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(JTA) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he is renaming proposed state hate crime legislation in honor of the Monsey stabbing victim who died on Sunday. “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Josef Neumann, who suffered brutal stab wounds after an attacker invaded the home of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg on the final […]
Get this Daily Coronavirus Update as an email. Subscribe here. While major Orthodox leaders here and in Israel have urged followers not to gather in groups for prayer, mourning or celebration, authorities remain concerned over communities ignoring “social distancing” directives. In Israel, where charedi Orthodox Jews make up only 12 percent of the population, 40 […]
The coronavirus claims a sociologist who studied Jews and their neighborhoods.