The following statement was given to YWN by Lakewood Police Chief Rob Lawson: In regard to several inquiries from the media about a police ticket “blitz”, please be advised that there has been no ticket “blitz” ordered by myself or any of the other Commanders of the Police Department. Inquiries were made about enforcement of motor vehicle […]
The Novominsker Rebbe, Rosh Agudas Yisroel, shlit”a, will, iy”H, address this year’s Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of America’s 47th Annual National Siyum Mishnayos, al shem Harav Yehoshua Silbermintz, zt”l. The Siyum will be taking place this Sunday, April 25, at The Palace in Borough Park, and will celebrate thousands of Mishnayos learned throughout the year by […]
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Two former U.S. attorneys general, a former deputy attorney general, more than half-a-dozen former U.S. attorneys and a former federal judge have authored and signed letters to the judge in the Sholom Rubashkin case, criticizing the prosecutors’ recommendation that Rubashkin receive life in prison for his bank fraud conviction. The authors […]
Producer prices took an unexpected jump in March 0.7%, the U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday, as spiking food prices pushed the wholesale index higher then it’s been in 26 years.
Moscow, Russia - Russia’s first kosher “take-out” restaurant and store has opened in the Shaarei Tsedek Charity Center in Moscow. The store features a variety of ready-made and convenience foods. The store is conveniently located in the heart of the Jewish community, near the Moscow Jewish Community Center and numerous other Jewish institutions. Shoppers have been […]
The sentencing of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein will be pushed back to June 9 because his lawyer has been unable to meet with him regularly while he cooperates with
Gov. Chris Christie hopes to stabilize New Jersey’s highest-in-the-nation property taxes during his first term. Appearing on New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) Wednesday night, Christie said spending reforms are needed to
The Rishon L’Tzion Magistrate’s Court remand hearing for former Jerusalem Deputy Mayor R’ Yehoshua Pollack took a dramatic turn on Thursday afternoon when attorneys for the suspect requested that the courtroom be cleared, to “preserve compromising their client’s privacy” in the matter. The court agreed to the request, instructing members of the press, family and […]
Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme has offered to resign amid a political dispute, the press office of the Belgian parliament said Thursday. The Belgian king has not yet accepted the
A Vienna man was given a nine-month suspended sentence after posting anti-Semitic statements on the Internet. A court in the capital heard Wednesday how the 46-year-old wrote “all Jews should be gassed as in 1938” in the discussion forum of the Kronen Zeitung newspaper’s website. The accused also posted “they should be put against the […]
If you ask Yerushalmim, most will agree, that they feel someone(s) made lots of money on the never-ending Jerusalem light rail project, which has brought disaster to downtown Jerusalem over
Isaac Tshuva uses sugar packets on a table in the lounge of his Leonardo City Tower Hotel in Tel Aviv to mark the spots of three natural-gas fields off Israel that he said will fuel global growth of his energy business. The Israeli billionaire, owner of New York’s Plaza Hotel, said his Delek Group Ltd. […]
Unhappy with a falling number of arrests and a slight increase in stolen autos, NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly has ordered a renewed focus on the crime, sources said. Chief of
In this week’s Jerusalem Administrative Court ruling against the city’s chareidi education network, addressing non-state run accepted schools in the chareidi community, the court instructed Jerusalem City Hall to cut chareidi funding, to eliminate a budgetary increase that was approved a number of months ago. Chareidi schools began the battle about a year ago, seeking […]
Chacham Maran Rav Ovadia Yosef Shlita is quoted in the media on Thursday morning expressing the importance of maintaining a good relationship with the White House, announcing even at the
Israel Police and the Kosel Heritage Foundation are stepping up efforts to oust schnorrers from the Kosel Plaza and the surrounding area. While their presence has been declared illegal some
Perhaps highlighting the unprecedented breakdown in relations between Israel and the United States, Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff evaded responding to a question if the United States would shoot down an IAF fighter jet heading to Iran to attack that country’s nuclear facilities. According to the Virginia Weekly Standard, […]
Federal law enforcement agencies have launched a criminal investigation into the use of American Express cards issued by the Republican Party of Florida to elected officials and staff, according to
There may not be a Starbucks on every corner any more, but Americans are finding their way back into the upscale coffee retailer’s stores. Starbucks’ profit surged in the quarter
President Barack Obama’s visit to Manhattan will cause traffic and transit disruptions Thursday. President Obama will deliver a speech at Cooper Union’s Great Hall on Seventh St. between Third and
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