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U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced Tuesday that they recently led Democratic and Republican Members of Congress on a letter to President Biden urging him to respond to the rising antisemitism in the United States and around the world.

There were 16 hate crimes on May 24, 2021. Usually, Deborah Lauter, Executive Director of New York City’s Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, gets one or two a day to review.

 UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba and former Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer Recognize
Honorary Degree Recipient Mr. Jason Greenblatt, Key Architect in Creating Abraham Accords  

Yeshiva University held its 90th Annual Commencement Exercises in person on Wednesday, May 26, in Arthur Ashe Stadium in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with the participation of more than 650 graduates and their families, friends and university faculty, staff and administration.  

In response to an alarming spike in anti-Semitism, a broad and diverse coalition of New York City organizations and leaders denounced anti-Semitism in full page ads in The New York Times and New York Post on Sunday and in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.

Memorial Day highlights a time across the country when we honor our fallen heroes who sacrificed everything to protect our freedoms. The day is a time to reflect on those gone and honor the courage and service of our veterans and current servicemembers while taking into account the sacrifices of their families.

The Rabbinical Alliance of America – Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American rabbis, applauds President Joe Biden’s stance against anti-Semitism and calls him to fill the role of Special Envoy for Anti-Semitism. In a May 28 statement, President Biden denounced the avalanche of anti-Semitic attacks on the American Jewish community and demanded that they stop.