On Sunday morning January 16th, Agudath Israel of Maryland presented a seminar on tax and legal compliance titled “What Nonprofits Need to Know in 2011”. The event was held in
Dear YWN, Lakewood, NJ – The scene is all too familiar. Someone from our community is robbed, has his house vandalized or the like; we usually have the same reaction.
Brooklyn – At Friday’s all-day hearing of the New York City Council’s Transportation Committee, Councilman David Greenfield grilled New York City Transit President Thomas Prendergast about the MTA’s mishandling of
Montreal’s Jewish community fears it is being targeted in an orchestrated campaign of hatred. Three synagogues, a Jewish school and a daycare had their windows smashed with rocks over the
Yesterday, January 16, 2011, leaders from Jewish communities around North America came together to participate in the Orthodox Union’s 112th Anniversary Convention. It was an exceptional weekend of learning, seminars;
Law enforcement officials will not say whether the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Lakewood police officer is a member of a gang. But one thing is certain: Lakewood
A city councilman invoked the threat of a terrorist attack to demand answers from Mayor Bloomberg about who’s in charge when Hizzoner leaves town. “While I am aware that you
Albany, NY – Andrew Cuomo said during his campaign that he wants to make same-gender marriage legal in New York and a new appointment may signal he means business –
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs wrote in an e-mail to employees Monday that he is taking a new leave of absence from the technology company so that he can focus
The following is NY Post exclusive: Gov. Cuomo is threatening to shut down state government in early April if the Legislature refuses to pass a new budget that slashes spending
A Swiss whistle-blower Monday handed over what he said were secret Swiss banking records to WikiLeaks, the website dedicated to revealing secrets. Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer handed two discs to
Vandals struck at four synagogues and a Jewish school in Cote St. Luc and Hampstead very early Sunday morning, hurling rocks through windows of the buildings. The synagogues struck were
Cigarettes start to destroy a smoker’s DNA within minutes of inhaling, new research indicates, suggesting that the habit causes immediate genetic damage and quickly raises the short-term risk for cancer.
8:10PM EST: YWN has learned that one of the Bochrim who was arrested in Japan has been released from an Israeli prison – where he was serving his prison sentence.
The old John McCain was back Sunday, writing a gallant tribute to President Obama – and delivering a veiled rebuke to former running mate Sarah Palin. The Arizona senator who
2:54PM EST: A well-known Charedi Askan was just shot and killed in Haifa, YWN Israel has learned. The incident occurred just a few minutes ago, when gunshots rang out. MDA
Iran has been developing contacts in more than 30 countries to acquire technology, equipment and raw materials needed to build a nuclear bomb, a Norwegian newspaper said on Sunday, citing
Market Research firm ChangeWave has conducted a survey that looked at the possible impact of the Verizon iPhone on U.S. wireless service providers and their subscribers. Published earlier this week,
10:00AM: Flatbush Shomrim & Flatbush Hatzolah have just launched a search for a missing child on Avenue T and East 12th Street. The child is reported to be a 10-year-old
Defiant Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan—who failed to call a snow emergency in the post-holiday blizzard but escaped unscathed in the public storm that followed—has now dragged NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly
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