Haifa, Israel – Physical Education Teacher Dies During Class
Haifa, Israel - A 57-year-old physical education teacher died during a gym class with students in the Yavneh high school yeshiva.
One of the students, who volunteers with Magen David Adom emergency m...
Washington, DC – IRS: Documentation of All Charitable Contributions Should be Available in Case of Audit
Washington, DC - The IRS rules regarding all charitable contributions have changed this tax year, every dollar written off needs documentation.
Givers place a lot of those dollars in the collection p...
Kiryas Joel, NY – A Display of Disapproval That Turned Menacing
Kirays Joel, NY - It was late one night over the summer when the Greenberg family was frightened by a menacing phone call. Then came threats, and then vandalized cars. As the days turned into weeks a...
Northbrook, IL – Stranger Leaves Pushkah with $800 Gold Coin for School
Northbrook, IL - Gold coins often show up in Salvation Army kettles this time of year, but an anonymous donor left a 1-ounce gold coin in a pushkah can of change at a Keshet School office in Northbroo...
New York, NY – DA: Chaukah Train Attack Was Hate Crime
New York, NY - Prosecutors will ask a grand jury to indict a gang of goons on hate crime charges in the attack on straphangers wishing fellow passengers a happy Chanukah on the Q train.The revelation ...
Monticello, NY – Ichud Bungalow Colony to Apply Yearly for Tax Exemption
Monticello, NY - Sullivan County, the Town of Thompson and Monticello School District have agreed to allow the Ichud Bungalow Colony in Thompson to apply for a tax exemption each year.
That is a lot ...
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY – Friday Night Fire in 6 Story Building
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY - Fire Department and Hatzolah were all on the scene late Friday night early Shabbos morning for a working fire atthe 3rd floor of a 6 story 100x100 multiple dwelling at 560...
Gloucester, MA – Major Fire on Shabbos Kills One Man And Destroys Synagogue
Gloucester, MA - One person is dead and an apartment complex and temple are destroyed in a massive eight-alarm fire that burned overnight Friday into Saturday.
Firefighters say the flames broke out...
Herndon, VA – Hotel Chain Asked To Cancel Neo-Nazi Conference
Herndon, VA - Jewish activist group wants a Herndon hotel to cancel an upcoming conference organized by a white nationalist group based in northern Virginia.
The conference for the New Century Foun...
New Square, NY – Police Name Man Charged with Obstruction
New Square, NY - Ramapo police identified a village man accused of trying to prevent an officer from investigating a report of a fight and two men armed with knives inside a house at 100 Washington Av...
Israel – Bush Delays Jerusalem Embassy Move
Israel - President Bush extended a delay on moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem for another six months.
"I hereby determine that it is necessary to protect the national security interests of the Un...
Santa Ana, CA – 2 men Plea Guilty in Plot Against Military, Jewish Targets
Santa Ana, CA - One of four men accused of plotting attacks on Southern California military sites and Jewish targets pleaded guilty to terrorism conspiracy charges.
Levar Haley Washington, 28, admi...
Montreal, Canada – Court Upholds Award in Religious Divorce Case
Montreal, Canada - The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a $47,500 award to a Jewish woman whose ex-husband had refused to grant her a religious divorce (Get) while she was still capable of having childr...
Kiryas Joel, NY +MVA with Pin+
Orange County, Kiryas Joel, NY +MVA with Pin+ A motor vehicle accident involving a school bus and a vehicle on Leipnick Road and Meron Drive KJFD and KJ Hatzolah on the scene with two aided that are p...
New York, NY – Settling Civil Claims Cost NYPD Millions.
New York, NY - Each year, settling civil claims brought against the Police Department costs taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Since 2002, these settlements totaled almost a half billion dollars....
Winnipeg, Canada – Murderer Sentenced to 105 Years In Prison For Killing Jewish Millionaire.
Winnipeg, Canada - A restaurant worker convicted of murdering a Canadian executive in Puerto Rico was sentenced Thursday to 105 years in prison.
Jonathan Roman Riviera, 24, was sentenced Thursday fo...
New Jersey – New Jersey First State To Require Flu Shots For Preschoolers.
New Jersey - New Jersey is the first state to require flu shots for preschoolers.
The state's health commissioner on Friday approved amendments to the state's
immunization rules for children.
Star...
Lakewood, NJ – Township Votes Down Rental Unit Inspections
Lakewood, NJ - The Township Committee last night voted down a proposal to institute mandatory annual inspections of all rental units.
Committeeman Robert Singer was the swing vote, having first sup...
Montreal, Canada – Hatzoloh Montreal Coordinator Receives Governor EMS Award.
Montreal, Canada - Sheldon Goldberg, a volunteer with Côte St. Luc’s Emergency Medical Services department and the ambulance service Hatzoloh, was presented Monday night with the Governor General’s E...
Cleavland, OH – Anti-Semitic Suit Ends With Settlement.
Cleavland, OH - David Eden has a framed quote from ancient scholar Rabbi Hillel in the front hall of his Beachwood home: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I...