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Hundreds of Jewish students from SAR (the Salanter Akiba of Riverdale) and Manhattan’s Ramaz School streamed off yellow school buses on the Upper East Side on Friday morning, gathering outside …
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By Michelle Mullen, The Riverdale Press
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9/23/26
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When someone connected to her team offered to see if Zohran Mamdani, Danielle Yablonka, Miss Universe Israel 2026, declined.
“I’m always open to meeting and having conversations, but I’m …
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By Vita Fellig
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9/16/26
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a closed-door meeting with a select group of Jewish spiritual leaders on Monday, barring both traditionally Orthodox and more broadly recognized leaders.
The roundtable …
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By The Jewish Star
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8/13/26
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The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale drew 400 attendees to its 50th annual dinner on June 14, honoring two couples and featuring a video showcasing five generations of shul members.
Senior Rabbi …
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By Leora Mahler, The Jewish Star
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6/24/26
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Rep. Ritchie Torres, one of Israel’s most reliable Democratic friends on Capitol Hill, easily defeated two antizionist opponents in his Bronx district.
Torres was always favored in the heavily …
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By Ed Weintrob, The Jewish Star
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6/24/26
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Eliot Engel, the former Democratic congressman who represented Riverdale and other parts of the northern Bronx during his long political career, died April 10 …
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By Alexa Lewis, Riverdale Press
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4/15/26
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Seeking to unseat Rep. Ritchie Torres in this year’s Democratic primary, Jose Vega released a campaign video last week alleging that Zionists in Riverdale “bought and controlled” Torres and are …
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By The Jewish Star and JNS
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1/28/26
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Four events in Riverdale will commemorate next week’s anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass” in Germany that set the stage …
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11/5/25
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That Shabbat, Oct. 25, at noon, Rachel Heisler Sheinfeld, executive director of American Friends of Soroka Medical Center …
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By The Jewish Star
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10/22/25
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An estimated 40,000 people, including members of Congress and the Knesset, Israeli ministers, local public officials and former hostages and their families, lined Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on …
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By Mike Wagenheim, JNS
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5/21/25
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