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Rabbi Sues Australian Jewish Paper Over Sex Abuse Defamation
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Feldman is suing the publisher of the Australian Jewish News for defamation, over three articles printed during a Royal Commission investigation of “Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse,” The Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday. Read more
Manhattan Skyscraper Linked To Iran Can Be Seized By US, Jury Finds
NEW YORK — The US government said it’s ready to seize a Manhattan skyscraper from an Iranian-American charity after a jury found Thursday that the charity’s majority ownership was derived from financial dealings that violated sanctions against Iran. Read more
El Al Found Guilty Of Discrimination For Reseating Woman To Accommodate Male Passenger
Israel’s national carrier, El Al, can no longer accede to the requests of ultra-Orthodox passengers to not to sit next to women, a Jerusalem court said Wednesday in a landmark ruling. Read more
US Seeks Record Recovery of $540M In Case of Looted Sovereign Wealth Fund
WASHINGTON – US authorities on Thursday moved to seize another US$540 million in assets allegedly stolen in Malaysia’s multi-billion-dollar 1MDB fraud and used to fund extravagant spending, the Justice Department announced. Read more
TN – Jewish Paramedic Sues Ambulance Service For Firing Related To His Faith
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Jewish man contends he was subjected to disparaging comments about his faith while working at the Grainger County Ambulance Service, including a suggestion he open a hot dog stand entitled “Anne’s Franks,” court records show. Read more
Neo-Nazi Site Raises $150K To Fight Lawsuit By Jewish Woman
The founder of a neo-Nazi website says he has raised $150,000 in donations to fight a lawsuit from a Jewish woman who claims the site organized a “troll storm” against her, the Los Angeles Times reports. Read more
Orthodox Jewish Paramedic Sues NYC Hospital Over No-Skirts Policy
NEW YORK — An Orthodox Jewish paramedic is suing a New York hospital for discrimination for not allowing her to wear skirts. Read more
Satmar Charity Is Suing NYC
A Williamsburg charity is suing the city for not getting a tax break in what insiders say is mayoral payback for its rabbi’s role in the circumcision controversy. Read more
Hasidic Rabbi Fired As Chaplain From Brooklyn Lockup Sues Federal Prison System
A former Jewish chaplain working in a Brooklyn federal prison said his bosses discriminated against him and ultimately fired him for his religion. Read more
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