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BREAKING! Agriprocessors' Compliance Officer Refuses To Comply With Deal Made With Uri L'Tzedek –– Boycott-Ending Deal Promised Transparency, But Transparency Nowhere To Be Found

And it gets even worse than this. Agriprocessors flack Menachem Lubinsky, organizer of today's comapny-paid rabbi junket to Agriprocessors, compares Agriprocessors' current situation to…

Agriprocessors' Labor Contractor: "I found out who the squealer was and he's been taken care of"

Jeff Abbas from Postville Radio writes:

First Hand Account Of Abuse At Agriprocessors

Jeff Abbas of Postville Radio sends us an interview with a now-fromer Agriprocessors worker.

The worker, "Ricardo," details…

The Heretic: How the Law of Lashon Hara Has Been Dangerously Perverted By Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis

On Jewcy.com.

Double Speak: Rabbi Milton Yehoshua Balkany On Haredi Crime

You can't get more bizarre than this. Aaron Rubashkin's son-in-law, Rabbi Milton Yehoshua Balkany, has his knickers in a knot over this statement made by a NYC Conservative rabbi, David Lincoln:

UPDATED: Hechsher Tzedek Guidelines Released

Here's the most important quote from the press release, a quote that again proves Menachem Lubinsky, et al, wrong:

Somali Workers Told By Recruiters To Come To Agriprocessors – Workers Left Without Jobs Or Shelter

And Agriprocessors' staffing company admits workers were told to come but not all were hired because "appropriate" positions may not have been "open."

Watch the video. And watch for the howler at the end of the report. Who is…

Young Israel Heads To Postville On Agriprocessors Paid Junket – Does Not Plan Visits With Displaced Workers, Disgruntled New Hires Or Postville Clergy

Young Israeli is a troubled organization. So troubled, in fact, that it is leading an Agriprocessors–paid tour to Postville.

Why is Young Israel doing this? Let's see what Rabbi…

Agriprocessors: Hey, We're Immigrants, Too!

The bizarre spin of Agriprocessors and its owners, the Rubashkin family of Chabad-Lubavitch hasidim, continues.

Kafka, meet…

UPDATED: Agriprocessors And Related Companies Worker Abuse Continues

This time, the issue is rent.

Agriprocessors Now Abuses Somali Workers

Of course, Getzel Rubashkin will tell you these are all "rumors" originating from people "out to get" his family business, shechita, or even the Jewish people.

The problem is, these allegations match the allegations made by other new workers, and even match…

5WPR: Incompetent PR Flacks Seek Intern With Strong Sockpuppetry "Computer" Skills

You just can't make this stuff up.

5WPR, Agriprocessors' incompetent PR flacks that got busted impersonating critics of Agriprocessors – and blamed it all on an unnamed "intern" – now wants to hire another intern, this one with…

RCA Rabbis To Postville Later This Week

A group of Rabbinical Council of America rabbis will "inspect" Agriprocessors later this week. The "inspection" has been arranged by paid Agriprocessors flack Menachem Lubinsky and clearly is taking place with the full knowledge and participation of Agriprocessors management, as…

The Rubashkin Point Of View, Part 2

Posted below is a video of Getzel Rubashkin, a son of Sholom M. Rubashkin and a grandson of Aaron Rubashkin. Getzel discusses his family's view of the Immigration raid and its aftermath.

As you watch this…

Minnesota Jews Give $20,000 To Displaced Agriprocessors Workers – Agriprocessors Claim To Be Supplying Its Displaced Workers With Food Unproven

These are overwhelmingly secular and non-Orthodox Jews.

Past that, the Minneapolis StarTrib covered yesterday's march and it reads like the other half of the New York Times story on the march, the half the Times 'forgot' to print.

The Un-Sourced Jewish Left

Who said this and when did s/he say it?

"For thousands of years, Jews lived by two rules: Welcome the strangers and don't exploit the worker,'" said…

The Rubashkin Point Of View

Read it…

Evidence Shows Agriprocessors Officials Helped Falsify Workers' Documents

As you read this Des Moines Register piece, keep in mind what is missing –

CBS News On Agriprocessors Abuse Of Workers

As you watch this video, remember the "compliance officer" hired by Agriprocessors is…

Agriprocessors Child Labor Exposed

The New York Times has a report focusing on the child laborers – at least one as young as 13 – who worked (and, in some cases, still work, it seems) for the Chabad-Lubavitch hasidim who produce your kosher meat.

Read it. It's not…

Feds Found And Seized Almost 100 Forged And Fraudulent Identity Documents From Agriprocessors' Human Services Department During May 12 Raid

Federal agents found and took almost 100 forged documents from Agriprocessors' Human Resources Department during the May 12 raid. The Fed's description of that find seems to indicate…

New Child Endangerment Case Highlights Need For Mandatory Background Checks For Religious Schools

The problem is, the Catholic Church and Agudath Israel of America oppose them, Agudah claiming such mandatory checks violate the separation of church and state.

Agudah claims it wants these checks to be adopted voluntarily by religious schools. The problem?

Yeshiva Student Steals Obama Western Wall Note

That's right. A yeshiva student took US Senator Barack Obama's note to God left in the cracks between the Kotel's stones and gave it to Israeli newspapers.

One of those papers…

The Big, Bad Butchers and Bullies of Agriprocessors

Here they are, in all their glory, on…

Two Men Stabbed In Postville – Agriprocessors' New Hires Said To Be Involved, One Death Possible

I heard about this early this morning but didn't have time to report it myself, so here's the coverage from…

Rabbi Nochum Rosenberg Flees Angry Mob In London – Activist Against Rabbinic Molestation Of Children Targeted

First, he was banned by leading hasidic rabbis. Now…

Blogger Focuses on Orthodox Foibles

Just remember, no…

Will Jewish Orgs Stop Using 5WPR? No Way, Sez The Forward

That's right. No amount of fraud from 5WPR will cause Jewish organizations to stop using 5W.

