Jewish News

Declassified Papers Show U.S. Recruited Ex-Nazis

After World War II, American counterintelligence recruited former Gestapo officers, SS veterans and Nazi collaborators to an even greater extent than had been previously disclosed and helped many of them avoid prosecution or looked the other way when they escaped, according to thousands of newly declassified documents.Read More: @ nytimes.comReaders found more information by searching for:Declassified Papers Show U S Recruited ...

Death mask of a monster: Taken just minutes after his suicide by cyanide, the unseen picture of Himmler put up for auction. But who would want to buy such a sick memento?

As he lies dead on a makeshift bed, his school- masterly round glasses still perched on his nose, it is hard to believe that this pathetic figure of a man was responsible for one of the largest genocides in history.Taken just minutes after he had bitten down on a cyanide capsule, this previously unseen picture shows the still warm body ...

Deal Reached in Google ‘Jew’ Lawsuit

Internet search giant Google has reached a deal with French anti-racism groups who filed a lawsuit over the “Jew” suggestion in the auto-complete feature of the search engine.The initial lawsuit, filed in May, stated that “numerous users of the first search engine of France and the world are confronted daily with the association, unsolicited and almost systematically, [of] the word ‘Jew’ ...

Dead Sea Secular Kibbutz Welcomes its First Torah Scroll

37 years after it became a kibbutz, Kalia welcomed its first very own Torah scroll into its gates this week, celebrated together by Hassidim, bare-headed Jews and others (see below).Kalia is a kibbutz overlooking the northwestern edge of the Dead Sea. Its name is actually an acronym for four Hebrew words meaning “the Sea of Death comes to life” (kam ...

Dead Sea Scroll To Be Shown In NYC For First Time

A well-preserved 2,000-year-old scroll of the Ten Commandments is going on display for the first time in New York City.The tiny scroll will be shown beginning Friday at the Discovery Times Square exhibition space for 10 days before returning to Israel.The parchment dates back to between 50 B.C. and 1 A.D. It must be kept in a light-and-humidity controlled environment ...

Days after election victory: ‘Tea Party’ coming to Israel

First they took Washington, now they’ll take Jerusalem? With victory in the congressional elections less than a day old, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (Rep.) who considers himself a ‘Tea Party’ member, is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday. Rubio’s visit so soon after the election win is a move that strengthens assessments that the congress in its current form ...

Day Camps Unite for Erev Rosh Chodesh Rally

A Grand Children’s Tzivos Hashem Rally in honor of Erev Rosh Chodesh Elul, along with an exciting acrobat show by The Twins from France, was held today in the Oholei Torah Ballroom, with participation of Machane Mamosh, Gan Menachem, Ohr Menachem and the Oholei Torah Kindergarten Day Camp.Special Guest was Reb Sholom Ber Drizin, who was the patron of the ...

Danish Fashion Company Apologizes over ‘Holocaust’ T-Shirt

A Danish fashion company apologized on Monday for a t-shirt featuring a detailing that resembles the Star of David worn by Jews during the Holocaust.The t-shirt came under fire last week, as the Anti-Defamation League slammed the clothing retailer Urban Outfitters for advertising it on its retail website.Brian Jensen, co-founder of Wood Wood, wrote in a public statement published on ...

Damascus Jews Restore Synagogues as Syria Burnishes Image

Albert Cameo, leader of what remains of the Jewish community in Syria, says he’s trying to fulfill an obligation to his religious heritage.The 70-year-old is organizing the restoration of a synagogue called Al-Raqi in the old Jewish quarter of Damascus, the Syrian capital, built during the Ottoman Empire some 400 years ago. The project, which began in December, will be ...

Damaged Jewish Center Is Disputed 2 Years After Mumbai Attacks

Days ahead of the second anniversary of a deadly terrorist attack on this bustling city, a Jewish center that was the site of some of the most brutal killings has become the subject of an awkward legal dispute.At issue is who will oversee the renovation of the building that housed the center — the family of the rabbi who was ...

DA unveils Kletzky-inspired Safe Stop program

It’s been a little more than a month since 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky was killed after getting lost just a mile away from his home in Brooklyn.On Tuesday, a new effort gets underway to help children find a safe haven when they’re lost.Kletzky’s death left such a feeling of hopelessness in the Borough Park community, throughout Brooklyn and even across the ...

Cyclist, son of retired supreme court justice, killed in hit-and-run accident

Shneor Cheshin, son of Mishael Cheshin, retired deputy president of the Supreme Court, was killed Friday morning in a hit-and-run accident near Rosh Ha’ayin. He was 42 years old.The driver later surrendered himself, police said, claiming he didn’t at first realize he had hit someone. He did not have a valid Israeli driver’s license and was using his American one.Read ...