New Jersey
Official: Black nationalist link to Jersey shooting probed
By David Porter and Jim Mustian — December 11, 2019
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Some sects of the Hebrew Israelites, a black supremacist group, are known for fierce condemnations of white and Jewish people.
New Jersey town fights anti-Semitic image to become model for neighbors
By Jonathan Harounoff — September 13, 2019
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (RNS) — A center for Jewish learning for 75 years, the rapidly expanding suburb deployed professional mediators and civic pride to heal a community divide.
I was an expert witness against a teacher who taught students to question the Holocaust
By Jennifer Rich — May 30, 2019
(The Conversation) — When it comes to what a New Jersey teacher let or encouraged his students to believe when it comes to Hitler and the Holocaust, his lessons weren’t just wrong, they were dangerous.
How 9/11 spurred New Jersey’s Sikh attorney general into public service
By Simran Jeet Singh — March 8, 2019
(RNS) — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal's faith is not the primary driver of his work as attorney general; its core teachings of service, justice and kindness are, and they align well with his progressive approach to policy.
Meet Sadaf Jaffer, America’s first female Muslim mayor
By Simran Jeet Singh — February 14, 2019
(RNS) — 'I hope my example helps provide a different vision of what it means to be a Muslim woman in America today,' she says.
Video stokes fears of anti-Semitic backlash in N.J. suburb
By Menachem Wecker — February 1, 2019
(RNS) — A video from a group called Rise Up Ocean County that paints Orthodox Jews as invaders has raised concerns in suburban New Jersey communities where the Jewish population is increasing.
Why we must hold law enforcement officials accountable for racism
By Simran Jeet Singh — September 26, 2018
(RNS) — Ridding our justice systems of those most prone to perpetuating injustice tells marginalized communities that they can trust the people.
Seven states launch investigations in wake of Pennsylvania clergy sex abuse report
By Jack Jenkins — September 6, 2018
(RNS) — Law enforcement officials in at least seven states appear to be launching their own inquiries of their Catholic dioceses, focusing on church files thought to contain decades of allegations of child sex abuse by priests.
Catholics and lawmakers respond to sex abuse report
By Jack Jenkins — August 16, 2018
(RNS) — Two days after Pennsylvania's 'catastrophic' report on clergy sex abuse, questions remain about its effect on American Catholics and how states will prosecute such crimes in the future.
Why Cory Booker matters to the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 7, 2018
Forget about that sign in Senator Booker's hand. There are other signs that Jews should be worried about.
Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian Christians
By Jerome Socolovsky — February 3, 2018
HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — The order affects roughly 50 people from a community in New Jersey that includes many who left Indonesia years ago to escape religious persecution.
Fearing deportation, a third Indonesian Christian seeks sanctuary in a NJ church
By Chris Sagona — January 29, 2018
(RNS) — Harry Pangemanan joins two other Indonesian Christians now living in the Reformed Church of Highland Park, about 35 miles south of New York City.
N.J. town rescinds parks ban alleged to target Orthodox Jews
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 29, 2017
(AP) The New Jersey town council was pressured by the state to drop its ban on New Yorkers visiting its public park. The council had also tried — and failed — to ban boundary markers Jews use to observe Sabbath rules.
Muslims in NJ city fear another backlash after latest attack
By Wayne Parry — November 3, 2017
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — 'People here feel they will be blamed as a religion and as a people. Because this guy was a Muslim, Muslims will be blamed anywhere and everywhere,' said Imam Mohammad Qatanani, spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, the region's most influential mosque.
New Jersey town approves mosque after $3.25M settlement
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 9, 2017
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge had sued the township last year, claiming the town changed its zoning ordinances in order to deny the group's plans.
