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Arsonist with ‘kill rabbi’ tattoo sentenced to decades in prison for burning rabbi’s home

Matthew Karelefsky, 46, was convicted last month of charges including attempted murder, arson and assault for the crime in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Midwood.

By Luke Tress March 18, 2024 6:05 pm

UWS residents clean up after Effy’s, a neighborhood kosher cafe, is hit with anti-Israel graffiti

“This is the next step of what the antisemites are doing,” said Elisha Fine, one of the volunteers who cleaned up the sidewalk. “First they start with the posters, then they move to the businesses. When are they coming to us? That’s why we’re here.”

March 18, 2024 4:53 pm

Anti-Israel activists outside a Valentine's Day comedy show in midtown Manhattan, February 14, 2024. (Luke Tress)

To evade pro-Palestinian protests, some Jewish and Israeli events are keeping their locations low-profile

Much of New York City’s robust Jewish life is still publicized.

March 18, 2024 1:49 pm

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Arsonist with ‘kill rabbi’ tattoo sentenced to decades in prison for burning rabbi’s home

UWS residents clean up after Effy’s, a neighborhood kosher cafe, is hit with anti-Israel graffiti

To evade pro-Palestinian protests, some Jewish and Israeli events are keeping their locations low-profile

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Arsonist with ‘kill rabbi’ tattoo sentenced to decades in prison for burning rabbi’s home

UWS residents clean up after Effy’s, a neighborhood kosher cafe, is hit with anti-Israel graffiti

To evade pro-Palestinian protests, some Jewish and Israeli events are keeping their locations low-profile

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