Brooklyn, NY – Alert: Be Vigilant About Fraudulent Solictations Offering
Brooklyn, NY - A recent rash of constituent reports involving mystery shopping, alleged monetary windfalls, “free grants” and other financial scams has prompted Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) to ...
Kishinev, Moldova – Elderly Rabbi and His Students Attacked While Sleeping in Camp
Kishinev, Moldova - Rabbi Israel Livshits, head of the Jewish community at the cultural and religious center in Chisinau, has been attacked and robbed.
"I have no doubts that the attack was anti-Se...
New York – The Fourth of July and Hakaras HaTov
New York - For many Jews that meticulously observing halacha, secular holidays often bring up a quandary. On the one hand, Torah observant Jews do not want to do anything that counters halacha. On th...
Manhattan, NY – Council Exploring Eliminating Advocate’s Office Entirely
Manhattan, NY - Council Member Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) is preparing to submit a bill to the Council that would eliminate the public advocate’s office, according to Council sources.
The legislati...
Istanbul – Turkey’s Tiny Jewish Community Reaching Out to Its Muslim Neighbors
Turkey - Instanbul's Neve Shalom synagogue is tucked away on a winding street near the Galata Tower. The synagogue isn't as easy to spot as the landmark turret with its panorama of the city's iconic m...
New York – Economy Sheds 467,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate at 9.5%
New York - Employers cut 467,000 jobs in June, far more than expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent, the government said on Thursday in a report that showed a labor market continuin...
Philadelphia, PA – US Airways Commencing Service To Israel
Philadelphia, PA - The American carrier U.S. Airways is commencing service between the United States and Israel. Today it inaugurates a regular line, flying nonstop between Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Inter...
Israel – Military Rabbi: Women Shouldn’t Serve in the Army
Israel - Women ought not to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, IDF Chief Rabbi Avichai Ronski said at a conference.
The conference was attended by several dozen religious women soldiers, and the t...
New York, NY – GPS to Monitor People with Restraining Orders
New York, NY - Big Brother should be watching.
In a form of reverse stalking, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn/Queens) wants people slapped with restraining orders to be monitored through GPS tracki...
Orange County, NY – Unanimous Vote by Legislature for 2nd Suit Against Kiryas Joel Pipeline
Goshen, NY - Orange County lawmakers voted unanimously last night to support a second lawsuit against Kiryas Joel to challenge the environmental review for the village's proposed pipeline to the Catsk...
New York – Police Expand Dirty Bomb Security 50 Miles Around NYC
New York, NY - Thousands of additional law enforcement officers within 50 miles of New York City will have access to radiation detectors for dirty bombs and nuclear devices, New York police said today...
Jerusalem – Teen Driver Without License Runs Over Child in Stroller
Jerusalem - A 19-year-old youth without a driver's license is suspected of running over a 2-year-old girl in her carriage today and then fleeing the scene, Jerusalem police said.
Police say the suspe...
India – The Untold Story Of The Mumbai Masscare, New Never Seen Before Chilling Documentary [YouTube Videos 1 Hour]
India - The untold story of 2008's terrorist attack on the Indian city of Mumbai. The story is told in the words of its victims and the gunmen. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Dan Ree...
Brooklyn, NY – AG Cuomo: Brooklyn Supermarkets Cheated Baggers out of $1.1M
Brooklyn, NY - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a million-dollar settlement with the owners and former owners of two Brooklyn-based supermarkets for underpayment of their workers and o...
Albany, NY – Gov. Asks NY Comptroller To Withold Senators Salaries
Albany, NY - Gov. David Paterson has elevated the Senate stalemate from a “conflict” to a “crisis.”
The governor didn’t make much news today in his Red Room press conference, except to say that he ...
Toledo, Spain – A Medieval Jewish Cemetery Shakes Modern Spain
Toledo, Spain - As this medieval hilltop city baked in the afternoon heat, a group of Jewish leaders gathered Sunday beside a freshly dug grave and lowered into it small bundles of flaking, ancient bo...
New York – Report: Bin Laden Visited The U.S. In 1979
New York - The question of whether Osama bin Laden has ever visited the United States, a subject on which I have expended an unhealthy amount of energy in the course of various journalistic and biogra...
Washington – Suicide Warning Issued for 2 Anti-Smoking Drugs
Washington - Federal drug regulators warned Wednesday that patients taking two popular stop-smoking drugs should be watched closely for signs of serious mental illness, as reported suicides among the ...
Jerusalem – 11 Charedim Indicted for Rioting
Jerusalem - The District Prosecution filed rioting charges against 11 of the capital's ultra-Orthodox residents – five minors and six adults – who took part in the riots which erupted in the city earl...
Albany, NY – Senate Fight Turns Into Criminal Claim
Albany, NY - The Republican-dominated faction claiming control of the New York Senate says a Democrat-appointed official doctored the original, official minutes of the session three weeks ago when the...