NJ man who tried to kill Orthodox Jews pleads guilty in federal court Dion Marsh faces life in prison and $1.5 million in fines for driving a car he stole from one Orthodox Jew into four others, one of whom he stabbed. Feb. 2, 2024
Jackson, NJ lowers required minimum land plot size for houses of worship Synagogues in the town, with a growing Orthodox population, now need just one acre, not two. March 29, 2023
Man brandishes machete near New Jersey shul, no evidence Jews were target Nevertheless, “his menacing behavior caused fear of imminent injury or harm,” according to a captain in the Lakewood Police Department. JNS Staff March 15, 2023
New Jersey police launch investigation into driver who plowed snow on Orthodox Jews In a video, driver Donny Klarmann and his friend, Brandon Ebbs, can be heard laughing as the snowplow is turned in the direction of two Jewish men walking during Shabbat. Faygie Holt Feb. 1, 2022
Justice Department reaches agreement with New Jersey town after accusations of religious zoning bias Toms River, which was accused of placing unreasonable burdens on its growing Orthodox population, will modify its zoning code to reduce the “minimum acreage” for a house of worship from 10 acres to two. March 10, 2021
In hard-hit New Jersey, Jewish group seeks to boost small businesses Hundreds of participants took part in an outdoor expo in Lakewood, hosted by the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, to provide new opportunities for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Faygie Holt Nov. 24, 2020
New Jersey man pleads guilty to threatening to assault Jews with baseball bat The threats came less than four months after the deadly attacks on Jews in Jersey City, N.J., and in Monsey, N.Y., in December 2019, and during a time of significant uptick in anti-Semitic activity online. Aug. 12, 2020
Rise of coronavirus correlates to rise in anti-Semitism, especially in heavily Jewish areas of New York and New Jersey It “seems to be part of a broader trend in this instance. The ‘anti-other’—anti-Semitic, anti-Chinese, racist, xenophobic—rhetoric is everywhere,” says Jennifer Rich, executive director of the Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in New Jersey. Faygie Holt April 24, 2020
NJ officials scrap small-scale Jewish weddings in Lakewood during coronavirus shutdown New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy slammed the plan, saying, “Listen, I want to gather as much as the next guy, but we can’t allow that to happen.” April 24, 2020
