Tag: Staten Island
Jewish Man Bashed in Head with Metal Bat in Staten Island
The attacker fled on foot and has not yet been caught. The NYPD said the case is under investigation as a hate crime.
NYPD Arrests Suspect in Antisemitic BB Gun Shooting Attacks
The suspect was charged with assault as a hate crime, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment, and assault.
Staten Island Woman Arrested for Anti-Semitic Crimes
NJEHA has a growing presence on Staten Island and is under investigation by the district attorney’s office.
10th Israeli Dies of Coronavirus as Number of Infected Rises to 3,035
The US has bypassed China and Italy on Thursday with the largest number of infected patients – 85,604.
Rabbi Avraham HaKohen ‘Romi’ Cohen, z’l, Famed Partisan, Mohel, Succumbs to COVID-19
COVID-19 claimed another treasured member of the Jewish community, a famed Holocaust survivor and Staten Island mohel.
42,660 Coronavirus Cases in US, 21,689 in NY State, 541 Americans Dead, 1,656 Infected...
Monday was the deadliest day so far in the US, with 100 new coronavirus deaths reported.
Israel – Businesses and Restaurants with Delivery
Updated: March 24, 2020.
Staten Island ‘Improvement Society’ Pushing Back Orthodox Jews
At some point, the 20 or so Jewish families who had been allowed in because they're not Orthodox, got up and left. It was becoming too much like a Nazi rally.
Suspect Indicted in Connection with Anti-Semitic Beating in Borough Park, Brooklyn
The suspect was heard screaming words that sounded like "Allah" while beating the victim, according to the court papers.
NYPD: Muslim Driver Wanted to Brutalize an Entirely Different Elderly Chassidic Jew
The videos show a black livery car parked hastily by the curb and the driver rushing out of it and attacking the unsuspecting Schwartz, who manages to escape, only to be caught and pummeled again.
Rabbi Reuven Feinstein Released from Hospital
Rabbi Feinstein sustained serious bruises but did not suffer a more serious injury.
Holy Crisis Intervention From Beyond the Grave
A dynamic young man who left this world far earlier than expected still managed to help another Jew, even from beyond the grave.
Cemetery Embezzler Pays Restitution, Gets Five Years’ Probation
Ilana Friedman and her husband Arthur charged tens of thousands of dollars using the cemetery’s credit cards.
Remembering a Community’s Selfless Response to Hurricane Sandy
In a short span of time our shul raised and distributed thousands of dollars for relief organizations.
Giuliani Pitching Lhota as Only Candidate Ready to Be Mayor
"We need a mayor who is not going to be confused by so many of these liberal ideas."
Brooklyn Woman Admits Stealing $1 Million from Jewish Cemetery
A Brooklyn woman pleaded guilty to charges that she stole $1 million from a Jewish cemetery on Staten Island.
Ilana Friedman, 51, admitted to grand...
New York Under Water
As of early Tuesday morning, there are numerous reports of residents trapped in their homes facing the high waters that submerged many parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the Rockaways. The Fire Department is forced to reach those trapped by boat.
Bacon Hate Crimes and Islamophobia Witch-Hunts
In the last five years there have been multiple Muslim plots to bomb synagogues. The NYPD is investigating bombs in synagogues, not bacon, because there really is a disturbing trend of anti-Semitic hate crimes. The best evidence that there is no similarly disturbing trend of Islamophobic attacks is that the NYPD is bagging and tagging bacon at a Staten Island football field.
New Site Aims For ‘One Million Refuah Shleimahs’
Almost every American Orthodox Jew who owns a computer either checks or knows about OnlySimchas.com. If Naftali Mark, a young Flatbush financial representative, has his druthers, the same will one day be true about www.Refuahs.org.
The Chol Hamoed List
Below is a listing of many attractions that are open during Chol Hamoed Sukkot.
Willowbrook, Staten Island
Question: Any practical suggestions on how to deal with the agunah situation?