Barrington, NY – Plane Crash Kills Jewish Doctor from NJ
Barrington, NY - A small plane crash has killed an emergency room doctor from New Jersey who was flying to work at a hospital in upstate New York's Finger Lakes region.
Yates County Sheriff Ronald ...
Rome – Blasts at Swiss, Chile embassy in Rome
Police are checking a report of a suspicious package at the Ukrainian Embassy after a pair of package bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean embassies, wounding two people.
Police outside the Ukra...
Jerusalem – Tension Between Shas’ Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and His Son
Jerusalem - Sources close to Shas spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, claimed there had been attempts by people close to him recently to push his son, David Yosef, away from him. His son is close to...
Seoul – North and South Korea Again Beat The Drums of War
Seoul - North and South Korea beat the drums of war Thursday, with each threatening the other with immediate retaliation if attacked.
Seoul has staged days of military drills in a show of force mea...
Chicago, IL – Official Says Emanuel Can Run for Mayor
Chicago, IL - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel cleared an important hurdle in his bid to be Chicago mayor early Thursday when a hearing officer recommended his name appear on the Februar...
Islamabad – Pakistan Chief Won’t Appear in US Court Over Mumbai Attack
Islamabad, Pakistan - The chief of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency will not appear in any US court in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Pakistani Prime Minister Y...
Plainview, NY – Synagogue Offers Loans to New Members
Plainview, NY - For two years Dan Marzouk was commuting 2 1/2 hours each way from Linden, N.J., to his job at an insurance company in Centerport, and he and his wife, Atara, wanted to move to Long Isl...
France – ‘Kosher’ Gym Takes Off in Paris
Paris, France - Finally, paris has what communities in many European cities have long yearned for: a place where the observant can keep fit and keep modest at the same time.
Kosher Gym, located in ...
Greece – Leading Bishop Blames Jews for Greece’s Financial Problems
Greece - Leaders of Greece’s small Jewish community objected to televised remarks by a Greek Orthodox bishop who blamed the country’s financial problems on a conspiracy of Jewish bankers and claimed t...
Jerusalem – Rabbis Turn In Man Suspected of Old City Terror Plan
Jerusalem - Police arrested a young Jewish man in the Old City on Monday after they were tipped off that he was planning a terror attack, possibly on the Temple Mount.
The suspect was apprehended a...
Pennsylvania – Lawsuit: Seafood Company Falsified Tilapia Fish as OU Kosher
Pennsylvania - The Orthodox Union is suing a Pennsylvania-based seafood-importing company, saying it falsely claimed the OU certified its tilapia fish as kosher, highlighting a common problem in the i...
Jerusalem – Two Arrested for Allegedly Stealing 30 Torah Scrolls
Jerusalem - Two suspects from Jerusalem and Hadera are set to be indicted Friday on charges of stealing 30 Torah scrolls from synagogues across the South and the Central region.
Police have been in...
Manhattan, NY – Downtown is Scene of Jewish Heritage Evening
Manhattan, NY - An overflow crowd gathered in the cavernous lobby of the stately New York Surrogate Courthouse in lower Manhattan on Monday evening for an evening dedicated to the majestic heritage of...
Seoul – SKorea Holds Massive New Drills After North Attack
Seoul - South Korea on Thursday mobilized hundreds of troops, tanks, helicopters and jet fighters for a massive military exercise aimed at sending North Korea a message of strength amid high tensions ...
Brooklyn, NY – Reward Raised to $10,000 In Hate Crime Vandalism At Jewish Cemetery
Brooklyn, NY - Councilman David G. Greenfield announced today that his initial $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a spate of recent hate crime ...
China – Israeli Experts Helping Chinese Doctors Identifying Child Abuse
China - Israeli expertise in combating the phenomenon of child abuse is being exported to China for the first time.
A team from the Jerusalem-based Haruv Institute, which provides training in ident...
London – WikiLeaks: 1 in 3 Muslim Students Back Killing for Islam
London - Around a third of young British Muslims favour killing in the name of Islam, according to a survey revealed by the WikiLeaks' publication of U.S. diplomatic cables.
A survey of 600 Muslim ...
New York – Revolutionary New Shabbos Hotplate Urn Combo Hits the Market
New York - Anyone who has ever tried to heat up a kugel on Shabbos morning by balancing it on the lid of their urn will understand the brilliance of Rabbi Chaim Weissman’s new invention, appropriately...
New Jersey – Couple Claiming Law Regulates Their Access to Kosher Wines
New Jersey - Wine enthusiasts can sue over New Jersey alcohol regulations they say are unconstitutional under the dormant Commerce Clause, the 3rd Circuit ruled.
Robert and Judy Freeman, who descri...
New York – Hikind Alerts Community To Postal Fraud Involving Area Shuls
New York - Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is alerting the community to what has become a growing problem for area synagogues – postal fraud. Nearly ten synagogues throughout Brooklyn, New York; T...