Albany, NY – All that post-election talk about a possible uprising against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver apparently didnt get through to Assembly Democrats. They voted overwhelmingly today to back Silver for another term as speaker. It was big, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D-Queens) said of the vote for Silver, which took place in a closed-door meeting […]
Fox News exclusive: The closest Congressional race in the nation could be decided by people who don’t really live in the district, and a Fox News investigation has uncovered evidence
The following is a NY Daily News article: Jewish activists in Brooklyn are offering a $5,000 reward to help solve a brutal robbery that left a Hasidic teacher unconscious Thanksgiving
A server problem put most New Jersey government websites offline for much of Monday, including a page detailing state financial data that was the subject of story in The Record
On Thanksgiving night, Joel Weinberger was viciously beaten by three assailants as he walked home from the Yeshiva in Williamsburg where he teaches. Mr. Weinberger was brutally attacked on Thanksgiving evening. The assault is under investigation as a hate crime. Mr. Weinbergers religious paraphernalia was destroyed during the beating and the victim even recalls the […]
On a February trip to the Middle East, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry (D-MA) told Qatari leaders that the Golan Heights should be returned to Syria, that a
This past Motzei Shabbos, thousands of Satmar Chasidim gathered to celebrate Kuf Alef Kislev, which is an annual event celebrating the miracle of the Satmar Rebbe ZATZAL’srescue from the Nazis YM”S. On 21 Kislev 1944, the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum ZATZL, was rescued from the Bergen-Belson Nazi concentration camp along with 1368 other Jews. […]
Bayswater, NY – A Yeshiva Bochur was mugged on Sunday evening as he left Shul, YWN has learned. At approximately 9:00PM on SUnday evening, a22-year-old Yeshiva student was just leaving Shul after Davening Maariv, when he was stopped by a black male who asked him for a dollar. The victim replied that he had no […]
Supporters of a bill to provide health care to those who worked at the World Trade Center after the terror attacks are unveiling an exhibit on Capitol Hill today that
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned the WikiLeaks release of once-classified diplomatic documents as nothing less than an attack on the United States and its allies. “This disclosure is
A top Republican congressman is calling on the State Department to designate WikiLeaks a “foreign terrorist organization,” as he and several other lawmakers demand the Obama administration find a way
Lets face it: a trip to the bookstores these days can cost a pretty penny. Judaica books are not cheapbut you, avid reader that you are, are not prepared to forego reading the latest novel or buying books as gifts for others. And now, especially, with Chanukah season fast approaching, chances are that you will […]
With no rain clouds on the horizon, thousands of people gathered Monday afternoon at 3:30PM by the Kosel to pray for rain on a day proclaimed as a fast day.
Bowing to Republican political pressure and growing budget concerns, President Obama will announce a two-year pay freeze for civilian federal workers Monday, according to administration sources. The freeze applies to
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday named former Mossad Assistant Director Tamir Pardo as the new chief of the organization. Pardo will be replacing Meir Dagan, who served as the
New York State lawmakers will be back to work in Albany for a special session aimed at closing the state’s budget gap. Governor David Paterson wants lawmakers to make cuts
Mitzvah Blvd is here to teach all the letters of the Aleph Beis, one by one; and parents couldn’t be happier. This new half-hour video combines live action and animation,
Bloomington, Ind. – Indiana University and Bloomington police are trying to determine if hatred is behind two vandalism incidents at Jewish centers on campus within the last few days. Twice
A Brooklyn legislator says cash-strapped New York should collect taxes its owed before taxing its people any more. Brooklyn Assemblyman William Colton told 1010 WINS, the state is owed $14.4 billion in delinquent taxes and said the state should do its due diligence to collect the money. Colton hopes a new website set up by […]
The following is a WCBSTV exclusive report: A local teacher has been hospitalized after a brutal beating, and his three attackers may have targeted him simply because of his religion.
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