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Elizabeth Kratz

Elizabeth Kratz is associate publisher and editor of The Jewish Link of New Jersey and The Jewish Link of Bronx, Westchester and Connecticut.

“The Jewish community stood up and showed we are not going to be intimidated,” said Steve Fox, president of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Teaneck, N.J.
An informational fair for those interested in moving to Israel drew the hundreds of demonstrators on a Sunday afternoon.
Battles have had to be waged on the city, state and federal levels to prove that the construction and maintenance of eruvs is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Antisemitic board members defended antisemitic students while cursing at a local rabbi.
Northern New Jersey rabbis Ezra Frazer of Teaneck and Yitzchok Lerman of Rutherford have been undergoing extensive training to serve a Jewish community in uniform.
In an era of rising anti-Semitism and violence, the need for American Jews to have a safe haven in the world is more important than ever.
Today, God has plagued all of humanity. Jews are being plagued as much as any other group. There is no one unaffected.
Make no mistake: Progressives are seeking to use their election to the World Zionist Organization to effect a worldwide change of Jewish priorities. This should concern all of us.
Three people were treated on the scene for facial trauma. The suspect was apprehended, and an investigation has begun.
On behalf of the Zachor Legal Institute, attorney Marc Greendorfer wrote to Highland Park Mayor Gayle Brille Mittler and president of the Highland Park Library Board Bruce Tucker, informing them that the town “appears to be in violation of federal law.”
A controversy in a small New Jersey borough with a large Jewish population ends with the original children’s book reading, plus a scheduled reading of “I Is for Israel” as well. Although not everyone seems satisfied with the results.
CEO Ari Teman explains that it enables rabbis “to leave the door locked and still give them the ability to let others get in the building while they are away.” He and his staff are also helping synagogue personnel choose what to do in terms of applying for federal security grants.