Toronto, Canada – Chic Charedim Flock to Tailor For Superman-Theme Kapota
Toronto, Canada - To outsiders, the long black coats worn by Haredi men might all look the same.
Upon closer inspection, though, there’s nothing uniform about them. Enterprising tailor Mendy Sacho,...
Jerusalem – The Halachic Argument To Permit In Israel The Lulav This Shabbos
Jerusalem - This Sukkot, Jews who are fortunate enough to live in the Land of Israel have a unique opportunity to perform a special mitzvah: to take the lulav on Shabbat. As it says in the Mishna (Suk...
New York – Mayor Bloomberg No. 8 For The Second Year In a Row On Forbes 400
New York - Mayor Michael Bloomberg has once again landed on the top 10 of Forbes Magazine's annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans.
The mayor ranked number eight for the second year in a row.
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Washington – J Street Boasts Their Power By List Of Congressional Names Attending Its First Annual Conference
Washington - Some 160 members of Congress have signed on to the host committee of J Street's first annual conference this October, the organization announced Wednesday. have signed on to the host comm...
Kiamesha Lake, NY – Town Supervisor Investigates Anonymous Yiddish Ads of Large Developments
Kiamesha Lake, NY - Thompson Supervisor Tony Cellini was trying to solve the mystery of who has been hawking homes on the Internet in Yiddish for a massive development in Rock Hill.
The group claim...
Panama City, Panama – Police Bust Israeli-Panamanian Drug Ring
Panama City, Panama - Police have shut down an enormous cocaine smuggling network involving senior Israeli mobsters and Panamanian criminals, it was revealed Wednesday.
The suspects in the case inc...
Chicago, IL – Lack of Sleep May Play Role in Alzheimer’s
Chicago, IL - A study in mice suggests lack of sleep may play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said.
The findings, reported in the journal Science, are some of the...
Karlsruhe, Germany – Court Rejects Bid for Return to Jew Estates Seized by Nazis
Karlsruhe, Germany - The top court dismissed a claim today for the return of land seized by the Nazis from its Jewish owner in 1933.
Jewish businessman Adolf Sommerfeld, who owned nearly 80 percent...
Brooklyn, NY – Hundreds of ‘Kill Jews’ Signs Blanketed Neighborhood
Brooklyn, NY - A hate-monger blanketed a stretch of a Brooklyn neighborhood with "Kill Jews" notes today - weeks after a similar incident in two other communities.
Residents along Third Ave. in Bay...
Postville, IA – Pressure Builds on Kosher Meat Company Agri-Star
Postville, IA - A congresswoman has joined with a host of national Jewish organizations to pressure a controversial Iowa kosher meat company to open up dialogue with the community in which it is locat...
Washington – NY Times Friedman: Climate in U.S. Like on Eve of Rabin Murder
Washington - I hate to write about this, but I have actually been to this play before and it is really disturbing.
I was in Israel interviewing Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin just before he was assas...
New York, NY – Yassky Gracious in Loss
New York, NY - Two-term Brooklyn Councilmember David Yassky (D-Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg) lost in a Democratic primary run-off to his Queens colleague Councilmember John Liu (D-Flushing), ending ...
Brooklyn, NY – NYC Offers Temporary Penalty Relief For ECB Fines
Brooklyn, NY - New York City Council Member Simcha Felder (D-Boro Park, Midwood, Bensonhurst) announced the launch of the City’s Penalty Relief program, which runs through December 21st of this year. ...
Los Angeles, CA – New Law Requires Anti-Graffiti Coating on New Homes
Los Angeles, CA - The Los Angeles City Council has passed a law requiring all new buildings and homes in Los Angeles to be coated in a special anti-graffiti coating, it was reported today.
The unan...
New York, NY – Yeshivas To Receive $24 Million In Tutoring Services
New York, NY - Approximately 14,000 children from 50 New York City yeshivas now have access to government-sponsored tutoring services for the three "R"s - reading, writing, and arithmetic.
"This fr...
Sumatra – Thousands Feared Dead in Indonesia Earthquake
Indonesia - Thousands of people are feared killed by a massive earthquake that flattened homes in Sumatra.
Indonesia initially put the death toll at 75 but said many more were trapped under flatten...
Flatbush, NY – Kosher Hot Dog Eating Contest Comes to Brooklyn
Flatbush, NY - Nathan’s, Shmathan’s! Welcome to the borough’s first kosher hot dog eating contest.
The event is slated for between 1-2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25 at Brooklyn Burger Boyz in the heart of ...
New York – VIN Exclusive: Iranian President Refused To Meet With Neturei Karta
New York - VIN News has learned from high-ranking Iranian officials that a New York meeting between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and members of the radical anti-Zionist Neturei Karta group was cancel...
Queens, NY – Mid-Air Collision Between Goose and Plane Leaves Jet with Bloody Nose
Queens, NY - A Delta Air Lines shuttle flight from Boston got a bloody nose, courtesy of a bird flying near La Guardia Airport.
The latest midair collision between a commercial airliner and a fowl ...
New York – Disney Offers Free Entry to 1 Million Volunteers
New York - Disney is offering a free day's admission to 1 million guests who complete a day of volunteer work next year.
The "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" program will provide certified volunteers...