Gomel, Belarus – Jewish Remains Dug Up, City Ruled Construction Can Go Ahead
Gomel, Belarus - Workers rebuilding a sports stadium on the site of an 18th century Jewish cemetery say they have no choice but to consign the bones to city dumps.But critics say it's part of a ...
Berlin, Germany – Holocaust Memorial Group Slams German Railway Company
Berlin, Germany - Supporters of a steam-drawn Holocaust memorial train demonstrated Saturday against what they alleged was hostility from Germany's principal railway company, Deutsche Bahn.
Th...
New York – Cereal Link to Food Poisoning Is Probed
New York - At least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said Sat...
Lakewood, NJ – Prayer Meetings Halted By Judge
Lakewood, NJ - Superior Court Judge Frank A. Buczynski Jr. ordered the Orthodox Jewish prayer gatherings to halt at the one-story home in A Country Place until an independent engineer determines the d...
Monroe, NY – Rabbi Must Answer Queries on Matzo-Baking Business
Monroe, NY - A local rabbi is operating a clandestine matzo business in the guise of religious freedom, an attorney for the rabbi's neighbor charged.
The allegation, at a Zoning Board of Appea...
Peoria, IL – New York Kidnapping Suspect Spotted at Peoria Hotel
Peoria, IL - Authorities say a man wanted in New York for allegedly kidnapping his two sons has been spotted in Peoria.
Police say 37-year-old Natan Horowitz, also known as Nathan Horowitz, quickly c...
Lakewood, NJ – Fire Damages Lakewood home; No Injuries Reported
Lakewood, NJ - A Seventh Street home sustained heavy damage as a result of a Saturday evening fire.No one was injured in the blaze, which was first reported to Georgian Court security at about 4:30 p....
New Rochelle, NY +Prominent Westchester Rabbi and Wife Killed in House Fire+
New Rochelle, NY - A fast-moving house fire killed a prominent Westchester rabbi and his wife early Saturday, spinning a tightly knit Orthodox community into grief.
For the past two decades, Jacob S...
New York, NY – Hospital Reports Possible Widespread ID Thefts
New York, NY - Presbyterian Hospital says a federal investigation and its own internal audit have uncovered possible identity theft that could affect 40,000 patients.The hospital says the information ...
Yorktown Heights, NY – Teens Accused of Defacing Jewish Center Under Arrest
Yorktown Heights, NY - Three teenage girls are under arrest, accused of defacing a Jewish Center.Police say 18-year-old Barbara Nokaj, 17-year-old Michelle Bushell and a 15-year-old juvenile broke int...
Uzbekistan – Chief Rabbi Faces Expulsion
Uzbekistan - Uzbek authorities have revoked the accreditation of the local head of the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish movement, the Justice Ministry said Friday. Ministry spokesman Zhalolbek Abdusattarov sa...
Israel – A ‘Kezayit’ May Be Smaller Than We Thought
Israel - Researchers from Bar-Ilan University's archeological botanics lab say they have identified the strains of olive upon which the minimal halachic requirement of matza consumption is based. And ...
Israel – R’ Ovadai Yosef: Certainly No Ban, On MBD, Shweki Chabad Concert
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Israel - In the ongoing saga of the concert-banning issue, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef has drawn a stark contrast with the Rabbonim in American who purportedly signed onto "The Big Event"...
Los Angeles, CA – Traffic Changes Headaches For Community, And Relation With Mayor
Los Angeles, CA - Pico Boulevard that has become this city’s central Jewish shopping district, is under the threat of a new city-mandated traffic plan looming over the area, and now many fear that wh...
Monticello, NY – Route 17B May be Headed Toward Some Safety Improvements
Monticello, NY - New York State Route 17B between Monticello and Fosterdale may be headed toward some significant safety improvements.A State Department of Transportation study suggested several traff...
Lakewood, NJ – Lawsuit Against Homeowner for Using Condominium as Synagogue
Lakewood, NJ - Two sides in a lengthy dispute about an ad hoc synagogue in a senior community are taking the matter to court.
Superior Court Judge Frank A. Buczynski Jr. in Toms River will hear the l...
London – ‘Not In My Back Yard’: Charedi Chief Fights New Eruv Plan
London - The religious leader of London’s Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations moved to prevent the creation of an eruv in his own back yard.
Rabbi Ephraim Padwa, urged the strictly Orthodox commun...
Freehold, NJ – Rabbi’s Hearing for Having House of Worship in his Home, Postponed
Freehold, NJ - Because the ordinance in question may be changed, a Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing into whether a local rabbi runs a house of worship in his home was adjourned last night, said Zoni...
Salem, OR – Swastikas Drawn on Only Jewish Temple
Salem, OR - Swastikas drawn with permanent marker were found on Salem's only Jewish temple.The office manager of Temple Beth Sholom in South Salem at 1274 Cunningham Lane S. found the swastikas o...
Richmond, VA – Jewish Resident Wins Change To Softball Policy
Richmond, VA - Caroline County is changing its recreational softball league policy after a Jewish resident was told he couldn't join because he didn't attend a church in the county.
Richa...