Seven Hills, OH – Accused Nazi Likely To Remain In U.S.
Seven Hills, OH - John Demjanjuk, the retired autoworker accused of being a Nazi concentration camp guard, appears likely to live out his days in the United States.
No other country is willing to acc...
New York, NY – Mayor Bloomberg Helps Find Teenager
New York, NY - A London teen who had run away to New York earlier this week was reunited with his mother after Mayor Bloomberg intervened and called the police commissioner.George Lenon, 17, was found...
New York, NY – Famed Lawyer Dershowitz Uses his BlackBerry to fight anti-Semitism.
New York, NY You may have heard of famed attorney Alan Dershowitz. He's one of the top lawyers in the country.
A self-described "technophobe," Dershowitz says he uses his BlackBerry to communicate wi...
Brooklyn, NY – Starrett City Buyer David Bistricer Gets Powerful Backing From Black Ministers.
Brooklyn, NY - David Bistricer, whose initial attempt to buy the Starrett City housing complex in Brooklyn was rejected a month ago by federal regulators, is back.
The Rev. A. R. Bernard, a Brooklyn...
Lexington, OK – Observing Passover Not Easy For Inmates.
LEXINGTON, OK — A handful of Orthodox Jews live behind the 20-foot tall razor wire fence at Joseph Harp Correctional Center.
The medium-security inmates celebrate Passover with grape juice instead o...
Los Angeles, CA- LAPD Denies Of Specific Terror Threat To Jewish Communities.
Los Angeles , CA - LAPD Denies recent reports by some bloggers, and NBC4 news outlet that they are on a heightened state of alert for possible terrorist activities against members of the Jewish commun...
Israel – Israeli Soldier To Be Freed.
Israel - Cpl. Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held by militants in Gaza, will be released soon, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in a television interview on Friday.
"We are undertaking effo...
Reisterstown, MD – Some Jews are exchanging duties of Passover for rest, convenience.
Reisterstown, MD - Why is this vacation different from all others?
Passover commemorates the Israelites' escape from slavery, but for some Jews, the weeklong holiday has come to mean toil they would ...
Brooklyn, NY – Candles Recall Pose Fire Hazard.
Brooklyn, NY - Ahron’s Judaica of Brooklyn, NY is recalling Chanukah Oil Candles sold nationwide from November 2006 to December 2006. The oil candles can become engulfed in flames and melt the plastic...
Buchanan, NY +Indian Point Nuclear Plant Explosion+
Weschester County, Buchanan, NY +Indian Point Nuclear Plant Explosion+ Endian Point Nuclear Plant security called for a confirmed explosion, but now officials are refusing acces for fire department to...
Washington – FBI Detains Passengers From A NY Flight.
Washington - Passengers on a Delta Airlines Delta Flight 1227 from New York to Orlando Airport were detained and searched last night when they arrived in Orlando.
passengers were evacuated from the a...
New York, NY – Council Speaker Christine Quinn Wants Help For Home Buyers.
New York, NY - In a bid to stem the rising tide of foreclosures, Council Speaker Christine Quinn is proposing a $1 million program to ensure that throngs of future home buyers don't get sucked into hi...
Queens, NY – Shooting In Car At JFK Leaves One Dead.
Queens, NY - A dispute between friends erupted in gunfire inside a car at Kennedy International Airport on Friday morning, leaving one man dead and a gunman on the loose, authorities said.
The gunman...
Harriman, NY – State Set To Install Rt. 17 Median Barriers.
Harriman, NY - A state contractor is set to begin installing a metal barrier in the middle of Route 17 next month to prevent cars from crossing the grassy median and colliding with oncoming traffic.
...
New York, NY – $1 Billion New Police Academy.
New York, NY - The search is over for a new Police Academy, and it is going to be spectacular - a 30-acre campus in Queens complete with 250 classrooms, firing ranges, indoor and outdoor tracks, a "ta...
New York – Neturei Karta Sect Say They Are The True Jews
New York - The anti-Zionist group whose Rockland County synagogue went up in flames is a tiny ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect whose activist members have embraced Israel's enemies.
The Neturei Karta,...
Brooklyn, NY +School Fire+
Brooklyn, NY +School Fire+ Fire Department requesting all hands for a fire on the 2nd floor of a three story brick 100X100 school and community center building at 1901 Ocean Parkway and Avenue "S"
U/...
St. Petersburg, Russia – Jewish Cemetery Tombstones Vandalized
St. Petersburg, Russia - Tombstones in a Jewish cemetery were vandalized.
Thevandals painted swastikas and extremist graffiti on seven headstones in a graveyard that previously has seen some of the w...
Westport, CT – High Hopes for Girl That Goes 2 Years Without Eating, Drinking
Westport, CT - After 14 operations and two years without food or drink, 20-year-old Amy Oestreicher came to Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City with her parents Thursday with high hopes.
"I�...
New Square, NY – Former Village Administrator Dies Just Before the Passover Holiday
New Square, NY - Samuel Weissmandl, the former voice of this Hasidic community, died just before the Passover holiday after saying his morning prayers.
The former village's administrator for over...