Tehran – On Remembrance Day Iran Says Holocaust a “big lie”
Tehran - Iran's government spokesman on Tuesday branded the Holocaust a "big lie" created to place the Islamic republic's arch-foe Israel in the Middle East, the state IRNA news agency reported.
"T...
Paris, France – French President Tells Gilad Shalit’s Father His Son is Alive
Paris, France - The father of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit said he has hope for the release of his son, after being urgently summoned to a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Gil...
Queens, NY – Jewish Dentist In 2007 High Profile Murder Was Attacked A Day Before He Was Gunned Down
Queens, NY - A pair of mysterious Russian assailants attacked a Queens dentist the day before he was slain, allegedly on the order of his estranged wife, according to a police report that came to ligh...
Mobile, AL – Police: Suspect Who Spray Painted Synagogue Is A Serious Domestic Terrorist
Mobile, AL - Mobile police sources tell NBC 15 News they've arrested a man believed to be a domestic terrorist. The investigation began January 5, when a local synagogue was spray painted with Nazi m...
Brooklyn, NY – Borough Park Couple Run Over by Cop Awarded $4.6 Million
Brooklyn, NY - A Borough Park man has been awarded $4.6 million for catastrophic injuries suffered when a young police officer ran him over, an incident in which the officer admitted under oath that h...
Washington – Bush Rejected Pardons For Many, But Left Pollard Petition Alive
Washington- President George W. Bush, on his last full day in office, formally struck down the petitions for clemency of some high-profile politicians and businessmen, including former lawmakers Randa...
Israel – U.S. Consulate Mistakenly Sells Top Secret Files in Jerusalem
Israel - Hundreds of files — with social security numbers, bank account numbers and other sensitive U.S. government information — were found in a filing cabinet purchased from the U.S. consulate in Je...
United Nations, NY – U.N. Chief Calls on World to Fight Holocaust denial, Anti-Semitism And bigotry
United Nations, NY - Over six decades after 6 million Jews, nearly a third of the total, and countless other minorities were butchered in the Nazi German Holocaust, it is more vital than ever to learn...
Berlin – Germans Awarded for Preserving Jewish History
Berlin - A German couple who started a charity to reconnect their town with Jewish families who fled during the Holocaust is among five recipients of an annual Jewish history award.
The Obermayer G...
Washington – Chicken Fat Technology Pioneered by Hitler [yemach shemo]To Be Part Of Jet Fuel
Washington - Chickens can't fly very far. Butchickens — or the fatty parts left after processing —could be powering jet flights across the countryand around the world in the next few years.
Or maybe ...
Tulsa, OK – Firefighters Battle Blaze at Abandoned Synagogue
Tulsa, OK - A dangerous fire at an abandoned synagogue near 14th Street and Cheyenne is keeping some 50 firefighters busy this morning, with icy conditions complicating the situation.
The fire, which...
Tampa, FL – Nadel, Missing Hedge Fund Adviser, Arrested by FBI
Tampa, FL - Arthur Nadel, the Florida hedge-fund adviser who disappeared 13 days ago, was arrested and charged with defrauding investors of tens of millions of dollars.
Nadel, 76, surrendered to th...
Postville, IA – Judge Grants Bail For Rubashkin While He Awaits Trial
Postville, IA - Sholom Rubashkin, the former top executive at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville, should be released from custody on $500,000 bond while he awaits trial on multiple fede...
Mumbai, India – CNN Documentry On The Chabad Massacre [Video]
Mumbai, India - I truly did not know what to expect when I entered the Chabad House in Mumbai. To be honest, like most people in Mumbai, I hadn't even heard of it and I certainly didn't know where it ...
Albany, NY – Newly Appointed NY Senator: Getting To Know NYers, Orthodox Man I Nod My Head Not Shake Hands
Albany, NY - U.S. Sen.-designee Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport has been on a whirlwind schedule since Paterson appointed her to the Senate on Friday
Gillibrand said her task ahead is to learn abou...
Brooklyn, NY – War Against Graffiti Taggers a Losing Battles
Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn is one of the most graffiti-scarred areas in the city.
“You can’t turn a corner without seeing graffiti around here. The city cleans it up and the kids just come and do the sa...
Los Angeles, CA – The Schemes Pile Up: Group Charged in $52-million Ponzi Fraud
Los Angeles, CA - Six Orange County men face criminal fraud charges in an alleged $52-million investment scam that was said to promise big profits from luxury developments next to golf courses designe...
Orange County, NY – Municipal Leaders: It’s The Rule of Law, Kiryas Joel Should Submit Construction Plans to County
Kiryas Joel, NY - Several municipal leaders are pushing for the Village of Kiryas Joel to comply with a state law requiring that certain types of construction projects be reviewed in advance by county...
Washington – U.S. Officials: Minnesota Muslim Group Was A Threat On Inauguration Day
Washington - Now that the presidential inauguration is in the past, U.S. officials are reporting information about possible threats on the day by a Minnesota Somali man.
U.S. intelligence was repor...
Jerusaelm – Haredi Party ‘Shas’ Endorses Bibi For Prime Minister
Jerusalem - Haredi party launches election campaign; Chairman Yishai says 'a strong Shas will ensure Netanyahu doesn’t repeat his mistakes'
Shas Chairman Eli Yishai declared Tuesday that his party ...