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Local / UK

New London Bus Route Connects Golders Green, Stamford Hill Jewish Communities

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

London Jewish groups said they are “delighted” that the project came about after 15 years of advocacy.

Israel / Local

50 Years After Carving His House into a Cliff, Israeli Man Faces Eviction

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Kahlon, now 77, was recently served with an eviction notice by Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry.

Local

Jonathan Pollard Engaged

By Jewish Press News Desk

Mazel Tov to the happy couple.

Judea & Samaria / Local

Gush Etzion Music Festival to Feature Music and Meaning

By Ben Bresky

The line-up will include Quarter to Africa, Bini Landau, Lea Shabat, Shakoof, Aharit Hayamim, Nachat Ruach, David Lifshitz, Shuli Rand, and many more.

Featured / Israel / Local / On Campus / Education / Science and Tech / The Environment

University of Haifa Researchers Say 45% of Israelis Admit to Polluting Natural Treasures

By Jewish Press News Desk

When the average Israeli is asked why they pollute they reply: "Because there was no trash can." When asked why others pollute they say: "because they enjoy it."

Antisemitism / Local / NY

NYPD: Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes on New York City Subways on the Rise

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Anti-Semitic graffiti and assaults on Jewish people also accounted for nearly 60 percent of subway hate crimes in 2019, with the highest number of them occurring in the borough of Brooklyn.

Israel / Local

Carlebach's Moshav Rises from the Ashes: Record Crowd for Country Fair Shows their Support

By Deborah Fineblum Schabb

“It is a testament to the members’ determination to not only carry on but to forge ahead despite the daunting work that lies ahead ... and just how important the moshav is for Klal Yisrael,” said Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman.

Local / NY

NYC To Stop Issuing Violations On Homeowners For Damage Caused By Street Trees

By Jewish Press Staff

DOT will review the 50,000 existing notices of violation to determine which were caused exclusively by street trees and cancel the lien for any that meets the criteria.

Business and Economy / Florida / Kosher Food News / Local

South Florida County May Repeal 'Kosher Tax’ After Complaints by Businesses

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The heavily Jewish Broward County has been collecting permit fees for nearly 40 years, but on Sept. 10, commissioners will vote on whether or not to repeal the kosher-license regulations.

In Print / Local / NY

Williamsburg Robbery Leads To Neighborhood Scuffle

By Baruch Lytle

I ran after the guy," Perry told The Jewish Press. I told him to just give me the jacket – I don’t want to hurt you and you don’t want to hurt me.

Local / NY / Politics

Albany Beat - June 28, 2019

By Marc Gronich

This is the first time in the nation’s history that residential camps have been included in security grant legislation.

Featured / Jewish / Local / The Courts / US

Judges Rule Sex-Segregated Pool Schedule Unlawful at Condo in Lakewood, NJ

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

While they stopped short of ruling that any gender-segregated pool is unlawful, one of them expressed “vehement disapproval of segregation” over the “separate, but equal” policies.

Local / On Campus / Education / US

Lakewood Hires First Orthodox Jewish Police Cadet

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Lakewood is a hub of Orthodox Judaism and home to one of the largest Yeshivas in the world, the 6,500-student Beth Medrash Govoha.

Antisemitism / Local / NY

Group Rallies To Stop Jewish Expansion In Lakewood

By Tiferet Schafler

RUOC consistently denies being anti-Semitic, but many find its Facebook posts and videos unmistakably anti-Jewish.

Local / NY / Politics

Albany Beat - November 2, 2018

By Marc Gronich

The only candidate to support the move was Faso, who also took exception to Delgado’s remark about Israel not being a Jewish democracy.

Local / NY / Politics

Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce Endorses Minister Ze’ev Elkin for Yerushalayim Mayor

By Duvi Honig

Religiously observant, Minister Elkin made a major kiddush Hashem when he walked a great distance one Shabbos to receive urgent medical care.

