Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said they plan to return 17 items — once headed for auction — to their communities. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Jews and Judaism”
Where Are the Fans for Israel’s National Baseball Team? In New York.
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2021
The Tokyo-bound Israeli national baseball team has more supporters in New York than in its home country. Source: New York Times
Sister Margherita Marchione, Defender of Pius XII, Dies at 99
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2021
She spent decades arguing that the pope had helped the Jews during World War II, despite accusations that he had abdicated his moral responsibility. Source: New York Times
Man Charged in Arson at Brooklyn Synagogue and Yeshiva, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on May 22, 2021
The man was also connected to assaults on a Jewish man and a Black subway rider and vandalism at a Catholic church, court records show. Source: New York Times
The Push to Vaccinate 20,000 Holocaust Survivors in New York
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2021
One survivor who got her vaccine, Eva Rose, 96, said the last year has been “lousy,” but added: “I am still here, thank God.” Source: New York Times
Morris Dickstein, Critic and Cultural Historian, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
He had a passion for reading, and for writing about what he was reading. “Criticism,” he once said, “plays a very important role in keeping people honest.” Source: New York Times
A Family’s Passover Tradition: Making Matzo in Their Backyard
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
“Focusing on every detail, rather than buying it in a box in the store, makes for a more direct and meaningful connection,” said Meir Rapaport, who bakes matzo with relatives outside their Brooklyn home. Source: New York Times
Frontier Cancels Flight, Citing Maskless Passengers
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2021
The airline’s treatment of the passengers, all Orthodox Jews, drew condemnation and accusations of anti-Semitism from Jewish groups. Source: New York Times
Sourdough on Shabbat? Inside the City’s Kosher Food Revolution
By Gotham Rex on February 26, 2021
Young observant Jews are stretching the boundaries of traditional cuisine. Source: New York Times
5 Takeaways From the NYC Mayor’s Race: Bagel Orders and Vaccine Appointments
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2021
A former City Council speaker decides not to run, and a current city comptroller becomes the first leading candidate to get the coronavirus vaccine. Source: New York Times
Naomi Levine, Lawyer Who Transformed a University, Dies at 97
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2021
She thrived in a profession where she found herself mostly surrounded by men, taking on leadership roles and helping turn N.Y.U. into a top-tier institution. Source: New York Times
What Zoom Does to Campus Conflicts Over Israel and Free Speech
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
As battles over Israel and the Palestinian territories have migrated online, technology has scrambled the debate. Source: New York Times
$15,000 Fine After Secret Hasidic Wedding Draws Thousands of Guests
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
“This was amazingly irresponsible,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said of the event in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
Staying Apart, But Praying Together
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2020
As the coronavirus surges again, houses of worship in New York struggle to serve their communities safely. Source: New York Times
Virus Rate Fell to 2% From 34% in One Area. But Did Anything Change?
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2020
Concerns have arisen that communities may be manipulating coronavirus positivity rates by discouraging sick people from being tested. Source: New York Times