New York News

Frum Dress Codes V. Human Rights?

04/17/2013 | Jonathan Mark | Associate Editor

For years, the modest dress of Satmar chasidim, and their request that visitors dress in kind, was seen by some non-Jews as Amish-like charming, by some liberal Jews as annoying or religious bullying, and within their own Satmar world as a gentle way to bring holiness to something as ordinary as the length of a sleeve or socks.

Brooklyn College Botched BDS Event

04/17/2013 | Doug Chandler | Jewish Week Correspondent

Brooklyn College bungled the handling of an anti-Israel forum two months ago, allowing for the unjustified ouster of four Jewish students attending the event, according to a report issued Friday by the City University of New York.

Sotheby’s Auctions Mega-Philanthropist’s Judaica Trove

04/17/2013 | Sandee Brawarsky | Special Correspondent

In the largest sale of a single owner’s Judaica collection in more than 50 years, Sotheby’s New York is offering “A Treasured Legacy: The Michael and Judy Steinhardt Judaica Collection” at auction on April 29.

New Knesset Members Seek Fresh Approaches

04/17/2013 | Gary Rosenblatt | Editor And Publisher

Erel Margalit, one of Israel’s most successful venture capitalists, plans to apply his entrepreneurial acumen to Israeli politics as a freshman member of the Knesset.

Extent Of Modern Slavery Shocked Even Experts

04/16/2013 | Steve Lipman | Staff Writer

Susan Stern, a veteran of decades of volunteer leadership work in the Jewish and wider communities, learned a lesson when she began her service last year as chair of President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Israel Independence Day Celebration Dampened

04/16/2013 | Alan Zeitlin | Special to the Jewish Week

Hundreds of people who gathered at Marquee to celebrate Israel’s 65th birthday Monday night were joyful but at the same time saddened by news of the terror attack in Boston.