By sending his yeshiva students into the streets of middle America with beards and hats at a time when even observant Jews tried to hide their ethnic identity, Schneerson exerted the single greatest influence on the revival of Jewish pride in the United States, perhaps even more than the creation of the State of Israel”
“The Unheeded Crythe gripping story of Rabbi Weissmandl, the valiant Holocaust leader who battled both Allied indifference and Nazi hatred. “
Dr. Kasztner’s later, and much more famous, negotiation with the Nazis was actually a belated negotiation attempt to save Jews. Actually, HaRav Weissmandl negotiated with the Germans as early as 1942 and managed to […]
After 22 years of directing the ‘Vaad Hakashrus in Crown Heights’, during which he endured endless criticism, Reb Yossi Bruk announced his resignation yesterday at a meeting in New York. In an interview, Rabbi Bruk remarked, “One must know when to resign appropriately and happily”, adding that he suggests that Ehud Olmert follows his footsteps. […]
“I’m not surprised that even in these days there are discoveries such as these, it underscores the enormous scope of the plans of annihilation of the Nazis and their collaborators in eastern Europe,” he said. “This is an area that Jews were not deported from to concentration camps but rather murdered on the spot.”news.yahoo.com
Zara, the fashion retailer, was forced to apologise to ultra-Orthodox Jews after its Israeli stores sold a men’s suit with a mix of materials that are considered non-kosher to some strict religious Jews.
The Spanish clothing empire took out a series of adverts in Israeli newspapers to apologise for the error, which it said happened […]
The Central Rabbinical Congress’ Hisachdus Hurabbonim 85 Division Av. Brooklyn, NY (CRC) notified their establishments on Thursday May 17th, that for the time being they should not use fresh strawberries, due to a high infestation on all strawberries. The special soap wash instructions is not to be used until further notice, The CRC is monitoring […]
When ran for the White House in 2000, he promised to begin moving the embassy on the first day of his administration, but in December of 2001, not a full year into his presidency, Mr. Bush also invoked the waiver. He has been such a staunch friend of Israel and, by anyone’s lights, […]
