Russian Court Dissolves Jewish Community Group
KAZAN, Russia — A Russian court dissolved a Jewish community association, in a move critics said was part of a crackdown on foreign NGOs but others said was procedural.
In Brooklyn, Stifling Higher Learning Among Hasidic Women
In the mid-1940s, Joel Teitelbaum, an eminent and charismatic rabbi, immigrated to the United States, colonizing a section of Williamsburg in Brooklyn for his Hasidic sect, the Satmar, its name taken from the Hungarian town of Szatmar, where Rabbi Teitelbaum had fought to resist the encroachments of a modernizing society.
Canton, NY – Fatal Crash Claims Life of Jewish Canadian Scientist Share Tweet Share Mail
Canton, NY – A head on collision late Thursday night in upstate New York took the life of a respected Canadian Orthodox Jewish scientist.
Brooklyn, NY – Teachers And Administrators Continue Dispute Over Salaries Owed At Jewish Girls’ School
Brooklyn, NY – Hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages are at the center of a years’ old court case as teachers at a Brooklyn girls’ school allege that they are owed salaries from the year 2010.
TRAGEDY IN UPSTATE NEW YORK: Young Woman Killed In Horsing Accident
A 22-year-old Jewish woman Rebecca Weisbard was R”L killed in a horse accident on Wednesday afternoon in Ulster County, in Upstate New York.
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Teacher Reportedly Fired For Getting Her Driver’s License
Israel’s Ministry of Education is investigating a report that a female teacher in an ultra-Orthodox school was fired for obtaining a driver’s license.
Jewish-American Actor Gene Wilder Dies At 83
Jewish-American actor Gene Wilder, remembered for his memorable and iconic comedy roles in the 1970s and 1980s, died on Monday, according to CNN.
Former Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Dies At 80
Former defense minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has died at the age of 80 after complications from dialysis treatment. he was Niftar at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv
Bear Mountain, NY – Missing Brooklyn Teens May Have Been Located In Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain, NY – Police have gotten a fix on a possible location of at least one of two missing Brooklyn boys who got lost while hiking yesterday in Bear Mountain State Park.
Monsey – Baruch Dayan Emmes: Route 59 Accident Victim is Niftar
TOT has learned of the petira of the Route 59 accident victim, Alta Sheindel Mashimsky A”H, 18, a daughter of one of the pillars of chessed in the Monsey community, Rabbi Yosef Mashimsky Shlita.