Month July 2019
Washington – In July 1939, eight months after Kristallnacht and seven weeks before Hitler would invade Poland, Congress killed a bill that would have allowed 20,000 Jewish refugee children into the United States. Opponents of the bill, according to the… Continue Reading →
Is Big Tech headed for a big breakup? The U.S. Justice Department has announced a major antitrust investigation into unnamed tech giants, while the House Judiciary Committee has begun an unprecedented antitrust probe into Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple over… Continue Reading →
U.S. stocks moved higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors rewarded solid earnings results from several large companies. The broad S&P 500 got off to a weak… Read more » The post U.S. Stocks Move Higher as… Continue Reading →
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed four new elevators and other accessibility features at the New Utrecht Av/62 St station in Boro Park. The station, which first opened in 1915,… Read more » The post 4 New Elevators Installed at… Continue Reading →
Yesodos Bais Yaakov High School For Girls has announced it was forced to close due to a financial crisis. See the letter below sent to parents. There were approximately 60 girls in the school.
Boris Johnson, the tussle-haired leader of the Brexit campaign, became prime minister of the United Kingdom on Wednesday, promising — “no ifs or buts” — that Britain would leave the… Read more » The post Boris Johnson Becomes British Prime… Continue Reading →
One person was injured in an accident in Toms River involving an overturned vehicle, police said. Toms River Police and EMS were dispatched Tuesday to the intersection of Sun Valley Road and Oak Ridge Parkway for reports of a motor… Continue Reading →
Many drivers who have a dashcam camera can attest to its effectiveness, explaining how it prevented them from receiving summonses. In Israel, it has been reported too often that police who must fill a quota accuse a driver of a… Continue Reading →
An Ocean County resident has made a social media post in which he purportedly says he would like to poison Jewish people. Mr. George Hodanish, showing addresses in Barnegat, and in Jackson, made the following statement referencing Orthodox Jews. “Feed… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Former Israeli prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert canceled a planned visit in Switzerland after he was notified that he is liable to be arrested in the Alpine country for alleged war crimes, Channel 12 reported on Wednesday…. Continue Reading →
There have been multiple violent incidents in Kikar Shabbos on Wednesday, as people sitting on buses for hours took matters into their own hands. In one disturbing incident, a Chareidi man armed with “brass knuckles” assaulted multiple protesters who were… Continue Reading →
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert canceled a trip to Switzerland after Swiss authorities informed Israeli officials that he might be arrested there for alleged war crimes, Channel 12 reported… Read more » The post Olmert Cancels Swiss Trip Due… Continue Reading →
Job interview or consultation? A day before he was named special counsel, Robert Mueller was invited to the White House to discuss the role of FBI director with President Donald Trump — a meeting that Trump claims should have prohibited… Continue Reading →
Gaza – Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror groups conduct summer camps in the Gaza Strip for youngsters, mostly for high school students, on an annual basis. Thousands of campers enjoy summer activities, which are combined with the… Continue Reading →
Boeing’s CEO says the company will consider temporarily shutting down production of the 737 Max if the plane’s return is significantly delayed beyond the company’s October forecast. The comment by… Read more » The post Boeing CEO Raises Possibility of… Continue Reading →
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve nonbinding legislation opposing the Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) movement that promotes the boycotting of products manufactured in Israel. The resolution, passed by a 398-17 margin, is seen as a… Continue Reading →
Police say they’ve arrested a man in the videotaped dousing of patrol officers with buckets of water. The NYPD said that 28-year-old Courtney Thompson was arrested on Wednesday on disorderly… Read more » The post Man Arrested in Videotaped Dousing… Continue Reading →
Amman – Jordan’s king is standing by a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ahead of a meeting in Amman with White House’s Mideast adviser Jared Kushner. King Abdullah II met on Wednesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and restated… Continue Reading →
(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Monday, 19 Tammuz, marked the 60th yahrzeit of Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi Herzog Z”TL, the first Chief Rabbi of Israel, from 1936 during the British Mandate, to his petira in 1959. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Facebook Inc will pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices, and the social media giant will restructure its approach to privacy, the… Read more » The post Facebook to Pay Record $5b… Continue Reading →
More than 57,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey are still without electricity two days after a line of thunderstorms downed trees and power lines. Most are Jersey Central Power… Read more » The post More Than 57K Still Without… Continue Reading →