New York +Fed Cuts Rates+
New York - The U.S. federal reserve has cut interest rates by another 0.25% to 2% the 7th cut in 6 months.
Geneva, Switzerland – Jewish Group Drops Out of Racism Meeting after Iran Objects
Geneva, Switzerland - A Canadian Jewish community advocacy group withdrew its application to attend the United Nations conference on racism after objections by Iran.
Iran made a "series of aggressi...
Queens, NY +MVA with Pin+
Queens, NY +MVA with Pin+ Hatzolah on the scene of a motor vehicle accident at 147th Street and 77th Road with a confirmed pin inside the vehicle, NYPD ESU are respondint for the extrication
New York – U.S. Court Rejects New York Gun Lawsuit
New York - A federal appeals court dismissed New York City’s blanket lawsuit against the gun industry on Wednesday, ruling that a relatively new federal law protects gunmakers against third-party liti...
Nouakchott, Mauritania – Arrest In Israeli Embassy Attack
Nouakchott, Mauritania - Police carried out a 24-hour sting operation on a cell with alleged al-Qaida ties, arresting at least five people Wednesday _ including two charged with organizing an attack o...
New York – A list of Most Wanted Nazi Suspects Believed To Be Alive
New York - The Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of 10 most wanted Nazis, as of April 1, 2008. It was released Wednesday: to see the list click here
Parkland, FL +Vandals Strike Another South Fla. Jewish Center+
Parkland, FL - Swastikas were scrawled over parts of the Chabad Hebrew School of Parkland in Broward County on Wednesday.
The institution, located at 7170 Loxahatchee Rd., is affiliated with the Cha...
Manhattan, NY – Synagogue to Rededicate Torah that was Buried in Auschwitz
Manhattan, NY - A restored Torah rescued from the Auschwitz concentration camp is to be rededicated at a Manhattan synagogue in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Central Synagogue Rabbi Peter J. ...
Brooklyn, NY – Three NYC Yeshivos to Participate in Title I Pilot Program
Brooklyn, NY - The New York City Department of Education (DOE) has released the names of six nonpublic schools, including three yeshivos, that will participate in a pilot program enabling them to rece...
Philadelphia PA – 4 Students to Stand Trial in Hate Crime Case
Philadelphia PA - Four suspended Temple University students accused of a hate crime were ordered to stand trial.
Defendants Bryan Pedreiro, 19, of East Brunswick, N.J.; Michael Walsh, 20, of Florha...
Central Valley, NY – Village Denies Tax Exemption For Kiryas Joel
Central Valley, NY - The Village of Woodbury has denied a request by the Village of Kiryas Joel for a tax exemption on land where the Hasidic village is building two 34-foot-tall water towers.
Kiryas...
Grand Forks, ND – Student Faces Charges for Scrawling “Jew” on Other Student
Grand Forks, ND - The county state's attorney's office issued charges against University of North Dakota student Spencer Garness because he allegedly wrote "Scott is a Jew" in ice cream on an elevator...
Manhattan, NY +Suspicious Death+
Manhattan, NY +Suspicious Death+ NYPD of the 24th Pct. are investigating a death of a 30-year-old male who was found DOA in his apartment at 788 Columbus Avenue between West 97th and West 98th Street'...
Atlanta, GA – Appeals Court Backs Immunity for Prison Chaplains
Atlanta, GA - An appeals court panel says a federal judge made a mistake by denying a request by two former prison chaplains to dismiss a suit against them by a Jewish inmate who claimed religious dis...
Dix Hills, NY – Syringe Doctor Settles Lawsuit
Dix Hills, NY - Dr. Harvey Finkelstein, the physician who the state DOH says put thousands of patients at risk by reusing syringes, has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit with a Syosset man who cla...
Germany – Hunt On For Nazi Concentration Camp Doctor, Believed Alive
Germany - As the Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Center prepares to publish its list of top fugitive Nazi war criminals Wednesday, the AP investigates the case of the concentration camp doctor who tops...
Oswiecim, Poland – Last Jewish Resident’s House Faces Demolition
Oswiecim, Poland - A house once owned by the last Jewish resident of the city where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp faces demolition if funds are not found for its renovation.The two-story ho...
Baltimore County, MD – Police: We Captured Perp That Terrorized Pikesville Area with Bright Light,Explosion
Baltimore County, Maryland - Police have arrested Frederick Lee Mackler, 59, of the 8000-block of Brynmor Court, 21208. He was identified by police last night for being responsible for a multitude of ...
White Plains, NY +Fugitive for 11-years Arrested in London
White Plains, NY - A man who fled New York 11 years ago when he was accused of cheating federal programs out of millions of dollars has been arrested in London today.U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia says ...
Brooklyn, NY +Dispute With Traffic Agent Leads to Arrest of Shomrim Member+
Borough Park, NY +Dispute with Traffic Agent Leads to Arrest of Shomrim Member+ A Borough Park Shomrim Member got into a dispute on 13th Ave and 53th street, with a NYC Traffic Agent, leading the agen...
