Would Hawking Meet Paraplegic Arab Saved by Israel?

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

He could meet a three-year-old Arab toddler with no arms and no legs, named Mohammed al-Farra.

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Swastika Painted on New Zealand Jewish Center

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

A swastika was painted on the Wellington Jewish center, which houses the city’s only Orthodox congregation and is the focus of Jewish life in New Zealand’s harbor city capital,”  according to its website. Jewish officials said the swastika was painted on the back wall, and they reported the incident to police. “It was fairly minor […]

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New Budget Designed to Hurt Haredim, Tourists

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

That's a whole lot of achievements for the fresh finance minister.

Jewish Camp Counselor Admits Sexual Abuse

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

Sheriff's officers handcuffed Kolko and took him to the County Jail.

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Vienna Hosts First European Jewish Choral Festival

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The Vienna Jewish Choir last weekend hosted the first European Jewish Choral Festival with a comprehensive repertoire of Yiddish, Hebrew, and Ladino songs, the European Jewish Press reported, Hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish singers from 18 groups in Europe participated n the four-day event that drew approximately 1,500 spectators. The festival, under the patronage of […]

Two Religious Girls Box-Kick Their Way to World Champions (video)

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The IDF gets a new weapon next year. Meet Baltimore-born Nili Block and Mumbai convert Sarah Avraham, both of them religious and the new world champs in Thailand-style kick-boxing.

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Hillary and Bill Clinton Give Weiner the Cold Shoulder

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

Anthony Weiner can forget about any support from Hillary and Bill Clinton if he decides to run for mayor of New York City, the New York Post reported Monday. The main reason is Huma Abedin, Weiner’s Muslim wife who suffered disgrace shortly after their marriage when Weiner was caught using the Internet for online relationships […]

Hawking’s Boycott Falls into a Black Hole

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The Israeli Presidential Conference that Stephen Hawking is boycotting because of the “occupation” of supposed Palestinian land has drawn in the past none other than several senior Palestinian Authority officials, including one who two weeks ago said he would like to drop a nuclear bomb in Israel. Thanks to a bit of Internet homework by […]

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Church of Scotland Thinks Twice, Grants Israel the Right to Exist

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The Church of Scotland has called last week’s publication of a Church and Society Council report that denies Israel’s right to exist a “misunderstanding” and now says the Jewish state can remain as part of the world. The Jewish communities of Scotland were shocked by the report, and the local Council of Christians and Jews […]

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Disco Opening at Former Jewish Learning Center Stirs Controversy

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The opening of a music club and disco in a 19th century Jewish learning center in Krakow is sparking controversy. The club, called Mezcal, which is also a Mexican alcoholic beverage, opened Saturday night in the former Chewra Thilim Beit Midrash in the heart of Krakow’s Jewish district, Kazimierz. The rundown building, built in 1896, […]

Mounting Evidence that Boston Bombers Involved in Triple Homicide

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The truth won’t let the politically correct head stay buried in the sand. The Jewish Press report two weeks ago of an ugly link between the Boston bombers and an unsolved triple murder bears fruit.

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US Jewish Rage: Bark Mitzvahs (Video)

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

Inspired by the Christian ceremony of the Blessing of the Animals, Reform Rabbi Fred Schwalb says the event is a simple way to honor dogs, cats and other pets.

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Noam Chomsky Pushed Stephen Hawking to Boycott Israeli Conference

Posted on: May 11th, 2013

The veteran supporter of anti-Israel causes joined British academics who shared with Hawking their disappointment with his going to Jerusalem.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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