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Eyewitness account of the Rebbe’s arrival in America!

Chassidim and friends of Lubavitch have a vivid memory of the Previous Rebbe’s arrival in America on 9 Adar II (March 19), 1940 in front of a large crowd, but not many were present when the Rebbe and Rebbetzin arrived in 28 Sivan (June 23), 1941. Rabbi Yitzchok Groner, OBM, was present at the pier that fateful day and was interviewed by JEM in January, 2006. The Previous Rebbe sent out a few Chassidim to the pier and Rabbi Groner, a young teenager at the time, went along with his father. He vividly recalls that day and will be featured in the upcoming film, The Early Years, Volume IV which is due to come out in a few weeks.

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New Engagement!

Pesach Chaim Newman (Crown Heights) to Bluma Raizel Lewis (Old Tappan, NJ)
New Engagement!

Eitan Hershkop (Crown Heights) to Chana Belfer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Bass and Bourbon
New Engagement!

Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yosef Chaim Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Leah Eisenbach (New York)
New Engagement!

Pesach Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Tzipporah Yasmine Holloway (Orlando, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Saaks (Chicago, IL) to Leeba Grossbaum (Paramus, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Keselman (London, UK) to Shaina Keller (Crown Heights)

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New Engagement!

Ya’akov Silverman (Tysons Corner, VA) to Chaya Raizel Michaelson (Glastonbury, CT)
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Minkowitz (Fort Myers, FL) to Shani Silver (Mequon, WI)
New Engagement!

Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaya Kagan (Los Angeles, CA) to Hadas Malamud (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at the Oholei Torah Ballroom
Baby Boy!

Meyer and Chaya (nee Engelberg) Shushan from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Boruch and Adeli Zimmerman from Oro Valley, AZ had a baby girl!

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New Engagement!

Dovi Vogel (Wilmington, DE) to Chanie Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yitzy Bernstein (Freehold, NJ) to Brocha Gleyzer (Monsey, NY)
Baby Boy!

Mendy and Sarah (nee Glick) Korf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Labor (Chicago, IL) to Etti Krinsky (Crown Heights)

Another one of the thousands of participants in the New York Marathon on Nov. 2, 2008, Sruly Bryski of Crown Heights, shows his Jewish pride as he runs the marathon, which he completed in 4 hours and 38 minutes!

Picture of the Day! – Take 2 – Lubav Running the Marathon

Another one of the thousands of participants in the New York Marathon on Nov. 2, 2008, Sruly Bryski of Crown Heights, shows his Jewish pride as he runs the marathon, which he completed in 4 hours and 38 minutes!

Picture of the Day
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Global Media Covers Crown Heights on Election Day

Dove Malachowski (c) finds his election district by checking in with a poll worker as his sons Yehuda, left, and Avraham watch (By Kathy Willens/AP)

Reporters and photojournalists hung about in Crown Heights on Tuesday, November 4, reporting on the local Chassidic and African-American vote. AP’s Kathy Willens, Haaretz’s Shlomo Shamir, IsraelNN’s Hana Levi Julian and Ben Piven and Gaia Pianigiani from Columbia Journalist pointed out the uniqueness “in the visibility of its voter distribution.”

by Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz

NEW YORK — A second wave of voters hit the ballot box at Brooklyn’s 43rd district at around 9 a.m. yesterday. The rectangular box, which over the course of the day gradually filled up with presidential voting slips, was positioned in the cellar of an old public school at the corner of Brooklyn St. and President St., in the heart of Crown Heights, with its mixed population of blacks and ultra-Orthodox Jews, mostly of the Lubavitch-Chabad sect.

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POSTVILLE, IA [AP] — A kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa has filed for bankruptcy protection, blaming a May immigration raid for financial difficulties.

Agriprocessors' move to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday comes a day before the meatpacker was to meet in court with its biggest lender, First Bank of St. Louis.

Agriprocessors Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

POSTVILLE, IA [AP] — A kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa has filed for bankruptcy protection, blaming a May immigration raid for financial difficulties.

Agriprocessors’ move to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday comes a day before the meatpacker was to meet in court with its biggest lender, First Bank of St. Louis.

