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Shomrim Members were Gang Assaulted while Settling a Dispute

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A number of Shomrim members responding to a call were ambushed and gang assaulted. The incident took place earlier tonight, Motzoai Shabbos, when Shomrim got the call about a dispute inside 749 Eastern Parkway, members arrived on scene and began sorting out the incident when a large gang converged on the room and trapped the members inside.

As the situation began getting out of hand Shomrim members called for backup and for police assistance. The crowd then started throwing punches and assaulting the members.

More in the Extended Article!

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New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

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
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

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
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Following what had taken place at this month’s precinct council meeting, police officials understood that there is unanswered questions and bad feelings within the Crown Heights Jewish community has, following some serious crime incidents which took place in the past year.

Wednesday afternoon a meeting took place between the police and influential people in the community along with some community leaders, and they discussed the contemporary issues as well as past incidents leading up to the walk out at the Precinct Council Meeting. Also attending the meeting were representatives from the Police Commissioner and the Chief of the Community Affairs Bureau.

More in the Extended Article!

Police Meet with Community Personalities and Leaders

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Following what had taken place at this month’s precinct council meeting, police officials understood that there is unanswered questions and bad feelings within the Crown Heights Jewish community has, following some serious crime incidents which took place in the past year.

Wednesday afternoon a meeting took place between the police and influential people in the community along with some community leaders, and they discussed the contemporary issues as well as past incidents leading up to the walk out at the Precinct Council Meeting. Also attending the meeting were representatives from the Police Commissioner and the Chief of the Community Affairs Bureau.

More in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehuda and Chana’le (nee Simpson) Levin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

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Attempted Mugging and Assault on New York Ave

Police at the scene of an incident – illustartion photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Thursday night at about 12:30 AM, two Bochurim walking on New York Ave and President St were accosted by a Black male who said to them “You know what this is” and shoved one of the Bochurim against a fence while pulling out a knife at the other demanding money.

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MEQUON, WI [CHI] — Once again the site for this year’s winter retreat was the luxurious Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake. Our guest scholar for the weekend was Rabbi Yosef Rosenblum from Pittsburgh. Our guest chazzan was Cantor Yehoshua Samuels of New York. The following are some highlights of this memorable weekend.

Winter Shabbaton – The Annual CAAC Winter Retreat

MEQUON, WI [CHI] — Once again the site for this year’s winter retreat was the luxurious Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake. Our guest scholar for the weekend was Rabbi Yosef Rosenblum from Pittsburgh. Our guest chazzan was Cantor Yehoshua Samuels of New York. The following are some highlights of this memorable weekend.

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Philanthropist Sami Rohr and his son George Rohr at the dedication of a Buenos Aires Jewish orphanage in memory of their wife and mother, Mrs. Charlotte Rohr.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Jewish community of Buenos Aires dedicated a new orphanage building to the memory of Mrs. Charlotte Rohr, the matriarch of the philanthropic Rohr family who passed away earlier this year.

Buenos Aires Orphanage Dedicates New Building

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Philanthropist Sami Rohr and his son George Rohr at the dedication of a Buenos Aires Jewish orphanage in memory of their wife and mother, Mrs. Charlotte Rohr.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Jewish community of Buenos Aires dedicated a new orphanage building to the memory of Mrs. Charlotte Rohr, the matriarch of the philanthropic Rohr family who passed away earlier this year.

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Teens Struggle to Survive After Being hit by car in Hallandale

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The building of the Chaya Aydel Seminary.

Please continue to say Tehilim for Elana Leah bas Shaindel Rochel and Chaya Mushka bas Mattel Click Here for Kapital Chof.

HALLANDALE, FL — A teenaged girl severely injured in a car accident on Sunday is showing signs of improvements, but another girl also involved in the accident remains in a drug-induced coma, a friend said on Friday.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Motti Grossbaum (Stony Brook, Long Island) and Chaya Klein (Johannesburg, South Africa) on their engagement.

UPDATE: The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

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The Mayor Kiryat Malachi Shaking the Rebbe's Hand. Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum. Click here to see previous weeks pictures.

Picture of the Day! – The Rebbe and Mayor of Kiryat Malachi

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The Mayor Kiryat Malachi Shaking the Rebbe’s Hand. Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum. Click here to see previous weeks pictures.

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Mazal Tov! – 6 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Benjy and Mussy Stock.
IYH at 596 Montgomery St, [bet Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].

Alon and Perel (nee Kahn) Friedman.
IYH at the Shalom Center, 483 Albany Ave, [bet Lefferts and Empire].

Berel and Mirel (nee Salek) Prager.
IYH at 858 Eastern Pkwy, [bet Albany and Kingston Ave].

Sholom and Kayla (nee Chanowitz) Kramer
IYH at 620 Montgomery St, [bet Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].

Levi and Leah (nee Labkowski) Stern.
IYH at 2755 W Farwell Ave, Chicago, IL 60645.

David and Adira Werdiger.
IYH at 2 Pearson Grove, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Stay tuned as we update this list as information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info! Thank You.

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Argentine College Students Come to America to Learn Torah

By Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org

Jewish college students from Argentina listen to a presentation outside of Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y. (Photo: Eli Kahn/Col.org.il)

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Some 200 college students from Argentina celebrated the completion of a year-long study of the basics of Judaism by traveling to America to tour sites in New York and Washington, D.C.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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