Newcastle, England – Synagogue Fire Might be Arson
Newcastle, England - Police in Newcastle are investigating a suspicious fire in a house that's used as a beth hamedrash.
The house owner Aharon Amzalag said no-one was in the building at the time at ...
Los Angeles, CA +Bias Crime in San Fernando Valley+
Los Angeles, CA +Bias Crime in San Fernando Valley+ Police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti and swastikas spray-painted over a wide area in the upscale neighborhoods of Encino and Tarzana dist...
New York, NY – Major Sell Off On Wall Street.
New York, NY - Stocks slumped Thursday, building on the 2008 selloff on recession worries following comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and the corporate and economic news
Bernanke t...
New York, NY – Health Dept: Don’t Use Camphor For Kids.
New York, NY - The Health Department today warned New York City parents and caregivers to keep products containing camphor away from children. Some camphor products can be toxic to children when acci...
Israel – Best Buy Fined For Employing Jews on Shabbat
Israel - The Tel Aviv District Labor Court on Wednesday fined electronic appliance store Best Buy NIS 90,300, the maximum fine according to the law, for employing seven Jewish workers on Shabbat.
Be...
Queens, NY – Judge Denies Bail for Dentist-Slay Suspect
Queens, NY - Mikhail Mallayev, 50, of Chamblee, Ga., accused of killing a Queens orthodontist in front of his young daughter has been ordered held without bail by a New York judge.
Mallayev is char...
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Williamsburg Bridge Subway Delays+
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Williamsburg Bridge Subway Delays+ Due to a police investigation after an apparent suicide attempt when a man climbed over the railing and threatened to jump from the train...
United Kingdom – Woman Dies of Allergic Reaction After Brushing Her Teeth
United Kingdom - A young woman found dying by her parents was plagued by allergies and may have been killed by brushing her teeth, said her family. In the days before her death, Francesca had complai...
Ottawa, Canada – Accused Nazi War Criminal Faces Deportation to Italy
Ottawa, Canada - An accused Nazi war criminal faces deportation to Italy to serve a life sentence after his appeal for a hearing was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Canada today.
Michael Seifert, ...
Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY – Pfizer Should Allow Affordable Housing From Its Closed Plant.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY - Although the 15-acre Williamsburg property that Pfizer is letting go of as it says goodbye to Brooklyn seems destined to one day be turned into affordable housing, an arti...
Israel – Neturei Karta Decry Gaza Massacre.
The ultra-orthodox anti-Zionist group, Neturei Karta, on Thursday condemned "the recent Zionist terrorist massacre" in Gaza.
Neturei Karta representatives meet Hamas lawmaker Abu Tir
In a press re...
London +Heathrow Airport Completely Closed after Plane Landed Short of Runway+
London - The Prime Minister's flight to China is currently stuck on the runway after a flight from Beijing to London landed short of the runway. Passengers had to leave the Boeing 777 by emergency ch...
New York, NY – Lawyers Turn to Talmud for Continuing Education.
New York, NY - When it comes to making a case before a jury, every bit of supporting information counts — even if it’s 2,000 years old.
New York-based attorney Robert Persky has been taking courses f...
Saudi Arabia – Jewish Journalist Denied Visa To Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia - A Paris-based reporter for Israeli news outlets was denied a visa to Saudi Arabia to cover the French president's visit.
Gideon Kouts, who is Jewish, said that he was denied a visa to ...
New York – Complicated Heart Of Simple Real Estate Fraud Case.
New York - Miami real estate millionaire Harvey D. Wolinetz doesn’t do business like most tycoons. For him, it’s a matter of faith. Deals are made on a handshake.
And so it was when he met New Jerse...
Washington, DC – FDA Worried People Still Have Cold Meds At Home
Washington, DC - With cold and flu season well under way, the government plans to warn parents that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines are too risky for babies and toddlers.The FDA will be issu...
Queens, NY – Dentist-Slay Suspect Brought to NY, Arraignment to be Today
Queens, NY - After months of fighting extradition, the suspect in the playground murder of a Queens dentist will be arraigned in Queens Supreme Court today.
Mikhail Mallayev, 50, who was broug...
Berlin, Germany – Jewish Students Attacked
Berlin, Germany - German men unleashed a dog on group of Jewish teenagers on their way home from school in central Berlin and taunted them with anti-Semitic slurs.
The dog chased one of the five stud...
Monsey, NY – Group Fined for Conditions at Kapuras Ceremony
Monsey, NY - A group that used county-owned land for a religious ceremony involving 11,000 live chickens was fined $3,000 today for leaving the property strewn with blood, feces, feathers and other ga...
New York, NY – Syrian Man Gets Only Six Months Prison for Attack Hoax
New York, NY - A Syrian man convicted of giving a false tip to a New York City anti-terrorism hotline, leading to five innocent men being investigated on suspicion of terrorism, was sentenced today to...