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Secret Mission Rescues Yemen's Jews

 "This is how I passed for a Muslim."

Failed Messiah Readers To See Film Killing Kasztner Tuesday

Details and film trailer:

A Call To Arms: Haredi Riot Leaders In Long Island For Shabbat – And Fundraising

The rebbes whose hasidim beat women, attack police and social workers, and who rioted and burned Jerusalem neighborhoods are being hosted by a shul in Lawrence, NY tonight.

The Alternative Universe Of Agriprocessors Former Counsel, Nathan Lewin

Lewin says Agriprocessors workers were paid more than workers at other meat plants and were better treated – even though government-siezed records show workers made minimum wage (or less) and were mistreated.

UPDATE: Brooklyn DA Talks About Haredi Child Sex Abuse on NPR

Charles Hynes, head of sex crimes unit and head of the Board of Family and Children Services. Listen here:

Haredi Father Blocks Paramedics From Taking Severely Burned Baby Daughter To Hadassah Hospital

Haredi man says his rabbi told him not to allow his baby to be treated at Hadassah. Baby brought to hospital that does <I>not</I> have a burn unit.

Rubashkin Trial: Defense Illegally Uses Autistic Son To Sway Jury

Former employee: "I knew at that plant you could get in without any documents, even if it was the face of another person. I even knew in Mexico that we could go in there and work."

Judge: No Mistrial

Attorneys for former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin twice filed motions for a mistrial Wednesday after a key government witness divulged details of illegal immigrants working at the company.

Two Shot At Hollywood Shul

Two Jews were shot in the legs in the parking lot of a synagogue in North Hollywood, Calif.

Former Agriprocessors Supervisor: Plant Scrambled To Get Workers New IDs The Night Before Raid

Carlos Guerrero-Espinoza says Agriprocessors managers provided new permanent resident cards to workers.

Temple Grandin Live On C-Span

Grandin is an internationally known expert on animal handling, humane slaughter and autism.

Elior Chen: Extradition Illegal, Brazilian Police "Kidnapped" Me And Sent Me To Israel

Chen allegedly used knives, hammers and other instruments to abuse children as young as 3 and 4 years old.

US State Department: Israel Discriminates Against Non-Orthodox Jews

Report cites government discrimination against non-Orthododx Jews and non-Jews.

"Abuse Rabbi" Returns To Israel

Child victim held under a stream of water until he choked, burned his fingers with a cigarette lighter and would strip him, put him outside and poor hot and cold water over him.

A Child Of Moses

Since she had no previous education, she had to start in first grade, even though she was almost 14. “What, you just came down from the trees?” a teacher said to her, in a mocking tone.

BREAKING! RUBASHKIN WANTS A MISTRIAL

Claims testimony about illegal workers allowed by judge destroys chance for fair trial.

Hershey Friedman, New Owner Of Agriprocessors Attacks Postville Critics

"The people who have been complaining about us started doing so even before we actually took over the plant. They seem to be far more driven by their combined agenda than by any genuine desire to restore the plant or to make Postville a better place to live."

Birthright Leads To Jewish Marriages, Donor-Funded Study Claims

Flawed study, paid for by Birthright's mega-donors, used in attempt to counter persistent reports of Birthright's failures.

Scientist Works With Stem Cells During Days, Solves Jewish Genealogical Riddles At Night

"Most historians were skeptical. But the genetic evidence is one of the most surprising stories we've encountered."

Orthodox Settler Rescues Gay Palestinian

Young Palestinian man who lives with his partner in Israel visits his parents in West Bank, not allowed back into Israel. Residents of his villages threaten to kill him. Rescue comes from unexpected source.

Former Agriprocessors HR Manager Elizabeth Billmeyer Testifies Against Rubashkin

"He said it was his company and he would run it the way he wanted to."

Accused Sadistic Child Abuser Elior Chen On Plane To Israel

'Rabbi' Chen had to be restrained by police as he shouted extradition illegal.

Prosecution Details Late Payments For Cattle As Key Witness Stumbles

Late payments illegal under federal law but rarely prosecuted criminally.

Kosher Cheese Plant's Overdue Bills Paid

The former Ahava Dairy in Ogdensburg, NY was almost shut down because its new owners, Chabad hasidim, did not pay the rent, utility bills and the purchase down payment.

