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Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale interacts with Rabbi Binyamin Krauss, principal of SAR Academy, at Friday’s prayer vigil outside Gracie Mansion.

Prayer brings SAR and Ramaz students to Gracie Mansion

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 … more

By Michelle Mullen, The Riverdale Press | 9/23/26

City Councilman Eric Dinowitz of Riverdale tours City Hall with Danielle Yablonka, Miss Universe Israel, on Sept. 10. Dinowitz is chair of the Council’s Jewish caucus and co-chair of its bipartisan task force on Jewish hatred.

Miss Israel in NY meets Dinowitz, not Mamdani

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 … more

By Vita Fellig | 9/16/26

Mamdani in hush-hush conference with select rabbis

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 … more

By The Jewish Star | 8/13/26

The Bayit’s founding rabbi, Avi Weiss, with Senior Rabbi Steven Exler

Riverdale’s ‘The Bayit’ celebrates 50th dinner

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 … more

By Leora Mahler, The Jewish Star | 6/24/26

Rep. Ritchie Torres in Riverdale on June 14.

TORRES WINS: Zionist friend knocks out anti-Israel leftists

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 … more

By Ed Weintrob, The Jewish Star | 6/24/26

In May 2017, Rep. Eliot Engel was among 20 members of Congress at a “Jerusalem 50” luncheon in the Capitol organized by RZA President Martin Oliner. “Support for Israel is bi-partisan and that’s the way it should be,” Engel said.

Eliot Engel, 79, Bronx champion of Israel who lost final race to hater

Eliot Engel, the former Democratic congressman who represented Riverdale and other parts of the northern Bronx during his long political career, died April 10 … more

By Alexa Lewis, Riverdale Press | 4/15/26

Rep. Ritchie Torres speaks last year at a summit on Jew-hatred sponsored by the Combat Antisemitism Movement and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

‘Zionist millionaires’ in Riverdale control Ritchie Torres, rival says

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 … more

By The Jewish Star and JNS | 1/28/26

Following Kristallnacht in November 1938, Jewish men from Niederstetten were arrested and deported to the prison in Mergentheim or to the Dachau concentration camp. The men pictured were able to return home, including those deported to Dachau, but only after enduring horrific experiences. Julius Kirchheimer is the man in the back with the grey cap.

Riverdale marks Kristallnacht with 4 events

Four events in Riverdale will commemorate next week’s anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass” in Germany that set the stage … more

11/5/25

Soroka Medical Center after it was hit by an Iranian missile on June 19.

Soroka tells Riverdale of Iranian missile attack

That Shabbat, Oct. 25, at noon, Rachel Heisler Sheinfeld, executive director of American Friends of Soroka Medical Center … more

By The Jewish Star | 10/22/25

HANC — Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School, located in West Hempstead.

Hatikvah on 5th

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 … more

By Mike Wagenheim, JNS | 5/21/25