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Wave of Anti-Semitic Crimes in Brooklyn Continues With Rash of Mezuzah Thefts

Wave of Anti-Semitic Crimes in Brooklyn Continues With Rash of Mezuzah Thefts

A thief with a penchant for mezuzot has alarmed authorities and the residents of an apartment complex in Brooklyn, local media have reported.

Alla Fatima, 23, was the eighth a...
YouTube Deletes Holocaust Denial Cartoons Following Protest

YouTube Deletes Holocaust Denial Cartoons Following Protest

Wiesenthal Center Urges World Leaders to Use Holocaust Memorial Day to Condemn Tehran's Ho...

JCRC 33rd Annual Congressional Breakfast Focuses on Iran, Domestic Economic Issues

JCRC 33rd Annual Congressional Breakfast Focuses on Iran, Domestic Economic Issues

Held once each year, the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York’s legislative brea...
Think Tank Linked to Obama and Soros Generates Uproar Over Anti-Semitic Statements

Think Tank Linked to Obama and Soros Generates Uproar Over Anti-Semitic Statements

In the aftermath of an uproar over anti-Semitic comments by a blogger for the Center for A...
Suspect Arrested in Connection With Firebombing Attack on Synagogue in Rutherford, NJ

Suspect Arrested in Connection With Firebombing Attack on Synagogue in Rutherford, NJ

Also Charged With Previous Arson in Paramus

Authorities in New Jersey on Tuesday announced ...
 

Ancient Jewish Scrolls Discovered in Afghanistan

Ancient Jewish Scrolls Discovered in Afghanistan
Most Significant Find Since Cairo Geniza, Say Experts

Jewish scrolls were found in Northern Afghanistan recently that may shed light on heretofore unknown facts about Jewi...
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Gen Y’s Embrace of Hybrid Vehicles May be Auto Market’s Tipping Point

Gen Y’s Embrace of Hybrid Vehicles May be Auto Market’s Tipping Point
Generation Y’s strong affinity for hybrid vehicles could make it the “generation that leads us away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles,” reports Craig Giffi, vice...
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Former WJC Chairman Blasts Current WJC Head for Meeting with PA Leaders

Isi Leibler – the former Chairman of the Governing Board and Senior Vice President of the World Jewish Congress – has harshly criticized Ronald Lauder, the current WJC he...

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Apple Purchases Israeli Flash-Memory Company for $390 Million

Consumer electronics powerhouse Apple Inc. has purchased Anobit Technologies, an Israeli producer of flash memory technology, for $390 million. Anobit had originally been...
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Israel Concerned Over Syrian Non-Conventional Weapons

Israel Concerned Over Syrian Non-Conventional Weapons Israel is worried the deepening instability in Syria could lead to thousands of chemical and biological weapons falling into the hands of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah ter...
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YU’s Syms School to Launch Executive MBA Program

YU’s Syms School to Launch Executive MBA Program
Opportunity for Shomer Shabbat Professionals to Earn Advanced Business Degree

Executive MBA programs, by definition, are offered on weekends when busy executives presumabl...
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OU Community Services and Lander Colleges Hosting Community Forum on Eating Disorders Among Youth

OU Community Services and Lander Colleges Hosting Community Forum on Eating Disorders Among Youth
Presentation to be Held January 29 in Queens

The Orthodox Union announced this week that it will be presenting a community forum on “Eating Disorders Among Our Young Peopl...
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Con Ed: Gas Bills Dropping Again

Con Ed: Gas Bills Dropping Again
Con Edison has announced that it expects customers’ gas bills to decrease again due to lower natural gas prices.  Residential gas heating bills are expected to drop 11.5 ...
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Hitler Invites Death Camp Inmates to Dance in Argentinean Cartoon

Hitler Invites Death Camp Inmates to Dance in Argentinean Cartoon Jewish Leaders Not Amused
A controversial cartoon has elicited outrage from local Jewish authorities and an apology from the newspaper that printed it, media sources have ...
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JPost Editor: Netanyahu Considers Haaretz, New York Times Israel’s Greatest Enemies

JPost Editor: Netanyahu Considers Haaretz, New York Times Israel’s Greatest Enemies
According to one media source, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified Israel’s “two greatest enemies” as the New York Times and Haaretz newspapers.  These a...
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GQ Dubs Jewish Congressman ‘Most Powerful Man in D.C.’

GQ Dubs Jewish Congressman ‘Most Powerful Man in D.C.’
GQ Magazine released its ranking of the 50 most powerful people in Washington D.C. and topping the list was none other than House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.  Cantor, a ...
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OU Poskim in Great Neck for ASK OU Program Next Month

In a great event in Great Neck, endorsed by 12 local synagogues, OU Kosher will present its two poskim (halachic decisors) — Rav Hershel Schachter and Rav Yisroel Belsky ...
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Atlanta Jewish Newspaper Publisher Suggests Israeli Assassination of Obama

Atlanta Jewish Newspaper Publisher Suggests Israeli Assassination of Obama
Resigns From Publication after Provocative Op-Ed

A maelstrom of controversy erupted this past week after the publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times made highly controversia...
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Mass Murderer Gelman Gets 200 Years in Prison

Mass Murderer Gelman Gets 200 Years in Prison
Planned to Murder Kletzky Killer to ‘Redeem’ Self

Maksim Gelman, the Brighton Beach, Brooklyn resident who murdered four people and tried to kill two others, has been sent...
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On Iran, Sanctions are Not the Answer

America is in a race to stop Iran from making the world’s most dangerous weapons, and we are losing.

OUR VIEW: Don’t miscalculate pre-emptive strike
Sadly, we have been beh...
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Parshat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16)

Parshat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16)
The Wildest Story Ever Told
People share things. Ideas, stories, experiences – everything that goes along with being a people. That’s why I’m quite skeptical as soon as an...
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Miriam Adelson Donates $5 Million to Gingrich Super PAC

Miriam Adelson Donates $5 Million to Gingrich Super PAC
After edging out a victory at the South Carolina primary on Saturday, Newt Gingrich has now received a much needed cash infusion ahead of the primary to be held in Florid...
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Real Estate Mogul Jeff Sutton Makes Waves on the Jersey Shore

Real Estate Mogul Jeff Sutton Makes Waves on the Jersey Shore
Having firmly established himself in Manhattan, Jeff Sutton is now making his presence felt on the New Jersey real estate scene.

The owner of Wharton Properties, a commerc...
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Turkey - Hostile to Israel, Welcoming to Israeli Tourists

Turkey - Hostile to Israel, Welcoming to Israeli Tourists While Turkey may have seriously downgraded the level of its relationship with Israel over the past year – even expelling the Israeli ambassador from Ankara - the Muslim c...
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PLO’s Washington Landlord, Verizon Accused of Terror Law Violations

PLO’s Washington Landlord, Verizon Accused of Terror Law Violations
The Israeli human rights group Shurat HaDin (the Israel Law Center) has accused Endeka Enterprises LLC – the landlord of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in...
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Super Bowl Bound!

Super Bowl Bound! JV Sports Web Exclusive

It has been a very productive run for the NY Giants, as they march on to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, and they have fought hard for each victor...
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Israel Bonds Raises Record-Breaking $225 Million at Miami Gathering

Israel Bonds Raises Record-Breaking $225 Million at Miami Gathering
In its annual conference held in Miami on Sunday night, Israel Bonds, also known as the Development Corporation for Israel (DCI), raised a record sum of $225 million. The...
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