On November 9th, five Congressmen ventured into otherwise uncharted territory by traditional diplomatic delegations to Israel. A strong affinity to Israel and genuine frustration with the repetitive and fatal failures of peace plans and processes drove these American leaders to take a fresh look and Israel’s heartland.
Coming off the successful launch of his debut album Jewish Folk-Rock Artist Moshe Hecht gave CrownHeights.info an exclusive interview, dishing on a variety of topics from who he hoped would listen to his music, to what his inspiration is. Read the full interview and listen to a CD sampler in the Extended Article.
US Supreme Court Justices seemed divided during arguments on Monday over whether they should wade into a dispute between Congress and the executive branch over the status of Jerusalem.
Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, head of the famed Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem and member of the Torah Council of Sages of Degel HaTorah, passed away early Tuesday morning at the age of 68. He apparently suffered a heart attack.
The Brooklyn man accused of killing Leiby Kletzky will have to face trial in Brooklyn after an appeals court skewered his bid for a change of venue.
French President Nicholas Sarkozy and Barack Obama re-learned a lesson about foreign diplomacy: speak softly and make sure your microphone is turned off before you bad-mouth Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and call him “a liar.”
Two Brooklyn teens bound for a Connecticut yeshiva were killed early Monday when an old van they were riding in suddenly swerved off a highway, flipped and skidded down an embankment.
Jewish community members in Mariupol, Ukraine, gathered at the site near the village of Agrobazza where upwards of 20,000 Jews were murdered by Nazi forces 70 years ago for an annual ceremony to memorialize and honor the victims.
There are fears that Jewish circumcision in the UK could be regulated by NHS bodies for the first time, following a move to curb malpractice in other ethnic groups.
The UK and U.S. are drawing up plans to attack Iran amid growing tensions in the Middle East, it was claimed last night.
A nationwide survey of the American people released today by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that anti-Semitic attitudes have risen slightly in America, demonstrating once again that “anti-Semitic beliefs continue to hold a vicegrip” on a small but not insubstantial segment of America.
Male circumcision is legal in the Netherlands but the body representing the country’s doctors wants to end the practice.
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks delivered the Invocation prayer in the US Senate on Wednesday, becoming the first Jewish community leader from the UK to fulfill the honor.
Australian Jewish leaders praised the country’s Labor government for retaining an exemption for the kosher slaughter of animals.
Israeli scientists have bred a featherless chicken. Although featherless chickens look quite terrifying, poultry farm owners in many countries have shown keen interest in the birds because they will not need to be plucked.
In an E-mail sent to all those who signed the petition calling for an Investigation into Allegations of Prosecutorial & Judicial Misconduct in the Case of Sholom Rubashkin, The White House replied that they cannot comment, and the matter will be left to the Justice Department. The petition had over 50,000 signatures.
Occupy Wall Street isn’t the only protest attracting media attention in our area. A religious group in Williamsburg organized a protest of a hair salon on Lee Avenue.
