To the editor: (re: “Palestinians own worst enemies,” Feb. 16) I am puzzled by Sura Jeselsohn’s recent letter to the editor where she states she wrote it because … more

Ruth Bromberg passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, 2023, surrounded by her family and friends in her Riverdale home of 70 years. more

To the editor: (re: “Would you call me antisemitic?” Feb. 9) After spending a fair amount of effort over many years trying to change the rhetoric about fulminating anti-Zionism, I have come to the sad conclusion that being anti-Zionist or even antisemitic fulfills other psychological needs and does not depend on facts. more

To the editor: (re: “ADL: Antisemitism reaches an overall high,” Feb. 2) Last week’s front-page story reported succinctly on the troubling state of Jew-hatred in America, and on efforts by U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, the Anti-Defamation League, and others to stem the rising tide. more

To the editor: (re: “ADL: Antisemitism reaches an overall high,” Feb. 2) According to The Riverdale Press, I am an antisemite.  more

To the editor: (re: “ADL: Antisemitism reaches an overall high,” Feb. 2) Your recent story repeats the claim of the Anti-Defamation League that anti-Jewish racism is the same as criticism of Israel. You quote a leader of ADL — supposedly “the leading anti-hate organization in the world” — equating “anti-Jewish conspiracy theory of belief and negative sentiments toward Israel.”  more

With antisemitism on the rise in the United States, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres returned from a trip to Israel with a new appreciation of the relationship with the Jewish community in the northwest Bronx. more

To the editor: It has been reported in a recent Guardian that AIPAC — the American Israeli Political Action Committee — is actively working to defeat Jewish candidates in congressional elections. more

Rep. Ritchie Torres will join a group of Bronx dignitaries and Riverdale rabbis on a trip to Israel Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 to learn more about diversity and the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. more

To the editor: It is with some sadness and dismay that I read and hear about the misunderstandings concerning the state of Israel among some of your readers. more