New Jersey

Federal lawsuit accuses New Jersey township of discriminating against Orthodox Jews through zoning laws

Jackson Township passed ordinances that restrict religious schools and bar religious boarding schools, the Justice Department alleges.

By Marcy Oster May 21, 2020 12:20 pm

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Elliot Samet, 69, beloved pediatrician who helped establish Passaic Hatzolah

Neighborhood children would line up outside his house to show Samet their Purim costumes. “That’s how much they loved him,” a friend recalled.

May 6, 2020 11:05 am

NY man charged with harassment for claiming Jews responsible for coronavirus

In one of two confrontations with a Jewish man at a Dunkin’ Donuts in New Jersey, he said he “does not want Jews” in his neighborhood.

April 23, 2020 9:47 am

Martin Fox, 95, past president of JTA and Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ

By Sam Sokol April 13, 2020 1:42 pm

Lakewood

New Jersey man arrested after threatening Orthodox Jews for ignoring coronavirus restrictions

By Marcy Oster March 29, 2020 2:31 pm

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaking at American Friends Of Rabin Medical Center 2019 Gala at The Plaza Hotel on November 11, 2019 in New York City. (Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Facebook map shows Lakewood, an Orthodox stronghold in New Jersey, spreading coronavirus

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 27, 2020 12:14 pm

Hosts of at least 2 Jewish weddings arrested in Lakewood, NJ, for violating coronavirus rules

By Marcy Oster March 22, 2020 2:44 pm

Mayor of Teaneck, NJ, calls on all residents to self-quarantine

By Marcy Oster March 15, 2020 11:45 am

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Bill that would have removed religious exemptions for immunizations fails in NJ Senate

By Marcy Oster January 15, 2020 12:36 pm

NJ man enlists Twitter to get grandmother’s lost Hanukkah gift to her grandson

By Ron Kampeas December 27, 2019 12:33 pm

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