French Chief Rabbi Goes Home

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

France’s Chief rabbi, Rabbi Gilles Bernheim, has left his post after becoming hopelessly mixed in a scandal over plagiarism and over lying about his academic credentials. French Jewish leader Richard Prasquier told AP the Chief Rabbi had asked for the leave at an emergency meeting of leaders of the Central Consistory of France on Thursday. [...]

WOW Claiming Groundbreaking Court Ruling

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Judge Sharon Larry Bavly stated that there was no cause for arresting the women.

Hungary Bans Bikers from Harassing Holocaust Marchers

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

A week ago, the National-Hearted Motorcyclists announced a counter-parade with the theme "Give Me Gas."

Residents of Efrat Protest Stone Throwing (Video)

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Fed up with the rise in Arab terrorism around them, Efrat residents held their first street protest in recent times.

Mezuzah Arsonist Busted

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

A suspect in an anti-Semitic arson attack was taken into custody yesterday and questioned about the burning of 12 mezuzahs at two Brooklyn apartment buildings this week — but cops haven’t charged him yet because he claims to have an alibi, the NY Post reported. Police interrogated Ruben Ublies, 35, who has at least 40 [...]

Disgraced Weiner Wants to Be Mayor

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Ex-New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who was forced out of office by a scandal, is considering a run for New York City mayor. Weiner, 48, and his wife, Huma Abedin, submitted to an extensive profile in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine in part because Weiner is testing the waters for a possible run in [...]

Portugal to Award Citizenship to Descendants of Expelled Jews

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

The parliament of Portugal is scheduled to vote on whether to naturalize descendants of 16th-century Jews who fled the country because of religious persecution. The motion will be brought to a first reading on Thursday by Portugal’s Socialist Party and is expected to pass, as it has the support of the ruling Social Democratic Party, [...]

Four Women of the Wall and Haredi Man and Woman Detained

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Meretz MKs Tamar Zandberg and Michal Rozin attended the ceremony.

Geller’s Talk Cancelled, L.I. Shul, Sun. School Kids Threatened

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Geller was dismayed that her talk was shut down, but she understood that once her opponents, the Muslims and the liberal Jews alike, were willing to put the safety of Jewish Sunday School children at risk, or simply to allow their Jewish parents to believe there was a risk to their children, her talk would be cancelled.

How Can You Tell?

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

The caption that accompanies this picture, made available by The Jewish Press’ image provider Flash90, goes: Birtzeit University students loyal to Fatah celebrate their victory over Hamas in the university elections, next to the Birzeit University campus near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on April 10, 2013. Fatah won 23 seats out of the [...]

Guatemala Recognizes Palestinian Authority as a State

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Guatemala has recognized Palestine as a state, which it believes will help bring about a peace agreement with Israel. It joins several Latin American countries that have recognized a sovereign state of Palestine in the last two years. The Guatemala’s president’s office said in a statement that it decided to “recognize the State of Palestine [...]

Israeli Arab Citizen Charged with Joining Syrian Jihadists

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Nearly 1.5 million Arabs are Israelis. Most are decent citizens, even if not Zionists. But more and more want to destroy Israel. For the first time, an Israeli Arab allegedly joined Syrian jihadists.

4 Major American Jewish Orgs Rebuke Cardozo Over Carter Award

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Four major American Jewish organizations publicly expressed disgust over the choice to honor Jimmy Carter by a journal of Cardozo School of Law.

Gordon, Schulman Appointed to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Illinois Rabbi Samuel N. Gordon and public relations executive Maureen Schulman are the newest members of the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Council, appointed on Tuesday by President Barack Obama. Rabbi Gordon is the founding rabbi of Congregation Sukkat Shalom in Wilmette, Ill. and is vice president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He also [...]

Mezuzah Arson Suspect Has Long Record of Crime

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Neither robbery, drugs, assault nor weapons can keep a man in jail and stop his appointed rounds of setting fire to mezuzahs containing verses from the Torah. New York police are on  the prowl for Rubin Ublies, suspected of torching 11 mezuzahs in a Williamsburg apartment building on Monday, Holocaust Remembrance Day. He also is [...]

A Rare Second Temple Period Mikveh Discovered in Jerusalem

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

Israeli archaeologists love highway contractors. Excavation for new roads frequently digs up history, and this time they struck it rich, finding a rare mikveh from the late Second Temple Period.

80 New Olim Celebrate Joining the IDF

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

At the event, soldiers were awarded grants to help with their transition and enjoyed a barbecue.

Bahrain Officially Labels Hezballah a Terrorist Organization

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

The European Union still refuses to place the Islamic terrorist group Hezb'allah on its official terrorist list; were it to do so, that would likely have a substantial impact on the group's ability to conduct its global terrorism activities.

WOW to Celebrate Rosh Chodesh Iyar as Usual

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

They will be joined by MKs Tamara Zandberg and Michal Rozin.

Kerry In New Mideast Peace Push

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

JERUSALEM – After attending a somber ceremony at Yad Vashem on Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry began shuttling between Ramallah and Jerusalem in an effort to jumpstart the long stagnant Israeli-Palestinian peace process.