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Mordechai and Leah (nee Lazaroff) Loksen (Crown Heights)
2 Arrested After Violent Attack on Jewish Student
A Jewish man was violently assaulted and robbed by two black men as he walked on President Street in the heart of Crown Heights. Vigilant police officers together with Shomrim volunteers managed to apprehend both suspects.
Picture of the Day: Montreal’s Morning Surprise
Volunteers from Beth Rivkah Montreal, Canada, covered the neighborhood in blue and white balloons ahead of an ambitious fundraising campaign, aimed at collecting a half a million dollars in just twenty four hours.
Info to be Menachem Avel the Rosenblat Family
The Rosenblat family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their dear mother Mrs. Sara Rosenblat OBM who passed away on Erev Shabbos Kodesh Acharei-Kedoshim. They will be sitting at 707 Montgomery St. between Kingston and Albany Aves. Shacharis at 8:30am, Mincha […]
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Mendel Vaisfisch (Montreal, Canada) and Chaya Levertov (Scottsdale, AZ)
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Zalman (ben Mendy) Simon (Crown Heights) and Rina Ben-Chayon (Crown Heights)
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Choni and Suki (nee Turner) Cohen (Crown Heights)
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Shneur Zalman and Gila (nee Kind) Korenblit (Suffern, NY)
Israel’s Consul General Praises JLI Trips
Israel’s Consul General in New York, Ambassador Dani Dayan met this morning with Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice-Chairman of Merkos and Chairman of Chabad on Campus, to discuss Chabad’s important work on college campuses and Chabad’s recent Land and Spirit trip to Israel, which is the largest single group trip to Israel of any organization.
8:00pm: Peace Talks Between North and South Korea a Sign of Moshiach?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 210, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Are the Latest Peace Talks Between North and South Korea a Sign of Moshiach? Why Do Our Actions Make a Difference When Hashem Will Be the One That Takes Us out of Golus? Does G-d Accept Us for Who We Are, or Does He Want Us to Become Someone Else? Was the Holocaust a Punishment?
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Menachem Fehler (London, England) and Mushkie Kaye (Sydney, Australia)
Police Identify Suspect in Jewish Man’s Beating, has Over 40 Priors
Police have identified 40-year-old James Vincent, who reportedly has over 40 prior arrests, as the suspect in the anti-Semitic attack on Rabbi Menachem Moskowitz, on Saturday afternoon. Vincent was charged Friday afternoon with a slew of hate crimes and drug possession.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Sarah Rosenblat, 72, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Sarah Raizel bas Shmariyahu Rosenblat OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights. She was 72 years old. The Levaya will take place Sunday.
BREAKING: Suspect in Custody in Connection to Shabbos Assault
BREAKING NEWS: Detectives have taken a “suspect” into custody in connection to the hate fueled beating of Jewish man as he was walking home from Shul on Shabbos afternoon.
Weekly Story: Never Extinguished
A few weeks ago was the 30th International March Of The Living in Poland, which was attended by tens of thousands. Many of them were survivors of the holocaust and/or their family members, while others were just concerned individuals. Rabbi Nissan Mangel, one of the youngest survivors of numerous concentration camps was a featured speaker throughout the event. This past Shabbos, parshas Tazria-metzorah, he related one of the more powerful and moving moments.
Following Shabbos Attack, Shul Invites Community
Following an attack on one of their members, the synagogue at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center is inviting the larger Crown Heights community to attend services and a Kiddush in a show of solidarity to the expanding borders of the neighborhood.
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Menachem Mendel and Chana Gila (nee Honickman) Teitlebaum (Five Towns, NY)
