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CROWN HEIGHTS [NY1] — A plaque was dedicated Saturday to a Brooklyn firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty last year.

Family and friends of Lieutenant John Martinson joined Mayor Bloomberg, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and other members of the FDNY in Engine 249 Ladder 113 in Crown Heights.

Brooklyn Plaque Dedicated One Year After Fireman’s Death

CROWN HEIGHTS [NY1] — A plaque was dedicated Saturday to a Brooklyn firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty last year.

Family and friends of Lieutenant John Martinson joined Mayor Bloomberg, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and other members of the FDNY in Engine 249 Ladder 113 in Crown Heights.

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Lippy and Mushky Kosofsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
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Yisroel and Nechama Dina Silberstrom from Remsen Village, Brooklyn had a baby boy.
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Zalmy and Shevy Tauby from Toronto, Canada had a baby boy!
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Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin from Hollywood Florida had a baby girl!
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Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
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Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
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Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
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Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
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Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
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Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
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Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
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Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
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Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
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Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
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Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — On Thursday, January 1st, Crown Heights suffered its first murder of 2009. It happened at 347 Maple St, between New York and Nostrand Ave. Police responded when someone called 911, saying there was an unconscious male at the location. Upon arrival the police found an unresponsive black male in his 60's on the floor.

EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene and transported him to the medical examiner. The ME's office released in a statement, 67 years old Delinor Dorissaint was murdered at his home Thursday. NYPD detectives are still investigating why and who murdered him.

As Murder Rate in City Goes Up, CH Suffers its First of ’09

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — On Thursday, January 1st, Crown Heights suffered its first murder of 2009. It happened at 347 Maple St, between New York and Nostrand Ave. Police responded when someone called 911, saying there was an unconscious male at the location. Upon arrival the police found an unresponsive black male in his 60’s on the floor.

EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene and transported him to the medical examiner. The ME’s office released in a statement, 67 years old Delinor Dorissaint was murdered at his home Thursday. NYPD detectives are still investigating why and who murdered him.

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MUMBAI, India — Last November, at least 179 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Mumbai. Among the 10 sites targeted were two five-star hotels and a Jewish centre. A month later, the Jewish community in Mumbai is still reeling from the trauma but has decided to stay.

During the attacks on Nariman House, its steel menorah, the Jewish traditional candelabra, remained standing. One month after the bloody rampage that struck Mumbai, the Jewish orthodox movement of the Chabad-Lubavitch came to light the menorah, which has become the symbol of the reopening of the Jewish centre.

Video – Mumbai’s Jews Determined to Stay Despite Attacks

MUMBAI, India — Last November, at least 179 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Mumbai. Among the 10 sites targeted were two five-star hotels and a Jewish centre. A month later, the Jewish community in Mumbai is still reeling from the trauma but has decided to stay.

During the attacks on Nariman House, its steel menorah, the Jewish traditional candelabra, remained standing. One month after the bloody rampage that struck Mumbai, the Jewish orthodox movement of the Chabad-Lubavitch came to light the menorah, which has become the symbol of the reopening of the Jewish centre.

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NEW YORK, NY [AP] — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is heading to Israel with police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and New York Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Spokesman Andrew Brent says the mayor “is going in order to show his support for Israel.”

NYC Mayor Heads to Israel to ‘Show his Support’

NEW YORK, NY [AP] — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is heading to Israel with police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and New York Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Spokesman Andrew Brent says the mayor “is going in order to show his support for Israel.”

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Massacred Shluchim Remembered at Oholei Torah Events

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Educational Institute Oholei Torah dedicated this past Hey Teves as a day of learning and reflection for the Kedoshim Gavriel Noach and his wife Rivkah Holtzberg h”yd, who was a talmid of Oholei Torah. Rabbi Yosef Rosenfeld, Executive Director of Oholei Torah met with the families and told them of the many programs and Siyumei Mishnayus that are taking place, L’iluy Nishmosom.

The Programs began on Wednesday night, with a Siyum of Mishnayus in the Raitport Beis HaMedrash and concluded Friday morning with the elementary division. All the 1600 talmidim of all ages participated in the days events.

Galleries from all events in the Extended Article!

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David Yonke - Toledo Blade

Miriam Shafransky, 10, eats a fried doughnut as Halie Johnstone, 11, observes, after a performance of ‘Maccabees.’ Photo: Lori King for the Blade

TOLEDO, OH — Last Monday, which was the eighth and final day of Hanukkah, a group of nine children and a few parents stepped through a curtained doorway and entered a time machine.

Professor Schnoodle, a wild-eyed scientist with bushy hair, thick round glasses, and a lab coat, introduced himself and his assistant, Professor Schnitzel, then began pushing a series of buttons to get his time machine humming.

Play Tells Story of How Maccabees Recaptured Temple

David Yonke – Toledo Blade

Miriam Shafransky, 10, eats a fried doughnut as Halie Johnstone, 11, observes, after a performance of ‘Maccabees.’ Photo: Lori King for the Blade

TOLEDO, OH — Last Monday, which was the eighth and final day of Hanukkah, a group of nine children and a few parents stepped through a curtained doorway and entered a time machine.

Professor Schnoodle, a wild-eyed scientist with bushy hair, thick round glasses, and a lab coat, introduced himself and his assistant, Professor Schnitzel, then began pushing a series of buttons to get his time machine humming.

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SHEFFIELD, UK [CHI] — The first ever Chanukah Menorah parade in Sheffield, England took place this Chanukah. The event was organised by local Shliach, Rabbi Yoinosson Golomb, and his son Levi. The parade was a real example of Pirsumei Nisah and a huge Kiddush Hashem. Much gratitude to , Rabbi Levi Cohen of L'Chaim Outreach, Manchester for helping make this wonderful parade happen.

