Jewish Man Rescues Latino Woman from Mugging

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A Jewish man walking down Albany Avenue today witnesses the attempted mugging of a Hispanic woman by an African-American man near the corner of Crown Street. While the woman held steadfastly to her possessions, he ran over to help, causing the perpetrator to flee.

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Video: Neturei Karta Leader Speaks at Hamas Rally

On April 18, 2012, Yisrael Hirsch, a leader of the extremist faction of Neturei Karta spoke at a function to honor Sheikh Raed Salah, the head of the northern branch of the Israel Islamic Association and an outspoken enemy of Israel, one who has been imprisoned in the past for his pro-Hamas activities. Hirsch repeatedly refers to Jerusalem as ‘Al-Quds, and to G-d as ‘Allah;’ He calls for the liberation of Palestine from the hands of the ‘Zionists,’ and yells at the end of his speech ‘Allah Akbar’ three times.

New York to Have New Tallest Building by Next Week

NY Post

One World Trade Center begins its ascent above the New York City skyline.

One World Trade Center (The Freedom Tower) is poised to become the tallest building in New York City within the next couple of days, officials said today.

Organization Marks 26 Years Since Chernobyl Disaster

Globe Newswire

As the world marks the 26th anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor explosion, Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl (CCOC) continues the work of saving the disaster’s youngest victims, having just completed its 97th rescue mission bringing 26 more children to safety and commemorating the 26 years since the Chernobyl disaster.

Lieberman Visits Chabad School in Muslim Country

Left: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman accepts a flower bouquet from a young studnet. Top Right: The Chabad Ohr Avner school in Baku overlooking the Caspian Sea. Bottom right: The Chabad synagogue in Baku.

In Azerbaijan to tout his country’s ties with the predominantly-Muslim former Soviet republic, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman toured the Ohr Avner Chabad day school in the capital of Baku, meeting with various Jewish organizations one day after sitting down with President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.