U.K. Lawmaker and Jewish Leader Greville Janner Dies At 87
Lord Janner of Braunstone, one of the most prominent members of the British Jewish community, died on Saturday following a long illness, his family confirmed. He was 87.
Protesters Demand Shin Bet Stop Abusing Jewish Prisoners
Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside the house of Shin Bet head Yoram Cohen, demanding the release of the Duma suspects.
Judge Orders New Jersey ‘Gay Conversion’ Nonprofit To Close
Newark, NJ – A New Jersey nonprofit that was sued for offering to turn gays to heterosexuals has been ordered to close.
Toronto Jewish School Teacher Charged In Child Porn Investigation
TORONTO – Police have charged a former Jewish school teacher after he was caught viewing child pornography on a computer at an employment centre last month.
Orthodox Jew Denied Federal Security Clearance Because Of Relatives In Israel
Dr. Gershon Pincus practices dentistry in Brooklyn and Manhattan. After many years in private practice he decided that he wanted to give something back to his country so he found an opportunity for part time work at a Naval Clinic in Saratoga Springs NY about 200 miles north of NYC.
Jerry Seinfeld Lands At Ben-Gurion Airport
Jerry Seinfeld, the successful stand-up comic and creator of one of television’s most watched sitcoms, landed in Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport on Friday.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s 5-Year-old ‘Love Child’
Philandering Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn in is more hot water for his sexual escapades — he allegedly has a 5-year-old love child born while he still had ambitions to become president of France and was head of the International Monetary Fund.
Yom Kippur Declared official UN Holiday
A diplomatic effort that began two years ago bore fruit on Friday, when the UN Secretariat announced that Yom Kippur will be recognized as an official UN holiday.
Conspiracy of Silence Surrounding Sexual Assaults Shields Powerful Israelis From Justice
About a year-and-a-half ago, when Silvan Shalom was getting ready to run for the post of president of Israel, a woman who had worked with him in the late 1990s complained to the police that he had demanded she perform a sexual act on him.