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Australian Legislative Panel On Child Sex Abuse Calls For Information

The parliamentary inquiry into child sexual abuse in religious organizations – including Chabad – is underway.

Kolko Victim Testifies

A now teenage victim of a notorious haredi child molester Rabbi Yehuda (Joel) Kolko testified against Kolko in a Brooklyn criminal court yesterday.

Names Of Four Indicted Hasidim Released

The names have been released of the four hasidim charged with attempting to coerce a victim of child sexual abuse and rape to drop charges against a prominent hasidic rabbi.

Picture Of The Day

Notorious haredi child molester Rabbi Yehuda (Joel) Kolko pictured around the corner from Brooklyn criminal court yesterday. Kolko is on trial for violating an order of protection by allegedly harassing one of the boys he sexually abused. In 2009, Kolko pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and received probation in a sweetheart plea deal attacked by the victims' families and anti-molestation activists.

Report: Charges In Crown Heights Rape Case To Be Dropped

Charges against two men in the child rape and forced prostitution case of a Crown Heights hasidic girl will be dropped next week, prosecutors told the men’s attorneys today.

Haredi Rabbis Ban Beit Shemesh Supermarket

Five Beit Shemesh rabbis linked to the Mea Shearim-based haredi umbrella group Edah Haredit have banned haredim from shopping in an a newly-opened haredi-owned supermarket there, part of the Osher Ad chain.

AER Issues Statement On Hebrew National Scandal

Hebrew National scandal part 6: AER denies the allegations against it.

Four Haredim Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Bribe Child Sex Abuse Victim And Extort Her Boyfriend

Four haredim were busted early this morning for attempting to bribe a child sexual abuse victim with $500,000 to get her to drop the charges against the hasidic rabbi who allegedly raped and abused her over several years beginning when she was 12. She is now 17-years-old.

Court Orders Burial Society To Pay Woman For Gender Discrimination

A Beersheva judge has awarded a woman every shekel she asked for plus 1,000 extra for court expenses after a burial society’s haredi rabbi gender segregated her father’s funeral against the family’s wishes.

Video: Progressive Jews Demand Israel Stop Its Mistreatment Of African Refugees

"We, members of the global Jewish community, are appalled and outraged by Israel's abominable treatment of African migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Itself a nation of refugees, Israel should know better than most the torment and horrors endured by those fleeing persecution at the hands of brutal regimes and recognize the responsibility of the Jewish people to those whom we are in the position to help.…"

In The Pocket Of The D.A.

The New York Daily News, viewed by insiders as a reliable mouthpiece for Brooklyn's D.A. Charles Hynes, accidentally exposes some of Hynes' corruption.

Pictures: Brooklyn Demonstration Against D.A.

In the blistering heat, 2 dozen or so demonstrators from Zaakah stood in front of Charles Hynes' office and protested his coverups and his easygoing attitude toward haredi pedophiles.

Rabbi Reuven Feinstein's Grandson Is Get Refuser

Avrohom Meir Weiss, a grandson of the haredi 'gadol' Rabbi Reuven Feinstein (and a great-grandson of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the American haredi leader for decades of the 20th century) is a get refuser. And a demonstration against his get refusal is scheduled for Sunday.

DA To Release Some – Not All – Mondrowitz Documents

Michael Lesher's years long battle to get Brooklyn's DA Charles Hynes to release documents related to the Avrohom Mondrowitz case finally appears to have borne some positive fruit – maybe.

Guma Aguiar Believed Lost At Sea, Boat Washes Up Empty

Aguiar is a businessman who made a fortune in oil and gas interests. He is also a philanthropist who has contributed millions to Jewish and Israeli charities and in 2009, co-sponsored a soccer team there called Beitar Jerusalem. Aguiar was linked to Rabbi Leib Tropper, the conversion rabbi and rosh yeshiva who was brought down in a sex-scandal first reported here.

Yossi Gestetner Resigns

The New York State Republican Party's newly appointed Jewish Liaison resigns after 8 days in office. Gestetner's defense of haredi pedophiles and other haredi criminals, and his habit of calling opponents Nazis, antisemites and bigots, caused the GOP to rethink its appointment of the hasidic PR flack.

“Immodestly” Dressed Woman Stoned In Beit Shemesh

A woman allegedly deemed by haredim to be immodestly dressed was attacked by haredim in Beit Shemesh today. They hurled stones at her car, shattering one of its windows.

D.A. Claims To Have "Locked Up" 102 Haredi Pedophiles

Brooklyn's District Attorney Charles Hynes makes the demonstrably false claim that he has "locked up" 102 haredi pedophiles since launching Kol Tzedek in October 2009.

