Brooklyn, NY – Isaac Abraham to Seek Yassky’s Council Seat
Pinned Topic Feb. 13 2008
Brooklyn, NY - A Williamsburg community activist who would be the first Hasidic Jew on the City Council if elected has decided to run for David Yassky's seat.
Yassky i...
Memphis, TN – Anti-Semitic Flier Attacks Congressman
Memphis, TN - Steve Cohen, a white congressman representing a mostly black district in Memphis, is no stranger to political attacks tinged with race.
But a political flier, of which Cohen received in...
Monticello, NY – Man Sentenced for Burglaries of Jewish Camp
Monticello, NY - A 39-year-old Woodridge man was sentenced in Sullivan County Court today to 2 ½ to five years in state prison for his convictions of two counts of burglary.
Jeffrey Chalk admitted to...
Zurich, Switzerland – Man Attacked by Knife-Wielding Assailant
A Jewish man was attacked in Zurich in what appeared to be an anti-Semitic incident.Reports say the 60-year-old victim was lightly wounded in the neck in todays attack by a knife-wielding assailant.
T...
Winnipeg, Canada – Judge: Orthodox Man To Remain On Life Supprt.
Winnipeg, Canada - A Winnipeg judge has ruled that an 84-year-old Orthodox Jew will remain on life support until a dispute over whether a doctor can disconnect him without the family's permission can ...
Brooklyn, NY – Kudos To Hikind, Inspects Starting at Subway Stations Throughout District for Hazards
UD: 5:00 PM
VIN News has learned the Inspector General's office is investigating platforms systemwide and will be reviewing the findings with MTA President Roberts.
Brooklyn, NY - Assmblyman Dov Hi...
New York – Palestinians Ask U.S. To Intervene in Suits Over Terrorist Attacks
New York - The State Department is considering supporting the Palestinian Authority in its quest to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars in judgments won by American victims of Palestinian ter...
Brooklyn, NY – Hamodia Turns 10 — Still no Hillary Photos
Brooklyn, NY - Hillary Clinton could be America's next president, but her picture will never appear on the pages of the country's only Jewish daily newspaper.
The English-language version of Hamodia...
England – Police Probe ‘suspicious’ Death Of Wealthy Georgian Jewish Businessman
England - British police launched an investigation Wednesday into the "suspicious" death of a wealthy Georgian opposition leader accused of fomenting a coup in the ex-Soviet republic.
Badri Patarkats...
Israel – Ukrainian Embassy Being Charged by Bratslav Hasidim for Anti-Semitism
Israel - Israeli Foreign Ministry is investigating complaints of discrimination and anti-Semitism in the Ukrainian Embassy's treatment of the Hasidic travel agency, Ma'ayanot Hahaim Tours.Th...
New York – PBS Documentary Jewish Americans Tells The Story of a People And a Country
New York - A six-hour, documentary from PBS show cases The history of Jews in America integral to the history of the United States itself, and "The Jewish Americans" sheds needed light on who we are -...
Israel – Jewish Agency Envoy Arrested Over Fraudulent Conversions.
Israel - The Immigration Police arrested the Jewish Agency Aliyah envoy to South America on Wednesday on suspicion that he provided immigration papers to 200 Venezuelan citizens despite the fact that ...
New York – Misaskim A Legendary Organization With A Long List of Chesed.
New York - Linoleum, X-Ray, Xerox, are names of products or companies that have entered the daily lexicon. Who, today, doesn’t know what these are?
It’s been only three years, yet in the consciousne...
Damascus, Syria +FBI, CIA: Terrorist As Significant As Bin Laden, Killed+
Damascus, Syria - A senior Hezbollah commander implicated in some of the most high-profile international terrorist attacks of the last 25 years has died in an explosion in Syria.
The FBI listed Ima...
Kiryas Joel, NY – Frum Lawyer Forum, Fosters Understanding of Hasidic Life
Pinned Topic Feb. 12 2008
Kiryas Joel, NY - The questions came spontaneously, Are arranged marriages between Hasidic couples happy ones?
Do the Hasidim allow their children to explore philosophical ...
New Haven, CT – Man Involved in Boro Park Bombing Pleads Not Guilty to New Bomb Charges
New Haven, CT - A New York man pleaded not guilty today to charges that he had explosive materials in his car.
Yung Tang was charged with four counts of possession of a firearm, specifically two im...
Brooklyn, NY +Working Fire+
Brooklyn, NY +Working Fire+ Fire Department and Hatzolah on the scene for a workng fire at 1479 East 13th Street and Avenue "O" fire is in the rear bedroom of this two-story private dwelling...
Virginia – + John McCain Wins Primaries+
Virginia - After a very tight race between Sen. John McCain and Mike Hucakbee, according to Fox News McCain is project to be the winner in the republican primaries in the state of Virginia.
Maryland ...
Virginia +Its Obama Night All Over Again Winning Democratic Primaries+
New York - Senator Barack Obama appeared poised to continue his winning streak on Tuesday evening, in the democratic primary, defeating Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Virginia - Barack Obama is the ...
New York – Amazon to Fight Spitzer’s Online Sales Tax
New York - Amazon.com is fighting Gov. Eliot Spitzer's plan to require online companies to collect sales tax from shoppers in New York, whether the companies are in New York or not.Spitzer's...