Crime
The “golden age” of Yiddish-speaking criminals
Jewish gangsters had their own folklore, songs and distinct Yiddish slang.
Alvin Kass, long-serving NYPD rabbi, mugged on Upper West Side
Kass fell and hurt his shoulder, but refused medical treatment at the scene.
New Jersey Rabbi Sentenced To 18 Months For Human Trafficking Of Teen Girl
Goodman was already a sex offender after a plea in an earlier case involving an allegation he molested a youth while working as a camp counselor.
Family Of Businessman Irwin Jacobs ‘Hearbroken’ After Suspected Murder-Suicide
Jacobs’s longtime business partner said that when he spoke to him a few days ago, he seemed “upbeat.”
Businessman Irwin Jacobs, Wife Found Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide
Jacobs said in 2014 that he expected to die in his house.
Miami Teen Sues Police Department After Being Cleared In Rabbi’s Murder
A Miami teenager accused of killing a rabbi is suing police for wrongful arrest.
William Rapfogel Fired From Met Council Amid Criminal Probe
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty has fired longtime executive director William Rapfogel, citing financial irregularities.
Press TV's News Analysis - Israel Threatens Cast Lead II - November 12, 2012
In this program O’Keefe gets to respond directly to one of Israels countless prostitutes of propaganda in the mainstream media, Daniel Pipes.
UN Human Rights Panel Says Jihadists, Iran Fighting in Syria: War Crimes on Rise - 23000 Killed
Foreign extremists are escalating the conflict in Syria according to a UN commission investigating human rights abuses in the country. The panel’s chairman Paulo Pinheiro reported that Jihadist militants are pushing anti-government fighters towards more radical positions and that Syrian President Bashar Assad has also been receiving foreign help from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Pinheiro said that government forces and allied militias had committed more serious war crimes and human rights violations than the rebels, highlighting daily indiscriminate attacks on civilians. The UN panel also said it has drawn up a list of Syrians and Syrian military units suspected of committing war crimes who should face criminal prosecution. Activists say at least 23000 people have been killed in Syria over the past 18 months.
Criminal Charges Against Rabbi in Bavaria, Germany over Jewish Circumcision: Over-Secularization
Criminal charges filed in Bavaria against a Jewish rabbi for performing a circumcision — a totally legal action — has caused outrage and shock among the Jewish communities in Germany. It seems as if the circumcision debate will not just fade away, what we are now in fact witnessing are the opening rounds of a long fight for the right to display religious beliefs and spirituality in an over secularized society not only in Germany but throughout Europe. Wilson Ruiz, Jewish News One, Germany.