S. Blooming Grove, NY – Chasidim File Land Use Lawsuit Against Village
S. Blooming Grove, NY - A Hasidic group with plans to restore an old clubhouse at Lake Anne is suing the village, saying it plotted to prevent Hasidic Jews from developing in the municipality.
Sher...
New York – Claim: Israeli Rabbi Put Death Curse on Obstfeld
New York - The mysterious death of an Orthodox Jewish millionaire on June 9 in New York has sparked a whirlwind of rumors, even though the medical examiner ruled the death a suicide.
Solomon (Shlo...
Lakewood, NJ – Private Schools Push Vouchers
Lakewood, NJ - It is a paradox of inverse proportions: A town whose school district has less than a 1 percent stake in a proposed law to help poor public students nonetheless emerging as the legislati...
Butner NC – Madoff Tells of $9 Billion He Stashed Away With Friends: Prisonmate
Butner NC - Ponzi king Bernard Madoff is telling fellow jailbirds that he secretly funneled $9 billion in swiped funds to three people before he was nabbed, an inmate told The Post.
Madoff says tha...
New York City – Sen. Eric Adams Wants To Run For Mayor of NYC
New York City - Sen. Eric Adams is a mayoral candidate-in-waiting.
The Brooklyn Democrat acknowledged being poised to jump into the 2009 race - and the upcoming 2013 race - but instead deferred to ...
Israel – Rabbinical Court Drops Emmanuel Case after Laloum Snub
Israel - The likelihood of a breakthrough in the Emmanuel case seemed meager on Monday afternoon as negotiations fell through for an agreement between the Hassidic parents and a foundation that strive...
Tver, Russia – Explosion Hits Synagogue, No One Hurt [video]
Tver, Russia - A homemade bomb went off in the small hours of Monday near a synagogue in Tver, 170 kilometers northwest of Moscow, a local law enforcement source told Interfax.
"Nobody was hurt in ...
New York, NY – Terror Target: Manhattan
New York, NY - What rankles Raymond W. Kelly? Two things, he tells me as we sip lukewarm coffee in his conference room on the 14th floor of One Police Plaza, the dilapidated police headquarters overlo...
Chicago, IL – Subway Fire Sends 19 to Hospital
Chicago, IL - Authorities say a fire in a Chicago subway has injured 19 people, five of them seriously, and sent black smoke billowing from grates along city streets.
The Chicago Transit Authority ...
Washington – Report: Rahm Emanuel Expected To Quit White House
Washington - Insiders say he will quit within six to eight months in frustration at their unwillingness to "bang heads together" to get policy pushed through.
Mr Emanuel, 50, enjoys a good working ...
Oakland, CA – Protesters Prevent Unloading of Israeli Ship
Oakland, CA - Hundreds of demonstrators, gathering at the Port of Oakland, prevented the unloading of an Israeli cargo ship.
The demonstrators, demanding an end to Israel's blockade of the Gaza Str...
Manhattan, NY – Traces of Deadly Bacteria in Tap Water of East Side Hospital
Manhattan, NY - Don't drink the water, says New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell.
The Upper East Side hospital has warned patients in its Greenberg building not to drink the tap water or ba...
Jerusalem – School Children From Emanuel Meet With Rav Shteinman
Jerusalem - Emanuel Children whose fathers were incarcerated in Ma'asiyahu, came to the house of Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman, where they received candies, and warm greetings from the Rabbi.
...
Kyrgyzstan – 12 Jewish Refugees Rescued from War-Torn Country
Kyrgyzstan - Israel today rescued 12 Jews from war-torn Kyrgyzstan, offering them immediate status as Israeli citizens.
They will take part in a special welcoming ceremony sponsored by the Jewish a...
Toronto – Canada’s Economy is Suddenly The Envy of The World
Toronto - Canada thinks it can teach the world a thing or two about dodging financial meltdowns.
The 20 world leaders at an economic summit in Toronto next weekend will find themselves in a country...
Jerusalem – Supreme Court Critics Under Investigation
Jerusalem - Members of Knesset, rabbis and journalists who criticized the Supreme Court over the Emanuel affair will face investigation this week, and may even face criminal charges. Attorney General ...
Brooklyn, NY – Councilmembers Meet With Acs Commissioner For “Frank” Conversation About Priority 7 Vouchers
Brooklyn, NY - The four Councilmembers leading the effort to restore Priorty 7 vouchers met with ACS Commissioner John Mattingly and his top staff in what was described as a "frank" conversation on th...
Israel – Development: Man Who Sued Emmanuel School To Drop Case
Israel - An ultra-Orthodox activist said Sunday that he would retract his appeal to the High Court of Justice regarding its order for Sephardi and Ashkenazi girls to study together in the settlement o...
Washington – White House Sets Date for Netanyahu Meeting with President
Washington - U.S. President Barack Obama will host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting at the White House on July 6.
The two were scheduled to meet on June 1, but Netanyahu chose to can...
Ankara – Any Protest? Turkish Jets Raid Northern Iraq, Clashes Kill 23
Ankara - Turkish warplanes launched air raids at suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq Saturday after a rebel attack on a military outpost in Turkey touched off clashes in which nine sold...