Going to ‘March for Israel’ part of curriculum, senior Yeshiva administrator says Some 2,500 students, faculty and staff attended the Nov. 14 rally in Washington, D.C. Elishama Marmon Nov. 21, 2023
‘I wanted to be a part of the historic crowd,’ says ‘March for Israel’ attendee Some of the reported nearly 300,000 attendees told JNS that they were motivated to come to Washington by Jewish unity and to send a message to the federal government. Elishama Marmon Nov. 16, 2023
‘We do not scare. We stand by Israel,’ Schumer says at vigil a month after Oct. 7 “The time for talk ended 30 days ago. The time for action is now,” Gilad Erdan, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, told the audience of more than 10,000. Elishama Marmon Nov. 7, 2023
Thousands support Israeli hostages held by Hamas at ‘Bring Them Home’ rally “The whole world stands together in outrage,” said Elan Carr, CEO of the Israeli-American Council, as he spoke in Times Square, in the heart of New York City. Elishama Marmon Oct. 20, 2023
Pro-Israel, ‘unity’ rally draws 150 across from Netanyahu’s NYC hotel “The protesters on the other side,” Rabbi Shmuley Boteach told JNS, “have forgotten who the real enemy is. Bibi is a hero, and Iran is the villain. I hope the protesters across the street know that.” Elishama Marmon Sept. 22, 2023
Agudath Israel: ‘Invaluable’ to talk antisemitic attacks, zoning with New York AG Rabbi Eli Steinberg, a community activist, said it is “heartening” that James met with a delegation of Orthodox Jewry not after an extreme event, but at a time when the public isn’t noticing. Elishama Marmon June 16, 2023
At Met Council breakfast, Hochul talks hate crimes, antisemitism, NYPD The annual Met Council legislative “Feeding New York” breakfast drew federal, state and local politicians, among others. Elishama Marmon June 5, 2023
