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Elderly Jewish man assaulted in NYC while hanging hostage posters

For Amnon Shemi and his wife, Diane, the Gaza hostages are a more personal issue because a member of their extended family was kidnapped.

 POSTERS BEARING the photos of Israelis being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza are seen on a street in Port Washington, NY
 Guests at a rooftop concert during the 2023 Paul Feig Marlene Meyerson Tikkun Leil Shavuot. )

Here’s how New York is celebrating Shavuot in 2025

 EUPHORIA OF making aliyah: The ‘oleh’ identity is unique

Between two homes: The unsettled identity of an oleh

 A yeshiva school bus drives through Broolyn on Sept. 12, 2022.

School vouchers would expand nationwide under federal proposal cheered by Orthodox groups


NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

"As long as I am mayor of this city, we will be invested in Israel," Adams said at the conference.

 NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

NYC marks 77th annual Israel Day Parade

For blocks, 5th Avenue was lined with Israeli flags, posters, and chanting crowds as over 40,000 participants made their way from 57th to 74th Streets.

 Participants at NYC's Israel Day Parade, May 18, 2025.

Released hostages attend 'Hatikvah'-themed Israel Day Parade NYC amid heightened security - watch

Several former Gaza hostages attended, including Andrey Kozlov, Ilana Gritzewsky, Aviva and Keith Siegel, Eliya Cohen, and Doron Steinbrecher.

 A participant at New York City's Israel Day Parade waving a US flag, Israel flag with yellow hostage ribbon, and wearing a shirt reading 'Bring Them All Home Now,' May 18, 2025.

Two killed, 19 hurt as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge

The Mexican Navy said on social media late on Saturday that 22 people were injured on board the ship, of which 19 were receiving medical attention in local hospitals.

 A Mexican Navy training ship is seen damaged after it ran into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2025.

Maccabiah stars to shine at NYC’s Israel Day parade

An anticipated 120 athletes, staff, and other Maccabiah representatives, plus the M25 Maccabiah official presenters, will be on the float.

 ISRAELI JUDOKA Peter Paltchik will participate in this weekend's 'Israel Day on the Fifth' parade in New York City.

NYC penalizes organizers of community garden that required members to oppose Zionism

Applicants were asked to sign a “statement of values” that included opposition to Zionism, antisemitism, and “nationalist and/or racist beliefs.”

 Sunset Community Garden in Ridgewood, Queens.

NYC becomes first major US city to establish Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism

“The Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism will be the first of its kind in a major city across the nation, and will tackle antisemitism in all of its forms."

NYC Mayor Eric Adams creates new office dedicated to combating antisemitism.

US charges NYC resident with three counts of anti-Jewish hate crimes

After law enforcement authorities searched Bazrouk’s phone, text messages revealed his support for Hamas and his antisemitic bias.

 Pro-Palestinian New Yorkers gather in Times Square and demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, Badar Khan Suri, Rumeysa Ozturk, Yunseo Chung, and others on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

New York probes reported counter-protest assaults during Israeli official's visit

Demonstrations have taken place in recent days during a visit to New York by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference at City Hall in Manhattan in New York City, US, March 24, 2025.

'Bring them home now': Hundreds of people protest in Central Park

Hostages' relatives joined the protest including: Itay Chen's parents, Evyatar David's brother, Omri Miran's brother-in-law, and Abigail Idan's aunt.

 Hagit and Ruby Chen, the parents of Itay Chen.

Noa Argamani at TIME Magazine gala: 'I will keep fighting' to bring hostages home

Argamani, who survived 246 days of captivity in Gaza before being rescued during Operation Arnon, has been named to Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people.

 Noa Argamani attends the TIME100 gala, celebrating the magazine’s annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, in New York City, US, April 24, 2025