Philadelphia, PA – Heightened security for Pope Francis’ weekend visit remade downtown Philadelphia into a heavily fortified and largely deserted pedestrian mall on Friday, with the usual bustle of commuters giving way to anxiety and anticipation.
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NEW YORK – Gabriel Sassoon remembers the days before last year’s Yom Kippur like it was yesterday.
Israeli pop star Sarit Hadad may be a more common sight packing Tel Aviv’s largest stadiums, where her mix of traditional mizrahi music and Western pop has made her a household name for many years – but she was filling a slightly different venue on Sunday night.
Russian Jewry is completely safe long-term and does not face any significant emigration, Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar told on Thursday, undercutting two seemingly diametrically opposed remarks by senior communal officials.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Cincinnati division of the FBI has announced the capture of a Lexington fugitive who was wanted for an alleged fraud scheme. According to the FBI, James Hammes, 53, was caught in Damascus, Virginia on Saturday after six years on the run.
Tokyo police have recently arrested an Israeli-Japanese musician, Izaya Noda, over a series of suspected arson incidents on Tokyo’s train lines. Noda, 42, is a resident of Musashino, and the grandson of Moshe Barter, who served as Israel’s ambassador to Japan in1966-1972.
An Israeli citizen was killed on Sunday during a trip to Iceland.
Apple said it has removed hundreds of apps from its App Store after suffering its first large-scale attack on its app platform.
Middletown, CA – California fire officials say at least 1,400 homes have been destroyed by two Northern California wildfires.