Israel is moving toward taking an unprecedented step in solidifying its support of the international Jewish community as it faces rising antisemitism by honoring those in the Diaspora murdered in hate-filled attacks.
On a night when Jews around the world were lighting candles to celebrate the fifth night of Chanukah, state and local leaders gathered in Jersey City with community members to “Shine a Light” on rising antisemitism. “It is a strong statement about unity here that we stand on the City Hall steps in the most diverse city in the United States of America and we celebrate our Jewish brothers and sisters here as we have celebrated every other religion here as a symbol of unity,” said Mayor Steve Fulop, who is himself Jewish. “The story of Chanukah is one of light overcoming darkness, and I think the story of Jersey City over the last couple of years embodies that.” The December 2 event, hosted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey and the Israeli American Council (IAC), was a bittersweet for those gathered as they paused to remember the victims of the antisemitic attack at the JC Kosher Supermarket on December 10, 2019, that left four inno
On a night when Jews around the world were lighting candles to celebrate the fifth night of Chanukah, state and local leaders gathered in Jersey City with community members to “Shine a Light” on rising antisemitism. “It is a strong statement about unity here that we stand on the city hall steps in the most diverse city in the United States of America and we celebrate our Jewish brothers and sisters here as we have celebrated every other religion here as a symbol of unity,” said Mayor Steve Fulop, who is himself Jewish. “The story of Chanukah is one of light overcoming darkness, and I think the story of Jersey City over the last couple of years embodies that.” The December 2 event, hosted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey and the Israeli American Council (IAC), was a bittersweet for those gathered as they paused to remember the victims of the antisemitic attack at the JC Kosher Supermarket on December 10, 2019, that left four innoc
Jersey City, a Year Later By Debra Rubin | December 16, 2020
A year after what New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal called “the worst act of domestic terrorism in New Jersey history,” he and other leaders of the Jewish and secular communities came together to mourn the four victims killed in the attack on a Jersey City kosher supermarket.
Grewal was one of many speakers who appeared December 10 during a virtual memorial program sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey in partnership with Congregation B’nai Jacob, which is located in the Greenville neighborhood where the hours-long shootout with police, in which the two attackers were also killed, took place.