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New York police officers stand guard at the door of the Union Temple of Brooklyn after it was vandalized with graffiti, Nov. 2, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Kena Betancur-AFP via Getty Images)

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Calls to defund police put some Jewish institutions in a tough position

by Ben Sales and JTA June 15, 2020

When Rabbi Capers Funnye attends a synagogue that’s not his own, he must brace himself for the reaction that he knows will follow after he walks through the door. Even […]

Rabbi Mira Rivera speaks at a Jewish protest against Amazon at one of the company’s brick-and-mortar stores in New York City, Aug. 11, 2019. The protest was held on Tisha B’Av, a traditional Jewish day of mourning. Behind the speaker is a banner with a Hebrew quotation from the Book of Lamentations, which is traditionally read on Tisha B'Av. (Photo/JTA-Facebook video screenshot)

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40 Jews arrested in New York protesting Amazon’s ties with ICE

by JTA and Ben Sales August 12, 2019August 12, 2019