Alleged Pedophile Targets Jerusalem Haredi Children

The haredi residents of the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ma'alot Daphna, Shmuel HaNavi, Golda Meir and Arzei HaBira are worried by attacks against haredi  children there carried out by what appears to be a haredi pedophile.

When It Comes To Haredi Rabbis And Haredi Heresies, Money, Politics – And Revenge –Talks

And little provides more proof of that then the backstory of the visit ofthe  Ashkenazi Chief of israel Rabbi Yona Metzger to the Fairway supermarket in Paramus, New Jersey.

Pashkvil Alert: mp3 Players Are Dangerous And Evil

Signs posted around the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn warn hasidim that mp3 players are dangerous and evil.

Video: Antisemitic Pellet Gun Attacks In Brooklyn

Windows of more than one dozen cars in Williamsburg were shot out by an unknown assailant(s) reportedly riding in a dark colored car.

Another Mosque Torched, Radical Jewish Settlers Thought To Blame

Early this morning, several people thought to be radical Jewish settlers the entered the small Palestinian village of Jabaa, located equidistant between Jerusalem and Ramallah. The intruders broke broke a large window in the village’s new Grand Mosque and set the interior ablaze. The slogan “Ulpana war” was found painted on the right side of the broken window and “price tag” on its left.

Three Haredim Arrested In London

The reason for the arrests of three haredim in the Stamford Hill neighborhood of London is unclear. The three were arrested yesterday in a sweep that also saw a number of non-Jews arrested, as well. Various rumors on the haredi street reportedly link the arrests to money laundering, to dealing in goods looted during the riots that rocked London a few months ago, or to fraudulent driver's license and identity paper schemes. Police have reportedly issued a gag order for the case.

Triangle-K Issues Statement On Hebrew National Class Action Lawsuit

Triangle-K threatens to sue anonymous detractors – if they make their names known. Rabbi Aryeh Ralbag writes that  “outrageously  false  and  defamatory  allegations  have  been  made  by anonymous disgruntled individuals against  Triangle–­K products in a complaint filed in court against the company that owns Hebrew National.…The court complaint is filed on behalf of 11 consumers, none of whom claims to keep kosher…The fact is that, contrary to the defamatory  allegations, Triangle–K has substantially increased and improved the kashrut supervision on Hebrew National products since it began its supervision in 2004.”

Demonstration Against Brooklyn D.A. Tomorrow

"Jews of all backgrounds will be protesting  outside of Hynes' office, at 350 Jay St. Brooklyn, NY 11201, on June 20th at 4pm, to DEMAND that the DA immediately and publicly object to the Rabbinical policy that abuse allegations are vetted by a Rabbi before being brought to the police, and that he apply the same standards of transparency and justice to Jewish abuse cases as are afforded to any other case in his district."

Video: The Woman Who Saved Syria's Jews Gets Israel's Presidential Medal Of Honor

Judy Feld Carr, the Canadian Jew who – literally and almost single-handedly – saved Syria's Jews is honored with Israel's Presidential Medal of Honor by President Shimon Peres.

Video: CNN Reports On Haredi Child Sexual Abuse

Haredi child sexual abuse and the bizarre behavior of Brooklyn's D.A. Charles Hynes are the topic of a CNN report aired last night on Anderson Cooper 360. The segment features Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg, Pearl Engleman and Luzer Twersky.

Israel’s State-Funded Haredi Chief Rabbis Declare “War” On Non-Orthodox Rabbis

Israel’s haredi chief rabbis call an emergency meeting to respond to the decision made by the government to recognize a small number of non-Orthodox rabbis and pay them.

Triangle-K, Hebrew National Contractor Threatens To Sue Jewish Newspaper

The Hebrew National Scandal Part 4: AER Services, Inc., the company that provides shochtim (ritual slaughters), bodkim, and mashgichim (kosher inspectors) for five plants that sll meat to ConAgra for Hebrew National is threatening to sue the American Jewish World for its coverage of the Hebrew National kosher meat scandal.

Bobov Shul Laundered Massive Amounts Of Money, FBI Was Told

The bank accounts of Congregation Shaarei Zion, the main synagogue of one of the two factions of Bobov hasidim in Brooklyn, were allegedly used for large scale money-laundering, notorious scammer Solomon Dwek told the FBI in 2006.

All African Refugees Requests To Convert To Judaism Have Been Denied

All requests from African refugees and “illegal” migrants from Africa to convert to Judaism in Israel have been rejected over the past year, an anonymous source in the Prime Minister's Office says.

NY State Republican Party's Jewish Liaison Has History Of Calling Political Opponents Of The Haredi Community Nazis

Gestetner also allegedly offered to smear a political opponent – for money, of course – of another politician by publicizing this Jewish pol's marriage to a non-Jew. The pol he made the offer to declined. Should Yossi Gestetner have a position of authority in the Republican Party after doing all this?

