A Wild Night in Crown Heights Part 4

At 9:00pm a report came in that a man was shot on the corner of Carroll St. and Troy Ave. Police was on scene right away, B”H no Jewish people were involved.

That’s all for now, and lets all hope it stays this way, but if it dosen’t don’t hesitate to call Shomrim at (718) 774-3333

A Wild Night in Crown Heights Part 3

At 8:45pm Shomrim received a call from an alert resident that had spotted the infamous Derek [Terrance] Nelson [which he identified from the pictures he had seen on CrownHeights.info] getting out of the back door of a car on Crown St. Between Troy Ave. and Albany Ave., Shomrim arrived on the scene immediately and held nelson up for questioning, which is when he made a run for it, a number of Shomrim members took off after him and called the police.

Nelson ran up Albany Ave. all the way to Eastern Pkwy. And made a left towards 770 then ran into an open door of one of the houses on the block and run up to the roof, this is when the police arrived and proceeded after him onto the roof followed by Shomrim, he ran across the rooftops then to be tackled by the police and was arrested, in his position they found a lot of loose change, commonly left in the ashtray of cars, and a knife.

Nelson had been caught a few times breaking into cars around the neighborhood, one of those times a CrownHeights.info photographer was on scene and got pictures of him “Red Handed” inside the car, CLICK HERE TO SEE THAT STORY. And another story. And one more.

If you spot a car break in don’t hesitate to call Shomrim at (718) 774-3333 24/7

A Wild Night in Crown Heights Part 2

At 8:30pm on the corner of Albany Ave. and Montgomery St. a Bochur was held up by a black youth about 16 to 18 years of age who demanded money, the Bochur seeing that this was so young told him “to jump off a bridge” and proceeded to walk away, this is when he pulled a gun on the Bochur and again demanded money, the Bochur upon seeing the gun decided that it would be better off to just let him have it.

The police were called and arrived in under 2 minutes but could not locate the thief. We would like to point out that you may never know what these perps are carrying as weapons so think twice before confronting them.

And if you are the victim of such a case, call Shomrim at (718) 774-3333 24/7

A Wild Night in Crown Heights Part 1

At 8:15pm on E. New York Ave. a woman had her purse snatched right in front of Everything Automotive, the Shomrim member that was there spotted this a called for backup and proceeded to chase the perp, and caught him on Brooklyn Ave. and Midwood St. [2 blocks down from E. NY], Police arrived shortly after and arrested him and found the purse in his possession.

Later at the precinct the police linked this thief to a slew of other such offenses, a few of the victims were Jewish woman.

Brooklyn Bridge shut down due to a suspicious package

At around 12:00pm today the Brooklyn Bridge was shut down on the Manhattan bound side after the police received a call that there was a suspicious package on the ramp. The police immediately cleared the bridge and shut it down to all traffic.

The Bomb Squad, ESU, EMS, and FDNY responded and identified the package as not being a threat and the bridge should be open by now.

French Jews Worry Violence May Spread

Concern they might become ‘scapegoats’ if rioting takes on anti-Israel tone.

As France was plunged into a state of emergency Wednesday after nearly two weeks of rioting by poor and disenfranchised immigrant youth, some Jewish leaders worried that the uprising could morph into the kind of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel violence that gripped the country during the height of the second intifada.

Many of the rioters are Arab Muslims, and the concern is that Islamic groups could exploit the situation, shifting the focus away from the domestic issues thought to have touched off the riots — racism, urban poverty and the failures in immigrant absorption — and toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Memories of a Tzivos Hashem Soldier – Levi Piamenta

Six years ago, on the 7th of Mar-Cheshvan, the Tzivos Hashem soldier, Levi Piamenta, OBM, passed away. The large number of people who arrived to the Levaya proved above all, to what extent he was loved by Kfar Chabad residents. Levi radiated with warmth and would help everyone. One day he was found to be infected by ‘the illness’, but he recovered from it after several months. However, the symptoms returned and he remained ill until his passing.

Wednesday, Reb Avi Piamenta, his father related some interesting anecdotes involving his son. “Several years ago a Bochur, paralyzed in his entire body, lived in Kfar Chabad. His condition was so severe that the only things he could move were his eyes. When Levi saw the Bochur, he became friends with him and found a way to communicate with him. He would sit near him and play with balls. It was amazing. I personally view this as a manifestation of the warmth Levi would impart to every person, even to such a Bochur who could not communicate ordinarily with others. That Bochur was ‘Niftar’ a few months after Levi”.

Pittsburgh archeologist discovers ancient alphabet in Israel

A “spectacular find” unearthed this past summer by a Pittsburgh archeologist is the most concrete evidence of written education in Israel in the 10th century B.C.

The discovery — an inscription of a complete alphabet on a tablet dated to the 10th century B.C. — is expected to feed a hot debate between biblical skeptics and proponents, who disagree on the extent to which the Bible represents historical truth.

The Re-Elected Mayor Bloomberg delivering his victory speech

In the background its Chanina Sperlin Chairman of the CH-PAC and Assemblyman Dov Hikind.

A New Home For Chatsworth’s Jewish Community

For Yolanda Richman, there’s no place like home. Or at least, after two years of praying in a rented office space, there’s no place like Chabad of Chatsworth, CA,’s new home.

“It is a wonderful, warm feeling. Every time you come to the door, you see the sunlight coming through the beautiful windows,” said Richman. “You feel like ‘aahh’ you’re home.”

Matisyahu Spaces Out

There’s one thing Hasidic reggae man Matisyahu won’t do on his new U.S. tour: stage dive.

“There’s a law that no man and woman may touch unless they’re married,” says the twenty-six-year-old MC. “I was caught doing it. So I checked, and, no, can’t do that anymore — there’s women touching you for sure. That, and I also I got dropped once. I took, like, six people down.”

His religious beliefs also prohibit Matisyahu — who dresses in the traditional bekishe (long black robe), gartel (prayer belt) and black hat — from shaking a woman’s hand, though he did look this interviewer in the eye.

The Results are in, Bloomberg for a second term

After such a dramatic and nerve racking campaign, in which we were in such suspense as to who would be our next mayor, in such a tight race, neck in neck, ahhh I cant continue with this…

Well as the poll predicted, Mayor Bloomberg won the election over Fernando Ferrer by 20% with 723,635 votes. For the list of votes, click the extended article.

American Jew Missing in Egypt, Family Calling for Prayers

The family of Chava bat Yocheved is calling on the public to pray for her safety.

Chava, an American Jew, has been vacationing in Israel and crossed into Egypt over the weekend. She was due to fly back to the United States on Tuesday night (8 November).

Israeli border officials have verified that as of 3:00 PM Tuesday, she has not reentered Israel from Egypt. No one has heard from her for three days.

American and Israeli embassies in Israel and Cairo are involved.