Yearly Archives: 2009
New York – Hikind To Obama: Stop Hiding Behind “One President At A Time” Mantra; Issue Statement To Support Israel
New York - Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) today called upon President-elect Barack Obama to break his existing silence and issue a statement in support of Israel during this d...
Allentown, PA – Orthodox Rabbi: Another Casualty of Berni ‘Der Ganef’; The Definition of ‘Jew’
Allentown, PA - As a child, I didn't know that the word ''Jew'' could be used as a verb, that millions of people the world over believed that my family and I were, by dint of our a...
Monticello, NY – Infighting Over Village Manager Position Hurts Monticello Community
Monticello, NY - Since 1994, Monticello has averaged a new village manager every year.
Infighting and constant political turmoil have created a revolving door at the manager pos...
Washington – Bill Richardson To Withdraw as Commerce Secretary, Cites Pending Investigation
Washington - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing ...
Brooklyn, NY – Igud Horabbonim: Dov Hikind A True Jewish Hero
Brooklyn, NY - The Rabbinical Alliance of America, Igud Horabbonim, established in 1942, has a current membership of almost 850 Rabbis across the Western Hemisphere, serving as lea...
Chicago, IL – Rahm’s Rabbi Speaks: Chicago Synogogue’s Leader Gives His Take on New Chief of Staff
Chicago, IL - Rep. Rahm Emanuel, recently named President-elect Barack Obama’s new White House chief of staff, has a reputation as a hard-nosed political operator who won’t take no...
Amran, Yemen – Jewish Child Seriously Injured by Muslim Student
Amran, Yemen - The children of Yemeni Jews in Raida district of Amran province were assaulted today by Yemeni Muslim students due to the Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Some Jewish kid...
Bethesda, MD – Neighborhood Outraged by Anti-Semitic Fliers
Bethesda, MD - At least six residents on the same street in Bethesda have found anti-Semitic fliers in their driveways.
The Worthington Drive residents say they are outraged by ...
Gaza City – Dozens Of Hamas Eliminated, IDF Soldier Killed And Some Injured
Gaza City - An Israeli soldier was killed in Gaza on Sunday, the first fatality suffered by Israel since it launched a ground operation on Saturday night against Hamas militants in...
Jerusalem – NYC Mayor Bloomberg In Israel Hustled To Bomb Shelter When Missile Warning Went Off. Bloomberg To CNN: Check Your Facts [video]
Jerusalem - NYC Mayor Bloomberg, accompanied by Congressman Gary Ackerman, a Democrat from New York, visited today the southern Israeli towns of Ashkelon and Sderot, both of which ...
Paris, France – Trial to Begin for Tunisian Synagogue Bomb Suspects
Paris, France - A French court will begin the trial of two suspected lieutenants of Osama bin Laden and a third man on Monday for their part in a 2002 bomb attack in Tunisia that k...
Jerusalem – State Sued for Discriminating Against Reform Shuls
Jerusalem - The Ministry of Religious Affairs was recently sued by the Reform Movement in Israel for refusing to include Reform synagogues on its list of synagogues around the cou...
Airmont, NY – Yeshiva Settlement Opposed by Neighborhood
Airmont, NY - A lawsuit by a neighborhood association opposing a settlement between the village and developers of a yeshiva will be back on track next month.
Until late November...
Knoxville, TN – 2 Reform Synagogues Have Been Vanadalized
Knoxville, TN -Knoxville Police and the FBI need your help locating the suspects who vandalized two Knoxville Jewish synagogues.
Several of the stained glass windows in Temple Bet...
New York – Thruway Toll Hike Begins
New York - Gas prices have come down, but many area drivers are still seeing red when it comes to driving.
That's because starting today, they'll have to pay more to travel on m...
San Diego, CA – Son of Hamas Leader: The Hamas Leadership, Including My Father Responsible For All The Violence [video]
San Diego, CA - As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other world leaders try to broker a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, one former member of the militant Isla...
Long Branch, NJ – Kosher Resturant Destroyed In Fire
Long Branch, NJ - Three were injured in a blaze this afternoon that destroyed a restaurant on West End Avenue.
The building housing the Kan Zaman Lebanese Bistro and Bar at 95 W...
New York City – Mayor Bloomberg NYPD Police Commish Travels To Israel
New York City - VIN News has learned that Mayor Bloomberg will be in Israel on Sunday Jan. 4 2009 and will return to New York City by Monday morning Jan. 5.
The Mayor is travel...
New York – Concert Event Producer On Zev Brenner Tonight
New York - Talkline with Zev Brenner will be interviewing tonight Both Sheya Mendlowitz, producer of the Concert The Event, And LIPA Shmeltzer on Talkline with Zev Brenner at 12:4...
Mumbai – Indian Political Party: Chabad Not Welcomed Back To Reopen In India
Mumbai - The Jewish Chabad centre will not be allowed to continue at its original site at Nariman House, local Shiv Sena shakha pramukh Vijay Surve of the Colaba shakha has told Th...