Month February 2022
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich handed over the “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees on Saturday in an apparent move to fend off calls for him to completely give up control following Russia’s invasion… Continue Reading →
Please be Mispallel for Aryeh Leib ben Rivka Shoshana, a young Lakewood resident in critical condition. Aryeh Leib was hospitalized locally Thursday due to not feeling well, and today was airlifted out and placed on life support. The family is… Continue Reading →
Across Ukraine, Jews are engaging in a historically Jewish experience: becoming refugees. And hundreds of them from Odessa have headed to an unlikely destination, the impoverished nation of Moldova whose capital, Chisinau, was the site of a major pogrom that… Continue Reading →
Delta Air Lines has suspended its codesharing partnership with Russian national airline Aeroflot following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and some Baltic and European nations announced the closure of their airspace to Russian carriers. Atlanta-based Delta on Friday said its… Continue Reading →
The West Gate Shul was vandalized over Shabbos. Residents say the vandalism occurred sometime between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM Friday night. Upon arrival, residents found Seforim and Shtenders on the floor and in the trash, the air conditioning turned… Continue Reading →
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his Belarus counterpart to demand that the country, Ukraine’s neighbor, quickly order Russian troops to leave, claiming Moscow has been given the green light to deploy nuclear arms there. In a phone… Continue Reading →
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police said they are searching for a suspect who shot and wounded two men Saturday inside a Jewish community center in an apparent dispute connected to a basketball game. Lt. Shane Foley said investigators do not… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday to mediate in the conflict with Russia, the Ukrainian envoy to Israel said, adding that it was latest in… Read more » The post Ukraine Envoy: Zelensky Asks Israel… Continue Reading →
The mother of Trayvon Martin used the 10th anniversary of her son’s death Saturday to urge those who sought justice for her family to continue to fight. “I never do anything on the 26th, I never even plan anything on… Continue Reading →
UPDATE ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE: – Russian troops are on the streets of the Ukraine capital city of Kyiv and a curfew is in place until 8 a.m. Monday. -Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted video with the message that… Continue Reading →
The Rev. Myron Myronyuk stayed up all night at home in Pennsylvania as his twin brother tried to flee Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, only to turn back because the road out was choked with traffic. His in-laws, also in Ukraine,… Continue Reading →
The Rev. Myron Myronyuk stayed up all night at home in Pennsylvania as his twin brother tried to flee Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, only to turn back because the road out was choked with traffic. His in-laws, also in Ukraine,… Continue Reading →
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that he ordered the country’s ambassador to take up his post in Poland, turning the page on a six-month rift over legislation Israel deemed anti-Semitic.… Read more » The post Israel Moves to End Rift… Continue Reading →
Negotiators have made significant progress in the last week or so on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but very tough issues remain, a senior U.S. State Department official said… Read more » The post U.S.: Progress on Iran Nuclear… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed moves to disconnect Russia from “global financial civilization” in a video message. A French presidential official said on Saturday that European Union members were close… Read more » The post Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Welcomes Moves to… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, European Union and United Kingdom on Saturday agreed to put in place crippling sanctions on the Russian financial sector, including a block on its access to the global financial system and, for the first… Continue Reading →
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has put combatants and their commanders on notice that he is monitoring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has jurisdiction to prosecute war crimes and crimes… Read more » The post Crime Watch: ICC Prosecutor Is… Continue Reading →
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the larger and more powerful Russian military closing in on the capital, as the U.S. and EU rushed ammunition and weapons to Kyiv and announced… Continue Reading →
Six Weeks to a Lucrative Career: Gain valuable skills for a career with potential excellent salary! Bookkeepers are in high demand! -6-Week Course -Geared for Beginners -Online course: Remote access available at PCS Computer Lab (Lakewood) Course starting: Tomorrow! Sunday,… Continue Reading →