Jewish / Local / NY

Second Year: Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce Hosts Another Major NYC Business Conference in Midtown Manhattan

By Duvi Honig

The lineup at the business conference will feature at top-of-the-line presenters on an array of pertinent general business topics, as well as several intriguing workshops catering to Women in the Workforce.

Local / NY / Politics

Life for Lyme Goes to Trenton to Save Those Suffering from Lyme Disease; Lobbies for Lifesaving Legislation

By Shimmy Blum

Insurance companies often do not cover necessary treatments, leaving patients with as much as $100,000 a year or more in out-of-pocket medical expenditures.

Local / NY / Politics

State Senator & Political Powerhouse Marisol Alcantara Running For Re-election

By Mimi Minsky

As an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Alcantara can empathize and understand more than most the challenges young women and men often face coming into a new world, and she takes it upon herself to advocate for those in need.

Local / NY / Politics

Doug Schneider – A District Leader For All Constituents

By Shlomo Greenwald

Schneider says the values he learned growing up in a Jewish household play a large role in his activism and desire to serve his community. It is what gives him such a strong commitment to pursing justice and volunteering for the community.

Local / NY / Politics

Gina Levy Is The First Syrian Jewish Woman To Run For Civil Court Judge

By Mimi Minsky

“There was nobody to really show me that you can be a full-time working mom and have a family. This is why I’ve always allowed kids to intern for me, shadow me on any given day, and into my life and home.”

Food / Local / NY

Good-bye, Ben’s Best! Doors Shut on Iconic New York Jewish Deli

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ben's Best closed on June 30th, why are there so few Jewish delicatessens left in the Big Apple?

Business and Economy / Local / Media / News Briefs

De Niro’s Nobu Hospitality to Open Luxury Hotel in Tel Aviv

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Coupled with Tel Aviv’s presence as a major high-tech and business center, and the strong tourism market in the city, the project fits perfectly with our global clientele,” said Nobu CEO Trevor Horwell.

Government / History / Judaism / Local

Last Jew of Peki’in to Light Israel's 70th Independence Day Torch

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Margalit Zinati never married because it would have meant leaving Peki'in, and abandoning the town’s ancient synagogue, which features a limestone column engraved with two Hebrew inscriptions dating to the Roman period.

Israeli Arabs / Local / News Briefs / Police and Crime

Arab Thieves Steal Beehives... You Just Know What Happened Next

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police discovered the two thieves had been stung by their hijacked cargo, and were now in the process of desperately trying to remove the bees.

Government / Local / News Briefs / The Courts

Detained Migrants to be Freed

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Bennett: "While the government is holding talks, the situation on the ground is only getting worse."

Bedouin / Government / Local / Settlements / The Courts

Residents of Unauthorised Negev Village Agree to Move to Permanent City

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"When we (realized we were) out of options, we went for a deal that would be good for our next generation.”

Business and Economy / China / Local

Beijing Technology Hub to Open Satellite Office in Tel Aviv

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It was the ”innovation and openness to new ideas” in Tel Aviv that attracted Z-Park to open its 11th overseas liaison office here, company officials said.

Local / NY

COJO Legislative Fete Welcomes a Who's Who of Political and Jewish Leaders

By Marc Gronich

Master of Ceremonies Yaacov Brisman, a labor lawyer, noted his frustration with humor. “This is my third year and the reason I love coming back is because this is the only event that it doesn’t matter what I say because nobody’s listening.”

From the Paper / Local / NY

It’s The Security, Stupid!

By State Senator Simcha Felder

While comforting and well intentioned, these officers don’t stand a chance in the event of a sudden attack.

Government / Jerusalem / Local / On Campus / Education / Palestinian Authority / Police and Crime / Sovereignty

Erdan Bars Palestinian Authority Education Minister from Jerusalem Old City Visit

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel's Ministry of Education has long fought to prevent the Palestinian Authority from infiltrating Arab schools in Jerusalem.

Business and Economy / Gaza / Government / Local / Science and Tech

Sterilized Fruit Flies to Combat Pests on Gaza Border

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The project is expected to save the use of 33,000 liters of chemical pesticides.

