Bomb Scare in Front of Oholei Torah

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A suitcase – which has been sitting on Eastern Parkway near Brooklyn Avenue for a few days – was called in to 911 as a suspicious package just an hour ago. Police are taking no chances and shut down the entire area, causing traffic mayhem on Erev Shabbos just as school was being dismissed.

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Rostov Jewish Community Rises from the Ashes

Russian Students Gather in Rostov for the Jewish Youth Conference.

In the city where almost 70 years ago, Nazi forces committed the biggest single atrocity associated with the Holocaust in Russia, the local Jewish community is building programming models aimed at uniting Jewish youth across the country.

Rabbi Lazar Praises Putin

Interfax

Russia’s chief rabbi Berel Lazar with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Chairman of the North Caucasus Muslims Coordination Center Ismail Berdiyev and Russia’s chief rabbi Berel Lazar expressed support for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, crediting him with major achievements.

Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: Mendel Oberlander, OBM

The young Shliach in action. Photo: Shturem.

With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Hatomim Menachem Mendel Oberlander, 20, after a prolonged illness. His parents, Rabbi Rabbi Boruch and Batsheva Oberlander, head Shluchim to Hungary, will be sitting Shiva in their home in Budapest.

Art Space of Their Own

Jewish Exponent

Tznius Fashion Show at Chabad House for Students of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA — After a year and a half of running programs out of rented space at Center City universities, Chabad House for Students of the Arts is opening its own exhibition and programming space on South Street.

Washington State Senate Passes Autopsy Bill

Didan Notzach! Washington state senate bill 6068 – authorizing religious objection to an autopsy – was approved; the vote was 48 to 2 in favor. The bill was brought to the chamber by a number of Jewish organizations, including Shliach to Tacoma Rabbi Zalman Heber, after the tragic story of Dr. Brian Grobois.