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Deliberations Continue in Hate Crime Murder

Monday, May 10, 2010

Jury deliberations in the trial of Keith Phoenix, accused of killing Jose Sucuzhanay, continue today. Phoenix’s co-defendant, Hakim Scott, was convicted of manslaughter and attempted assault. He was found not guilty on charges of murder in the second degree and murder in the second degree as a hate crime. We will continue to bring you news from [...]

Brooklyn, Brooklyn Supreme Court, Ecuador, Hakim Scott, Hate Crime, Immigrants, Jose Sucuzhanay, Keith Phoenix

Searching For What Soviets Took Away

Monday, October 19, 2009

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The sons and daughters of Russian Jewish immigrants converse over frothy beers at the Jewish Center in Brighton Beach. They are here, ostensibly, to study the books of Jewish law, something their parents could not do when they lived in the Soviet Union.

Brighton Beach, Immigrants, Jewish, Katerina Valdivieso, Russian