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Wesley LePatner, Blackstone exec. and Jewish community member among New York shooting victims

Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israel's Special Envoy for combating antisemitism, identified LePatner and called her "an incredible, dedicated, beautiful, and beloved leader."

Wesley LePatner during an award ceremony from the UJA-Federation of New York.
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Jewish influencer ‘The Watch King’ zapped with taser and robbed of over $550,000

Police members gather during a reported active shooter situation in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S. July 28, 2025.

Four killed in shooting spree in Manhattan, police say

BLENDING A nursing career with a thriving business

The aliyah story of Shirelle Weingarten, a scrunchie connoisseur


Silver Moon Bakery, an UWS spot known for its challah, reopens on Broadway

Silver Moon Bakery announced via Instagram Thursday that the new bakery would be opening Friday, but with a twist: The new location at 2664 Broadway.

Hungry customers line up outside the new Silver Moon and Buttercup Bake Shop collaboration at 2664 Broadway.

Court overturns conviction in case of Jewish 6-year-old who went missing in 1979

A New York federal appeals court ruled to overturn the guilty verdict for the man convicted in the 1979 disappearance of the Jewish 6-year-old Etan Patz.

 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.

Columbia University disciplines dozens of students for pro-Palestinian library protest

Following the protest, the university began an investigation into rules violations, banned participants from the campus and placed them on interim suspension, it said.

 Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, U.S., May 7, 2025.

Netanyahu says Iran put a bounty on his head on Nelk Boys podcast appearance

Netanyahu used the Nelk Boys media platform to discuss Iran’s alleged assassination plot, his “bromance” with Donald Trump, and efforts to correct what he called false narratives about Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on an episode of the "Full Send Podcast" recorded in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2025.

Noa Cochva faces online abuse after responding to Glastonbury antisemitism - interview

The former pageant winner said that she's received physical and verbal threats after filming an Instagram video claiming "Death to the IDF" chant calls for the death of all Israelis.

 Former Miss Israel Noa Cochva is seen in her IDF uniform.

Pandering to BDS: NYC comptroller withdraws tens of millions of city funding from Israel Bonds

The office of New York Mayor Eric Adams wrote a letter to Comptroller Brad Lander requesting a review into the divestment, claims public records are incomplete.

New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander visits the U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., June 20, 2025.

Will the socialist, pro-intifada Mamdani make New York inhospitable for Jews? - opinion

Perhaps Gotham’s Jews should consider donning their vagabond shoes and heading in our direction, away from The City That Never Sleeps.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in New York. (illustration)

Jewish Democrats in Congress raise concerns about Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Israel positions

Prominent Jewish figures in Congress from the Democratic Party, including Debbie Wasserman Schultz, are concerned about Zohran Mamdani's anti-Israel rhetoric.

 US Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat, speaks during a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing in the US Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Most NYers deterred by Zohran Mamdani’s BDS support, but 1 in 3 see it as a boon, poll shows

Support for the positions was highest among younger voters ages 18 to 44 — aligning with recent polling on Israel issues unrelated to the mayor’s race — and among men.

 New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, now a NYC mayoral candidate, speaks during a news conference outside the White House to announce a hunger strike to demand that President Joe Biden "call for a permanent ceasefire and no military aid to Israel, on November 27, 2023.

Acting Columbia president Claire Shipman apologizes for texts suggesting removal of Jewish trustee

Columbia faced intense pressure from the federal government to address allegations of discrimination by some Jewish and Israeli students.

Claire Shipman testifies before the House Committee on Education & the Workforce at Rayburn House Office Building on April 17, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Arkia relaunches direct Tel Aviv-New York flights

The route will no longer require an operational stop in Larnaca, the airline confirmed.

 Arkia airplane