The sacred rule at Agudas Achim temple near Washington, DC, is, don’t talk to Rahm Emanuel. President Obama’s chief of staff is a longtime member of the congregation, where Rabbi
New York Congressman Charles Rangel has reportedly cut a deal to admit to ethical wrongdoing and avoid a potentially humiliating public trial. Harlem friends of Rangel tell CBS 2 they
Neo-Nazis have hacked into Germany’s Buchenwald concentration camp website, defacing it and redirecting visitors to a revisionist site, the camp’s memorial foundation director said Wednesday. The Internet vandals hijacked the
The personal details of 100 million Facebook users have been collected and published online in a downloadable file, meaning they will now be unable to make their publicly available information
If you haven’t been well-trained in CPR and you see someone having what appears to be a heart attack, just doing chest compressions to help keep the blood flowing can
Asra Kadisha on Wednesday pushed to halt renovation work on Ben Gurion International Airport runways after the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered ancient Kevarim at the site. “Disorder in the area
The Arab American National Museum in Dearborn has launched a fund-raising drive to pay for a statue of legendary journalist Helen Thomas that concerns some in the Jewish community. Thomas,
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it was recalling more than 400,000 older-model vehicles sold in the United States, citing potential steering-related problems in both. The Japanese automaker said the recall
The Throgs Neck Bridge was closed to all traffic for much of the morning commute due to a suspicious vehicle parked underneath it. Police closed the bridge at about 6
6:50PM EST: A Hatzolah Paramedic responding to an emergency in Manhattan, was detained and searched by the US Secret Service, YWN has learned. The Hatzolah volunteer, who is a member
Dear YWN, Canada’s National Post is generally considered pro-Israel and pro-Jewish — with one glaring exception. It has a horrible bias against “Haredim” and the “Ultra-Orthodox”. The absolutely worst offender
New Yorkers spent an average of five hours getting through the city’s emergency rooms last year—18 minutes longer than in 2008, according to data released by health care consulting group
Apple Inc. sued companies it said are selling unauthorized electronic accessories such as chargers, speakers and cables for the iPod music player, iPhone and iPad tablet computer. “Many are of
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton has issued a preliminary injunction preventing several sections of Arizona’s new immigration law from becoming law, at least until the courts have a chance
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Itzhak Pindrus (United Torah Judaism) has asked police to enable him to hold a donkey parade at the same time as the Gay Pride Parade scheduled for
Gov. David Paterson showed bad judgment but did not break the law when he contacted an alleged domestic violence victim, sources tell NBCNewYork, according to a new report set to
President Barack Obama is coming to the city today and, as is always the case, traffic is likely to follow. The president’s first stop will be a sandwich shop in
A threat and an attack against a synagogue in the synagogue of the Swedish city of Malmö last Friday have shocked the Jewish community. Security has been stepped up after
In advance of the July 29th Toeiva parade scheduled to begin in Jerusalem and conclude with a reception at the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, Rabbi Yehuda Levin, spokesman for the
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