Tree of Life Synagogue
“Just because it’s ‘quiet’ out there, that doesn’t mean we’re actually safe,” the rabbi of a Conservative congregation in the city told JNS.
Luis Ramirez was arrested at the Lincoln Tunnel after appearing to target Lexington Avenue’s Central Synagogue.
The U.S. president granted life in prison without parole to 37 of 40 death row prisoners, but not those guilty of “terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.”
“President Biden’s decision earlier this month to pardon his son may well have set a unique and unfortunate precedent,” the Kentucky senator said on the Senate floor.
Talya Lubit and Mohamad Hamad have been charged with spray-painting a Hamas triangle and anti-Jewish slogans; they also donated to House reps and signed a letter pushing for a ceasefire.
“As the Talmud says, ‘It is not your duty to finish the work but neither are you at liberty to neglect it,’” the U.S. president said, quoting the Mishnah.
Police unable to find suspect in theft of plaque honoring Tree of Life
Officials say the Pittsburgh public school district has ordered a replacement.
“The creators of this referendum are only targeting Israel. That makes this clearly an undeniably antisemitic,” said Jeff Finkelstein, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
A spokeswoman for the Pittsburgh police called the crime “a hoax in line with other similar threats against synagogues around the country.”
“Her hate-filled telephone calls and voicemails were abhorrent,” said Markenzy Lapointe, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
The man convicted of killing 11 Jewish worshippers will need to appeal to the Third Circuit Court after an official reply that his case is “baseless.”
The organization originating from the 2018 mass shooting at the Pittsburgh synagogue will work to educate K-12 students about hate.
