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By Ralph Blumenthal for the New York Times

Shlomie Rotter, left, examines a fedora with Bruno Lacorazza in Primo Hatters, Mr. Rotter’s shop in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

CROWN HEIGHTS — Bruno Lacorazza’s fur felt hats come in black, black or black.

But there the uniformity ends as Mr. Lacorazza, 47, Colombian-born hatter to the Lubavitch Hasidim and other Orthodox Jews who keep their heads covered, arrived in Brooklyn from Miami last week with cartons of exciting new styles retailing for about $125, along with the classics.

When He Talks Hats, Basic Black Is Only the Beginning

By Ralph Blumenthal for the New York Times

Shlomie Rotter, left, examines a fedora with Bruno Lacorazza in Primo Hatters, Mr. Rotter’s shop in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

CROWN HEIGHTS — Bruno Lacorazza’s fur felt hats come in black, black or black.

But there the uniformity ends as Mr. Lacorazza, 47, Colombian-born hatter to the Lubavitch Hasidim and other Orthodox Jews who keep their heads covered, arrived in Brooklyn from Miami last week with cartons of exciting new styles retailing for about $125, along with the classics.

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New Engagement!

Mendel Lustig (New Haven, CT) to Basie Zalmanov (Queens, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Aryeh Wuensch (Crown Heights) to Rochele Liberow (Barranquilla, Colombia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at La Sala 1345 President St
Baby Girl!

Sholom Ber and Simi Stiefel from Arcadia, CA had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Lippy Baumgarten (Rockaway, NJ) to Chana Rivkin (New Orleans, LA)
New Engagement!

Meir Levy (Crown Heights) to Rashi Rubashkin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, April 15th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Menachem Mendel Hecht (Stores, CT) to Aidela Zirkind (Toronto, Canada)
Baby Girl!

Tuvya and Shaina (nee Goldstein) Gewirtz from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

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Baby Boy!

R’ Dovber and Lulu (nee Kievman) Koncepolski from Irvine, CA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Dov Werner (Five Towns, NY) to Mushka Miriam Weingarten (Kingston, PA)
New Engagement!

Shmuli Dalfin (North Bay Village, FL) to Chayle Groner (Calgary, Canada)
New Engagement!

Chaya Saacks (Crown Heights) to Shmuli Brecher (Boro Park)
New Engagement!

Mendel Goodman (Manchester UK) to Maayan Ochman (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
New Engagement!

Shaya Lipsh (Brooklyn, NY) to Devori Golomb (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Motty Segall (Miami, FL) to Bryna Etel Kosofsky (Longmeadow, MA)
New Engagement!

Simcha Vogel (London, UK) to Mussa Junik (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Brook (Brooklyn, NY) to Nechama Leah Greenberg (Solon, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Shneur Zalman and Yehudis Futerfas from Dnipro, Ukraine had a baby boy!
By Alison Gendar and Jonathan Lemire for the NY Daily News

NEW YORK — The city debuted its new 911 dispatching system this week with hopes that a new streamlined system will reduce response times to emergencies, officials said Tuesday.

The new system - which went into effect Monday at 5 a.m. - will funnel all calls to NYPD operators so a caller to 911 would only have to describe an emergency once before help is dispatched, officials said.

City Unveils Faster 911 System

By Alison Gendar and Jonathan Lemire for the NY Daily News

NEW YORK — The city debuted its new 911 dispatching system this week with hopes that a new streamlined system will reduce response times to emergencies, officials said Tuesday.

The new system – which went into effect Monday at 5 a.m. – will funnel all calls to NYPD operators so a caller to 911 would only have to describe an emergency once before help is dispatched, officials said.

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By Tamar Runyan

The new floor of Uzhgorod’s Chabad Jewish Center is home to a clinic, event hall and classrooms.

The rejuvenated Jewish community of Uzhgorod, Ukraine, which was practically emptied of its Jews by Nazi forces in 1944, is marking the 65th anniversary of that terrible spring with a grand opening of a facility dedicated to providing ritual circumcisions for any Jewish male that wants one.

Ukraine Jewish Community Opening Bris Center

By Tamar Runyan

The new floor of Uzhgorod’s Chabad Jewish Center is home to a clinic, event hall and classrooms.

The rejuvenated Jewish community of Uzhgorod, Ukraine, which was practically emptied of its Jews by Nazi forces in 1944, is marking the 65th anniversary of that terrible spring with a grand opening of a facility dedicated to providing ritual circumcisions for any Jewish male that wants one.

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Right now, in hundreds of locations across the world, people have been supporting Living Torah with donations of $36, 54 and 180 dollars toward Living Torah.

Watch the video that appeared on tonight’s Living Torah!

www.LivingTorah.org

Video – JEM’s Living Torah-Thon goes live!

Right now, in hundreds of locations across the world, people have been supporting Living Torah with donations of $36, 54 and 180 dollars toward Living Torah.

Watch the video that appeared on tonight’s Living Torah!

www.LivingTorah.org

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By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL

In a gesture of gratitude to her longtime Synagogue, an elderly congregant delivered a self-embroidered mantel for the Synagogue's new Torah Scroll. A cursory glance was enough to reveal that the woman was a proficient embroiderer. The lush fabric, colorful pattern and superb craftsmanship rendered the article a true work of art.

Delighted with the attractive gift, the Rabbi wasted no time in putting it to the test. He rushed to the ark, removed the Torah and replaced the mantel with the new masterpiece.

Religious Revisionism – A Warning Against Tailoring The Torah To Fit Our Will

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL

In a gesture of gratitude to her longtime Synagogue, an elderly congregant delivered a self-embroidered mantel for the Synagogue’s new Torah Scroll. A cursory glance was enough to reveal that the woman was a proficient embroiderer. The lush fabric, colorful pattern and superb craftsmanship rendered the article a true work of art.

