New York, NY – Suit Against Synagogue Alleges Age, Religious Discrimination
New York, NY - The city's most famous Reform synagogue is being sued for $32 million by two former employees who contend they weren't Jewish and "young and enough to keep their jobs.
M...
London – Man Dies After Row with Teens
London - A man died on after being involved in a scuffle with a group of teenagers in Wembley, North-West London.84-year-old Mendel Webber, had confronted a group of teens at a bus stop in Forty Lane ...
Normal, IL – Student Killed by Train
Normal, IL - Family and friends of 20-year-old David Hirsch of Hoffman Estates are mourning the loss of a kind, outgoing young man.
The Illinois State University special education major and 2005 Hoff...
New York – Is Starbucks Kosher?
Pinned News - October 25, 2007
New York - Jews like coffee. and Starbucks, of course, is the king of marketing. Enter the halachic component, however. Is every coffee in this store permitted? The st...
NY City Hall – Felder Fumes at State’s Inability to Act.
NY City Hall - Council Member Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) is disappointed that the State Legislature was unable to pass legislation that would curb the unwanted distribution of menus, fliers, and circu...
Toms River, NJ – Court Appearance for Perp Accused in Bat Attack on Rabbi from Lakewood
Toms River, NJ - A Superior Court judge noted 37-year-old Lakewood man's history of mental illness when the he stood before her to face charges of attempting to murder an Orthodox rabbi who he ha...
Brooklyn, NY – 7th Grade Child from I.S. 211 Dies, Apparently From Staph Infection
Brooklyn, NY - A seventh-grade boy from I.S. 211 appears to have died from MRSA, according to the Health Department.The New York City Health Department says the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus au...
Passaic, NJ +Multiple Injured in MVA+
Passaic, NJ +Multiple Injured in MVA+ A serious motor vehicle accident on Pennington Avenue with a van that crashed into a tree with 7 aided injured. Hatzolah EMS BLS transported aided to St Joseph Ho...
Brooklyn, NY +Fire in Yeshiva Building+
Brooklyn, NY +Fire in Yeshiva Building+ Fire Department responding to reports of a fire in the basement of a 4 story 50x100 yeshivah building at 4706 10th Avenue.
Fire is P/W/H and all searches are n...
Brooklyn, NY +Pedestrian Struck+
Brooklyn, NY +Pedestrian Struck+ A motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian that was struck on Avenue "U" between East 7th and East 8th Streets. Hatzolah responding to the scene.
Staten Island, NY – Mayor Announces South Shore Cease-Pool Solution
Staten Island, NY - A few hundred Staten Island homes and businesses are on their way to being a little more connected with the rest of the city, and will rid them of one dirty job.
Nearly 40 block...
New York – 1 Million Baby Seats Recalled.
New York - Some 1 million foam baby seats sold by Target Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other large retailers are being recalled because of reports of young children falling out of the seats, the U.S....
Long Island, NY- Feds Arrest Former DHB Chief.
Long Island, NY - The former head of the Long Island company that provided most of the body armor for U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan was arrested at dawn Thursday in a Manhattan apartment by FB...
Poland – Polish Senator Who Doubted Holocaust Gets Top Role.
Poland - A Polish senator who questioned the Nazi Holocaust has been given a top ceremonial role in parliament, drawing anger from the party that won Sunday's parliamentary election.
Senator Ryszard ...
Brooklyn, NY – +Dog Bite+
Brooklyn, NY +Dog Bite+ Hatzolah responding to 3200 Block of Avenue "L" for an aided who was injured by a dog bite.
New York, NY – Study Suggest Some Orthodox Women Are Victims Of Abuse.
New York, NY - Despite the widespread impression in the Orthodox world that abuse doesn’t happen within its precincts
A report in the November issue of the journal American Psychiatric Association say...
Los Angeles, CA – LAPD Investigating Rug Merchant Fatally Shot.
Los Angeles, CA - Ebrahim Torbati was a rug merchant. But at heart, he was a poet.
The 71-year-old shop owner was killed in an apparent robbery attempt Tuesday afternoon as he read a newspaper at the...
Gulfport, FL – Teacher Scared for Life after Receiving Threats
Gulfport, FL - Geoff Kingburg doesn't know if he can return to his job substitute teaching after what's happened.
Kingburg says he's been the target of anti-semitic remarks twice from ...
Washington, DC – TSA’s Reversal on Screening Head Covering Going Into Effect
Washington, DC - The TSA announced a new security screening policy that will go into effect at U.S. airports on October 27 and apply to all religious head coverings.
Back in August, the Transportat...
Brooklyn, NY +Pedestrian Struck+
Brooklyn, NY +Pedestrian Struck+ a motor vehicle accident with a 70-year-old female pedestrian that was struck and sustained serious injuries to the head and hand on 18th Avenue and 45th Street. Hatzo...