Report: Raid On Agriprocessors Disrupted "At Least" 3 State And Federal Investigations Of Labor Law Violations

Bush Administration's "single-minded focus" on immigration enforcement gutted ongoing investigations and endangered undocumented workers.

Former Agriprocessors Exec Tells Court He Was Paid In Cash To Avoid Taxes

Defense attorneys batter witness in attempt to save Rubashkin.

Customers Refused To Pay Agriprocessors For Invoices

LA-based City Glatt and mega-kosher food distributor Twin City Poultry wouldn't pay for meat they say they never received.

OU Moves To Publish New Soleveitchik Siddur With Koren

Move seen by some as a response to Artscroll's policy of not citing (or not attributing material to) Modern Orthodox rabbis Like Joseph Soleveitchik.

What's Shmarya Reading?

Two very good books.

Republican Leader Calls Orthodox Jewish Pol "Anti-Christ," Compares Him To Hitler

NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver an "anti-Christ" like Hitler, Republican pol says.

Rubashkin "Too Good," Witness Told Court

"That's the thing about the Rubashkins. They don't realize that, when you're too good, you get stepped on."

Hasidic Rebbe Detained By Customs On Entry To US

The Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe was briefly detained by US Customs agents upon his arrival in JFK Airport on Sunday afternoon.

Using Non-Jews As Pawns: The Race For Jerusalem's Chief Rabbi, Haredim And The International Fellowship Of Christians And Jews

How support for Israel from US evangelicals has been endangered by haredi rabbis' attempt to influence the election of Jerusalem's Ashkenazi chief rabbi.

Haredi Street Thug Behind Haredi Riots Arrested In Mea Shearim After Attacking Woman

Edah Charedit street captain Yoelish Kraus sprayed woman pepper spray when she refused to walk on a different street.

Letter from Jerusalem: New Knesset Civil Marriage Bill Indecent Proposal

Bill would create new underclass of "untouchables" and won't solve the problems of marriage in Israel, Hiddush head writes.

Illegal Yeshiva Angers Town Residents

"All of a sudden," the private home was a haredi school. "65 little boys in a single family home."

Septic Tank Standoff In Kiryas Joel

Dueling hasidic factions "riot" over septic tank.

Witness: Rubashkin Feared Feds Had Bugged Phones

All conversations had to be conducted "on the move."

IFCJ Head: I'll Out The Haredim Taking Our Money

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein reacts to haredi leader's ban on taking money from the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.

Rubashkin's Former Controller Says Rubashkin Ran An Elaborate Scheme To Defraud Bank

Controller also says field reviews done by bank were not thorough.

Former Jewish Agency Ethiopia Head: Falash Mura Aliyah A Scam

"They'll say I'm a racist."

Rubashkin Cashed In Own Life Insurance Policy To Keep Plant Running, Government Witness Says

Rubashkin attorney hammers witness in attempt to discredit testimony.

Haredi Modesty Squad Launches Jerusalem Turf War, Residents Say

Mea Shearim-based haredi 'modesty squad' moves to take over neighboring Sefardic neighborhood.

Rabbi Elyashiv Rules Taking Money From The International Fellowship Of Christians And Jews "Ignores The Prohibition Against Idolatry"

Head haredi forbids taking money from IFCJ, says doing so "assists missionary activity in the future."

Killing Kasztner Premieres In NYC

Once incorrectly reviled as Nazi collaborator, Rezso Kasztner now shown to be a rescuer who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.

MO Rabbis Move To Break Haredi Chief Rabbis' Marriage Monopoly

Chief Rabbinate responds: "Opening it up to rabbis outside the city where the couple lives is dangerous. Couples are liable to be married without undergoing proper scrutiny."

Witness: Rubashkins Committed Bank Fraud As Far Back As 1997

Rubashkins mislead bank, misused funds for more than a decade, former controller says.

Rubashkin's Attorney Bernie Testifies Against Rubashkin

Rubashkin's former post-raid CEO Bernard Feldman says Rubashkin told him he was misusing the bank's money.

Bank Official: Agriprocessors Receipts Looked Real

A bank official who inspected the books at Agriprocessors Inc. one week after a 2008 immigration raid testified Wednesday that the allegedly fake sales records that he was given appeared real.

Queensistan: The Bukharian Jews Of Queens, NYC

Central Asian Jews rebuild homeland in NY enclave.