New Wave of Airbag Thefts in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — It seems like we spoke to soon. In our Friday article we reported the theft of rims off of parked cars in the neighborhood, and we noted that airbag thefts seem to have subsided, but that changed this Shabbos after more than five cars were broken into and their airbags were stolen.

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Jewish Rescuers Graduate

MOSCOW [FJC] — The Moscow Jewish Community Center hosted a graduation ceremony upon the completion of the first Russian training course for the personnel of ZAKA, an international Jewish organization dedicated to rescuing disaster victims and identifying corpses.

Past in Crown Heights Is Baltimore’s Present

by Robbie Whelan – Wall Street Journal

A police car overturned by rioters in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood on Aug. 21, 1991.

Developers are courting a new class of upscale condo buyers in Crown Heights, as gentrification marches east from what has been traditionally known as “Brownstone Brooklyn,” as The Journal reported Friday.

TONIGHT: 1 Year to the Passing of Isaac Zellermaier

Tonight there will be a Melava Malkah marking one year to the tragic passing of Reb Isaac Zellermaier OBM. The event will take place on Motzai Shabbos Parashas Ki Tisa in the Ateres Miriam Simcha Hall 1640 Carroll Street at 9:00pm, between Schenectady and Utica.