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Jewish NewsJewish News >Sefer Torah Being Written In Memory Of Glauber Family VINNEWS.COM Just days after the horrific deaths of Nachman and Raizy Glauber, friends and family members are attempting to put together a lasting tribute to the couple and their unborn son in an attempt to perpetuate their legacy for future generations. Jewish News >Israeli Settler Rabbi Who Promoted Peace Dies Rabbi Menachem Froman, an Israeli settler known for his efforts to promote coexistence between Arabs and Jews, has died. He was 68. Jewish News >Dutch Court: Jews Must Also Carry ID Cards on Shabbas A Dutch appeals court has upheld a $90 fine against an Orthodox Jew who refused to show police an identity card, citing religious reasons. Jewish News >Official: Inmates Claim To Be Jewish For Meals Officials at a central Pennsylvania prison say some inmates are falsely claiming to be Jewish in order to get kosher meals. Jewish News >Putin: Disputed Schneerson Collection To Stay In Russia But Could Go To Jewish Museum Russian President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that a vast collection of Jewish books and documents that is the focus of a dispute between Moscow and Washington be given a permanent home in the Russian capital’s new Jewish Museum. Jewish News >Rio’s Jews Driven From Their Homes By Annual Brazilian Carnival Some 7,000 Orthodox Jewish residents of Rio de Janeiro fled to neighboring resort areas last week when the traditional Brazilian Carnival came to town. The annual Carnival attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, bringing with it drunk and scantily clad revelers. Jewish News >Israel Seeks International Help In Protecting Tunisian Jews In the wake of numerous recent attacks signaling an increase in anti-Semitic sentiment, Israel has asked the international community for help in pressuring the Tunisian government to step up protection for its Jewish residents. Jewish News >Rabbi Abrahamson Goes to Washington The handful of Orthodox Jews on Capitol Hill has now added another member to its ranks. Jewish News >Baked Goods A Threat To Israeli Kashrus? A group of Israeli rabbis met this past week to decide on creating an industry standard for an item that might not seem like a likely candidate for governmental regulation: bourekas. Jewish News >Controversial College Event With Anti-Israel Speakers Goes On Calmly Amid Protesters An event at Brooklyn College calling for boycotts and sanctions against Israel went off calmly Thursday with the panelists speaking to a largely supportive crowd. Photo & Video in the Full Story! Jewish News >Attempted Stabbing in Toulouse A woman attempted to stab a student at the Ozar Hatorah Jewish school in Toulouse, France on Tuesday. Jewish News >First Ruling In Long Island Eruv Controversy Favors Orthodox Jews On Monday, a U.S. federal judge dismissed one of the three federal lawsuits filed in connection with a controversial proposal for an eruv enclosure in Westhampton Beach on Long Island. Jewish News >New CIA Report On Yom Kippur War Claims Israel Downplayed Intelligence The main conclusion of a new CIA report on US intelligence gathering during 1973’s Yom Kippur War is that Israel may have purposely downplayed its intelligence to side-step mounting pressure from the US to enter into peace talks. Jewish News >Palestinians Clash With Israeli Soldiers At Encampment Israeli soldiers used tear gas and stun grenades on Saturday to disperse about 150 Palestinians trying to block expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Jewish News >Israel, Jewish Groups Slam Argentina-Iran "Truth Commission" Israel and world Jewish groups denounced plans by Argentina and Iran to form a truth commission to investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center that Argentine courts say was sponsored by Iran. Jewish News >Subway Rabbi A Chaplain To The Rescue When we hear of “subway accidents”, rarely do we recognize the faceless conductors and motormen who work and deal with the daily ramifications of such gruesome acts. But there is one man who is always willing to appear on the scene and aid in the traumatic aftermath. Jewish News >Rabbi Yosef Happy Over Election Results Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the 92 year old spiritual leader of the Sephardic-haredi Shas party, expressed his satisfaction with the results of last Tuesday’s elections during his weekly Torah lecture on the ultra-orthodox Kol Berama radio station on Saturday evening. Jewish News >British MP: Jews Didn't Learn The Lesson From The Holocaust A British MP facing disciplinary action after accusing “the Jews” of atrocities against Palestinians has issued a public apology for causing “unintended offense,” the Evening Standard reported Saturday. Jewish News >'Yesh Atid Plan For Haredi Draft Will Never Happen' Serious obstacles were put up on Thursday to the possibility that Yesh Atid and Shas could sit together in the next government. Jewish News >Jewish Community Looking For Good Samaritan Who Saved Children Pinned By Car Two children from Lakewood, New Jersey are lucky to be alive after being struck today by a Honda Accord on Route 9 while walking with their mother. Video in the Full Story! Jewish News >Israel Goes To Polls, Set To Re-Elect Netanyahu Israelis began voting on Tuesday in an election widely expected to win Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a third term in office, pushing the Jewish State further to the right, away from peace with Palestinians and towards a showdown with Iran. Jewish News >Satmar Distances Itself From Vote-Buying Claims The ongoing internal debate within Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community regarding the permissibility of participating in elections was highlighted Monday by the presence of signs both for and against voting hung throughout Jerusalem. Jewish News >Unlicensed Orthodox Counselor Sentenced To 103 Years A religious counselor in New York City’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community who was convicted of molesting a girl who came to him for help has been sentenced to 103 years in prison. Jewish News >Stolen Torah Found Safe A Torah worth $30,000 that was inside a car that was stolen from outside a Brooklyn synagogue Saturday evening was found safe Monday. Jewish News >Video: Nine Arrested For Snow Attack On Charedi Youths! Police arrested nine Arabs from east Jerusalem over the past week in connection with a snowball attack against two haredim during the snowstorm a week and a half ago. Jerusalem received over 20 cm of snow in the biggest storm since 1992. Video in the Full Story! |
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