New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

NYU Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life is located on 10th Street between University Place and Fifth Avenue. With COVID-19 making normal gatherings not feasible, students have found creative ways to celebrate the holiday. (Photo by Euan Prentis)

Celebrating Passover During COVID-19

To Zoom or not to Zoom? That is the question for many this Passover as they try to balance tradition and social distancing.
Hannah Shaye Young, Contributing Writer Apr 16, 2020

Pesach, or Passover, is the major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, usually lasting seven or eight days. However,...

A student speaks at the vigil on Tuesday to commemorate and mourn the victims of Saturdays Poway Synagogue shooting. (Photo by Min Ji Kim)

Students Mourn and Reflect at Vigil for Poway Synagogue Shooting

Students and New Yorkers gathered under the Washington Square Arch on Tuesday to mourn the victims of the Poway Synagogue shooting.
Bethany Allard, Deputy News Editor May 1, 2019

As the sun began to set over Washington Square Park, a group of approximately 75 students and New Yorkers gathered in a circle under the arch to commemorate the victims and...

Violence Shouldn’t Be the Only Way to Get Attention

Violence Shouldn’t Be the Only Way to Get Attention

We should care about anti-Semitism despite the Pittsburgh shooting, not because of it.
Sima Doctoroff, Staff Writer Nov 2, 2018
We should care about anti-Semitism despite the Pittsburgh shooting, not because of it.
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Landmarked Russian Jewish synagogue faces demolition

Mar 7, 2013
Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the oldest Russian Jewish synagogue in the United States, might be demolished.

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