Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS
Rebecca Szlechter

Rebecca Szlechter

Rebecca Szlechter is a reporter at JNS based in New York City.

“There are countless lessons of the Holocaust, but one of the strongest ones is what can happen when ordinary people look at hatred with indifference,” Sen. Jacky Rosen told JNS.
“That needs to be brought up in any public safety conversation,” Inna Vernikov, a Jewish member of the council, told JNS.
“Jewish students have been targeted with hate and intimidation in the place they call home while at school,” Hillel Ontario CEO Jay Solomon told JNS.
“One of the least appreciated forms of resistance are the efforts by Jews to maintain cultural and religious traditions while under sustained, brutal assault,” the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum director told JNS.
Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch, is seeking more than $150 million in damages, alleging that the antisemitic streamer’s comments about Jewish Zionists incite violence.
“I miss his curiosity,” Sheila Katz of the Federation told JNS. “His genuine, non-judgmental curiosity about what makes each of us human.”
The independent executive branch agency told JNS that the behavior is “not acceptable” and the incident is being “fully investigated.”
“Jewish children must be able to go about their daily lives without fear of being targeted for who they are,” the Board of Deputies told JNS.
County Democratic Committee Chairman Jake Crawford said the county party does not currently charter the Young Democrats group and has “no affiliation” with the committee.
Designations across all five boroughs recognize first responders, recovery workers and others connected to the attacks ahead of the 25th anniversary.
“We’re here to ensure that another 9/11 never happens again, and we’re not afraid to address that the reason 9/11 happened was because of radical Islamic terrorism,” Jayne Zirkle of Lawfare Project told JNS.
Danny Danon told JNS that it’s a “team effort” to help bridge the gap between governments saying that they will protect Jews and actually acting to do so.