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Bomb hoax targets private Jewish school in Los Angeles amid string of antisemitic bombing threats

Hoaxers further called in threats two minutes apart on Friday to two Brooklyn yeshivas, the Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School and the United Talmudical Academy of Williamsburg.

Los Angeles, USA - Close-up on the insignia and slogan of a LAPD vehicle, with the reflection of Union Station's tower visible in the car's window.
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt an Oct. 7 vigil organized by Israelis for Peace and attended by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City's Union Square on Oct. 7, 2026.

Hasan Piker calls protesters who heckled Mamdani at Oct. 7 vigil ‘opportunists’

Pro-Israel activists hold signs highlighting the October 7 Hamas attacks during an Israeli American Council (IAC) protest against screenings of the documentary NAZA in the US.

Israeli American Council leads nationwide protests against controversial Gaza documentary 'NAZA'

Screenshot of one of the videos showing young children at a Brooklyn Jewish school being escorted out of the school buildings and marshaled along the street by staff amid the emergency response to a bomb scare, October 9, 2026.

Jewish schools in Brooklyn evacuate following bomb threats, NYPD finds no explosives on site


‘You are standing today’: A Jewish lesson for America, 25 years after 9/11

As we approach the 25th anniversary of that terrible day, this week’s haftarah (Isaiah 61:10-63:9) offers a powerful perspective on destruction, rebuilding, and memory.

 THE TWIN Towers burn

From Israel to New York: Fighting for truth on the front line - opinion

A bonus is that we’re making our fellow Jews feel safer: More seen. More heard. More represented. More protected. And that, for us, is the biggest blessing of all.

Frontline Advocates

The FBI must prevent Iran’s covert war from reaching US soil - opinion

Iran does not need to win a conventional war to endanger Americans. The FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Forces must ensure that Tehran’s shadow threat never becomes America’s next tragedy.

: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 12, 2026.

Times Square stabbing leaves woman dead, attacker dies after NYPD response

The 32-year-old victim who was killed in the attack was identified as Erin Piacenti, a vice president at Bank of America, according to a Bloomberg report.

A member of the NYPD stands guard as people gather at the scene of an officer-involved shooting, in Times Square, New York City, US, August 31, 2026.

New York cannot enforce state law demanding $75b. from fossil fuel companies, federal judge rules

Chief US District Judge Brenda Sannes in Syracuse, New York sided with 22 Republican state attorneys general, as well as industry groups including the US Chamber of Commerce.

 A view from the top of the Rockefeller Center, as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada hang over the Manhattan skyline, in New York City, New York, US, June 7, 2023.

John Galliano bows out of Met exhibition as backlash over antisemitism mounts

The reversal came less than a month after the Met announced that Galliano would be the subject of its spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition.

Designer John Galliano and then Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour attend the Fashion Awards 2021 at Royal Albert Hall, London, November 29, 2021.

57 days until elections: Israelis abroad are already filling flights to Israel

Ahead of elections, the Fly&Vote initiative secures dedicated flights from New York and Lisbon following high demand and TAP route cancellations.

The flight information board at Ben Gurion Airport.

The shofar call that turned a curious Arizona student toward Judaism, marriage and aliyah

A chance encounter with a Chabad rabbi and the sound of the shofar awakened Yosef Turtora's Jewish identity, setting him on a journey from Arizona back to his birthplace in Israel.

WITH WIFE Shoshana.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul promises to increase holiday security at synagogues, Jewish sites

About two weeks ago, a man broke into Shabbat services at the Central Synagogue, attacked a worshiper and a security guard, and caused property damage. He was later charged with hate crimes.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul listens as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting on August 12, 2026 in New York City.

'Let us have our peace': Fearing disruption at Ground Zero, 9/11 families ask Mamdani to stay away

US AFFAIRS: Families of 9/11 victims are urging New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip the 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero, saying his presence could disrupt their day of mourning.

AMERICAN FLAGS and flowers mark victims’ names at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. Families say the site is sacred ground that should be a place of mourning, not a ground for political division.