City Is to Blame on Enforcement of Window Guards

NY Times

Between 2001 and 2007, nine children died falling from windows, according to a report the Health Department issued in 2009. An audit by the New York City comptroller’s office has found deficiencies in the city’s window-guard enforcement program, which prevents children from falling through open windows.

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Siberian City Marks First Bris in 80 Years

FJC

For the first time in more than 80 years, Jews in the capital of Buryatia – Ulan-Ude – marked an important event in the life of the community. An 8-day-old boy of one of the community members entered into the covenant of Abraham our Father through the commandment of Brit Mila.

Trailer: The Untold Truth of Sholom Rubashkin

From the producers of the all star Unity for Justice project comes a new documentary film that will shed light on the chain of events leading up to the imprisonment of meat-packing executive Sholom Rubashkin. A father of ten with no previous convictions, the 52 year old Rubashkin was sentenced to 27 years in Federal Prison on charges of bank fraud.

Young Chevra Hold Shabbaton in Running Springs

Many Young Lubavitch families from across Southern California joined together at the picturesque Chabad Running Springs Resort this past weekend, some three hundred men, women and children in total; for the Young Lubavitch Chevra of Southern California’s 4th Annual Shabbaton.

NYC Elevator Inspectors Pressured to Fake Reports

NY Daily News

Nearly three years after 5-year-old, Jacob Neuman A”H died trying to escape from a stalled housing project elevator, whistleblowing city inspectors say they’re being told to fake reports and take safety shortcuts.

Practical Finance Class in a Mesivta?

Mesivta Menachem of Buffalo continues to think ‘outside the box;’ the talmidim recently concluded an extra-curricular course about Practical Finance. Mr Eliyohu Wallen, MBA, BA, BChE, member of the local Anash, business consultant/accountant, provided a two month series of workshops on practical mathematics, budgeting and finances.