Delighted with the attractive gift, the Rabbi wasted no time in putting it to the test. He rushed to the ark, removed the Torah and replaced the mantel with the new masterpiece.

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Mimulo – Not Your Average Florists

by Ashira Welton

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Chanie Frankel and Fradel Levin opened Mimulo on Mother’s Day two years ago. Fradel had been working in a dead-end, basement job, and Chanie was home with her son, when the space on Albany Avenue became available. After discussing and deciding against opening a restaurant (too expensive), Fradel suggested opening a flower shop. Three months later, with contracts signed, flowers stocked, and skills learned, Mimulo was the newest thing on the block.

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by Yanki Tauber - Chabad.org

“It's never too late. There's always a second chance.” This, according to Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, 1880-1950), is the message of Pesach Sheini, the biblically ordained “second Passover” for those who fail to bring the Passover offering on its designated time.

We all relate to a statement like, “There's always a second chance.” It soothes our harried souls, and fits nicely on the December 31 page of an Inspirational Sayings Desk Calendar. But how does it mesh with real day-to-day life? I took a small neighborhood survey.

Pesach Sheini: A Second Chance

by Yanki Tauber – Chabad.org

“It’s never too late. There’s always a second chance.” This, according to Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, 1880-1950), is the message of Pesach Sheini, the biblically ordained “second Passover” for those who fail to bring the Passover offering on its designated time.

We all relate to a statement like, “There’s always a second chance.” It soothes our harried souls, and fits nicely on the December 31 page of an Inspirational Sayings Desk Calendar. But how does it mesh with real day-to-day life? I took a small neighborhood survey.

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DesMoniesRegister

An unidentified company has made a move toward buying a struggling Postville meatpacking plant.

The plant, Agriprocessors, was the region’s dominant employer until last May, when it was the site of a huge immigration raid. It went into bankruptcy last fall. Its future has been in doubt since March, when an attempt to auction it off failed to attract an offer that would satisfy the company’s creditors.

Credit Buy Seen As Move Toward Agriprocessors Sale

DesMoniesRegister

An unidentified company has made a move toward buying a struggling Postville meatpacking plant.

The plant, Agriprocessors, was the region’s dominant employer until last May, when it was the site of a huge immigration raid. It went into bankruptcy last fall. Its future has been in doubt since March, when an attempt to auction it off failed to attract an offer that would satisfy the company’s creditors.

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Pedestrian Struck by a Car Crossing Kingston and Montgomery

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A pedestrian was struck by a car and sustained injuries as she was crossing Kingston Avenue and Montgomery Street earlier this afternoon, Thursday. The incident took place at around 5:00pm when a Black woman crossed in the crosswalk, and a turning minivan driven by a Yid did not see her and struck her, knocking her down.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last night Police apprehended a serial burglar that had been terrorizing vehicle owners in Crown Heights. As many as six break-ins in one night had residents so frustrated they just did not know what to do, many of these car owners were victims more than once.

Police finally took a close look at the break-ins and assigned a slew of officer to catch this perpetrator, and after a few weeks with no success last night the bugler was busted in the act.

NYPD Anti Crime Apprehend Car Burglar

Illustration Photos.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last night Police apprehended a serial burglar that had been terrorizing vehicle owners in Crown Heights. As many as six break-ins in one night had residents so frustrated they just did not know what to do, many of these car owners were victims more than once.

Police finally took a close look at the break-ins and assigned a slew of officer to catch this perpetrator, and after a few weeks with no success last night the bugler was busted in the act.

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MIDDLETOWN, CT [CNN] — A man suspected of killing a Wesleyan University junior may be targeting the university and its Jewish population, Middletown, Connecticut, police said Thursday.

Police have launched a nationwide search for Stephen Morgan, 29, who is suspected of killing Johanna Justin-Jinich.

The young woman was shot and killed Wednesday at a bookstore in Middletown near the Wesleyan campus, police said.

Wesleyan U. Shooting Suspect Threatened Jewish Students

MIDDLETOWN, CT [CNN] — A man suspected of killing a Wesleyan University junior may be targeting the university and its Jewish population, Middletown, Connecticut, police said Thursday.

Police have launched a nationwide search for Stephen Morgan, 29, who is suspected of killing Johanna Justin-Jinich.

The young woman was shot and killed Wednesday at a bookstore in Middletown near the Wesleyan campus, police said.

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Cat Stuck in Sewer Drain

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A resident spotted a small cat stuck in a sewer drain on Eastern Parkway in front of the Jewish Childrens Museum and called Animal Care and Control to rescue it. As the animal care worker was trying to find the cat Polices Community Affairs joined the rescue effort and called for backup from Emergency Services.

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by Stewart Ain - The Jewish Week
The long-running saga over the fate of the East Nassau Hebrew Congregation in Syosset seems now to be at a crossroads.

A controversial plan to sell the synagogue to a Korean church deserves judicial scrutiny, according to State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

In papers filed before State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Phelan in Mineola, Assistant Attorney General Dorothy Nese asked the judge to conduct a full evidentiary hearing if necessary before deciding whether to permit the sale.

Court to Weigh Sale of Syosset Shul

by Stewart Ain – The Jewish Week

The long-running saga over the fate of the East Nassau Hebrew Congregation in Syosset seems now to be at a crossroads.

A controversial plan to sell the synagogue to a Korean church deserves judicial scrutiny, according to State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

In papers filed before State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Phelan in Mineola, Assistant Attorney General Dorothy Nese asked the judge to conduct a full evidentiary hearing if necessary before deciding whether to permit the sale.

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