Haredi Men Throw Garbage on WOW, Orthodox Women Keep the Peace

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

UTJ and WOW argue over the halacha of women's prayer on the radio -- can Mashiach be too far?

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Livni Pushes for Law Banning Segregation of Women

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

Israel’s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni ordered her ministry on Thursday to draft legislation that would make the gender-based segregation of women illegal. “Discrimination against women in public places, in public services, cannot be allowed,” she said in a radio interview. She wrote on her Facebook page, “Removal of women from the public sphere is damaging [...]

Rome Jewish Leader Must Pay Court Fees of Convicted Nazi

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Italian tax collectors have ordered the president of Rome’s Jewish community and a TV reporter to pay the court fees of convicted Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke, who lost a lawsuit against them in 1996. “I won’t pay,” Jewish Community President Riccardo Pacifici told Italian media, but under Italian law, “all parties involved” must pay [...]

Wagner Opera Staged with Nazi Atrocities Booed off the Stage

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

The audience that attended a new production of a Wagner opera, complete with acts of Nazi atrocities, should have been Holocaust deniers. But it’s too late now. The production was yanked off stage.

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Thousands of Orthodox Women to Mix with WOW at the Kotel

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Yes, they've won a battle, a long one at that—but the war is far from over.

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De Blasio Promising The Jewish Press to Restore Childcare Vouchers

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

“Too often, the Bloomberg approach has been My way or the highway. I'll do things differently.”

Jordan Moves to Scrap Peace Treaty over Arrest of Jerusalem Mufti

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

World War III may have been close and may have been prevented on the Temple Mount, where the Jerusalem Mufti was arrested and then released for throwing chairs at Jews on Jerusalem Unification Day.

Ringleader Found Guilty in $57M Fraud at Claims Conference

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Semen Domnister, the former Claims Conference employee who was charged with leading a $57 million fraud scheme at the Holocaust restitution organization, was found guilty Wednesday by a U.S. District Court jury in Manhattan after a four-week trial. Domnitser and two others, Oksana Romalis and Luba Kramrish, were found guilty on all counts., and 28 [...]

British Legal Aide Pays $3,900 for ‘I Can’t Stand Jews’ Remark

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

The Jewish prohibition of “loshon hara,” speaking negatively about people, was learned quickly by a non-Jewish British legal assistant, who paid $3,900 for saying, “I can’t stand Jews.”

Three Jews from US and France to Be Awarded Dan David Prize

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

The international Dan David Prize will be awarded  June 9 at Tel Aviv University to an American Jewish philosopher, a research doctor at Johns Hopkins and a French economist. The Dan David Prize awards three $1 million to individuals with proven exceptional excellence in the sciences, arts, humanities, public service and entrepreneurship that have made [...]

Yogurtland Launches Kosher Store

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

Yogurtland, a leading frozen yogurt chain, is following the lead of Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins and The Coffee Bean and has launched its first kosher store, the Beverly Connection location in Los Angeles. The store is under the kosher supervision of the Rabbinical Council of California, according to the Kosher Today newsletter. Yogurtland’s self-serve frozen [...]

Teen Convicted of Attacking Jewish Student

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

A teenager in Winnipeg who attacked a Jewish student in a racially motivated assault will be sentenced next month, following his conviction on charges of assault with a weapon. The 17-year-old high school student used a lighter and attempted to burn the hair of a 15-year-old female Jewish student at his high school in November [...]

One Jerusalemite Recalls Dark Years under Jordanian Rule

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

Avigail Shlesinger, 81, will never forget the day Jerusalem was liberated, 46 years ago.

Germany Arrests One of 10 Most Wanted Nazis

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

German police arrested on Monday one of the 10 most wanted Nazis, 93-year-old Hans Lipschis,  who is facing charges of complicity in murder as a former guard at the Auschwitz extermination camp. State prosecutors in Stuttgart are preparing an indictment against Lipschis, a native of Lithuania who was a guard at Auschwitz from the autumn [...]

Four Years Late, Thompson Hires Sheinkopf as ‘Senior’ Strategist

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

"There was a time when he certainly was not happy with me."

Canadian Parliament to Discuss Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

So far, Canadian government policy has focused only on Arab refugees.

Biden Wants Rabbis, Pastors and Nuns to Back ‘Moral’ Gun Control

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Vice President Joe Biden met with Jewish, Muslim Christians, Sikh and other religious leaders Monday to encourage them to back gun control as matter of morals. He met for two and a half hours with rabbis, pastors, nuns and other religious leaders before the gun control bill comes up for a Senate vote. “The conversation [...]

Israel Hotels Attracting Tourists with OU Kosher Certification

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Israeli restaurants and hotels are more interested n seeking kosher certification from the American-based Orthodox Union (OU) in order to attract foreign tourists, according to the Kosher Today newsletter. It said that many American Jewish tourists generally are more familiar with the OU than Israeli rabbinic certifications. The OU operates in Israel in an office [...]

Giffords accepts JFK award in Boston

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston on Sunday for pushing for policy changes aimed at reducing gun violence. Giffords, Arizona’s first Jewish representative in Congress, has become an advocate for stricter gun control after being shot in the head in 2011. Earlier this year, [...]

Chinese Media Ho-Hum on Netanyahu’s Visit

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Chinese media have reported Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s current visit as secondary news, reflecting China’s distance from the Israeli-Palestinian Authority issue. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is also in China, and his visit has gained slightly more attention than Netanyahu’s. The Prime Minister’s main mission is economic, and Israel’s trump card in any political dealings between [...]

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