Hearing set in Agriprocessors Child Labor Case

DES MOINES, AI [AP] — Attorneys for the owner and former managers of an embattled northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse are scheduled to appear Wednesday in court in Waterloo to seek a delay in a trial on child labor charges.

Other issues expected to be argued during the hearing involving Agriprocessors Inc. of Postville and its former leaders include motions to dismiss and motions for change of venue.

Blessing the Sun Where Iron Curtain Once Obscured the Light

KHARKOV, Ukraine — Excitement is building in Jewish communities throughout Ukraine in anticipation of the first Blessing of the Sun since the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Growing Up Manischewitz – Some Manischewitz History

When Laura Manischewitz Alpern moved to New York from Cincinnati in 1959, she was taken aback that strangers recognized her name. Her great-grandfather Dov Behr Manischewitz started baking matzahs in 1888, as a young immigrant in Cincinnati — and ultimately revolutionized the matzah business, producing square matzahs by machine. Her book, “Manishewitz: The Matzo Family” (Ktav), is a family history and the story of the iconic company, sold to a conglomerate in 1990. Alpern was recently visiting Manhattan, from her home in Geneva, Switzerland.

They’re Not Talking, but Everyone Else Is

NEW SQUARE, NY — When a carp started speaking Hebrew six years ago at the New Square Fish Market, the story made headlines around the world.

The fish have since kept their mouths shut.

Upstate Kosher Frozen Food Plant Closing

GOSHEN, NY — MilMar Food Group LLC in Goshen, a maker of frozen foods, has announced it is closing its plant, according to a notice filed with the state Department of Labor.

This affects 177 employees at the business, the notice said. The reason cited is “economic,” and the notice said the closing occurred March 26.