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msnbc

Barack Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president in the history of the United States, according to projections by NBC News.

Obama reached the 270 electoral votes he needed for election at 11 p.m. ET, when NBC News projected that he would win California, Washington and Oregon.

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States

msnbc

Barack Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president in the history of the United States, according to projections by NBC News.

Obama reached the 270 electoral votes he needed for election at 11 p.m. ET, when NBC News projected that he would win California, Washington and Oregon.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovie and Sabrina (nee Harari) Lozenik (Bal Harbor, FL) on the birth of their firstborn son.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

Mazel Tov's

New Zealand Welcomes Record Number of New Shluchim

CANTERBURY, New Zealand [CHI] — This week Chabad of New Zealand has welcomed it’s largest group of Shluchim ever! Seven young Yeshivah graduates, who will be spending the year in the Country’s South Island, where they will be running the Chabad House in the regional Capital of CHCH. They will be under the directorship of Hatomim Berri Spitetzki who was recently appointed to oversee the development of Chabad’s activities in the region.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Shlichus
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R. Moshe in 770 earlier this week. Photo: col.org.il

ALLENTOWN, PA [CHI] — Court reconvened this morning in Allentown, Pennsylvania and the judge handed down his verdict. Reb Moshe was sentenced to 16 months in prison with the possibility of parole after a third of that, along with a fine of $450,000.

Once again many Crown Heightsers turned out in show of support, a bus and many private cars showed up, all leaving as early as 6:30 in the morning.

Moshe Rubashkin Sentenced to 16 Months Prison and $450,000 in Fines and Restitutions

R. Moshe in 770 earlier this week. Photo: col.org.il

ALLENTOWN, PA [CHI] — Court reconvened this morning in Allentown, Pennsylvania and the judge handed down his verdict. Reb Moshe was sentenced to 16 months in prison with the possibility of parole after a third of that, along with a fine of $450,000.

Once again many Crown Heightsers turned out in show of support, a bus and many private cars showed up, all leaving as early as 6:30 in the morning.

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NY Post

Tech-savvy Orthodox Jews can now reach out for the handset of God.

Two entrepreneurs who attended Yeshiva University have written software that turns the BlackBerry from a device to check e-mail and stocks into a pray phone.

Faith Goes Wireless

NY Post

Tech-savvy Orthodox Jews can now reach out for the handset of God.

Two entrepreneurs who attended Yeshiva University have written software that turns the BlackBerry from a device to check e-mail and stocks into a pray phone.

Jewish News
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Layla (nee Shpigelman) Zirkind (Los Angeles, CA) on the birth of their firstborn son.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

Mazel Tov's
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Dear Anash:

We want to thank everyone that came and participated in this very important case of Pidyon Shevuim to help the Rubashkin family. The sentencing phase of this trial was supposed to last for two hours, and it lasted for almost eight hours, the judge postponed the final few minutes of the proceedings to tomorrow morning at 9:30am.

We feel that overwhelming support from the community will have a positive impact on the outcome. We are begging everybody and anybody to please come tomorrow. Plus, if you can, please join Moishe Rubashkin tonight by the Ohel at: 11:00pm.

Again unlike today, we believe that tomorrow's proceeding will be very short, because all relevant testimony was heard today.

Come Show Your Support Once Again!

Dear Anash:

We want to thank everyone that came and participated in this very important case of Pidyon Shevuim to help the Rubashkin family. The sentencing phase of this trial was supposed to last for two hours, and it lasted for almost eight hours, the judge postponed the final few minutes of the proceedings to tomorrow morning at 9:30am.

We feel that overwhelming support from the community will have a positive impact on the outcome. We are begging everybody and anybody to please come tomorrow. Plus, if you can, please join Moishe Rubashkin tonight by the Ohel at: 11:00pm.

Again unlike today, we believe that tomorrow’s proceeding will be very short, because all relevant testimony was heard today.

PSA
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Rivky (nee Lerman) Pelman (Crown Heights) on their firstborn daughter- Chaya Mushka.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

Mazel Tov's
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