First Ever Chanukah Menorah Parade in Sheffield, England!

SHEFFIELD, UK [CHI] — The first ever Chanukah Menorah parade in Sheffield, England took place this Chanukah. The event was organised by local Shliach, Rabbi Yoinosson Golomb, and his son Levi. The parade was a real example of Pirsumei Nisah and a huge Kiddush Hashem. Much gratitude to , Rabbi Levi Cohen of L’Chaim Outreach, Manchester for helping make this wonderful parade happen.

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Chabad Bringing Chanukah to Hungary

BUDEPEST, Hungary [CHI] — At a public Menorah lighting in Budapest, the Prime Minister of Hungary expressed his pride and joy, that he heads a government which lets Chanukah to be celebrated openly. Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, Rabbi Shlomo Koves, Rabbi Shmuel Raskin, and Rabbi Shmuel Gliztshtein, together with the help of a few Bochurim brought the joy of Chanukah to Budapest. They distributed shipments of Chanukah Menorah’s, dredle’s and other Chanukah necessities brought in from Israel to the local community.

Many more pictures in the Extended Article!

Shlichus
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Grant Schulte - Des Moines Register
NIWOT, CO — A stage drama inspired by the struggles in Postville could appear in theaters this year, once a Colorado playwright finishes his script.

The play “Postville” features characters that include longtime residents, Hasidic Jews and a veteran journalist. It may also portray immigrant workers from a local meatpacking plant, based on Agriprocessors Inc.

The Agriprocessors plant in Postville was the site of a real-life immigration raid in May 2008, when federal agents detained nearly 400 workers for allegedly being in the country illegally. A top executive was later charged with harboring and hiring illegal immigrants, Agriprocessors was forced into bankruptcy, and the town suffered financially as the work force evaporated.

Playwright Pens Script on Postville

Grant Schulte – Des Moines Register

NIWOT, CO — A stage drama inspired by the struggles in Postville could appear in theaters this year, once a Colorado playwright finishes his script.

The play “Postville” features characters that include longtime residents, Hasidic Jews and a veteran journalist. It may also portray immigrant workers from a local meatpacking plant, based on Agriprocessors Inc.

The Agriprocessors plant in Postville was the site of a real-life immigration raid in May 2008, when federal agents detained nearly 400 workers for allegedly being in the country illegally. A top executive was later charged with harboring and hiring illegal immigrants, Agriprocessors was forced into bankruptcy, and the town suffered financially as the work force evaporated.

General

Chanukah in Ulyanovsk

ULYANOVSK, Russia [CHI] — Chanukah in Ulyanovsk was a big success. Over 600 people attending a grand Chanukah concert with famous Russian Jewish singer Yefim Shefrin. There were many other smaller Chanukah event around the city for specific groups, like one at the Chabad Ladies Club, the Chabad Youth Club etc.

Shlichus
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This years selection of books on sale is more extensive than it has been for many years. Shelves are constantly being restocked. Most of our inventory is priced between 40% and 70 % off. Large selection of boxed sets and gift selections. There are 4 registers open to accommodate the crowds.

Store hours on Sunday and Monday, 8th and 9th of Teves, are from 10am to 7pm or until the last customer leaves! Thursday night the last customer left at 1:30am!!

Hei Tevet Seforim Sale! 40 -70% OFF (A)

This years selection of books on sale is more extensive than it has been for many years. Shelves are constantly being restocked. Most of our inventory is priced between 40% and 70 % off. Large selection of boxed sets and gift selections. There are 4 registers open to accommodate the crowds.

Store hours on Sunday and Monday, 8th and 9th of Teves, are from 10am to 7pm or until the last customer leaves! Thursday night the last customer left at 1:30am!!

PSA

Lord Mayor Kicks Off Chanukah in England

LONDON, UK [CHI] — Formally welcoming Chanukah to London this year, The Rt. Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Louise Hyams, hosted a Sunday evening ceremony at the Lord Mayorís Parlour at Westminster City Hall on the first night of Chanukah. The Lord Mayor lit the Menorah at the event, which was organised by Chabad-Lubavitch.

Shlichus

SAVE THE DATE!
The Keren Simchas Chosson V'Kallah (KSCVK) Chinese Auction IYH will be held this year on February 21st-22nd 2009 (27-28 Shvat 5769). The 21st will be the men's evening and the 22nd will be the ladies evening.

This year's auction is dedicated in memory of the honorable Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner OB"M, Head Shliach of Melbourne Australia, and our dear friend Rochie Paley (Tauber) AH.

To fully or partially sponsor a prize in their memory (or in merit of a loved one) for this great cause of Hachnosas Kallah, please contact us at auction@kscvk.org or call Laya at 917-992-1190. By sponsoring a prize, you are not just giving Tzedokoh, you have a part in all of the Tzedokoh given that night.

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SAVE THE DATE!
The Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah (KSCVK) Chinese Auction IYH will be held this year on February 21st-22nd 2009 (27-28 Shvat 5769). The 21st will be the men’s evening and the 22nd will be the ladies evening.

This year’s auction is dedicated in memory of the honorable Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner OB”M, Head Shliach of Melbourne Australia, and our dear friend Rochie Paley (Tauber) AH.

To fully or partially sponsor a prize in their memory (or in merit of a loved one) for this great cause of Hachnosas Kallah, please contact us at auction@kscvk.org or call Laya at 917-992-1190. By sponsoring a prize, you are not just giving Tzedokoh, you have a part in all of the Tzedokoh given that night.

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