-Semitism In New York’s Orange County The Motive For Governor’s Veto?

Eichenstein told The Jewish Press. This was literally designed to keep Orthodox Jews out from the town. We should never bring any legislation to the floor that discriminates against any group of people.

Agudah Meets With New York Lt. Governor

Even though Agudah’s main mission is to influence legislation on a state level, Benjamin talked about Israel to the group.

New Holocaust Memorial To Include History Of Jewish Resistance

The idea that the Jews went like sheep to the slaughter is absolute nonsense. Narishkeit, foolishness. The Jews did fight back.

Summer-Home Residents Help Decide Fallsburg Election

Explaining why many Jewish homeowners in Fallsburg voted against Vegliante, Friedlander said, “Sometimes people are too parochial in the way they look at the issue as it pertains to them and only them. And they don’t understand the more complex picture.”

Agudah’s Yeshiva Summit Sends Message Of Caution, Optimism

Justice Peter Lynch “issued an order that a school district must provide transportation to nonpublic school students on days when [nonpublic] schools are in session.”

A Young Jewish Community Flourishes In Philadelphia

There are so many souls out there screaming for spirituality to fill their void, and they just aren’t sure, physically, how to get it.

COJO Flatbush Joins In Honoring 99-Year-Old WWII Vet

Though Fletcher should have received a Purple Heart – the medal awarded to military personnel wounded or killed in combat – black service members were routinely overlooked for commendation at a time when the military was still segregated.

Climate Change Week A Dud For New York Legislation

We have a lot of work to do on extending producer responsibility to try to address our waste problems because certainly that’s first and foremost, Tighe emphasized.

Eric Adams Joins Met Council & Flatbush Fund Emergency Rosh Hashanah Food Distribution

Eric Adams has long been a champion for the underprivileged. He’s a great friend to Met Council and our mission to serve the neediest and we are thrilled that he could join us to help bring food to those in need.

Jewish Community Donates Over A Million Dollars Worth Of Aid For Haiti

NY’s Jewish Community working together to bring relief to Haiti after the 2021 earthquake.

One Crown Heights To Hold Neighborhood Festival On Sunday

The Black and Jewish communities had a wonderful relationship before 1991, Lipkind observed. Could the community’s wounds heal? Or would it spill over to hate, racism, and anti-Semitism?

COJO Flatbush Holds First Post-Pandemic Seniors Luncheon

“I can’t put into words how much I missed these kinds of events,” said a woman who gave her age as a young 83.

Overcoming Hurdles To Obtaining Proper Care For Children With Autism

What we need to do is to figure out a mechanism to allow these people to fully participate in the community… We’ve got to teach the community about the worth of people with disabilities.

City Council Candidates Introduce Themselves To COJO Flatbush Board Members

There was little disagreement among the candidates, all Democrats, regarding the big issues, and so each stressed his or her personal and professional qualifications.

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