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Warsaw Ghetto uprising remembered

Holocaust survivors and Polish officials have laid wreaths in ceremonies marking 68 years since Jewish insurgents in theWarsaw Ghetto began an armed resistance against the Nazis.Flowers were laid Tuesday at the monument to Ghetto fighters and at a monument at the point where in 1942 and 1943 Jews gathered for deportation on trains bound for the Treblinka death camp.Read more : @ ...

Warner Bros. Fires Charlie Sheen From ‘Two and a Half Men’

Troubled television star Charlie Sheen was given the boot from his role on the hit CBS comedy “Two and a Half Men” late Monday afternoon.In a joint statement, CBS and Warner Brothers Television said “after careful consideration” Sheen’s services had been “terminated…effective immediately.”The Warner Bros. legal team sent an 11 page letter of termination to Sheen and his attorneys, saying ...

Want to know about the IDF? Friend a soldier

The Israel Defense Forces has come under harsh criticism in recent years from human rights organizations, foreign governments, the Arab world at large and even its own populace. It has been decried as an occupying force, guilty of killing civilians and encroaching upon the basic human rights of those living in the West Bank and Gaza.While the Israeli government has ...

Want a child? Replace your wig

An ultra-Orthodox haredi couple which could not bear children for almost three years was offered a surprising solution recently. The two consulted Rabbi Daniel Zar, who promised them that if the woman removed her wig and replaced her head covering, she would be able to conceive a child within two months.The husband told the Yedioth Jerusalem weekly that after two ...

Volunteers Clean Swastikas, Hate Symbols in Bulgarian Capital

Volunteers from various ethnic backgrounds in Sofia joined together Sunday to clean up swastikas and other symbols of hate from the walls of buildings in the Bulgarian capital city.The campaign titled “let’s clean away hate” aims “to facilitate the integration of ethnic and religious communities in Bulgaria, to present successful models of multicultural dialogue, to overcome prejudice and ignorance of ...

Viznitz Family Itzkowitz From Bnei Brak Swimming at Dead Sea Caught in Strong Undertow

The third swimmer who along with two others got caught up in a strong undertow and was dragged to the middle of the Dead Sea has been rescued. Rescue helicopters spotted him on Tuesday night and brought him to shore. The swimmer was taken out of the water in serious condition, and was transferred by helicopter to a hospital.Read More: @ ...

Vito Lopez scandal stoking Hasidic sects’ feud

The battle between two Satmar Hasidic sects is about to reach biblical proportions.The scandal engulfing Assemblyman Vito Lopez — the most powerful ally of Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum’s faction — has created a window of opportunity for the faction led by older brother Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum to capture the highly coveted Williamsburg congregation the sibling rivals have fought over for a ...

Visit to 1,000-year-old yeshiva

About 40 years ago, archaeologists were surprised to discover under the building a historic structure dating back to 1100.Even today, those who happen to reach the criminal ward, and not as one of the workers, can at least enjoy a colorful Renaissance ceiling.The courthouse of the French city of Rouen is an impressive gothic building from the 15th century. For ...

Virtual Dead Sea scrolls get more than a million hits in just one week

More than a million people have visited a new website featuring high-resolution photographs of several Dead Sea Scrolls since the site was launched less than a week ago by the Israel Museum and Google Israel.The website provides a detailed view of five of the most complete scrolls, which were found at Qumran and date from around the Second Temple period, ...

Violence Continues Near Shilo after Arabs Attack Jewish Hikers

Arab riots continue in the Shilo area after local Arabs attacked Jewish hikers resulting in one hiker stabbed and one Arab shot.The hikers were attacked between the Arab village of Kursa and Jewish community of Esh Kodesh in the Shomron (Samaria).The knifed hiker was reported to have in serious condition, while the Arab who was shot died of his wounds after evacuation by a Red Crescent ...

VIN News Exclusive: Music Video Being Filmed at Japanese Prison Where Bochurim Are Being Held Starring Fried and Daskal

Inspired by the success of the Unity music video which featured Jewish music’s best and brightest working together to raise funds and awareness for Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, singer Shloime Daskal decided to embark on a similar project of his own.He contacted Unity producer Danny Finkelman and suggested another video, this one to be filmed at the Japanese prison where Israeli ...

VIN Exclusive Interview: MBD Says New Release Will Be His Final Album

Thirty eight years after the release of his first album, Mordechai Ben David Sings Original Chasidic Niggunim, the man who has been called the undisputed king of Jewish music has announced the release of what will be his final album.The album, titled Kisufim, is slated to be released on Tuesday by Aderet Music and will contain fourteen songs, including ten ...