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A 100-year-old former synagogue in the East Village will become luxury condos

The Lemberger Congregation Anshei Ashkenaz, converted into a church around 1970, is one of the last remaining tenement synagogue buildings in the neighborhood.

American Jewish Committee says it’s ‘appalled’ by Mahmoud Khalil’s views but does not praise his arrest

Another large Jewish group, Jewish Federations of North America, said it was not commenting on the arrest by immigration officers.

As ICE targets a Palestinian activist, some Jews are asking if this is the fight against antisemitism they signed up for

Leaders who denounced campus antisemitism caution about the use of the issue as justification for President Trump’s broader agenda.

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The first-ever Brooklyn SeltzerFest is a celebration of ‘Jewish champagne’

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Pro-Israel LGBTQ group A Wider Bridge names new leadership after previous director charged with sexual misconduct

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Florida teen brings a Holocaust memorial project to his high school

Judge Jesse Furman, pictured in 2018. (Screenshot)

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The judge who blocked Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation is an observant Jew

Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia who was arrested by ICE in March 2025, speaking to media. (Screenshot)

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A growing number of Jewish groups are condemning Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest

Eric Adams and other Democrats at a rally in Brooklyn

United States

Where do NYC’s Democratic mayoral candidates stand on Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest?

New York

Eyal Shani, Israeli celebrity chef, opens a wine bar in New York City

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