Local / NY

Cuomo Blasts Opioid Manufacturers For Drug Epidemic

By Jewish Press Staff

Cuomo said that he is hopeful that the surcharge will create a shift away from opioids within the medical community.

Jewish / Local / NY

Cymbrowitz Blasts Paper For Blaming Lackluster Puerto Rico Recovery Efforts On ‘The Jew’

By Jewish Press Staff

“In the end, Congress will do what ‘the Jew’ wants, as the vulgar prototype of true power is called,” she wrote.

Extras / From the Paper / Local / NY

Touro College Graduate School of Social Work Where Academic Excellence And Social Justice Reign

By Jewish Press Staff

Touro has created a school with strong roots that will allow professionals and individuals to survive the storms of life, said Dr. Alan Kadish, president of the Touro College and University System,

Haredim & Hassidim / Judaism / Local / Politics / Religion / Religious & Secular in Israel

Tzohar and Rabbinate Collaborate on Marriage in Tel Aviv

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“This will allow us to positively contribute to helping these couples build healthy new relationships and families in accordance with Halacha and the laws of the State of Israel."

Local / Media / The Courts

Tel Aviv Court Gives Facebook Unprecedented Slap, Reinstates Israeli Page

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“The court’s decision is revolutionary because for the first time, Facebook is required to look at users as people with rights and not just as goods.”

From the Paper / Local / US

OU’s Litwack Named To NJ Gov.-Elect’s Education Transition Team

By Jewish Press Staff

Under Maury’s dynamic leadership, the Teach Advocacy Network has become a national force in state houses across the country, with state and local officials regularly working with us to address the needs of our yeshivas and day schools.

Local / NY

Greenfield Coordinates With Masbia And Bronx BP On Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief

By Jewish Press Staff

They already had cargo planes ready, and Diaz allowed room on his Bronx containers for the Brooklyn donations.

Local / NY

Jewish Community Business World Basks in Positive Spotlight at NYC Business Expo and Conference in Midtown Manhattan

By Jewish Press Staff

In the midst of the day’s frenzied activities, a VIP dinner was held where leaders of both Chambers celebrated the event’s success with some of the leading business and governmental figures in attendance.

From the Paper / Local / NY

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Installed As New YU President

By Jewish Press Staff

In an era in which there is a breakdown of civic and civil conversation, Yeshiva University is uniquely positioned to address the most pressing moral issues of the day.

Government / Jerusalem / Local / Media / US

Conan O’Brien Jokes His Way Through Journey in Holy Land

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Conan, an Irish Catholic, said he was looking forward to visiting the ancient sites in Israel, and said he would travel to Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

Local / Settlements

Construction Vehicle Hits Pedestrian Bridge in Efrat

By Jewish Press News Desk

The main road in Efrat has been closed down until an engineer assesses the damage.

From the Paper / Jewish / Local / NY

Mahwah Township Declares War On Eruv

By Shoshy Ciment

Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, head of the Monsey eruv, opposes the notion that the eruv will facilitate an influx of Jewish residents.

Government / Local / Politics

Netanyahu Blasts Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz for Undermining Him

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“There are 40 people who voted in favor of a bill to close the newspaper Yisrael Hayom and they are accusing me of bribery and breach of trust? Is anyone investigating them?"

Arts and Entertainment / Business and Economy / Headline / History / Jerusalem / Local / Religious & Secular in Israel

Jerusalem Wine Festival to Highlight 30 Years of Industry Growth

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The winemakers of Israel are unique because they're constantly "trading ideas back and forth. If one winery in Israel succeeds, we all succeed."

Business and Economy / Government / Local / News Briefs

Haifa Chemicals Employees Protest Layoffs

By Jewish Press News Desk

The giant ammonia tank was deemed a major health, environmental and security hazard for years.

