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 Daniel Penny, the man who put Jordan Neely in a fatal headlock on a New York City subway train, has been indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan. The exact charges are unclear and will be revealed when Penny is arraigned at a later date. Penny, a Marine veteran in his mid-20s, previously surrendered to law enforcement on second-degree manslaughter charges and was released on bail. The incident, captured on bystander video, showed Penny restraining Neely in a headlock on the subway train. Neely later died, and the medical examiner ruled it a homicide due to compression of the neck. Penny’s lawyers claim he was trying to restrain Neely to protect himself and other passengers and denied that race played a role in the incident.

Bucking all national trends, Yeshiva University closed its academic year with record success including a great rise in undergraduate enrollment by 20 percent from fall 2021 to fall 2022. This upward trend is expected to continue in fall 2023, given that applications are up over 10 percent from last year. The competitiveness for entry has increased as well. Current applicants present strong academic achievements — with high GPAs, test scores and honors classes.

“Hope and optimism, the ability to adapt and transform ourselves, and the commitment to sustain our dreams, are the real keys to survival . . . but throughout it all, we must also have a Jewish homeland to keep us safe.” These are the values, penned by daughter Danna, that buoyed David Azrieli during the Holocaust and became a focal point of his legendary career in which he became one of the wealthiest and most philanthropic people in the world.

Recap: Grandma Bea reveals the story of Libby’s burns on her wrists. She was in a plane crash caused by terrorists when she was very little, and that explained her strange dream and fear of flying. The news reveals the names of the terrorists on September 11, and Libby realizes that they were enrolled in the flight school and she’d met them.

Come join the Anglo community in North Netanya with all of the established services like the Young Israel Shul, the Association of Americans and Canadians, and of course the beautiful Mediterranean Sea.

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 NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell is resigning from her position after only a year and a half on the job. The reasons for her resignation are unclear, but Sewell expressed her continued support for the NYPD and the people of New York City. She became the first woman to lead the NYPD in January 2022, facing challenges such as the Covid pandemic, rising crime rates, and controversies surrounding the department.