Woodridge, NY – Suspect Charged in Camp Morris Burglaries
Woodridge, NY - Police have arrested a suspect in the October burglaries at Camp Morris in Woodridge.Jeffrey Chack, 39, of Woodridge was tracked down by Fallsburg police, who found him hiding out in a...
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY – Cirque du Simcha.
Borough Park, Brooklyn NY - Councilman Simcha Felder, who heads the committee with jurisdiction over such things, insists he's serious about reforming how lawmakers set their pay, but you wouldn't kno...
London – Chinese Restaurant Owners to Keep Late Widow’s Fortune
London - A couple who run a Chinese restaurant in Essex were given the go-ahead by the High Court on Friday to keep the 10 million pounds one of their elderly and long-standing friends left them on he...
Washington, DC – Colleges Confront Hanukkah Candle Conundrum
Washington, DC - Just before Hanukkah, it hit Tamar Strauss-Benjamin that she would not be home for Hanukkah. And as at most colleges, candles aren't allowed in the dorm rooms. So the sophomore w...
Brooklyn, NY – Mailman Arrested in Zip Code 11214 For Stealing.
Brooklyn, NY- Michael Olivio a Brooklyn letter carrier was arrested by the feds, after an elaborate sting operation to identify the Grinch-like mailman in Bath Beach who intercepted hundreds of greeti...
Jerusalem, Israel – Child Crushed by Automatic Gate
Jerusalem, Israel - Menachem Sharabi, a five-year-old haredi boy was squashed by an electric gate in front of an apartment building in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul neighborhood.A woman had pressed the...
Manhattan, NY – Museums Fight To Keep Paintings Once Owned by German Jewish Banker
Manhattan, NY - The Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Foundation filed suit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to declare them the rightful owners of two Picasso paintings that a Jewish scholar...
Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY +Vandalism Again Over Shabos+
Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY - NYPD of the 90th Pct. requested NYPD ECT for the investigation, for the second time in the past four weeks, that numerous vehicles were vandalized over Shabbos by breaking ...
London – Satmar Bikur Cholim Steps In Where Local Council Fails.
London - When Debbie Halberstat’s son was born with a debilitating stomach disease five years ago, she asked Hackney Council to provide respite foster care on an occasional basis to help her cope. She...
New York – Ford Recalls Nearly 1.2 Million Vehicles
New York - Ford said it is recalling nearly 1.2 million trucks, sport-utility vehicles and vans to fix an engine sensor problem that could cause the vehicles to stall and even crash.
The recalled veh...
Dacono, CO – Councilwoman Resigns Over ‘Racist’ Post
Dacono, CO - A councilwoman resigned over what some branded a racist e-mail, but Sandra Tucker said she won't apologize for posting it.
In the e-mail, Tucker, 61, said that being a Democrat is worse...
London – Jewish Real Estate Magnate Behind Labour Party.
London - The British real estate magnate accused of funneling political donations to the British Labour Party said on Thursday that he had given the money secretly to avoid accusations of being part o...
South Africa – World Jewish Congress Welcomes South African Court Ruling on Anti-Semitic Radio Broadcasts
South Africa - The World Jewish Congress today welcomed a ruling by South Africa's Constitutional Court upholding sanctionsimposed by the country's broadcasting watchdog, BMCC, against a Muslim radios...
Stony Point, NY – Menorah at Town Hall Vandalized
Stony Point, NY - A menorah in front of Town Hall was vandalized this morning.The metal structure was snapped off at its base and left there, said Supervisor Phil Marino, who saw the damage when he ar...
Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola’s New CEO Attributes Success To His Father Savings Jews From The Nazis.
Atlanta, GA - Muhtar Kent, the next leader of Coca-Cola, is said to be part diplomat, part farmer and part hard-nosed businessman. Supporters say he's exactly the kind of executive to take the world'...
New York, NY – 47% Incease in Bankruptcy Filings
New York, NY - Far more New Yorkers filed for bankruptcy this year.
So far, 17,847 New Yorkers in the five boroughs and eight nearby counties filed for bankruptcy, 47% more than in the same period of ...
Warsaw Poland – Warsaw Jewish Cemetery Seeks to Rebuild Records Torched By Nazis.
Warsaw Poland - Cemetery director Przemyslaw Isroel Szpilman walks among the moss-covered and crumbling gravestones of the Warsaw Jewish cemetery, painstakingly jotting details in his notebook.
The...
New York, NY – Water Rate Increase Averted, But Face Stiff Penalties.
New York, NY - City residents will avoid a proposed 18% increase in water rates but face stiffer penalties for failing to pay water bills under a new agreement between Mayor Bloomberg and the City Co...
New Jersey – Rabbis Want Death Penalty Killed.
New Jersey - Some 50 rabbis in this state, including a number from this area, have written to the New Jersey Legislature urging it to abolish the death penalty.
The legislature is poised to decide on...
London – Jewish Newspaper In Blunder As They Report Deaths Under Congratulations Category.
London - The Jewish Chronicle has apologised for a major blunder which saw more than 70 death notices appear under the category Congratulations and which has angered and shocked mourning families.
Ac...