Asia / Business and Economy / Health and Medicine / Local / Science and Tech

Israel's NeuroDerm Sold for $1.1B to Japan's Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“We believe that this transaction will yield important benefits for NeuroDerm’s shareholders and the Parkinson’s disease patients who urgently need new therapies."

IDF & Security / Local / Middle East / Levant / News Briefs / US

US Aircraft Carrier to Dock in Haifa

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Haifa served as a base for the U.S. Sixth Fleet during the 1980s and 90s, but the Pentagon ended that in 2000 when the second intifada erupted.

Elections / Featured / Hamas / Judea & Samaria / Local / Palestinian Authority / Politics

PA Arabs Vote in 145 Municipalities Saturday in Elections Boycotted by Many Parties

By JNi.Media

By 4 PM, voter turnout was at 274,152, or 35.3% of the 787,386 eligible registered voters.

Antisemitism / Elections / Interfaith Relations / Local / NY / Politics

NY City Council Candidate Slams 'Greedy Jewish Landlords, Donald Trump'

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Jewish landlords ... are at the forefront of pushing black and Latino people out of Upper Manhattan," he charged.

Business and Economy / Haredim & Hassidim / Holidays & Observances / Judaism / Local / News Briefs / NY

Jewish Families Preview Next Year's Cars at Javits on Chol Hamoed Passover

By Jewish Press News Desk

Families always face the dilemma of planning fun and appropriate activities during intermediate days of Passover.

Government / History / Local / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Science and Tech

Israeli Researchers Discover Thousand-Year Old Stalactite Cave in the Galilee

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israel Nature and Parks Authority has revealed a beautiful and rare coral cave in the lower Galilee, via photographs taken recently on site.

Bedouin / Government / IDF & Security / Israeli Arabs / Local / News Briefs / Police and Crime / The Courts

High Court Orders Release of Terrorist Suspect's Body to Umm al-Hiran Family

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israeli authorities have been ordered to release the body of Ya’akub Musa Abu al-Qi’an, who ran over an Israeli police officer.

Local / News Briefs / US / Weather

Fire Destroys 14 Businesses in Kew Garden Hills, Queens, NY

By Jewish Press News Desk

A 5-alarm fire spread like lightning, totally destroying a building in Queens, NY that stood for generations and housed 14 businesses.

Local / Media / News Briefs / Police and Crime / Politics / The Courts

Former President Katsav Released From Prison

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The former president was released on strict parole terms. He can't supervise women, and has a 10 pm curfew for 2 years.

Israel / Local / News Briefs / Politics

Despite Growing Cynicism, 81% Are Proud to Be Israeli

By JNi.Media

The IDF is the only institution that's still trusted widely: trust in the IDF by Jewish Israelis is at 90% (versus 93% last year) and at 82% by all Israelis. Only 32% of Israeli Arabs, however, trust the IDF.

Government / IDF & Security / Local / News Briefs / Police and Crime / The Knesset

Israel Police to Expand Use of Body Cameras

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel Police will increase use of body cameras, something that is being used more often in the U.S. as well.

Judaism / Local / News Briefs / NY / Politics / Religion

Newcomer Rabbinic Organization Launches Lower East Side Eruv Against Establishment View

By JNi.Media

The new group encourages its constituencies "to pursue guidance from its own rabbinic authorities and to continue the spirit of mutual respect and dignity that Jewish practice demands and engenders."

Government / Health and Medicine / Local / News Briefs / Politics / The Knesset

Slow Improvement in Medical Condition of Former President Shimon Peres

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Former President Shimon Peres remains sedated and on a respirator but slowly improving, albeit still in critical condition in the ICU at Sheba Hospital.

Business and Economy / Government / Local / News Briefs / Politics / Religious & Secular in Israel

Airport Union's Unique Strike Threat: Shabbat Observance

By JNi.Media

According to the union, the Shabbat protocol will permit landings of already scheduled flights from abroad, but no takeoffs.

