🌱 Patch AM: How did Teaneck become a flashpoint for rising antisemitism?

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• How did Teaneck become a flashpoint for rising antisemitism?

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• Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 23.
• Friday: Colder; snow in the afternoon, with a high of 30 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• N.J. Jews are living in fear. How unthinkable hate became the 'new normal.' (nj.com subscription) — Teaneck residents are described as living with heightened fear as antisemitic harassment, threats, and protests increasingly target local synagogues, schools, and public officials. The article details specific incidents in Teaneck and nearby Bergenfield, rising security measures, and how outside agitators and online extremism are fueling a climate of intimidation for Jewish families across New Jersey.
   

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Friday December 26

• Mecadon McCune Band
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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• The Ghosts Of Christmas Past
  White Eagle Hall , 337 Newark Ave , Jersey City
  6:00 pm
• New York Tri-State Area
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  7:30 pm
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  8:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Disney's Frozen - The Musical - Millburn
  Paper Mill Playhouse , 22 Brookside Dr , Millburn
  7:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Yarn Works Club
  Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Auditorium,
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Teaneck Community Blood Drive - Noak's Ark soup coupon for donors!
  Young Israel of Teaneck , 868 Perry Ln , Teaneck
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• (R) Noon Year's Eve Party
  Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Auditorium, Hackensack's
  11:00 am
• Noon Year's Eve Party (Ages 4 to 8)
  Englewood Public Library Englewood - Children's Room,
  11:15 am

Saturday January 3

• Free Concert: donations welcome
  Calvary Lutheran Church , 165 W Crescent Ave , Allendale
  2:00 pm

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Wednesday December 24

• Megan Knight
  Capital Craft , 138 NJ-10 , East Hanover
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Greenbrook Sanctuary , Green Brook Rd , Tenafly
• Library Closed: Christmas Day
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🗞 Nearby News

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Hackensack

• What's Comet been up to, you ask? Let's see what Hackensack's elf did recently! (tapinto.net)
• North Jersey high school box scores for Dec. 22 (northjersey.com)
• Despite upgrades, delays will continue for NJ Transit, Amtrak riders (northjersey.com)

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