United Nations International School Photo credit : Transpoman via Wikimedia Commons. A Jewish woman, who taught at the United Nations International School in New York for about 30 years, is suing the school, alleging that it ignored her reports of experiencing Jew-hatred on campus and responded by subjecting her to a retaliatory investigation. Robert Weingrad told JNS that his wife, Nadine Sébag, 65, experienced “severe depression” as a result of what she experienced at the s

Taylor Force as a child (Photo courtesy Stuart Force) In 2004, the Palestinian Authority launched its “Martyrs Fund,” promising to pay Palestinians who died or were thrown in prison as a result of committing terrorism against Israel. These “pay-for-slay” payouts add up to hundreds of millions of dollars per year. And while President Mahmoud Abbas claimed last year that he would end the program , it was enshrined by the proposed Palestinian constitution he released earlier

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Plaintiffs say the city’s policy unlawfully mandates divestment based on ideology. Two Jewish advocacy organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Medford’s recent values-based investment ordinance , arguing the policy illegally forces the city to divest public funds for political and ideological reasons. The Gevura Fund and the National Jewish Advocacy Center, along with the law firm Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in M

From the Executive Summary: The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), the Orthodox Union, the Rabbinical Council of America, and the National Council of Young Israel submit the attached Memorandum to affirm the constitutionality and necessity of legislation that would establish a 25-foot protective buffer zone for demonstrations around houses of worship and reproductive health facilities. (Part K of S.9005/A.10005 and S.8599/A.9335) (the “Bills”). We vigorously oppose the a

The National Jewish Advocacy Center, a prominent Jewish legal rights group, acquires the Zachor Legal Institute, a legal think tank. Courtrooms around the US have increasingly become a central battlefield in the fight against antisemitism, and the two groups heralded their merger as a step forward, as each brings its own expertise to the partnership. “Zachor adds capabilities NJAC didn’t previously have at this scale: deeper policy and regulatory advocacy, and a well-oiled re

(Feb. 3, 2026 / JNS) The National Jewish Advocacy Center told JNS exclusively on Tuesday that it acquired the Zachor Legal Institute, a think tank and advocacy organization focused on fighting Jew-hatred. “This acquisition is about building the kind of legal and policy capacity that matches the scale of the problem,” Mark Goldfeder, CEO of the center, told JNS. “Zachor adds complementary expertise and reach to NJAC’s litigation and advocacy, so we can move faster and act with

February 3, 2026 The State New York To: Office of the New York State Comptroller Attn : Records Access Officer New York Office: 110 State Street Albany, NY 12236 Via online submission RE: Freedom of Information Request Dear Sir/Madam: Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, Article 6), I hereby request access to and copies of the following records:

January 20, 2026 Via Email Mayor Zohran Mamdani City Hall New York, New York, 10007 Muriel Goode-Trufant Corporation Counsel of the City of New York New York City Law Department 100 Church Street New York, New York 10007 Re: Proposed 100-Foot Protective Buffer Zone Around Entrances to Places of Religious Worship Dear Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Goode-Trufant: The Mayor recently confirmed that he would support Speaker Julie Menin’s proposal for a 100-foot protective buffer around en

Photo credit: wolpalestine.com After the New York State attorney general probed the far-right Jewish group Betar, a US Jewish legal group demands investigations into anti-Zionist activist groups. Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement in an investigation into Betar on Tuesday. She said the group had harassed people due to their Arab, Muslim and Jewish identities, had agreed to halt those activities, and would be ceasing operations in New York. In a letter to Ja

Office of Representative Jim McGovern/ Wikimedia Commons In a major win for the Trump administration, a federal appeals court ended a Biden-appointed district judge’s blockade on the deportation of a pro-Hamas foreign activist on Thursday. In a 2-1 ruling , a panel for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated orders from New Jersey-based District Judge Michael Farbiarz regarding the detainment and attempted deportation of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil . As l

January 15, 2026 Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels New York City Public Schools 52 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 Asklegal@schools.nyc.gov Re: Notice of Planned and Ongoing Antisemitic Teacher-Led Activity; Misuse of DOE Authority/Resources; Title VI/DASA/NYCHRL Compliance; Preservation Demand Dear Chancellor Samuels: We submit this letter on behalf of Gevura Fund, NYC Public School Alliance, Queens Parents United, United Jewish Teachers, Parents Against Antisemitism, and Safe

January 14, 2026 Attorney General Letitia James Office of the Attorney General The Capitol Albany, NY 12224-0341 RE: Request for Investigation into Within Our Lifetime (WOL) and Al-Awda (Pal-Awda) Based on Violence, Intimidation, and Charitable-Oversight Concerns Attorney General James: We write to request that the Office of the Attorney General immediately open an investigation into two New York-based organizations—Within Our Lifetime (WOL) and Al-Awda (the Palestine Right t

January 8, 2026 (Day 8) Mayor Zohran Mamdani City Hall New York, New York, 10007 Mayor Mamdani, This letter is written to place your office on notice that a public demonstration is planned for this evening in New York City outside of a Jewish day school, Yeshiva of Central Queens, and a synagogue, Agudath Israel of Kew Gardens Hills. Based on prior similar events, this presents a foreseeable risk of intimidation and public-safety violations directed at Jewish individuals and

January 5, 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani City Hall New York, New York, 10007 Mayor Mamdani, This letter serves as formal legal notice, a spoliation warning, and a public-safety advisory regarding your action in Executive Order No. 2, which directs that the NYC Police Commissioner should report to the First Deputy Mayor, rather than reporting directly to the Mayor which has been the practice at least since the September 11 attack on NYC, and possibly since the Police Commissioner

January 1, 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani City Hall New York, New York Mayor Mamdani, It is difficult to overstate how disturbing it is that one of your very first acts as Mayor of New York City, on your very first day in office, was to delete official @NYCMayor tweets addressing the protection of Jewish New Yorkers. At a moment of unprecedented antisemitic intimidation, violence, and exclusion in the City the decision to erase official statements affirming the safety and protecti

Photo credit: South African Jewish Report The legal storm surrounding United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has intensified, with the United States-based National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) confirming that she has now been served electronically in a US civil lawsuit after a messy attempt in Johannesburg last weekend.  “We also served her over email and at her office so there would be no excuses,” said Mark Goldfeder, the director of the NJAC. Goldfeder told