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Brooklyn Driver Threatens To Shoot Jewish School Crossing Guard and Student
(JTA) — A driver threatened to shoot a crossing guard and a child outside a Jewish day school in Crown Heights, New York. The school crossing guard, 55, had asked the driver to move his car, which was blocking the sidewalk outside the Beth Rivkah Elementary School. The driver then asked the guard: “Why are…
Bus Torched in Front of Crown Heights Jewish Girls School
(JTA) — A school bus outside a Jewish school in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn was set on fire. The bus went up in flames on Sunday evening in front of the Beth Rivkah School for Girls in the haredi Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. There were no injuries. Police believe the fire was started by a…
Chabad 'Likes' Facebook, But Not for Girls
Chabad is one of the most internet-savvy Jewish groups. Yet it bars high school girls from using Facebook, in hopes of shielding them from its secular influence.