New York - In-Fighting In Israeli Government Drives Researcher To Trace Ultra-Orthodox "Work" History
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New York - In a TABLET Magazine (http://bit.ly/10qBPZC) piece, Relgious Labor, Elliott Horowitz says that the in-fighting in the current Israeli government led him to research the history of Hasidic work history in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.
In noting his research, Horowitz cites...
Vienna - Official: 6,000 Looted Nazi Goods Returned
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Vienna - An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs since it started taking inventory of them 14 years ago.
Andreas Mailath-Pokorny said 5,880 art works, books and other objects have been returned since 1999. Mailath-Pokorny says more than 70,000 items in Viennese museums and libraries were checked for their...
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Chicago, IL - 87-Year-Old Woman Loses To Trump In Civil CaseToday 03:41 PMChicago, IL - An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday — she lost. Jurors sided with the real estate... Read More » |
New York - Bill Calls For 3 Las Vegas-Style Casinos In The Catskills, 2 In Sullivan CountyToday 03:26 PMNew York - Senate Republicans are proposing five Las Vegas-style casinos including up to three in the Catskills with two video slot machine sites on... Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Haredi MK Says Latest IDF Draft Proposal Meant To "Crush Torah World"Today 03:20 PMJerusalem - Saying that it is "detached" from "reality" and meant to "crush" the Torah world, United Torah Judaism's Yakov Litzman renounced the... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Israel To Discuss Military Draft Reform ProposalToday 02:59 PMJerusalem - An Israeli committee has handed the government its proposal for ending a system granting Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students... Read More » | |||
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New York, NY - Cab King Files Suit Against Bloomberg For Bullying TacticsToday 02:46 PMNew York, NY - The lawyer for NYC taxi magnate, Gene Friedman, filed a suit in Manhattan federal court yesterday charging that Mayor Bloomberg and... Read More » |
Washington - Obama: America At 'Crossroads' In Terror FightToday 02:25 PMWashington - Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed clearer guidelines for... Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Israel Says Iran Unaffected By World PressureToday 02:14 PMJerusalem - Israel's prime minister says a new report by the U.N. atomic agency shows that international pressure is having no effect on halting... Read More » |
London - 2 More Arrests In London Attack InvestigationToday 01:38 PMLondon - British police say two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a U.K. soldier in London. Scotland... Read More » | |||
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College Park, MD - Hurricane Forecast: Another Busy Atlantic SeasonToday 01:34 PMCollege Park, MD - Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to... Read More » |
New York - Cuomo: Weiner NYC Mayoral Win Would Be A 'Shame'Today 01:31 PMNew York - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it would be a "shame" if Anthony Weiner was elected mayor of New York City. Speaking to editors at the... Read More » | |||
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New York - NY AG Warns New Yorkers Of Robo-Calling Medical Alert Device ScamToday 01:26 PMNew York - Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a warning to New Yorkers today after receiving information from multiple consumers about a scam targeting senior citizens with robo-calls advising that they have been "approved" for medical alert equipment at "no... Read More » |
New York - US Approves Plan To Redraw NYC Council DistrictsToday 01:04 PMFederal officials have approved a plan to redraw New York City's 51 City Council districts. New York - Executive Director Carl Hum of the Districting Commission announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice approved the redistricting plan on Monday. The... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Report: Nation's Kids Need To Get More PhysicalToday 12:30 PMWashington - Reading, writing, arithmetic — and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for... Read More » |
West Bank - In Bid To Revive Mideast Peace Kerry Detours For Some Palestinian ShawarmaToday 12:21 PMWest Bank - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stepped off the diplomatic track on Thursday and onto a West Bank street where he sampled a shawarma... Read More » | |||
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Moore, OK - Vowing To Pay It Forward, Orthodox Assemblyman From NY Tours Oklahoma WreckageToday 11:29 AMMoore, OK - Having been on the receiving end of disaster relief just a few short months ago, New York Assemblyman from Queens Phil Goldfeder wasted... Read More » |
London - Head Of Muslim Group Who Knew London Knifeman Blames UK Foreign PolicyToday 10:23 AMLondon - The head of a banned British radical Islamist group who knew one of the men who hacked a soldier to death on London streets said on Thursday... Read More » | |||
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Cleveland, OH - Ohio Kidnap Case Hero Gets Burgers For LifeToday 10:17 AMCleveland, OH - The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to... Read More » |
New York - Anthony Weiner Gets Supportive Reception In HarlemToday 10:10 AMNew York - Anthony Weiner got a supportive reception Thursday during the first appearance of his New York City mayoral campaign. People shook his... Read More » | |||
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New York, NY - NYCLU Analysis: Most Stop-and-Frisks Are In Brooklyn And The BronxToday 10:00 AMNew York, NY - Black and Hispanic men are more likely to be stopped in the Bronx and Brooklyn than other boroughs, according to an analysis of police... Read More » |
London - Brave Woman Tried To Reason With Islamist AttackersToday 09:18 AMLondon - A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man... Read More » | |||
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New York, NY - With Weiner, Mayor Race Takes On New DynamicToday 09:07 AMNew York, NY - However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more... Read More » |
Moore, OK - Bank Vault Serves As Shelter During Oklahoma TornadoToday 09:07 AMMoore, OK - A heavily fortified bank vault served as a life-saving shelter for 14 Tinker Federal Credit Union (TFCU) employees and 10 bank customers... Read More » | |||
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Israel - Haredi 'Lev Tahor' Family From Beit Shemesh Arrested In JordanToday 08:55 AMIsrael - Jordanian authorities arrested a haredi family of eight from Beit Shemesh after they crossed the border into Jordan on Wednesday night under... Read More » |
Tiberias - Huge Submerged Mystery Structure In Kinneret Stumps ArchaeologistsToday 08:27 AMTiberias, Israel - The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Switching From Scandals, Obama To Address Drones And GuantanamoToday 08:10 AMWashington - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the... Read More » |
London - UK Emergency Committee Meets After AttackToday 07:49 AMLondon - The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London... Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Kerry Begins Round Of Talks With Israel, PalestiniansToday 07:30 AMJerusalem - The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Netanyahu To Be Investigated Over Foreign TripsYesterday 11:36 PMJerusalem - State Comptroller Joseph Shapira announced on Wednesday that he will hold meetings next week to investigate the financial controversies... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Chemical That Sparked Deadly Texas Explosion Found Across U.SYesterday 10:47 PMWashington - At least 800,000 people across the United States live near hundreds of sites that store large amounts of potentially explosive ammonium... Read More » |
Long Island, NY - Police Reopen Cold Case About Death Of 15-year-Old Yeshiva Student Chaim WeissYesterday 10:00 PMLong Island, NY - Police are reopening a cold case regarding the death of a 15-year-old rabbinical student from Staten Island. Chaim Weiss, was... Read More » | |||
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Detroit - Louis Farrakhan Denounces 'Satanic Jews' As Democratic Leaders ListensYesterday 09:59 PMDetroit - A national Jewish civil rights group has criticized National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan for making anti-Semitic statements at a... Read More » |
Washington - Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged Oklahoma TownYesterday 09:19 PMWashington - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president... Read More » | |||
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