Marc Stadtmauer

BREAKING: A Jewish Nurse sues New York City Hospital : "I was forced to tone down posts against Hamas, my salary was cut" Levia Erlich , 27, a senior nurse at New York University (NYU) Hospital at Long Island, is suing the hospital over a series of financial sanctions and harassment she experienced following posts expressing solidarity with Israel after October 7. She was called into a human resources meeting where she was told that using the word "terror" for Hamas could be offensive to Muslims, and was therefore required to change the posts. Days after the October 7 massacre, she posted a post on her private Instagram account with a Star of David and the Hamas symbol, with the caption: "Either you stand with Israel or with terror." That same day, she also posted a photo of the kidnapped soldier Omer Neutra , who was her high school classmate. She said that the posts were an expression of personal pain for her. The kidnapping of a classmate turned the October 7 attack not only into a national disaster but also into a personal wound. About a month later, she was summoned for a disciplinary meeting with a human resources manager, following an "anonymous complaint." She said she was shown a screenshot of the post and told that it was "saturated with prejudice and hatred" and that the very use of the word "terror" towards Hamas could be considered an offensive stance towards Muslims