admin | April 6, 2020
Thenew Netflix miniseries Unorthodoxpremiered last month. The show, which has been increasing in interest on the streaming platform, is a story told in four episodes. The plot is based on a book written by Deborah Feldman.
admin | April 6, 2020
Now that so many of us are stuck inside for the indefinite future, were going to need some new Netflix shows to binge. The Netflix series Unorthodox premiered on Mar. 26 , 2020.
admin | April 6, 2020
MONTREAL -- The Federation CJA is reminding Jewish people in Montreal to follow the strict public health measures outlined during the COVID-19 pandemic as Passover approaches and avoid gatherings. The Montreal Jewish Community organization warns to not go to any social gatherings whatsoever, and not host or attend any prayer gatherings. No one should join you at your Seder unless they are living with you, the CJA warns.
admin | April 6, 2020
In New York City, the threat of the homeless riding in the subway stations and spreading disease was known for months. Right now, even with at least 1,400 members of the NYPD becoming infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, sweeping the subways of the homeless might be necessary, as any of them carrying the virus could threaten containment measures in the city. On the surface, it would appear as if the ultra-orthodox Jewish community is another group that could upend containment measures.
admin | March 28, 2020
Johnstons Toyota dealership in New Hampton, New York, refused to service to a Hasidic Jewish man, with an employee telling him, Youre spreading the virus. Photo: Screenshot. A New York car dealership that refused to honor a Hasidic Jewish mans appointment by claiming he was spreading the coronavirus is now being investigated by the local district attorney for alleged antisemitic discrimination
admin | March 28, 2020
A Hasidic man had an appointment on Monday to service his car at Toyota service center in Goshen, NY. However, instead of being serviced like the rest of the locations customers, he was told to leave because he was spreading the virus. The man said that he called Johnstons Toyota to see if he can bring his vehicle in for maintenance
admin | March 28, 2020
I have tears in my eyes, 24-year-old actress Shira Haas says, responding to the shocking results of a 2018 survey by the Claims Conference, an organization dedicated to preserving the memories of Holocaust victims. The study reports that 41 percent of millennials believe that 2 million or fewer Jews were killed in the genocide (compared to the 6 million Jewish people who lost their lives, and the roughly 11 million people total who perished), and 66 percent of millennials cannot say what Auschwitz was
admin | March 25, 2020
Brooklyn, NY New York Police Department (NYPD) officers conducted a raid Monday morning on a group of long-haul truckers who were sleeping in their cabs on a residential street in the 66th Precinct. NYPD Deputy Inspector James King, the commanding officer of the 66th Precinct, tweeted about the operation right after it happened, but has since deleted the post in which he bragged about having illegally parked tractor trailers towed in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic emergency. The tweet was captured by retired NYPD Detective David Chianese and published on his Advocacy for LEOs blog on Tuesday.
admin | March 24, 2020
Once again, as has happened throughout our history when there have been pandemics, Jews have been blamed for it.
admin | March 24, 2020
Photo: Reuven Blau /THE CITY Sign up for THE CITY Scoop, our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Early Tuesday morning, roughly 70 people gathered in a Brooklyn synagogue for a morning shachris prayer service
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