La Paz, Boliva – A Bolivian court denied bail this morning to Jacob Ostreicher, a Borough Park, Brooklyn resident who has been incarcerated without formal charges for more than a year. The bail hearing lasted nine grueling hours and was spread over two days while Jacob’s mother, a Holocaust survivor, sat through the entire process in the Bolivian courtroom along with her daughter, Jacob’s sister, both weeping uncontrollably.
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Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn), who continues to advocate for Ostreicher, promised to re-double his efforts to set Jaob Ostreicher free.
“It’s inhumane the way Jacob has been treated,” said Assemblyman Hikind. “His human rights have been continually denied, his health is failing, and his family is suffering from his absence and mistreatment. We have to continue to bring attention to this travesty of justice. We have to demonstrate that Jacob Ostreicher’s life and freedom matter.”
The Assemblyman is organizing thousands of synagogues into action on behalf of Jacob Ostreicher this Shabbos, September 1st (14 Elul), Shabbos Ki Teitzei. Hundreds of thousands of Jews across America are expected to join in prayer and follow-up with calls and letters to elected officials.
The National Council of Young Israel, The Orthodox Union (OU) and The Rabbinical Alliance of America have all agreed to publicize Shabbos Ki Teitzei for Jacob Ostreicher to their rabbis, congregations and affiliates. Rabbis across America will be speaking about Ostreicher in their Sabbath addresses and leading special prayers on his behalf. Following the Sabbath, congregational membership will be encouraged to urge their Congressman to adopt Ostreicher’s cause.
“I believe Jacob Ostreicher is fully innocent of all wrong doings,” said Assemblyman Hikind. “Numerous media reports from WABC’s ‘Nightline’ to The Wall Street Journal concur that Jacob is being used as a political football; his family, needlessly traumatized by this on-going nightmare. And now, as feared, Jacob’s very life may be in danger. I am proud that Jews from across the country and all stripes of orthodoxy will be demonstrating their complete solidarity in this urgent matter. We cannot rest while Jacob is imprisoned.”
What have our congressmen and senators said? Aren’t they up for re-election?
Hashem Yeraachem !!!
He is a wonderful guy , know him for 40 yrs
Is their an email address for the Bolivian Consualte in either NYC or Washington DC, or can’t this tinpot little banana republic afford an email address.
What is his name for davening?
Hashem Yrachim
Bolivia is an outlaw country evil as they come.
The US gives foreign aid to Bolivia lets call our senators and congressmen and tell them to stop supporting them maybe then they will take action
Way back, when the American Pride was fierce,
American citizens were safer around the world.
Aint nobody afraid of us no more.
We need a real man in the White House.
Not a golfer!
Our congress men and senaters are very busy to do anything when a Jew is in question
theres more to this case we are not hearing. it sounds like someone wants him dead
What reason does Bolivia give for holding him?
I think more then anything we can do for R’ Yaakov is to be ‘nosei b’ol’…. feel what another yid is going through. Whatever we can do – of course daven and learn and be mishtadel on his behalf. But more then anything give a krechtz, cry for him – show our Merciful Father that we really care for another yid and for what he is going through. At the end of the day that’s what H-shem wants more then anything that we care for another yid. Let’s all sit for two mins a day and put ourselves in this poor yid’s situation and shed a few tears. It will go a long way. Besurosv Tovos..
The Mossad needs to get him out by force. A few apaches oughtta do it
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Why not get all the Chabad Houses all over the world involved too. Get to the Shluchim office ands too late for this Shabbos BUT let them send an e-mail to all the Chabad houses around the world, it is too late for this Shabbos but…..