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Zushe and Chaya (nee Aizenman) Wilmowsky (Crown Heights)

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Video: Nazi Propaganda Returns in Palestinian Incitement
Palestinian incitement uses the very same anti-Semitic motives used by Nazi propaganda in the dark 1930s. This incitement is translated into actual terror attacks against Jews. 24 people have been slaughtered in terror attacks against Israelis in the current wave of Palestinian violence.

Rabbi Kanievsky to Paramedics: Don’t Save Terrorists
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the leading haredi authorities on Jewish law, instructed members of the United Hatzalah paramedic organization not to treat injured terrorists in a meeting Thursday.

WhatsApp Goes Offline Worldwide
WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered outages in parts of Europe, America and Canada for a short period on Thursday, leaving people unable to send or receive messages.

As Cleveland Jews Migrate West, a Community Is Born
Like many young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis, Rabbi Mendel Jacobs grew up watching and learning how to serve a Jewish community directly from his parents, who have run a Jewish pre-school in Cleveland for many years.

A Baby Cry Interpreter? There’s an App for That
An app that can differentiate between a variety of crying sounds made by babies has been developed by Taiwanese researchers.

Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Friday, January 1, for New Year’s.
New Engagement!
Sholom Kanevsky (Crown Heights) and Sari Flint (Crown Heights)

Vehicular Terror Attack Injures IDF Soldier
A Palestinian terrorist rammed his vehicle into a group of Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, north of Jerusalem.

From Days Gone By: Oholei Torah in the ’70s
In honor of its 60th year campaign, we present to our readers a selection of six never-released-before pictures of Oholei Torah, taken in the 1970s. Can you identify anyone in the photos?

Here’s My Story: Ariel Sharon’s Missed Flight
Rabbi Zev Segal (1917–2008) served for 33 years as the rabbi of the Young Israel of Newark. He held various leadership positions with the Rabbinical Council of America, including that of president from 1968 to 1971. After his retirement from the rabbinate, he devoted most of his time to working for Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in May of 2007.

NYPD Probes Medgar Evers Assault as Hate Crime
Police are investigating an unprovoked assault on an Orthodox-Jewish student of Medgar Evers college in Crown Heights as a possible hate crime.

Obama Spied on Netanyahu During Iranian Nuclear Talks
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the United States spied on Israeli officials during Iranian nuclear talks, including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. According to the report appearing on Tuesday, the National Security Agency was instructed to monitor the Israelis during the sensitive talks, highlighting the extent of mistrust that exists between Washington and Jerusalem.

Preparations for Yud Shvat Underway at Darchei
Talented Rabbis and CPDs (Co-Program Directors) Levi Druin and Lavi Klein are at the forefront of Wayz, Darchai Menachem’s revolutionary Enrichment Program. In honor of this year’s Hakhel theme, the dedicated CPDs have chosen unity-themed projects to enhance the students’ Jewish pride.

Rabbi Benny’s Torah Thought: The One With the Tourist
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Shemot. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: If Moses and Aaron weren’t enslaved to Pharaoh, then why didn’t they just enjoy their own freedoms and stop sticking their nose into Egyptian politics?