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New York - What Did The Toldos Avrohom Rebbe Yitzchok Say? Tonight On Zev Brenner
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New York - Yirmiyahu Cohen of Natruna and Larry Gordon, publisher of the Five Town Jewish Times will be debating what the Toldos Avrohom Rebbe said regarding his positions on the State of Israel.
This controversy was started when Mayer Fertig, publisher of the Jewish Star, editorialized that...
Miami, FL - Leader of Sears Tower Plot Sentenced to 13 Years Despite Request From Prosecutor for More
Yesterday at 10:54 PM
Miami, FL - A US federal judge sentenced the leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago to 13 years in prison Friday, far less than the 70 years sought by prosecutors.
Narcile Batiste, 35, was the fifth member of a group to be sentenced in the 2006 conspiracy to blow up the skyscraper, the tallest building in the United States. None of the five were sentenced to anywhere near the heavy terms that the prosecution had called...
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Chicago, IL - David Headley Linked to Chabad Mumbai Investigation, Who is He?Yesterday at 09:26 PM
Chicago, IL - In almost every way, David Headley was the perfect neighbour. When the 49-year-old American citizen began renting an apartment in... |
Wheat Ridge, CO - Billboard Links Obama with JihadistsYesterday at 09:22 PM
Wheat Ridge, CO - A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car... | |||
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Kiryas Joel, NY - KJ Protest Draws Small GroupYesterday at 08:27 PM
Kiryas Joel, NY - They had hoped to attract hundreds to protest attempts by leaders of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum's congregation to close a dissident... |
Washington - Senate Democrats Win Key Vote to Begin Debate on Health BillYesterday at 08:20 PM
Washington - Sweeping health care legislation has cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on a party-line vote.
The 60-39 vote clears the way for a historic debate after Thanksgiving on the legislation. The measure is designed to extend... | |||
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Union City, NJ - NJ Building Owner Convicted Of Bribery ChargeYesterday at 07:47 PM
Union City, NJ - A New Jersey man who paid a municipal official $5,000 to get approval for an illegal apartment in a building he owned has been... |
New York - DAF - Refunding a Defective ItemYesterday at 07:30 PM
New York - You purchased a new cell phone by mail. The phone is defective. You want a refund or a replacement item sent to you immediately. The customer service people say, “We are sorry, but you must send the old one back before we can issue a... | |||
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Miron - Neo-Nazi Vandalism at Kever of Rabbi Shimon Bar YochaiYesterday at 07:25 PM
Miron - Travelers who visited the Cave of the Tannaitic sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai on Saturday found neo-Nazi graffiti in the form of swastikas spray-painted on the walls near the cave.
The tomb, located in Peki'in, is considered a holy place and is often visited... |
Rome - Italian Police Arrest 2 Linked to Mumbai AttacksYesterday at 06:25 PM
Rome - Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's... | |||
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Israel - Charedim Clash at Rally Against Intel Plant, Rabbi Weiss Pushed By Police, Protesres Call Officers Nazis [Video]Yesterday at 06:05 PM
Israel -Around 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews protested at an Israeli plant of giant US chipmaker Intel for the second Saturday in a row, voicing outrage... |
Iowa - Judge Orders Rubashkin To Remain Behind Bars, Gov. Asserts He Aided Co-Worker to Flee To IsraelYesterday at 06:01 PM
Iowa - U.S. District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade has ordered late Friday afternoon that the Iowa meatpacking manager found guilty on 86 counts... | |||
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Lakewood, NJ - Man Gets 25 Years for Robberies Targeting Orthodox JewsNov 20, 2009 at 02:57 PM
Lakewood, NJ - A 43-year-old Seaside Heights man who admitted driving much younger men to violently rob Orthodox Jews was sentenced this morning to... |
New York City - City Moves to Restrict Front-Yard DrivewaysNov 20, 2009 at 01:43 PM
New York City - The Department of City Planning has proposed regulations that would restrict certain homeowners from paving over their front yards to... | |||
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New York City - Protesters of Williamsburg Broadway Triangle Rezoning Rally At City HallNov 20, 2009 at 01:14 PM
New York City - A coalition of 40 Brooklyn organizations held a press conference just prior to the City Council’s Land Use Subcommittee hearing... |
Iowa - Rubashkin Files Motion For Acquittal, New Trial on Federal ChargesNov 20, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Iowa - Former Agriprocessors vice president Sholom Rubashkin filed a motion today in U.S. District Court for an acquittal on the 86 counts he was... | |||
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London - Airline Pulls In-Flight Magazine After Holocaust GaffeNov 20, 2009 at 12:46 PM
London - The airline easyJet is withdrawing all copies of its in-flight magazine, easyJet Traveller, after a row erupted over a tasteless fashion... |
Warsaw - Convicts Help Rescue Neglected Jewish Cemeteries in PolandNov 20, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Warsaw - Nearly a dozen Polish prisons and detention centers have signed up their inmates to an unusual form of labor - rescuing overgrown... | |||
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New York - NY Hospitals Eye $200M Cancer KillerNov 20, 2009 at 11:41 AM
New York - Under intense pressure to compete with cancer centers in other states, New York City hospitals say they are... |
New York - Heading into NYC? Be Warned of GridlockNov 20, 2009 at 11:28 AM
New York - The holidays in New York City bring an influx of shoppers and visitors and with them comes increased congestion and gridlock.