Health and Medicine / Israel / Local / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Tiberias Medical First Response Team Now Trained in Firefighting Too

By JNi.Media

The special crew will enhance the hospital's ability to offer first response at a fire event and be able to effect an organized handing over control of the scene once the firefighters arrive on the scene.

IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria / Local / News Briefs / Politics / Settlements / Terrorism

Dangerous Gush Etzion Junction Receives Tender Loving Care from Locals

By JNi.Media

“We took on this initiative with the understanding that normal life, which is what we aspire for here, cannot exist if we feel that we are living in a bunker and with an atmosphere of having to defend ourselves."

Holidays & Observances / IDF & Security / Jerusalem / Local / News Briefs / Police and Crime / Terrorism

Woman, Child Attacked in French Hill

By Jewish Press News Desk

A Jewish woman and child were attacked by an Arab male in Jerusalem on Shavuot.

Local / News Briefs / NY / Politics

Felder-Cusick Bill Foils City Council Efforts to Force Additional Taxes on New Yorkers

By Jewish Press Staff

“I’ve been disgusted every time I’ve heard the absurd plastic bag tax legislation introduced.”

Holidays & Observances / Jerusalem / Local / News Briefs

Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem’s Pastry Chef Develops 'Ideal Luxury Cheese Cake'

By JNi.Media

The cake can be prepared parve, but the cream cheese filling is what makes it unique.

Israel / Local / News Briefs

Don’t Forget to Change the Clocks in Israel!

By Jewish Press News Desk

'Spring forward, fall back' returns to Israel on Thursday night as we move the clocks ahead one hour.

Archaeology / Business and Economy / History / Local / News Briefs / Settlements

Golan Heights Farmers Turn Syrian Bunker Into Wine Cellar

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A small community in northern Israel is home to a winery built in a former Syrian military bunker.

Jerusalem / Local / News Briefs

Panic: Jerusalemites Frantically Searching for Lost Diamond Ring in Trash

By The Tazpit News Agency

Seconds later, the content of the bin was loaded onto the truck along with the expensive ring...

Local / News Briefs / Politics / Religion / US

12-Mosque Hamtramck, Michigan Now Has Muslim-Majority Council

By JNi.Media

Most of the women on the streets wear hijabs, or headscarves, and niqabs, veils that leave visible only the area around the eyes.

Local

Boro Park JCC Doles Out Honors, Receives Kudos

By Marc Gronich

Assemblyman Dov Hikind introduced the recipient of the Distinguished Public Service award, Rabbi Joel Rosenfeld, inter-government relations director for the Bobov community.

Bedouin / Intifada / Israeli Arabs / Local / News Briefs / Police and Crime

Kuseifa Arab Questioned for Incitement on Facebook

By Jewish Press Staff

An Arab resident of the Negev Bedouin town of Kuseifa is arrested for incitement on his Facebook page.

Haredim & Hassidim / History / IDF & Security / Interfaith Relations / Jerusalem / Judaism / Local / News Briefs / Religion / Religious & Secular in Israel / The Temple Mount

A Slice of Jewish Life in Jerusalem's Ancient City

By Shoshanah Selavan

Shoshana Selavan, chairperson of the Old City's Jewish Quarter community, launches a new column on Jewish Life in the Old City.

Jerusalem / Local / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religious & Secular in Israel / The Temple Mount

Likud Youth Organization Members Ignore PM, Ascend Temple Mount

By Rachel Levy

Members of the Likud Youth Organization ignored a directive from PM Netanyahu, ascending the Temple Mount anyway.

Aliyah / Geulah / Local / News Briefs

InterNations Ranks Israel 4th in the World in Hospitality to Foreigners

By JNi.Media

For a state that goes out of its way to discriminate in favor of one group, Israel receives high grades in treatment of immigrants of all colors and creeds, beating out the UK, the US and Saudi Arabia.

Jerusalem / Local / News Briefs

Har Nof Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Project Blocked by Religious-Zionist Residents

By JNi.Media

Residents of Hai Taieb Street objected to the plans that would change the character of their street and overwhelm the infrastructure.

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