Heartwarming: Facebook Post Draws Minyan for Elderly Man
A Facebook post brought an elderly man to tears today when over 100 people showed up to help fill a Minyan so that he can say Kaddish at his wife’s graveside on the day of her Yohrtzeit.
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Jewish Mother and Her Children Rescued from Arabs
A Purim miracle. That’s how a Yad L’Achim rescue team described last week’s dramatic evacuation of Ahuva (name changed to protect identity), a Jewish woman, and her three children from a hostile Arab village near Beit Lechem.
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi
Mumbai Attack Mastermind Ordered Released by Pakistani Court
A government lawyer says a Pakistani court has ordered the release of the main suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks because it found no solid incriminating evidence and also a three-month detention period has expired.
Following Terror Attackes Paris Kosher Supermarket Reopens
The Jewish supermarket in Paris attacked by an Islamic terrorist linked to the shootings at the Charlie Hebdo magazine in January re-opened on Sunday, AFP reported.
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The New York State Assembly in Albany.
Tuition Relief Bill Excluded from NY Assembly Budget
Despite assurances by the newly appointed state Assembly speaker that he would support the Education Investment Tax Credit just two weeks ago, the proposed budget released today by the Assembly fails to include the bill which would bring desperately needed tuition relief to parents of yeshiva students statewide.
Mrs. Breindel Fleishman (third from the right), watches her granddaughter Naama Weisberg (right), light a memorial candle in remembrance of those murdered in the Holocaust.
Survivor Thanks Russia for Liberating Her from Auschwitz
“I have come here to thank the soldier from the Red Army who came to save me. Who knows where I would be today, if not for him,” Breindel Fleishman, 90, told those gathered last month at the Moscow Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Suspicious-Looking Men ‘Scout’ Flatbush Synagogues
On Shabbos afternoon, two ‘Middle Eastern’ men were caught on surveillance video attempting to break into two Shuls in Flatbush. The men were also seen looking at the surveillance camera and attempting to take pictures of the building.
Video & Transcript: Netanyahu’s Address to Congress
We present the full transcript and video of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks before Congress today, March 3rd, on the threat posed by a nuclear-armed Iranian regime.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak before a joint meeting of congress this morning. The much anticipated speech will be broadcasted live here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 11:00am EST.
11:00am: PM Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak before a joint meeting of congress this morning. The much anticipated speech will be broadcasted live here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 11:00am EST.
File photo: a UC-Berkeley Student Senate hearing.
Berkeley Student Senate Passes Bill Condemning Anti-Semitism
Jewish students at UC Berkeley were in a celebratory mood last Wednesday night after the unanimous passing (20-0) of a bill by the student government (ASUC) condemning anti-Semitism. The bill empowers Jewish students “to define, within the guidelines of the nationally recognized definition put forth by the United States State Department, what is and is not antisemitism, in the same manner in which other communities are granted that right.”
From Vienna to South Carolina: The Long Journey of the Chofetz Chaim Film Clip
As the Jewish community continues to marvel at what is possibly the only footage of the Chofetz Chaim, new details have emerged about the four minute fifty one second clip that has logged tens of thousands of hits on YouTube over the past 48 hours.
FBI Arrests 3 in Brooklyn for Attempting to Join ISIS
FBI agents in Brooklyn have arrested three men for allegedly attempting to travel abroad to join ISIS. The trio had discussed launching attacks domestically if they were unable to travel to join them, authorities said.
A peaceful march in Kharkov, Ukraine, on Sunday was interrupted by an explosion that killed three people and injured nearly a dozen others, and has the entire city on edge.
Explosion in Kharkov Rattles Ukrainian Jewry
An explosion on Sunday rocked a peaceful demonstration in the eastern city of Kharkov, Ukraine, killing three people and injuring nearly a dozen others. The march celebrated one year since the events last February at Maidan Square in Kiev, which led to the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych, who is now in exile in Russia.
New Agreement Waives Informed Consent for Bris Milah
A new tentative agreement between the De Blasio administration and a coalition of rabbinical leaders from across New York City has waived the mandated ‘informed consent’ form.
European Rabbis Gather in Prague
Dozens of rabbis from all across Europe have gathered in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, for an annual conference, hosted by the Rabbinical Centre of Europe, under the leadership of Rabbi Menachem Margolin.
Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat at the Oslo Accords in 1993 that created the Palestinian Authority.
U.S. Jury: P.A. Responsible for Terror Attacks in Israel
A U.S. jury has concluded today that the Palestinian Authority is responsible for terrorist attacks in Israel that killed or wounded Americans, and awarded the victims $218.5 million in damages.
Dan Uzan (inset), killed by a terrorist while guarding a synagogue, is laid to rest in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Dan Uzan — a Walking Mezuzah
This afternoon the Jewish community of Copenhagen, the people of Denmark, and the Jewish people as a whole buried one of its sons: Dan Uzan.
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