Berlin – German Jews See Cultural Revival as Proof ‘Hitler Didn’t Win’
Berlin - A country once booming with Jewish life and culture is finally seeing a renaissance after decades of post-war fear.
Munich's new synagogue, museum and community center, unveiled in the hea...
New York – The Anti–Red Bull: A Drink to Calm You Down
New York - The success of energy drinks like Red Bull, Monster, and Rockstar have proven that consumers are constantly thirsting for a boost. But will they ever want to come back down, and reach for a...
Richmond, Virginia – Laid-off Religious Workers Can’t Claim Unemployment Benefits
Richmond, Virginia - God may provide, but the state may not when it comes to unemployment benefits for employees laid off by churches, synagogues and religious groups.
Carol Bronson discovered that...
New York, NY – Prominent Columnist Maureen Dowd Caught in Plagiarism Row
New York, NY - It is an axiom of the new digital media age that high-profile political columnists should generally avoid copying other people's words without attribution. Nobody wants to have the p-wo...
New York – Jetblue Airlines Extends Its Job-Loss Guarantee For Travelers
New York - New York based value airline JetBlue Airway today announced the extension of The JetBlue Promise Program for customers booking air travel or Getaways vacation packages by Dec. 31, 2009. The...
Tehran, Iran – Rabbi in Speech to ‘Palestine Duty of Nations’ Urges Global Sanctions on Israeli Goods
Tehran, Iran -Rabbi Aharon Cohen from the anti-Zionist movement of Neturei Karta today called for global sanctions against Israel.
"Sanction against Israeli goods must become global," Rabbi Aharon C...
Brooklyn, NY – The Wonder of ‘kindertransport’ And The Facinating Story Of The Woman Who Lived Through It [video]
Brooklyn, NY - Her ordeal began on December 1st, 1938. It actually began much before that, but this was the day that ten year old Sessy (now Jakobovits) was separated from her beloved mother. It was...
New York – Woody Allen In $5 Million Settlement With American Apparel
New York - Woody Allen agreed Monday to a $5 million settlement in his lawsuit accusing a trendy clothing company of using an image parodying him as a rabbi without his permission.
Both sides annou...
Maryland – Baltimore Sun Editorial: No Reason For Orthodox To Protest JCC, It’s A Reform Org. [video]
Maryland - The controversy over plans to open the Jewish Community Center in Owings Mills on Saturdays taps into a deep current of tension in Jewish communities stretching from Maryland to Israel.
...
Washington – Court: Top U.S. Officials Can’t Be Sued for Post-9/11 Abuse
Washington - The former U.S. attorney general and the FBI director cannot be subjected to a lawsuit by a Pakistani man claiming abuse while imprisoned in New York after the September 11, 2001, attacks...
New York – Stepped-Up Enforcement of Tax Cheats Would Bring in $250 Million for State
New York - The state's top tax deadbeats -- including two prominent New York restaurant owners -- should pay their fair share so Albany can bridge its huge budget shortfall, lawmakers said.
Stepped...
Manhattan, NY – New Cell Technology will Help Rescue Lost Kids
Manhattan, NY - Parents and law-enforcement authorities today will unveil new cellphone technology to instantly trigger Amber Alert warnings when a child is missing, officials said.
Nearly 2,200 Am...
Jerusalem – Non-Jewish School Dropouts Quit Their Rebellious Lives While Living With A Jewish Family
Jerusalem - Two non-Jewish teenage school dropouts quit their rebellious lives in Britain for a week-long obedience lesson with a firm religious-Zionist family for the BBC reality TV show World's Stri...
Norway – Jewish Cemetery Desecrated in Oslo
Norway - The Jewish section of an Oslo cemetery was desecrated with swastikas and graffiti painted on headstones, Norwegian media reported on Friday. Television images showed black swastikas and the ...
New York – Torah Lending Provisions Are The Basis For a Balanced Economy
New York - To avoid transgressing the Torah law against usury, in Israel loans are structured so that the lender becomes an investor rather than a usurer. But this is more than just a loophole in the ...
Baltimore, MD – Thousands Attend Rally To Promote ‘Kedushas Shabbat’
Baltimore, MD - For Yoel Benyowitz, setting aside work at sundown on Friday, lighting the shabbos candles and spending the next 24 hours in prayer and fellowship with family and friends "recharges our...
Williamsburg, NY – Shomrim Credited In Helping Cops Nab Hit-and-Run
Williamsburg, NY - Members of a community patrol joined with cops to catch a hit-and-run motorist who plowed into a man in Williamsburg.
After the 8:23 p.m. accident at Flushing and Marcy avenues, th...
Tlamim, Israel – 5 Arrested for Holding Rabbi Captive 3 Years to Purify Him from Sin
Tlamim, Israel - Five residents of the Tlamim community in southern Israel were arrested today on suspicion of kidnapping and extorting Rabbi Nir Ben-Artzi, head of the "Talmei Geula" non-profit organ...
Monticello, NY – Building Inspector Driving Without License Suspended
Monticello, NY - The Monticello building inspector was suspended indefinitely on allegations she has been driving a village-owned car without a valid New York driver's license. Police say it was revok...
Jerusalem – Justice Minister Pushes Bill To Empower Rabbinic Courts
Jerusalem - Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman is moving forward with a government bill that would significantly expand the rabbinical courts' authority.
Under the bill, the rabbinical courts would hav...