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Tired of scrolling? Concerned about the rise of antisemitism? This newsletter is for you. Tracking the news on antisemitism in New York City and beyond.

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Hate Crime at NYC Central Synagogue. NYMag Under Fire for 'Habibi City.' Rabbis Meet with Mamdani Imploring Him to Tone Down His Rhetoric.

Plus, Mamdani attends Pakistan Day event sparking cries of hypocrisy, antisemitic rant in French Alps, British teachers focus more on safety than education, and much more in this week's newsletter.

The Beautiful Six. NYPD Stats Show 70% of Hate Crimes Are Against Jews. Canada's Antisemitism Report Should Shock People. Right to Worship Act Introduced by Bipartisan Legislators.

Plus, the DOJ investigates Mamdani, Jewish author launches book publishing venture, brutal attack on mother-daughter in Thailand, and Good Jewish News to round out the week.

NYC Judicial Committee Has Zero Jewish Lawyers. Michigan AG Won't Attend Democratic Convention Due to Antisemitism in her Party, and Canada Can't Reign in its Hate Crimes.

Plus, Columbia student union drops demand to divest from Israel, EndJewHatred rallies against the mayor, and UN issues a report on violence against women with no mention of October 7 or Israeli women.

Hate Crime Charges Brought Against Attacker Who Stabbed Two Men on the Upper West Side. Jewish Leaders Say Mamdani is "Fanning the Flames" with his Anti-Israel Rhetoric.

Plus, 9/11 Families Petition to Keep the Mayor out of 25th Anniversary Ceremony, Cornell Student in the News Again, and Ms. Rachel Donates to Michigan Senate Candidate.

Mamdani Vows to Arrest Bibi, Pen America President Resigns, and New Poll Shows 55% of Americans Believe Jews Can Handle Antisemitism on Their Own.

Plus, Irish music festival bars Israelis who served in the army from attending, Vél d'Hiv anniversary, and Scottish content creator goes viral singing Yerushalayim.

Mamdani Leaves Jews Off the Map, Chevalier Defends Attending October 8 Protest, and Harvard & Columbia Still Have a Long Way to Go to Implement Antisemitism Change.

Also, two surveys of American Jews make the news, Muslim groups launch anti-BDS coalition, and Australia has a serious antisemitism problem in its healthcare system.

250 Years of America the Beautiful

Happy 250th Birthday America!

Poetica Coffee Preaches Community and "Genocide Juice" to Congressman Goldman. Mamdani is Sued by Journalist for Obstruction on Anti-Jewish Anti-Israel Actions. Rabbis Demand Apology from the Mayor.

Plus, Ilana Gritzewsky's powerful UN speech, a Rabbi is denied a vacation rental in France, Australian Judge rules video of nurses threatening to kill Israelis is inadmissible, and much more.

Mamdani Singles Out AIPAC as "Monsters." Early Voting Conclusion: Democrats Are Obsessed with Israel. Cornell Student Doesn't Want to Work for a Jew.

Plus, the American Psychological Association is under federal investigation, NYC event fundraises for men convicted for anti-Israel and Jewish hate-crimes, and Canadian Jews are being targeted.

A Revised Buffer Zone Bill is Back, This Time With a Veto-Proof Majority. SJP Praises and Calls for the Release of the Boulder Firebomber. Federal Charges Brought Against UMich. Protestors.

The NY Post Editorial Board Believes Mamdani is Normalizing Antisemitism. Plus, so Much Good Jewish News, from Knicks Fever to Ora Magazine to Jewish cadets graduating from West Point.

Mamdani is Silent After Jewish Woman Attacked on the NYC Subway but Endorses a Far-Left Congressional Candidate Who Attended October 8 Protest. Spanish LGBT Group Bars Entry to Jews at Bathhouse.

In more news, the NYU student who flew a swastika flag at graduation is charged, Pennsylvania Senators stand united against antisemitism, and lots of Good Jewish News to round out the week.

NYC Jews Have had Enough. Boycott Passes at the Park Slope Food Coop. Rome's LGBTQ Pride Parade Bars Jews Because of Gaza.

Plus, NYC Council Member Blasts Muslim Peace Activist on X, DOJ Sues UCLA Again, Antisemitic Images out of Montreal Protest, and a Kosher Restaurant Becomes the First to Receive a Michelin Star.

To Stay or To Go? The Ultimate Jewish Question.

Last week’s contributing essay by Tamar really stuck a chord with so many of you.

Mamdani's New "Faith Liaison" is an Anti-Zionist Rabbi, Texas Democratic Candidate Wants to Puts Zionists Into Camps and Try Them for Treason, and Israeli Couple Harassed Trying to Check into a Hotel.

Plus, State Assemblymember Claire Valdez does interview with streamer who calls Jews a "demonic ethnicity," Cornell Board supports its President, and a Jewish man brutally attacked in London.

Your Jewish Friends Don’t Need You To Explain What Antisemitism Is. We Already Know.

By Guest Contributor: Tamar Anitai

Mamdani Posts About Nakba Day to 6.2 Million Followers but has Stayed Silent on Social Media in Condemning the Protest Outside a Brooklyn Synagogue. The NYT is Sued and a Terrorist Plot Thwarted.

In other news, more uncovered on Rama Duwaji by The Free Press, the DOJ seeks the death penalty for Israeli embassy staff shooter, and an additional $29 million put towards combatting hate.

Park East Synagogue Targeted Again. Mamdani Still Won't Condemn the Protestors. Queens Community Graffitied, More News from the Park Slope Food Coop, and a Life Sentence for the Boulder Firebomber.

Plus news from around the globe, American Jewish Heritage Month adopted by the LA School District, and Israeli singer leads with love at Eurovision.

Terrorist Attack in London, Antisemitism at the Park Slope Food Coop, The New School's Student Senate Hits a New Low Going After Hillel, and UC Berkeley Hosts a Terrorist.

In More News, Mamdani's Housing Ad Features a Keffiyeh Clad City Employee, Updates in the Democratic Party, and Lots of Good Jewish News to Round Out the Week.

In A Win for Mamdani Supporters, the Mayor Vetoes Buffer Zone Bill Around School Protests. NYC Will Not Codify the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism. And, Houston...We Have An Extremist Problem.

UCLA Student Government Has a Problem with Israeli Hostage Omer Shem Tov Sharing his Story, and Antisemitic Incidents Hit the Boston Marathon and a Westchester High School.

Rama Duwaji Apologies for Past Social Media Posts, Just Not the October 7 Ones. Jewish Pizza Shop Owner Targeted, and the Democratic Party has a Big Antisemitism Problem. Fetterman Speaks Out.

Around the globe, London has its third arson attack against the Jewish community in one week and Spain is in the news for Eurovision (again) and virulent antisemitic video,