New York, NY – 300,000 ‘Quality of Life’ Summonses Handed Out by NYPD
New York, NY - There's more quantity in the city's "quality of life" enforcement.
The NYPD handed out about 297,000 criminal summonses to people who urinate in the streets, aggressive panhandlers, ...
Jerusalem – Ashkenazi Charedi Leaders Challenging Gur over Chinuch Atzma’i
Jerusalem - Rabbinic leaders of the Ashkenazi Haredi community held a rare summit in Jerusalem to discuss the fate of the community's Hinuch Atzma'i school system.
The conference, the first in 29 yea...
Brooklyn, NY – Residents Angry Over Nonstop Buzzing from Noisy Helicopters Hovering Above
Brooklyn, NY - There's a nonstop buzz over Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO -- an around-the-clock air assault by noisy helicopters flying over the East River, angry residents say.
While helicopter traff...
Rhinebeck, NY – Rabbi Very Disappointed as Real estate Agent’s Bankruptcy Hits Chabad’s Plans
Rhinebeck, NY - A Jewish group's plans to build a cultural and religious center in the town have been temporarily derailed by a real estate agent the organization later learned had filed for bankruptc...
Constanta, Romania – Mayor and Son Parade as Nazis
Constanta, Romania - A Romanian city mayor outraged Jewish and pro-democracy groups after he goose-stepped with his son in World War Two German uniforms during a weekend fashion show.
Wearing Nazi ...
Jerusalem – U.S. Doctor: Munchausen Syndrome Hard To Diagnose, Easy To Be Accused
Jerusalem - The rioting in Jerusalem over the arrest of a woman accused of abusing her three year old son is certainly horrifying. The destruction, and mayhem, are not only inexcusable, but the perp...
New York – Rabbis, Imams Visit U.S. for Dialogue
New York - A group of 28 imams and rabbis from 10 European countries arrived in New York and Washington this week for whirlwind visits to interfaith centers to break new ground on Muslim-Jewish relati...
Jerusalem – Israel Bank Chief to Orthodox Community: Get Jobs
Jerusalem - Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer on Monday called on the heads of the ultra-Orthodox sector in Israel to promote employment among Haredi men and women in order to minimize the preva...
New York, NY – Schools Told Parents They Can No Longer Hire Teaching Aides
New York, NY - The city will no longer allow parents to hire teaching assistants to work in public schools.
The practice has gone on for years. Many parents feel the aides are needed to cope with o...
Washington – The Curious Case of The Steadily Shrinking Hillary Clinton
Washington - Among Barack Obama's many firsts, we can now add this: He has made Hillary Clinton nearly invisible. Even Bubba never managed that.
The secretary of state surfaced in Washington the ot...
Scoul, Switzerland – Swiss Resort Attracting Orthodox Tourists
Scoul, Switzerland - "Europe's largest kosher hotel" is attracting more and more orthodox Jews to Scuol, a remote Swiss mountain village.
The Scuol Palace, where Lower Engadine spa tourism originat...
New York City – Kids’ Lower IQ Scores Linked to Prenatal Pollution
New York City - Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain.
The re...
Long Island, NY – Bizarre: Golf Course Sprouts Jewish Gravestons
Long Island, NY - The manicured sprawl of a chic Long Island country club holds a morbid mystery.
Hundreds of partially engraved Jewish tombstones shore up portions of the Woodmere Club golf cours...
Jerusalem – Litzman’s Staff Adopts ‘Tznius’ Codes
Jerusalem - The appointment of Yakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) as deputy health minister has led to a significant change in the ministry's offices: Secular female employees working in proximity t...
Butner, NC – Madoff Holds His Head Up in Prison
Butner, NC - Bernard Madoff's fellow inmates at a North Carolina federal prison -- where the Ponzi schemer arrived just last week -- are discussing beating him up to boost their jailhouse reputations,...
New Delhi, India – Lone Surviving Mumbai Gunman Pleads Guilty in Court
New Delhi, India - The lone surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people in November, including six Jewish occupants of the local Chabad House, and raised tensions between India and...
Brooklyn, NY – Overdevelopment Leaves Hundreds Of Apartments Vacant
Brooklyn, NY - It is not an uncommon sight in Brooklyn to see a new luxury condominium building empty, except for the security guard. There are currently hundreds on the market that remain vacant.
...
Israel – Update: At Conference Orthodox Women Choose Title for Female Rabbi
Israel - The Religious Women's Forum Kolech decided at their conference to choose a Hebrew title for a woman ordained as a rabbi by an Orthodox institution, although no woman in Israel yet holds this ...
Jerusalem – Israeli Police: Rioting Foreign bochurim May be Expelled
Jerusalem - In a report published today in Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, a high-ranking Jerusalem police office was quoted as saying that foreign students who come to study in Israel are “unsupervis...
Clifton, NJ – Lawyer to File Lawsuit after Dwasline Synagogue Plans Hit Snag
Clifton, NJ - After the City's planning board refused to hear the application for an Orthodox synagogue in the City's Rosemawr section, its attorney was scheduled to file suit against the board and th...