Jacob Henry
The Times of Israel
New York, United States
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American Eagle now has a mezuzah at its Times Square flagship
The popular apparel brand's CEO Jay L. Schottenstein is well-known for his charitable Jewish contributions, including to Chabad, whose teen program engineered the affixing event → Read More
New Yorkers hunt for ‘The L Train Nazi,’ caught drawing hate slogans on subway
Activists look for suspect seen scrawling '1488,' a neo-Nazi code, on New York's L line, document tags across city → Read More
Are the goblins in blockbuster Harry Potter game ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ antisemitic?
Newly released video game renews criticism that hook-nosed creatures running wizard bank echo racist tropes about Jews and money → Read More
Jewish initiative aims to support Asian New Yorkers following Monterey Park shooting
Jews For Asians will send volunteers to help mourners feel safe at vigils and solidarity events this week as the Asian American community processes yet another tragedy → Read More
Judicial overhaul protests go global with rallies to be held in US, Canadian cities
Expat group says 'foundations of Israeli democracy are being challenged'; solidarity event criticized for Shabbat timing, but organization says it is to sync with Tel Aviv event → Read More
A Jewish reporter goes inside Rikers for a new book on a notorious jail
Reuven Blau, 43, co-authors deep dive into New York City prison that makes headlines for violence, mistreatment → Read More
Orthodox influencer Flatbush Girl hunting man who flashed online session of 3,000
Adina Miles-Sash is looking to press charges against the possible serial flasher, and wants answers on why men in her religious circle aren't condemning his behavior → Read More
Historic NYC church, housed by synagogue after fire, is greenlit for restoration
East End Temple welcomed Middle Collegiate Church-goers to worship in its sanctuary after it was devastated by massive blaze in 2020 → Read More
Conan O’Brien's latest podcast guest? A New York pulpit rabbi
David Schuck of New Rochelle’s Conservative Beth El Synagogue Center has a schmooze with the late-night host, who says he went to more bar mitzvahs than first communions as a kid → Read More
Satmar head visits convicted sexual abuser Nechemya Weberman in prison
Sex abuse survivor says victims feel they are 'being stabbed' when they witness support by Hassidic community leaders, media for perpetrators of crimes → Read More
ADL head explains antisemitism on NY hip-hop radio show ‘The Breakfast Club’
Jonathan Greenblatt speaks to Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy -- and their millions of listeners -- about the relationship between the Jewish and Black communities → Read More
NY governor signs anti-hate crime bill days after synagogue attack foiled
Law mandates hate crime prevention training, statewide tolerance campaign; Hochul: 'No young Jewish boy should ever have to look over his shoulder as he’s walking to a yeshiva' → Read More
As Kyrie Irving returns to court, Black Hebrews rally in solidarity outside stadium
NBA star again denounces antisemitism prior to game, but group galvanized by his promotion of conspiracy theory-ladened film gathers and hands out anti-Jewish fliers to fans → Read More
In backing Zeldin, NY’s Orthodox community showed its limitations — and strengths
Most of the religious Jewish groups came out for losing GOP candidate but high turnout shows political sway, representatives say → Read More
Employee found dead in freezer at famous New York kosher bakery
Man, 33, appears to have been trapped by accident and locked in freezer for five hours before being discovered by colleagues arriving for work → Read More
Pro-Palestinian YouTuber called antisemitic for video baiting Haredi Jews on Israel
Abdullah Almasmari's bid to get ultra-Orthodox in NYC to answer for allegations against Israel draws widespread criticism; Hasid who shrugged him off hailed as 'expert level troll' → Read More
NYPD to up patrols around Williamsburg synagogues amid rise in antisemitic attacks
'It is believed these victims were targeted because they're Jewish,' police commissioner says during press conference where suspect allegedly slapped Haredi man days earlier → Read More
ADL condemns ‘out of touch’ NY progressive group Jews for Racial & Economic Justice
Jonathan Greenblatt, head of civil rights advocacy group, retweets Democrat congressional hopeful Brian Robinson's criticism of JFREJ, which protests remarks as inaccurate → Read More
First US case of polio in nearly a decade is an Orthodox Jewish man
Young man who recently got married is suffering from paralysis; patient was not vaccinated and a resident of Rockland County, which has a history of low vaccine compliance → Read More
Two Jewish candidates still in contention for US House race after De Blasio’s exit
Dan Goldman, lead lawyer in Trump's 1st impeachment and Elizabeth Holtzman still in running as candidates in New York's District 10, which includes several Orthodox neighborhoods → Read More