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Schraeder (l) and Petlakh (r) Source: Social media, via Forward.Shawn Schraeder, the man who assaulted the executive director of the Kings Bay Y, Leonard Petlakh, outside of the Barclay’s Center [/blog/news/hate-crime-trial-started-barclays-center-assailant-local-pol-says-test-da/] after an exhibition basketball game against an Israeli team two years ago, was found guilty
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Schraeder (l) and Petlakh (r) Source: Social media, via Forward.Shawn Schraeder, the man who assaulted the executive director of the Kings Bay Y, Leonard Petlakh, outside of the Barclay’s Center [/cymbrowitz-sees-hate-crime-trial-test-brooklyn-district-attorney/] after an exhibition basketball game against an Israeli team two years ago, was found guilty this week
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Schraeder (l) and Petlakh (r) Source: Social media, via ForwardThe assault charges against Shawn Schraeder, who is accused of punching Kings Bay YM-YWHA Executive Director Leonard Petlakh [/vile-anti-semitic-hooligans-assault-kings-bay-y-director-leonard-petlakh/] in the face during a confrontation in front of the Barclay’s Center, have been upgraded as a hate crime. Brooklyn District
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Schraeder (l) and Petlakh (r) Source: Social media, via ForwardPolice have arrested a man they believe is responsible for a violent attack against the Kings Bay YM-YWHA’s executive director [/vile-anti-semitic-hooligans-assault-kings-bay-y-director-leonard-petlakh/] outside an Israel Defense Force fundraiser at the Barclays Center earlier this month, but chose not to charge the
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Shkolnikov, left, presents Kings Bay Y Executive Director Leonard Petlakh with a check as Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and City Council candidates David Storobin and Chaim Deutsch look on.Neighbors gathered with Kings Bay YM-YWHA members, local leaders and Holocaust survivors on Sunday to celebrate the contributions of boardmember Eugene Shkolnikov,
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Jewish and Turkish-Muslim teenagers come together to share experiences through the Peace Builders program. (Source: youngpeacebuilders.org)In New York, people of all races, religions and opinions are crammed together in a vibrant democracy that has forged a unique situation never seen before in world history. Still, even in a
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Source: WhiteHouse.govFor the first time ever, last week, a delegation of Russian-speaking Jews were exclusively invited to attend a meeting in the White House, accompanied by several leaders including Sheepshead Bay’s Leonard Petlakh, the executive director of the Kings Bay YM-YWHA The precise nature and reason for the
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TCC's Executive Director Murat Kaval presents Istanbul's Mayor Kadir Topbas with a gift at the annual Friendship Dinner (Source: TCC)The Turkish Cultural Center of Brooklyn hosted its 6th annual Friendship Dinner and Award Ceremony on April 24, bringing together leaders and neighbors from all over
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Photo by Joe ComperThere was Mario and Luigi, and big ol’ bees, Avatar wannabees and dolled up Barbies. And it’s not even Halloween! Approximately 1,000 neighbors donned costumes and turned out for Kings Bay YM-YWHA’s annual Purim Carnival this past Sunday, enjoying kiddy rides, clowns, games, giveaways