Germany sees 25.2% rise in anti-Semitic crime in 2014

Visitors walk past concrete steles forming the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on May 5, 2015 in Berlin (AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN)

Visitors walk past concrete steles forming the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on May 5, 2015 in Berlin (AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN)

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Women excised from public life by Islamic State

Fighters from the Islamic State group parade in Raqqa, north Syria. (photo credit: AP/Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group, File)

Fighters from the Islamic State group parade in Raqqa, north Syria. (photo credit: AP/Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group, File)

Jihadists force females to wear full-body robes, curtail their freedom of movement and study

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New York City Housing residents afraid to leave their house

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Longtime Red Hook Houses tenant Bernethea Curry, 64, says back in the 1990’s, she would be warned of upcoming gun fights.

In the last five years, the New York City Housing Authority projects saw a 31% spike in major crimes, while the rest of the city experienced a 3.3% increase, records obtained exclusively by the Daily News show. Some public housing residents say they are afraid to leave their homes or even open their doors.

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