Jewish Ledger
WORLD NEWS 2020 – The Year in Review
JANUARY
• An estimate 25,000 people converge on Manhattan’s Foley Square and make their way to Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza, chanting “No Hate, No Fear,” where they hear from community leaders and organizations urging Jewish pride and unity in the face of escalating antisemitism. The march is in response to the steep rise in incidents of violence against Jews in New York City.
• James Harris, chair of the education committee of the Montclair, N.J. branch of the NAACP, slams Chassidic Jews at the town’s community forum, saying that he went to Jersey City “and I see these folks in long black suits and curly lots.”