admin | January 31, 2020
A high-profile case of alleged child sex abuse at a prominent Washington, D.C., synagogue is closing with no apparent charges, leaving the childrens families furious and pushing for further investigation. Emails obtained by The Daily Beast show prosecutors from the U.S. Attorneys Office of the District of Columbia reached out to families this week to say they are closing the case of Jordan Silverman, a former teacher at the venerated Washington Hebrew Congregation's preschool who was accused of sexually abusing more than a dozen children in his care.
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admin | January 31, 2020
In recent weeks, after realizing that the Knesset would never grant him immunity in the corruption cases against him, Benjamin Netanyahu expressed a degree of satisfaction with the fact that he would be tried in the Jerusalem District Court rather than in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu seems to believe he would fare better in a Jerusalem court, where more judges are religious and/or right-wing, than in Tel Aviv. The Basic Law on the Government says a prime minister will be tried by a three-judge panel in Jerusalem
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admin | January 31, 2020
A new wave of a popular email scam has hit the Bay Area, with scammers posing as local rabbis to extort gift cards from the unsuspecting.
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admin | January 31, 2020
Red paint was found on the facade of a synagogue in Finland in what some fear may have been an anti-Semitic incident, JTA reported on Wednesday. The speckles and blotches of paint were found on the synagogue of Turku, which is situated 70 miles west of the capital Helsinki, on Sunday, according to the report
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admin | January 31, 2020
By now, most people know that not counting Israel, there are more Jewish people in New York City than anywhere else in the world.
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admin | January 31, 2020
The vandalism of a Racine synagogue in September is helping shine a light on The Base, which the FBI described as a "white, racially motivated extremist group." The FBI made seven arrests this month across four states, including Yousef Barasneh, 22, of Oak Creek, who is under house arrest.
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admin | January 31, 2020
Rabbi Moshe Hauer Will Succeed Allen Fagin, Who Will Retire Later This Year NEW YORK Rabbi Moshe Hauer, the senior rabbi of Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Congregation in Baltimore, will become the executive vice president of the Orthodox Union (OU), the nations oldest and largest umbrella organization for the North American Orthodox Jewish community, following the retirement of Allen Fagin later this year. Rabbi Hauer has built his synagogue into one of the most dynamic centers for prayer and learning in Baltimore during a 25-year career. He is active in local communal leadership in many areas, with an emphasis on education, children at risk and social service organizations serving the Jewish community.
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admin | January 31, 2020
CANVEY ISLAND, England (JTA) This scruffy-looking town on the mouth of the Thames River is known for its oysters, sea breeze and the nativism of its residents. Its also home to one of Europes fastest-growing communities of haredi Orthodox Jews, who make up 1% of the local population just four years after the first families moved from London. A whopping 72 percent of Canvey Islands constituency of Castle Point voted for Brexit in the 2016 referendum 21 points above the national result and the third most pro-Brexit of the United Kingdoms 650 constituencies.
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admin | January 28, 2020
Synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship can soon apply for federal grants to improve security.
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admin | January 28, 2020
Editors note: On International Holocaust Remembrance Day we take an in-depth look at the rising incidents of anti-Semitism. Hate crimes against Jews are on the rise everywhere.
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