Princeton’s Rabbi James Diamond Killed in Traffic Accident

Posted on: April 3rd, 2013

Rabbi James Diamond, the retired director of Princeton University’s Center for Jewish Life, has died in a traffic accident after leaving a breakfast Talmud study group. Rabbi Diamond, 73, who retired from the center 10 years ago, was killed when a speeding car crashed into a parked car which the rabbi was entering on the [...]

Israeli Hero Saved Two Bedouin Brothers from Drowning

Posted on: April 3rd, 2013

An Israeli Jew saved two Bedouin brothers from the fate of three other brothers who drowned last Thursday, it was revealed this week. The brothers were swept off to sea by strong currents during their family’s visit to the Ashkelon coast. After four days of rescue efforts which involved the Israeli Navy, police ships, jet [...]

Pakistani Jewish Vote?

Posted on: April 3rd, 2013

The Pakistani Election Commission lists approximately 800 voters as Jewish although there are virtually no Jews in the country, according to the country’s The News website contributor Dr. Abdul Majeed Abid. He facetiously asked, “We can only wait to see which way the ‘Jewish vote’ goes, if it goes anywhere.” He noted that no Jews [...]

US Dept. of Agriculture Probing LA Glatt Kosher Scandal

Posted on: April 3rd, 2013

The Doheny Glatt Kosher meat market controversy has reached the federal level, where the Dept. of Agriculture announced it is investigating accusations against Doheny owner Michael Engelmen that he sold meat that was not properly certified as kosher. Rabbinical councils usually take measures in similar cases, and legal action against improper kosher meat certification is [...]

Feiglin Wants Turkey Apology for Deaths of 766 Holocaust Refugees

Posted on: April 2nd, 2013

If Erdogan wants Israel to apologize for killing terrorists, it should search its own soul for the deaths of 766 Holocaust refugees by towing their stricken ship to the high seas, where it was sunk.

Jews Showcased in Berlin — Literally

Posted on: April 2nd, 2013

Germans find out "The Whole Truth … everything you always wanted to know about Jews" at the Jewish Museum Berlin.

Amsterdam Fined Holocaust Survivors for Unpaid Taxes while Hiding

Posted on: April 2nd, 2013

The City of Amsterdam fined hundreds of Jewish Holocaust survivors as late as 1947 for failing to pay taxes while they were in hiding or in concentration camps. The affair was exposed in an article in Het Parool, a local daily. Many of the houses in question were confiscated and used by members of the [...]

B’nei Akiva Conference Shuns Members Participation in Reality TV

Posted on: March 29th, 2013

"The movement calls on its members to not participate in reality shows that do not befit the movement's spirit."

Israel’s 6 Million Jews Makes It Largest Jewish Center

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

The term “6 million” has chilling reminders of the Holocaust. Now that the number of Jews in Israel has reached that mark, the country is the largest Jewish center in the world.

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Hacker in Huge Web Attack Makes Anti-Jewish Statements

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

The hacker who has slowed down the WorldWebWeb also has some anti-Semitic messages to spread and calls a Jewish anti-spammer one of the “Zionists who think they are better than others.

Turkish Deputy PM Delivers Passover Message to ‘All Jews’

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç delivered a Passover message Thursday to Ishak Ibrahimzadeh, the head of the local Jewish community. “It is our basic stance and principle to enable Jewish citizens to perform their beliefs and traditions freely,” Arınç said. “I celebrate the Passover of Jewish citizens living in our country and all Jews.” [...]

French Arabs Beat Up Israel Director Critical of ‘Occupation’

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

Arab men assaulted an Israeli film director in southern France following the screening of his film criticizing Israeli occupation. Yariv Horowitz was rendered unconscious as a result of the beating Monday by several men after a screening of “Rock the Casbah” at a film festival in Aubin, Army Radio reported Thursday. He was treated at [...]

Kosher for Passover Cigarettes for the Jew Who Has ‘Everything’

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

Pst! Heard the latest “humras” for Passover. A group of Haredi rabbis put their seal of approval for Kosher for Passover cigarettes. Israeli’s chief rabbis respond: Poison is not kosher at any time.

A 21st Century Exodus: Dina’s Journey from Egypt to Jerusalem

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

Passover interview: Rolin Abdallah grew up in an Arab country with no knowledge of her Jewish heritage. Today, she is IDF soldier Dina Ovadia. Here is a Cinderella and Haggadah story rolled into one.

Police Harass Family on Seder Night

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

Jerusalem police banged on the door of a family during the Seder Monday night to make sure that a young woman was not violating an order to remain under house arrest – even though the order had expired a week before. The Honenu Legal Aid organization reported that the unidentified girl, known by the initial [...]

Half Belgian Muslim Teens Have Anti-Semitic Views, Says Study

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

A major survey among Belgian teenagers indicated anti-Semitism was seven times more prevalent among Muslim youths than in non-Muslim teenagers. Conducted in recent months by three universities for the Flemish government, the survey was published last month based on questionnaires filled out by 3,867 high school students in Antwerp and Ghent, including 1,068 Muslims. Among [...]

Free Tay-Sachs Screenings at Philadelphia’s Einstein Center

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia is offering free Tay-Sachs disease screenings to those of Irish descent until the end of May. The screenings, which involve a simple blood test, are free to those who are at least 18 years old and have at least three grandparents of Irish descent. Screenings will take place at the following [...]

Obama to Impersonate Pharaoh at White House Seder

Posted on: March 24th, 2013

Obama’s aides have not explained to the president that Jews masquerade on Purim and not on Passover. Once again, Obama hosts a White House Seder. He plays Pharaoh, who never let the people go.

Russian Jewish Billionaire’s Death a ‘Mystery’

Posted on: March 24th, 2013

London forensics experts found no traces of hazardous materials to explain the mysterious death of Boris Berezovsky, a 67-year-old Jewish oligarch and Kremlin critic. Russia’s Channel One reported that his body was found on Saturday in the bathroom of his home in the London area, and that he had suffered a heart attack last week. [...]

Geneva Assailant of Jew ‘Too Mentally Ill’ to Stand Trial

Posted on: March 24th, 2013

A man who stabbed an Orthodox Jew in Geneva was found unfit to stand trial in Switzerland because of his clinical paranoia and “irrational fear of an international conspiracy.” A court in Geneva earlier this month found that the 22-year-old man, who was not named, was too “mentally ill” to stand trial for stabbing and [...]