RCCS Hosts Women’s Health Event in Crown Heights

By Yonit Tanenbaum

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — The third Crown Heights Women’s Health Awareness Seminar hosted by Rofeh Cholim Chaim Society (RCCS) and sponsored by Maimonides Cancer Center was held on Tuesday evening. A panel of experts from Maimonides Cancer Center and the director of the Crown Heights chapter of RCCS volunteers addressed the crowd of close to 400 in the Razag Ballroom.

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Chief Rabbi of Russia Meets with Prime Minister Putin

MOSCOW [FJC] — On January 26, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar held a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The event took place on the 65th anniversary of the Soviet Red Army’s liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The conversation touched on the struggle against revisionism of the history of the Second World War, as well as the construction of the Museum of Jewish History.

Motzoi Shabbos: Rally at the Ohel

There will be Melava Malka rally at the Ohel this Motzoi Shabbos, Tu B’Shvat, January 30th. The rally will be for all children ages 5 to 12. Buses leave 770 at 7:00 and return at 9:00. There will be a special program in honor of Tu B’Shvat.

Court Orders Chabad House Closing

By Melissa J. Brachfeld for the Gazette
Illustration Photo – The Chabad House celebrating a Siyum Sefer Torah

Judge wants more details about fire, safety measures by Feb. 5, orders temporary closing of the Chabad Israeli Center’s facility.

ROCKVILLE, MD — A District Court judge last week ordered the Chabad Israeli Center to temporarily close down the house it operates in Rockville until it can provide city officials with more detailed fire and safety plans.

Video – Jewish Student Forced to Wear Yellow Star

A Jewish Student was Forced to Wear Star of David for School Holocaust Remembrance Project

HOUSTON, TX — A high school history lesson left one student in tears. The lesson is about the Holocaust and part of the assignment is to wear the Star of David. However, one parent said it made her daughter feel it was more like the scarlet letter.

Apple Debuts the iPad Tablet

Meet the iPad: Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the world to its new tablet computer.

Apple honcho Steve Jobs hit the stage Wednesday and took the wraps off his newest cutting-edge gizmo – the iPad.

It’s a touchscreen tablet computer that weighs 1.5 pounds. A half-inch thin, it has 9.7-inch screen and is a cross between a laptop and a smartphone.