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Levi and Chani (nee Ehrentreu) Rosenfeld (Toronto, Canada)
Shluchim Discuss Anti-Semitism with EU Commissioner
A delegation of the European Jewish Association (EJA), headed by its General Director Rabbi Menachem Margolin; Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, Chief Rabbi of The Netherlands; Rabbi Avi Tawil, director of the European Jewish Community Centre; and Rabbi Mendel Pevzner of the European Jewish Youth Association, met with the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sport, Media and Youth, Androulla Vassiliou, in order to address Rabbi Margolin’s recent call to establish a pan-European taskforce in order to annihilate anti-Semitism, following the recent terror attack in Brussels.
Chabad in Heart of Amazon Readies for World Cup Fans
Maintaining Jewish life in the heart of the Amazon is anything but simple for Rabbi Arieh and Dvorah Lea Raichman, who settled in Manaus, Brazil, in 2009. Like their counterparts all over the Portuguese-speaking country, they will be using their know-how and resources to accommodate the confluence of Jewish visitors who will descend on their city during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which is slated to take place in 12 cities scattered across Brazil from mid-June to mid-July.
Spain Offers Citizenship to Sephardic Jews
On Friday, Spain’s royal cabinet approved a bill allowing Sephardic Jews, who descend from Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula over 500 years ago, the right to Spanish citizenship.
Video: Mendy Pellin Solves the Shiduch Crisis
Chasidic Comedian Mendy Pellin offers a novel solution to the Shidduch Crisis in this stand-up comedy special.
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Chaim Yisroel and Mussy (nee Gurary) Wilhelm (Crown Heights)
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Yisroel and Rivky (nee Gurary) Geisinsky (North Miami Beach, FL)
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Yitz Levin (New Haven, CT) and Zissa Levin (Miami Beach, FL)
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Sruli and Mushkie (nee Bronstein) Hershkop (Crown Heights)
Jews Pray for Safety and Aid as Military Action Increases in Eastern Ukraine
It’s past 10 p.m. in Donetsk, Ukraine, and the streets are empty. The city’s public transportation system is silent—the trains and buses now cease operating at 8 p.m.—and most residents have shut themselves within their own homes. With masked men toting Kalashnikov rifles roaming the streets, the Jewish community of Donetsk finds itself praying for its safety and for the safety of all citizens in this eastern city near the border with Russia.
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Is This the Birth of the Kingston Ave. Bike Lane?
City workers recently painted a white line along Kingston Avenue, Crown Heights’ main artery and commercial hub, restricting traffic to one lane and leaving a few feet of empty space between traffic and the vehicles parked to their left.
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Ari and Chanah Ainyah (nee Nerenberg) Kaufman (Los Angeles, CA)
Weekly Living Torah Video: Jews Like All Others
Given their unique hardships, Jews in the former Soviet Union are especially deserving of G-d’s blessings, says the Rebbe to two women in their native Russian during dollar distribution, 28 Iyar, 5751 (May 12, 1991).
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Yaakov Nosson Losh (Crown Heights) and Mushky (bas R’ Y.Y.) Rabkin (Crown Heights)
Picture of the Day: Terry the Shadchan
Terry Spiers, the UPS driver who introduced young Crown Heightsers Zevi Goldin and Chana Simon to each other, poses for a photo at their wedding in the Razag Ballroom Monday night. In his hands are custom cookies served at the Simcha for dessert, one of which bears the UPS logo in his honor.
Wheel Thefts Resume: Brooklyn and Carroll
After a long winter hiatus, the Crown Heights wheel thieves are back in business. Their latest victim: a white Acura sedan parked on Brooklyn Ave. near the corner of Carroll St., whose wheels were stolen in middle of the night and the car’s body left resting on crude cinderblocks.
