Canada – Judge Drops Ahenakew Hate Charges
Canada - A provincial judge declared First Nations leader David Ahenakew innocent of charges of inciting racial hatred in an anti-Semitic speech in 2002.
Provincial Court Judge Wilfred Tucker made th...
Redmond, WA – Microsoft Wants to Help You Land a Job
Redmond, WA - Looking to brush up on your job skills to survive the recession?
Microsoft wants to help.
The computer software giant unveiled Elevate America, a program designed to provide up to ...
Washington – Court Won’t Revisit Holocaust Insurance Settlement
Washington - The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Holocaust survivors who believe an Italian insurer got off too easy in a compromise settlement with victims and their heirs.
Acting tod...
New York – Amnesty Asks The UN To Impose Arms Embargo on Israel
New York - Rights group Amnesty International has called for the United Nations to impose a global freeze on arms sales to Israel and the Gaza-ruling Hamas movement, claiming that both sides used fore...
Brooklyn, NY – Section 8 Growing, New Applications Being Issued But Is It Popular?
Brooklyn, NY - Observers of the housing scene watched with interest when a Manhattan judge upheld a new law this past week that makes it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants who recei...
Jerusalem – New Series Will Teach ‘Gemora’ Through Films Acting Out ‘Sugya’ Scenarios
Jerusalem - Nitzotzos shel Kedusha is the name of a multimedia Hebrew-language company that attempts to provide healthy, educational entertainment for religious children. In the past, the company has...
Brooklyn, NY – Doctor Convicted Of Insurance Fraud
Brooklyn, NY - A Brooklyn doctor and his medical clinic have been convicted for crimes related to defrauding insurance companies under New York’s No-Fault Insurance Law, which provides payment to peop...
Palo Alto, CA – Facebook Launches in Hebrew
Palo Alto, CA - Facebook users will now be able to poke their friends in Hebrew, after months of anticipation. The popular social network today launched its beta Hebrew version. The launch comes a yea...
Waterbury, CT – Yeshiva’s Contract with City Under Scrutiny
Waterbury, CT - The Waterbury Talmudic Institute has failed to honor part of its contract with the city, the Board of Aldermen will be told tonight.
However, the city will likely not take any actio...
Washington – The Gatekeeper: Rahm Emanuel On The Job
Washington - Rahm Emanuel’s office, which is no more than a three-second walk from the Oval Office, is as neat as a Marine barracks. On his desk, the files and documents, including leatherbound folder...
Jerusalem – Yeshiva Massacre: The 8 ‘Kedoshim’ A Year Later The Joyous Memories Rise from Grief
Jerusalem - The eve of Rosh Chodesh Adar today Monday marks one year since an Arab terrorist walked into Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav in Jerusalem and murdered eight yeshiva students, ages 15-26.
In the m...
New York – CBS 60 Minutes Report: How A Young Jewish Boy Escaped Death And Became A Mascot For Nazi Soldiers
New York - his is a story of survival - the incredible story of how a six-year-old Jewish boy survived the Nazis' final solution and kept how he survived a secret for more than 50 years.
It's the s...
Esfahan, Iran – OpEd NY Times: What Iran’s Jews Say
Esfahan, Iran - At Palestine Square, opposite a mosque called Al-Aqsa, is a synagogue where Jews of this ancient city gather at dawn. Over the entrance is a banner saying: "Congratulations on the 30th...
Los Angeles, CA – USC Hillel Cuts Shabbat Dinner Costs. Students to Cook, Serve the Shabbat Meals
Los Angeles, CA - Economic hard times have caused the USC Hillel foundation to cut back on programming and focus more on building student initiative and a stronger sense of community.
“It would be ir...
Jerusalem – Israeli Law of Return To Be Revised
Jerusalem - Hundreds of thousands of non-Jews have received Israeli citizenship over the past decade under the Law of Return, which has led Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit and his colleagues to believ...
India – Little Moshe’s Aunt, Her Husband Chosen As New ‘Shluchim’ to Carry on Mumbai Work
India - Hoping to continue the legacy of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, both of whom were killed in the 26/11 attack on their Jewish centre in the city, the ultra-orthodox Chabad-Lubavitc...
New York, NY – City Billionaire, Ignoring Recession, Shops for Bargains
New York, NY - One of New York City's wealthiest residents, shrugging off the deepening recession, has been on a real estate buying spree - buying up parcels across the country at depressed prices.
...
New York – Can You Plea-Bargain in a Traffic Case? State Troopers Say No
New York - For years it was a normal routine in traffic courts in towns and villages across New York State: Drivers would negotiate at the courthouse with the state trooper or the local police officer...
Modesto, CA – A Family’s Grief Endures, Despite Reports Of Imminent Arrest in Chandra Levy Killing
Modesto, CA - In the first weeks after her only daughter disappeared, grief hit Susan Levy so hard she could not move from a fetal position on the living room couch.
By the time Chandra Levy's skul...
Selden, NY – 11-Year-Old School Boy Becomes Celebrity On Mission To Get Law Passed To Abolish Homework
Selden, NY - Even though he's just a fifth grader, 11-year-old Ben Berrafato is challenging - seriously challenging - one of this country's most enduring and widely held beliefs: The belief that kids ...