Is The New Koren Talmud Any Good?

Is the new English language version of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz's Hebrew language Talmud translation and commentary any good?

127 South Sudanese Refugees ‘Voluntarily’ Deported

Israel uses threat of indefinite imprisonment, small financial inducements, to force out refugees.

Haredi City Gets Green Mascot

A notoriously dirty haredi city puts its clean up hopes on its young.

No Hate Crime Charges In Bus Stoning Incident, Cops Say

The 12-year-old, who has not been identified because of his age, told police he was playing with a group of friends when the incident occurred and did not mean to hit the bus. He is due in family court this week. Several spokespeople in Spring Valley’s Hasidic Jewish community have said they believe the incident was racially motivated.

Outgoing Chief Rabbi Of Amsterdam Opposes Ritual Slaughter Deal With Government

The deal with the government, signed with Ralbag’s approval the day before, “is not in accordance with our wishes, views and liking,” Ralbag and the two dayanim wrote, claiming to have only approved the deal under duress to avoid a complete ban on kosher slaughter.

Hundreds Of Haredim Protest, Stone Passing Cars

At least 200 haredim protested “Sabbath desecration” yesterday in Jerusalem, stoning cars, calling police "Nazis," and harassing secular women.

Satmar School Bus Stoned, Boy Injured, Hasidic Spokesman Says "Hate Crime"

A 9-year-old boy was struck in the head and cut when the Satmar school bus he was riding in early Friday afternoon was stoned. A 12-year-old boy was arrested in the incident, which took place on South Main Street near Ridge Street in Spring Valley.

“Taliban Mother” To Be Released From Prison Today

One of Israel’s most notorious child abusers will be released from prison today. The woman – who lived in Beit Shemesh with her husband and family and who became known as the “Taliban Mother” because she covered herself and her female children in black wool burkas and veils and refused to expose her face to any male, even to her own male children – used low voltage electrocution, burning with cigarettes, whipping, starvation, and other physical and emotional abuse to discipline her children.

NY Times Condemns Cuomo's Inaction On Child Sex Abuse, Pushes For Pasage Of Markey Bill

"Earlier versions of the Markey bill have passed the Democratic-led Assembly several times. By refusing to rise above intense lobbying by Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Orthodox Jewish officials and fight for Ms. Markey's changes or offer a strong bill of his own, Mr. Cuomo has played it politically safe.…"

The Allegations Against Hebrew National

The Hebrew National Scandal Part #3: Here are the kosher violations allegedly made by AER Services, Inc. and Triangle-K kosher supervision as listed in the class action lawsuit against ConAgra/Hebrew National.

The Other Side Of The Hebrew National Scandal And Lawsuit

The Hebrew National Scandal post #2: AER Services, Inc. responds to charges made against it in the American Jewish World and in a class action lawsuit filed against ConAgra/Hebrew National.

Haredi Pedophile Innocent, Republican Liaison Intimates

Yossi Gestetner, the New York State Republican Party's new Liaison to the Jewish community, defends a haredi pedophile who admitted to molesting two little haredi brothers, one 7-years-old, the other 9-years-old.

Why Haredi Domestic Violence Is Different

"Because of the observance of modest dressing, there are more places where (the women) can be beaten without it being noticed, because the man is also concerned about what people will say. But there are also characteristics that have to do with the religious aspect, such as husbands that forced their women to wash their hands dozens of times in an obsessive manner, or humiliate them by mocking their level of religiosity."

Orthodox And Haredi Teen Girls Much More Likely To Visit Internet Porn Sites Than Non-Orthodox Teen Girls, Study Finds

Orthodox and haredi teen girls are almost two times as likely as secular teens to view Internet porn, a new Bar-Ilan University study has found.

Did Chabad Oligarch Lev Leviev Steal $1 Billion With The Help Of Chabad’s ‘Chief Rabbi’ Of Russia?

That billion dollar question question will be decided by a British High Court judge sometime this year.

Monsey Hasid Pleads Guilty To Molesting Two Boys; Gets Probation, Not Jail

Shmul Dym,  a 31-year-old Monsey, New York hasid, pleaded guilty earlier today to felony sexual molestation of two brothers, 7 and 9 years old. He was sentenced to 10 years probation and will be placed on the New York State Sex Offender Registry.

Breaking! New Kosher Meat Scandal

A contractor who slaughters for Hebrew National – a ConAgra brand – in the midwest allegedly engages in tax fraud, money laundering and worker abuse. And to top it all off, AER is allegedly cutting kashrut corners, as well. Class action lawsuit filed.