Honesty is not…

Chabad Leader: We Do Not Want Pedophile Avraham Mondrowitz Extradited Or Prosecuted

And this should tell you how sick much of the haredi world now is.

Michael…

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin On Agriprocessors and the Uri L'Tzedek Boycott That Wasn't

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin needs to do a little more research. If he does, he'll quickly find that…

5WPR Impersonation Of Uri L'Tzedek Draws Fire, Possible Legal Action – Agriprocessors' PR Firm Goes Dirty Again

And 5WPR's thuggish CEO, Ronn Torossian claims…

Moshe Rubashkin Still Free – Feds Want More Cash Before Moshe Goes To Jail

Moshe Rubashkin was supposed to be sentenced July 16th, and his son Shalom on July 21. But they were not, sentenced and both remain free.

Here's why.

Spinka Tax Fraud: US Attorney Targeting More Than 100 Spinka "Donors" – Uri Mandelbaum Pleads Guilty

I'm not a lawyer, but Mandelbaum's plea looks a lot like he's throwing himself on the mercy of the court.

I guess you would, too, if you had been caught…

Rabbi Cracks Secret To Pronunciation Of Divine Name

God, it seems, is a…

How Dishonest Is The NY Times?

Very.

BREAKING! NY Times Magazine Wimps Out: Removes Mention Of Agriprocessors' Humane Slaughter Violations – Times First Broke The Story In 2004, Now Times Mag Ducks Under Pressure From Agriprocessors' Supporters

The ever-cowardly New York Times – a paper that sat on stories of serial child sexual abuse in the haredi community and whose coverage of the massive ICE raid at Agriprocessors has focused mostly on the issue of illegal immigration while largely avoiding detailed reporting on Agriprocessors misdeeds, has wimped out again.

Breaking! 5WPR Impersonated Uri L'Tzedek On Iowa Blog – Comment Traced To 5WPR SVP Juda Engelmayer's Home

The blog, Essential Estrogen, is published by Iowa Independent reporter Lynda Waddington.

Lynda just published a feature for the Iowa Independent on…

Former Agriprocessors' Supervisor Alleges Relabeling Of Meat, Shorting Workers' Pay, Other Abuses

And he did it…

Have You Been "Aish'd"?

…How did a 15-year-old girl of the 21st century, who gave no thought to slipping tank-top straps, underage clubbing and kissing boys in camp cabins, end up considering covered elbows and knees a necessary virtue?

High school and university campuses have noticed this phenomenon for years: Their friends come back after school breaks from Orthodox outreach programs clutching Artscroll siddurs, imbued with a penchant for Zionism and an aversion to intermarriage.

"They've been Aish'd," is the commonly whispered comment, equivalent to "They've been brainwashed."…

Rubashkin Ad Campaign Continues!?!

Check it out:

Why The Hiring Of Agriprocessors New "Chief Compliance Officer" Is Spin – Workers Continue To Suffer While Jim Martin Collects

The guys over at Uri L'Tzedek should read this and ponder it deeply.

State of the Jews writes:

Another 5WPR Sockpuppet Comment Found – Dates To March 2007, Matches SVP Engelmayer

The sockpuppet comment was left on the main post on the Le Marais scandal. Le Marais is a 5WPR client, and 5WPR's Senior Vice President Juda Engelmayer was the man in charge of the Le Marais account.

Here is what Engelmayer did.

Agriprocessors Newspaper Ad

Is posted below. Please click to enlarge.

GAWKER: Sad Flacks Secretly Edit Their Boss's Own Wikipedia Page – 5WPR Continues To Take The Low Road

The truly sick thing is that, after being caught impersonating opponents and doing other online evils – some of which are illegal – Agriprocessors has not fired 5WPR and 5WPR so far only claims to have "fired" an unpaid (and still unnamed) "intern" who clearly could not have been responsible for this.

And that is truly sad.

BREAKING! 5WPR Caught Again – Agriprocessors' PR Firm Continues Unethical Online Behavior

Agriprocessors PR firm, outed here for impersonating Rabbi Morris Allen of Hechsher Tzedek and leaving many sockpuppet comments, is still at it.

Why Was That Boycott Ended Again?

It's very hard to justify it, after reading…

On The Lack Of Haredi Ethics – How Rubashkin's Son-In-Law "Earned" His Ph.D.

I once thought that the problem of frequent ethical lapses in the haredi community could be solved by exposure to higher secular education. By this I mean a little time spent seriously learning the wisdom of secular society – economics, science, math, humanities, civics, history, etc. – might cause haredim to develop a respect for American culture and values now largely lacking in their world.

I was wrong.

Uri L'Tzedek's Domain Names Squatted – Registered On Day 5WPR Fraudulent Comments Began; Uri L'Tzedek Had Launched Boycott Of Agriprocessors

Uri L'Tzedek's name was taken and used without permission. Two Internet domains – Uri Ltzedek.com and Uri Ltzedek.org were registered on the very day 5WPR's fraudulent blog comments began.

Who registered the names?

Agriprocessors' PR Agency Also Abuses Workers, Report Says

How I missed this when I linked to this article last week I don't know, although I was probably transfixed by Ronn Torossian's thuggish, abusive emails calling a former employee a cunt. Anyway, as Archie rightly points out in a comment to another post, Ronn Torossian and 5WPR are a true match for Rubashkin and Agriprocessors.

Why?

Escape From The Holy Shtetl

Gitty Grunwald fled the pious world of her mother to return to the secular city of her grandparents. There’s only one problem: The Satmars kidnapped her toddler daughter and kept her captive in…