The city... | |||
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New York City - Harassment, Assaults Against Woman on the Subways Widespread, City Officials Are ToldNov 20, 2009 at 11:23 AM
New York City - The peak times in which women report sexual harassment or assaults on the subways are the late morning rush, roughly 8 to 10 a.m.... |
Jerusalem - Israel To Send Ship to NATO In Anti-Terror ForceNov 20, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Jerusalem - Israeli and NATO officials say Israel will dispatch a warship to join a NATO naval force, marking an upgrade in ties.
An Israeli... | |||
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New York - Sources: Giuliani Leaning Toward Run for US SenateNov 20, 2009 at 10:01 AM
New York - Republican advisers in New York say former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many have been pushing to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning more toward a run for U.S. Senate.
Two advisers told The Associated... |
New York City - Share-a-ride Reduced Cab Fares Moves Ahead, TLC saysNov 20, 2009 at 09:33 AM
New York City - Group taxi rides in Manhattan are moving toward reality.
A pilot program at three locations where two or more riders can hop into... | |||
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New Jersey - Noted FBI Agent Who Played Key Role In Dwek Scandal Steps Down From Newark OfficeNov 20, 2009 at 09:28 AM
Newark, NJ - Weysan Dun, whose tenure as the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Newark division included the arrests of 44 people in a sweeping... |
Brooklyn, NY - Bloomberg Makes Nice with Ex-Rival Thompson over Jail ExpansionNov 20, 2009 at 08:38 AM
Brooklyn, NY - Mayor Bloomberg took the high road Thursday in a public spat with vanquished rival William Thompson and said he is sure the city... | |||
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Bethel, NY - Chasidic Voting Issues Linger in Town ElectionsNov 20, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Bethel, NY - While absentee ballots in Bethel won't change outcomes in town races, the issue of whether newly registered Hasidic residents from... |
Israel - Health Minister Orders Hospital to Tend to Brain-Dead BabyNov 20, 2009 at 07:43 AM
Israel - Deputy Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman instructed the Schneider Hospital to keep alive a brain-dead baby from a haredi family, against the... | |||
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New York - DAF - The Importance of ParnassaNov 20, 2009 at 07:31 AM
New York - Part of our responsibilities as a community is to ensure the sustained economic vitality of our populace. This concern must be manifest both for the poorer sections of the community, the business men, and the broader community as well. ... |
New York - Alzheimer's Patients Remember Songs Long After They've Stopped Recognizing Names, FacesNov 19, 2009 at 10:51 PM
New York - One of the raps on iPods is that users tend to close themselves off from other people and retreat into their own private world.
But... | |||
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Shechem, Israel - Jews Try Restoring Joseph's Tomb PresenceNov 19, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Shechem, Israel - An Israeli group said it will garner public support and organize a march to a West Bank town to... |
Jerusalem - Mumbai Doctor Converts Family To Judaism Names Children After Holtzbergs [Amazing Video]Nov 19, 2009 at 08:06 PM
Jerusalem - In a powerful echo of the Biblical story of the patriarch Abraham, a Mumbai doctor smashed his father's idols and eventually decided to... | |||
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Cape Town - Noted South African Jewish Philanthropist DiesNov 19, 2009 at 07:15 PM
Cape Town - Leading South African-Israeli philanthropist Mendel Kaplan died Thursday in Cape Town after suffering a stroke on Tuesday. He was... |
Litchfield, CT - Town Dropped from Chabad Rabbi's LawsuitNov 19, 2009 at 06:32 PM
Litchfield, CT - The town of Litchfield has been dropped from a federal lawsuit by a Jewish group claiming an anti-Hasidic bias in the rejection of... | |||
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