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RJC: Remove Carter From Democratic Convention Program The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) today called on Sen. Barack Obama and the Democratic Party leadership to remove former President Jimmy Carter from the program at the Democratic National Convention. Yesterday it was announced that Carter is scheduled to speak at the Convention in Denver on Monday, August 25, ...August 20 14:02 Read Full Story » Elevator In Brooklyn Tragedy 'Malfunctioned' Often The following article appears on the WCBSTV website:
As YWN had reported yesterday, a 5-year-old boy on his way to school R"L died tragically Tuesday when he fell 10 stories to his death in a Brooklyn apartment building elevator shaft.
According to published reports Wednesday morning, the elevator that claimed the boy's life had ...
1 Comments | August 20 13:55
149 Killed In Plane Crash At Madrid Airport A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands crashed, burned and broke into pieces Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid's Barajas airport, killing 149 people on board, officials said. There were only 26 survivors in the mid-afternoon crash, a Spanish emergency official said.
A police officer said the bodies were so hot that ...
August 20 13:38
Egypt Offers to Deploy 3,000 Troops in Yehuda, Shomron & Gaza Egyptian officials have offered to deploy 3,000 troops in areas of Yehuda, Shomron and Gaza in an effort towards maintaining law and order.
Both Hamas and Fatah have declined the offer, the Arab media reports, with Hamas continuing to express its dissatisfaction with Egypt’s mediation role in talks between Hamas and Israel to obtain the ...
August 20 13:30
Alleged War Criminal Loses Fight Against Extradition From Australia An 86-year-old alleged war criminal accused of murdering a young Jewish man in World War II lost a court battle Wednesday against extradition from Australia to Hungary.
A judge ordered Charles Zentai be taken into custody after finding that he was eligible for extradition, but he was later granted bail by a Federal Court judge after his ...
3 Comments | August 20 09:44
Rehiring of Skilled Workers Key to Supply of Kosher Beef Postville, Iowa: The rehiring of skilled workers to replace the incarcerated illegal workers seized in the May 12th raid by ICE is the key to the resumption of the supply of glatt kosher beef, Agriprocessors officials acknowledged.
The livestock industry has always found it hard to recruit skilled workers for certain jobs in ...
6 Comments | August 20 09:04
OU Kosher Releases DVDs on Kashrut of Meat and Birds As part of its ever-expanding initiatives in kashrut education, OU Kosher has released two DVD’s -- on meat and birds -- explaining the intricacies of what makes these products kosher. They follow two highly popular DVD presentations, “Kosher Kidz,” which conveys the basics of kosher certification to a youthful audience; ...
2 Comments | August 20 09:00
Video: Interview With The Yarma Rov Yiddele Multimedia studios presents its first ever online talk show featuring the Yarma Rov, Rabbi Yaakov "Yankel" Miller. Watch the famous (Yiddishkeit) comedian talk about his life, family and many performances in this entertaining interview spiced up with Yiddish and English jokes. Click Read Full Story »
1 Comments | August 20 08:49
Tenants, Abraham, Gioia Call on Con Ed to Cease Demolition of Williamsburg Power Plant Williamsburg, Brooklyn – Today, Brooklyn residents living in close proximity to an old power plant currently being demolished by Con Edison on the Williamsburg waterfront protested against the lack of information provided to area residents, and called for a halt to the demolition of the site until the health concerns facing the ...
August 20 08:31
Court Ruling Favors Kiryas Joel in Sewer Plant Expansion Controversy MidHudsonNews reports: A State Supreme Court justice has ruled that Orange County should not have tried to sell capacity at its expanded sewer treatment plant in Harriman to municipalities outside the district until it completed an environmental review.
In a decision on an Article 78 lawsuit filed by the ...
August 20 08:21
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