Bail has been set at $10 million for a New Jersey man accused of operating a multimillion dollar real estate fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say preyed on the Orthodox Jewish community. Federal prosecutors say Eliyahu Weinstein leveraged his community connections to defraud would-be investors of at least $200 million.
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Bail Set At $10M for Eliyahu Weinstein Held in Fraud Scheme
Hero Who Saved Jewish Woman in Lightning-Strike Honored
The scene of a potential tragedy became a setting for celebration Tuesday when Fallsburg officials met at Morningside Park to honor those who responded to the Aug. 1 lightning strike that seriously injured a boater and the park employee who raced to save her. State Sen. John Bonacic, Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and county Legislator...
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Arrest Made in Flatbush Liquor Store Murder of Yosef Robinson HY”D
Police made an arrest in a deadly shooting at a liquor store in Brooklyn. 33-year-old Eion Klass was arrested on charges of 1st and 2nd Degree Murder and Criminal Possession of a Weapon.
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Emmanuel: ‘Chasidic Girls’ to Get Own School
The Education Ministry officially announced Wednesday that it plans to approve the opening of an educational institution for girls in the haredi settlement of Emmanuel, which would not be funded by the State and would be used by students of the “Hasidic department”. In a statement to the court, submitted through the State Prosecutor’s...
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French Synagogue Receives Death Threats
France – A letter containing bullets and death threats to Jews was sent to a synagogue in a northern Paris suburb, where an infamous transit camp for Jews was set up during World War II, sources said. The letter to the synagogue in Drancy also bore a swastika, said Sammy Ghozlan, head of a...
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Yakov Shwekey Claims Rav Reuven Feinstein Allows Him to Perform at Concerts, Rav Feinstein Denies
Rafi G. Reports: am not sure what the Haredi leadership has against Yaakov Shwekey, but they seem to be gunning for him with no let up. The only thing I can think of is that he has refused to follow their rules, so they feel they have to assert their authority over him, by...
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Yeshivah Keter Torah in Lakewood To Close Due To Financial Crisis
Lakewood, NJ – Yeshivah Keter Torah will not be opening this school year due to the financial crisis. The Yeshivah, under the leadership of Rabbi Dabbah Shlita, has notified their Rabbeim late last night, that the school – with approximately 150 students – will not be reopening this school year. Yesterday, Rabbeim who were not paid...
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Rabbi Metzger Attacked by Arabs and Neturai Karta
Israel’s Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger last Thursday visited the West Bank settlement of Kochav Hashachar, east of Ramallah, in order to hand out award to outstanding students. The rabbi was travelling with his personal driver and without a security guard as required by procedures.
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Blood-Soaked Linens, Cloth and Bandages Found in Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the discovery of “red bag” medical waste at a local Jewish cemetery in Sullivan County. Three bags labeled as a bio hazard were discovered in the Chesed Shel Emes cemetery on Hysana Road in Liberty, deputies reported...
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Petira of Mrs. Reva Esther Robins A”H Killed in Accident in New Hampshire
New Hampshire – Baruch Dayan Emes, Petira of Mrs. Reva Esther Robins A”H, a resident of Kew Gardens Hills was R”L killed on Route 302. A New York woman has died from injuries sustained Tuesday when her car crossed the center lane and struck a tractor trailer truck near the entrance to the Mount...
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