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Debra Nussbaum Cohen

Debra Nussbaum Cohen

Debra Nussbaum Cohen is the New York correspondent for JNS.org. She is an award-winning journalist, who has written about Jewish issues for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and New York magazine, as well as many Jewish publications. She is also author of Celebrating Your New Jewish Daughter: Creating Jewish Ways to Welcome Baby Girls into the Covenant.

“It underscores the fact that we have a lot more to do to ensure the safety and inclusion of all New Yorkers, including Jews, who continue to be the number one target,” Mark Treyger, CEO of the JCRC of New York, told JNS.
“I was proud to march in the Israel Day parade to celebrate the nation and the State of Israel, a Jewish and democratic state that is distinct from its government,” Rep. Dan Goldman said at the debate.
“Especially in today’s times, it’s more important than ever to show up, proud and loud,” Allie Levine, who attended the parade in Manhattan, told JNS.
“Enough is enough,” the New York governor said ahead of the Israel Day on Fifth parade. “The march today is an act of defiance.”
The world’s largest Federation plans to distribute the Israeli snack favorite at the Israel Day on Fifth parade in Manhattan on May 31.
“I’m not scared. I’m never scared,” the shop owner, Hila Ashkenazi, told JNS. “I was in the Israeli army, teaching self-defense. They should be scared of me.”
“We are not messing around with security at this year’s parade,” Jessica Tisch, commisssioner of the New York City Police Department, told reporters.
“The Mamdani administration is lifting up fringe voices as if they’re representative of the community,” Jonathan Schulman, executive director of the Jewish Majority, which organized the letter, told JNS.
“The city has been overrun with people openly calling for ‘intifada,’ which is Jew-hate,” a participant told JNS. “The city should be safe for everyone.”
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, of Park Avenue Synagogue, told JNS that he will address “Yizkor, memory and revelation,” rather than politics, during Shavuot morning services.
Cameron Patterson, 34, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for allegedly sending violent emails targeting a Jewish organization.
Major New York City Jewish leaders boycotted the event, to which JNS was told there was no room for it to report.