Jerusalem, Israel – Court Orders Egged to Put Up Nixed Political Ad with Women’s Portraits
Jerusalem, Israel - The High Court of Justice today ordered Israel's largest bus company to immediately put up a political advertisement on the sides of Jerusalem city buses showing the portraits of w...
Sharon, MA – Vote For Frum Teen Of Yaldah Magazine Runner Up To Win $100,000
Sharon, MA - Today, Monday, November 10th is the last day to vote for YALDAH magazine, a magazine for young Jewish girls, to win $100,000. Voting ends at 11:59 pm Pacific time (2:59 am NY time).
Le...
New York City – Hikind: Bloomberg’s Tax Plan Six Cent Fee For Bags, Is Outrageous
New York City - Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) today called the Mayor’s plan to collect a six-cent surcharge for plastic bags “outrageous,” saying this is “the wrong place and the wrong time” for...
Albany, NY – Queens State Senator Malcolm Smith a Skilled Communicator in the Middle of Politician’s Revolt
Albany, NY - Queens Sen. Malcolm Smith led the Democratic charge to take control of the state Senate after 43 years of Republican rule. That may have been the easy part.
Viewed as a conservative wi...
New York, NY – Bloomberg Ally Joins Lawsuit Over Term Limits
New York, NY - Former Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari, and an ally of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, will throw his political weight behind a lawsuit to overturn a new city law th...
Brussels – Muslim States to Join Kristallnacht Memorial
Brussels - Dramatic Muslim representation is expected at Monday's "Special Event Promoting Tolerance Throughout the European Continent" at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Representatives of Li...
New York – The Chutzpa of Hope – And Why Klal Yisroel Needs Its Own Obama
New York - The dust hasn’t even begun settling, but the pundits are already dissecting why Barack Obama won the election. Was it the man or the machine? The method or the magic? The movement or the...
Washington – U.S. Government: Names Of Where Bailout Money Going To, Mind Your Own Business
Washington - The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collate...
Jerusalem, Israel – Haredi Wars in Mayoral Election Play Into Hands of Only Secular Candidate
Jerusalem, Israel - On the eve of the Jerusalem mayoral election, the rift in the ultra-Orthodox community is widening further.
An ultra-Orthodox rabbi, Meir Porush, 53, and Nir Barkat, 49, a centr...
Tucson, AZ – Lost Families of Holocaust May Be Reunited and Remains Identified by DNA Lab
Tucson, AZ - Genetic technology developed to identify the remains of those killed in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will be enhanced in a University of Arizona genomics laboratory to solve a mo...
Boston, MA – Headphones Interfere With Pacemakers
Boston, MA - If you have a pacemaker and like listening to music, take note. Earphones used for portable music players may interfere with pacemakers if they're held close to the device, a new study su...
Lakewood, NJ – Yeshiva Student Struck Dies From Injuries
Lakewood, NJ - Hatzolah responding to a serious motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian student who was struck on County Line Road and Cederview.
Lakewood Hatzolah is transporting the teenager to Je...
Manhattan, NY – USS Intrepid Museum Reopens
Manhattan, NY - After an overall renovation, courtesy people working day in and day out and donations poring in from all quarters, the USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum is back in business.
It...
Washington – President FDR’S Failure To Take Action After Kristallnacht Gave The Green Light To Germany
Washington - On November 9-10, 1938, Nazi storm troopers throughout Germany and Austria ransacked Jewish homes, marauded through the streets, broke windows of Jewish-owned stores and looted merchandis...
New York – Obama: Yes I’ll Tax The Rich
New York - For the rich, the party is over - as promised.
Despite speculation to the contrary, President-elect Barack Obama will act on his campaign promise and roll back the Bush administration's ...
Israel – New Credit Card to Offer Discounts for Businesses Frequented by Haredim
Israel - First International Bank of Israel is expanding its activity in the haredi (ultra-orthodox) community through subsidiary Bank Poalei Agudat Israel Ltd.
Bank Poalei Agudat Israel will issue...
Albany – New Gov. Website Gives New Yorkers Say in Budget Matters
Albany - Governor Paterson introduced a new website that will keep New Yorkers up to date as the state tries to work through a massive budget deficit.
Reducenyspending.gov has several features that...
Manhattan, NY – New 7,000 Cams Will Be Watching You
Manhattan, NY - The NYPD's plan to have 5,000 cameras trained on every sidewalk crack south of Canal Street has begun in a space-age hub that will be operating by the end of the month.
The "Ring of...
Wurtsboro, NY – Jewish Developer Plans to Build a Gated Community
Wurtsboro, NY - A Long Island developer plans to build a community of mansions on top of the Shawangunk Ridge.
Shalom Lamm, under his Black Creek Holdings LLC development company, says he is planni...
New York – Calling 311 And Its Halachic Ties
New York - It is known as the Citizen's Service Center in the halls of New York City government. It is a quick and anonymous way to report anyone who is ostensibly doing something illegal. Is someon...
