Yearly Archives: 2009
Toronto – Jordan Asks Canada to Seize Dead Sea Scrolls
Toronto - Jordan has asked Canada to seize the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls, on display until Sunday at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, invoking international law in a bid ...
New York City – Police Say Placard Misled Them Into Overlooking a Suspect Van in Times Square
New York City - A bogus placard on the windshield of a suspicious-looking van played a role in why the Police Department did not investigate the vehicle for two days while it was p...
Middltown NY – Times Herald Record: Most Clicked Story of 2009 Kiryas Joel Highest U.S. Poverty Rate
Middletown, NY - The Times Herald Record an upstate NY newspaper has compiled a list of the top 10 most clicked 2009 story on their web site.
Number 5 comes in a story that was ...
New York City – After Angering Parents, Proposed Raffle Ban in NYC Schools Is Rescinded
New York City - They're not quite gambling halls or casinos, but public schools might have to get a Games of Chance License from the state if they want to continue some of their fu...
Borough Park – Pedestrian Fatally Hit by Truck
Borough Park, NY - A female pedestrian was hit by a truck and later died in the hospital.
The 74-year-old woman was hit by an oil truck while crossing 49th Street and Fort Hamil...
Israel – Jerusalem Charedi Man Suspected of Strangling Infant Daughter to Death
Israel - The Jerusalem Police arrested a local city resident on suspicion that he beat and strangled his two-year-old daughter to death Thursday night, following a heated argument ...
Denver – Obama Palin Shoe Shining Email Could Get Colorado State Worker In Trouble
Denver - A Colorado state employee could be disciplined for sending an e-mail showing President Barack Obama shining the shoes of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sara...
New York City – Suit Claims Fraud by New York Debt Collectors
New York City - The first notice that a debt judgment had been entered against her came in July, said Monique Sykes. Big red letters were splashed across the top: “Marshal’s Notice...
Kabul – Suicide Bomber Was Invited Onto U.S. Base in Afghanistan And Not Searched
Kabul - The Associated Press has learned that the suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in southeastern Afghanistan had been invited onto the base and w...
New York – NY Assemblyman Hikind Wants Holocaust Curriculum in Charedi Schools
New York - As the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles each year, the Jewish community increasingly faces the daunting challenge of ensuring that the next generation is thoroughl...
Brooklyn, NY – Mafia Associate Answering Craigslist Ads
Brooklyn, NY - A man who tried to sell an engagement ring through Craigslist ended up getting sprayed with Mace and robbed by his supposed buyer -- a Mafia associate who helped pul...
New York – The Roving Eye
New York - If a husband knew just how bad his failure to guard his eyes devastates his wife, he'd maybe think twice about surfing schmutz on the web.
One such victimized wife w...
Washington – Leon Panetta: Afghanistan’s CIA Base Chief Killed in Attack
Washington - The CIA said Thursday that seven of its employees were killed and six others wounded in a suicide bombing at a base in Afghanistan. The Associated Press has learned th...
New York, NY – Mayor Bloomberg Signs Oath of Office for Third Term [video]
New York, NY - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed the oath of office for his third term, which begins at midnight.
The billionaire mayor signed the oath in front o...
Maryland – Solomon Dwek Moves To Baltimore
Baltimore, MD - Remember Solomon Dwek?
Well Dwek is now ordering pizza at the local kosher pizza shops. in Baltimore according to a report in Baltimore Jewish Times
Indeed, ...
Jerusalem – Institute Presents 36 Short Video Interviews With Holocaust Survivors
Jerusalem - The Massuah Institute for the Study of the Holocaust will present, for the first time, a series of 36 short video interviews with Holocaust survivors – and is inviting ...
Bne’i Brak, Israel – Restoring The Ashkenaz Tradition
Bne'i Brak, Israel - Did you ever wonder why the yekkishe shuls use a vimpel instead of a regular gartel to wrap the sefer Torah? How about why the German Jews pronounce a cholam a...
New York – Thruway Tolls to Increase 5% on Sunday for Commercial Vehicles
New York - The toll increase will help fund the final phase of a five-year, $2.1 billion capital plan to improve the Thruway’s roads and bridges. The toll increase will be 5 percen...
Albany, NY – Gov. Paterson: Airport Body Scanners Is The Only Way To Prevent Terrorism
Albany, NY - Gov. David Paterson said Americans need to accept that safety can not be guaranteed and terrorism is more than just "horrible acts" - it's being forced to wait on secu...
London – Terror Expert Involved in Newspaper Fabricated Story About Islamic Extremist Jewish Hitlist Arrested
London - A self-styled terrorism expert who was behind a fabricated Sun front-page story about Lord Sugar and other Jewish figures being on an Islamic extremist hitlist has been ar...