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Locksmith and security guard David Samuel Cyprys, 43, was yesterday charged with 16 counts of indecent assault and 13 counts of gross indecency claimed to have been committed between 1984 and 1991.

Prominent members of the Melbourne Jewish community lied to the police, covered up an alleged child abuse scandal and protected a man accused of repeatedly molesting children from a school in St Kilda East, a court has been told.

Newspaper Says Chabad ‘Protected’ Child Abuser

The Age

Locksmith and security guard David Samuel Cyprys, 43, was yesterday charged with 16 counts of indecent assault and 13 counts of gross indecency claimed to have been committed between 1984 and 1991.

Prominent members of the Melbourne Jewish community lied to the police, covered up an alleged child abuse scandal and protected a man accused of repeatedly molesting children from a school in St Kilda East, a court has been told.

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New Engagement!

Yossi Futerfas (Crown Heights) to Mussy Goldstein (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Mendel Shemtov (Crown Heights) to Mushka Palace (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at 1345 President Street
New Engagement!

Moshe Maiman (Mequon, WI) to Hinda Teich (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholem Ber and Deena Wolberg from Glencoe, IL had a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl

Court Rules Individuals Do Not Have Constitutional Right to Carry a Concealed Handgun in Public

New York State Press Release

New York – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that his office has won a major court victory in defense of New York State’s gun safety laws. In a decision in the case of Kachalsky, et al. v. Cacace, et al, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York rejected a constitutional challenge to New York’s handgun licensing statute, ruling that individuals do not have a constitutional right to carry a concealed handgun in public.

NYC News
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Jews and Muslims Cook in Harmony

J-Wire

Jewish and Muslim children pose together for a picture with ‘Our Big Kitchen’ director David Slavin in Sydney, Australia.

Schoolchildren from Jewish dayschool Mount Sinai College donned aprons along with children from Muslim dayschool Arkana College to cook up a feast of traditional Jewish and Muslim dishes to eat together with overproduction distributed to the needy.

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New Engagement!

The staff at CrownHeights.info would like to wish our fellow staffer, editor, photographer and reporter Binyomin Lifshitz (Crown Heights) a hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! on his engagement to Rivka Kashanian (Coral Springs, FL/Crown Heights)!

The Lechaim will take place tonight, Wednesday, at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].

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Info to Be Menachem Avel the Ottenstein Family

The Ottenstein family is sitting shiva after the very untimley passing of their dear son and brother Eli, ob”m, at 770 Lefferts Av. Apt. C1L.

Minyanim will be held,Tuesday to Thursday at Bais Menachem Mendel 770 Lefferts Ave: Shacharis 7:15, Mincha 7:00pm and Maariv 9:00pm

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Notices
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NY Times

Left: Shamai K. Leibowitz. Right: Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC.

When Shamai K. Leibowitz, an F.B.I. translator, was sentenced to 20 months in prison last year for leaking classified information to a blogger, prosecutors revealed little about the case. They identified the blogger in court papers only as “Recipient A.” After Mr. Leibowitz pleaded guilty, even the judge said he did not know exactly what Mr. Leibowitz had disclosed.

Liberal Jew Spied on Israel to Prevent Attack on Iran

NY Times

Left: Shamai K. Leibowitz. Right: Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC.

When Shamai K. Leibowitz, an F.B.I. translator, was sentenced to 20 months in prison last year for leaking classified information to a blogger, prosecutors revealed little about the case. They identified the blogger in court papers only as “Recipient A.” After Mr. Leibowitz pleaded guilty, even the judge said he did not know exactly what Mr. Leibowitz had disclosed.

Jewish News
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by Malina Saval - Chabad.org

Chabad-Lubavitch centers across the United States are planning a plethora of events commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people.

9/11 Tributes Focus on Adding Light to Troubled World

by Malina Saval – Chabad.org

Chabad-Lubavitch centers across the United States are planning a plethora of events commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people.

Chabad News
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Parade-goers flee in terror after a gunman opened fire on a crowd on Utica Avenue.

This year’s West Indian Day Parade was marred by an unusual amount of violence, not seen in past years parade. The parade violence was preceded by a particularly gruesome J'ouvert celebration the night before. CrownHeights.info has compiled a list of serious incidents throughout the day.

West Indian Day Parade Marked with an Abundance of Violence

Parade-goers flee in terror after a gunman opened fire on a crowd on Utica Avenue.

This year’s West Indian Day Parade was marred by an unusual amount of violence, not seen in past years parade. The parade violence was preceded by a particularly gruesome J’ouvert celebration the night before. CrownHeights.info has compiled a list of serious incidents throughout the day.

Crime
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Op-Ed: Our Son Was Turned Away

The following is a letter sent by distraught parents to a regional Chabad Yeshiva after trying, unsuccessfully, to enroll their son for another year of learning. The Yeshiva ignored the parents’ pleas, and so the parents decided to publicize the letter in order to bring a major community problem out from under the rug, and into the public’s conscience.

Op-Ed
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