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Crown Heights, NY - Revisiting the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Vision at His 14th Yahrzeit
Today at 05:33 AM
Crown Heights, NY - They're all over the place. Any place a Jew finds himself in need.
In need of a geshmake beis medrash, a shul and a mikvah, which no less than the Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Joel, Reb Aharon Teitelbaum, shlita, found...
Vilnius, Lithuania - Court Rejects Request to Jail Holocaust Criminal
Today at 12:57 PM
Vilnius, Lithuania - An Appeal Court today rejected a request by state prosecutors to imprison an 87-year old Nazi-era war criminal found guilty of Holocaust crimes.
In March 2006, Algimantas Mykolas Dailide was found guilty of persecuting Jews during the World War II Nazi occupation of Lithuania. He currently lives in Germany.
However, the district court also ruled that Dailide's health did not permit him to serve a prison sentence...
Fallsburg, NY - Man Killed in Hit-N-RunToday at 12:19 PM
Fallsburg, NY - A South Fallsburg man was killed in a hit and run accident on Route 42 just south of the hamlet.
Fallsburg police were called by a cyclist who was going to work.
The victim, a man in his 50s whose name has not been released, was killed instantly, Det.
Travis Hartman said.
The driver of the vehicle that hit him did not stop and left the... |
Jerusalem - Mayor Lupolianski: Extremist Secular, and Haredi Elements Inciting The CityToday at 11:04 AM
Jerusalem - Mayor Uri Lupolianski on Wednesday released a statement condemning the behavior of his haredi deputy at last week's inauguration of the Bridge of Strings, calling the aftermath an "embarrassment and insult."
Lupolianski was referring to Deputy Mayor... | |||
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New York - July 4, Our Duty to Foster Appreciation of The Inner Essence of AmericaToday at 09:34 AM
New York - Today we celebrate the anniversary of America’s independence, an event of great magnitude in the history of mans’ struggle for... |
South Fallsburg, NY - Town to Order Buildings at The Pines Hotel RazedToday at 08:35 AM
South Fallsburg, NY - Under increasing pressure to take swift action at The Pines, Town of Fallsburg building inspector Allen Frishman said he will... | |||
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Tel-Aviv - Israir Makes Emergency Landing After Engine FailureToday at 07:57 AM
Tel-Aviv - An Israir airplane carrying 178 passengers sustained engine failure shortly after takeoff Friday and had to make an emergency landing at... |
Williamsburg, NY - Crime Up 18% for 90th PrecinctToday at 07:35 AM
Williamsburg, NY - It has been a rough year for 90th Precinct, where crime is up 18 percent from its levels of June 2007.
There have been 758... | |||
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Lakewood, NJ - Car Strikes Toddler Runing Out from Between Parked Cars Into TrafficYesterday at 11:03 PM
Lakewood, NJ - A 2-year-old Lakewood boy was hit by a car when he darted into traffic from between two parked cars in the township tonight.
The toddler was struck on Whispering Pines Lane, Sgt. John Stillwell said.
The driver of the car, Lakewood resident Mordechai... |
Updated: Today at 06:29 AM Brooklyn, NY - Mobilizaion by NYPD due to Suspicious Vehicle with Explosives Yesterday at 09:45 PM
Brooklyn, NY - Large mobilization by the NYPD at 36th Street and 2nd Avenue due to a suspicious vehicle with Haz-Mat explosive material inside the vehicle. NYPD ESU, Bomb Squad, ATF, EMS and Fire Department are all on the scene. Area... | |||
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Chicago, IL - Man Convicted of Hate Crime for Threatening Jewish TeensYesterday at 04:55 PM
Chicago, IL - A man was found guilty in Cook County Circuit Court of a hate crime and assault after he threatened three Jewish teenagers with a gun and called them anti-Semitic slurs during a confrontation in Lincolnwood last year.
John Fiorentino, 20, of the 2300... |
Postville, IA - Two Agriprocessors Supervisors ArrestedYesterday at 02:02 PM
Postville, IA - Federal authorities arrested two plant supervisors at the Postvillle-based Agriprocessors, Inc. this... | |||
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Borough Park, NY - DMV Mobile Coming To BrooklynYesterday at 01:55 PM
Borough Park, NY – Councilman Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn), Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn), and United Community Services (UCS) are hosting a... |
New York - Gov. To Reverse 2 Year Ban For Trooper Plea Bargaining on TicketsYesterday at 01:24 PM
New York - Gov. David Paterson is reviewing legislation that would authorize state troopers to plea bargain traffic tickets in local courts... | |||
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Norwich, NY - Jewish Center Vandals SentencedYesterday at 01:16 PM
Norwich, NY - Three teenagers involved in the vandalism of the Norwich Jewish Center received the maximum sentence allowable in Chenango County Family Court.
Chenango County Judge W. Howard Sullivan began by reiterating the seriousness of the... |
Updated: Yesterday at 12:16 PM Ashkelon, Israel - Orthodox Protest Across Israel Against Autopsy of Murdered Rebbetzin Yesterday at 10:59 AM
Ashkelon, Israel - The violent murder of Ziona Samin, 62, a prominent rabbi’s wife who was found dead after having been allegedly strangled during... | |||
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New York City - First In Nation NYPD Boats With Radiation Detectors LaunchedYesterday at 10:31 AM
New York City - The NYPD will launch two new high-tech, radiation-detecting boats Friday as part of its defense against sea-borne terror attacks, the... |
London - School Cleared of Racism Claim for Rejecting Boy Who Was “Not Jewish Enough”Yesterday at 09:50 AM
London - A Jewish school has been cleared of an accusation that its entry criteria racially discriminated against an 11-year-old boy it refused to admit.
The JFS in north-west London rejected him because his mother was not regarded as Jewish, the High Court... | |||
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Lakewood, NJ - Prosecutor’s Office Takes Over Yeshiva Student ProbeYesterday at 09:03 AM
Lakewood, NJ - The Ocean County Prosecutor's office has taken over the investigation of a yeshiva student who was arrested last month on charges that he scammed an elderly Clifton man out of $33,400, investigators said Wednesday.
The 23-year-old yeshiva student... |
Orange, Sullivan Counties - Police Warn Motorists To Expect Very Heavy Traffic This WeekendYesterday at 08:51 AM
Orange, Sullivan Counties - Police say motorists should give themselves extra time to reach their destinations, as holiday traffic will make the... | |||
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Lakewood, NJ - Lightstone Buys $456M Retail Outlet InterestYesterday at 08:19 AM
Lakewood, NJ - The Lightstone Group Value Plus REIT is taking a minority interest position in 20 factory outlets as well as receiving rights to four... |
New York City - Billionaire Golisano To Finance Campaign To Unseat Sheldon SilverYesterday at 08:02 AM
New York City - Billionaire Thomas Golisano has set his sights on the Democratic speaker of the Assembly, Sheldon Silver, who may soon bear the brunt... | |||
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New York, NY - Lead Poisoning Cases Decline Throughout City But is Highest in BrooklynYesterday at 07:35 AM
New York, NY - Childhood lead poisoning declined by 15 percent last year, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported, reaching the lowest rate ever recorded in New York City.
The 2007 figure - 1,970 poisonings among children 6 months to 6 years of age - is... |
New York, NY - Average City Property Tax To Go Up By $171Yesterday at 07:23 AM
New York, NY - In addition to rising food and fuel prices, New Yorkers are being hit by rising property taxes. The average property tax in the Big Apples is expected to go up by $171 this year.
The rise in property taxes is expected to be higher in Manhattan and lower... | |||
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