Last year in New York City there were 428 felony level hate crimes and more than half of that number – 242 – targeted Jewish people, according to NYPD official crime statistics. …
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/20/20
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The Orthodox Union announced that Lawrence resident Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph has been appointed as the organization's executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Starting on Sept. 1, …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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7/2/20
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Lawrence native Harvey Jay Sheff was known as a mensch, a Yiddish word that encapsulates a person’s capacity for being all the things we admire: smart, athletic, considerate and polite.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/1/20
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After winning their 28th and 29th consecutive games of what has become a truly magical season, the No. 13 nationally ranked Yeshiva University Maccabees advanced to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 for the first time ever in school history.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/12/20
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The No. 13 nationally ranked NCAA Division III Yeshiva University Maccabees (27-1) captured their second Skyline Conference championship in three years on Sunday by defeating the SUNY Purchase Panthers 86-74.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/5/20
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The Yeshiva University men’s basketball team dropped its first game of the season, but since that 72-60 loss to Occidental College in California on Nov. 9, the Maccabees have reeled off 25 consecutive wins.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/26/20
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Lawrence resident Gabriel Leifer, a 6-5 senior forward on the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team, is averaging nearly 18 points and almost 13 rebounds per game as of Feb. 4 for a 18-1 Maccabee squad, which leads the Skyline Conference’s South Division with an 10-0 mark.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/6/20
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Gabriel Leifer, a Lawrence resident and a 6-5 junior forward on Yeshiva University’s men’s basketball team, was one of six teammates honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on July 17 for his academic achievement during the 2018-2019 school year.
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Compiled by Frank Gargano
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8/1/19
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Hewlett High School senior Brianna Kovit received a special commendation from the College Board for her paper in Advanced Placement Research that she completed last year.
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Compiled by Jeffrey Bessen, Shira Frankel and Nava Yastrab
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6/13/19
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Woodsburgh resident and United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman will be Yeshiva University’s keynote speaker for the school’s 88th commencement at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 30.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/2/19
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