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Yiddish World The “golden age” of Yiddish-speaking criminals
Read this article in Yiddish. Jewish crime ain’t what it used to be. In 1908, New York Police Commissioner Theodore Bingham caused a scandal when he asserted in an article in the North American Review that half the city’s criminals were Jews. The Jewish community was outraged and Bingham was forced to retract his statement….
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Fast Forward Alvin Kass, long-serving NYPD rabbi, mugged on Upper West Side
NYPD Chief Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass was mugged near his home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side early Tuesday morning, the New York Post reported. Kass, 84, was confronted by a man saying he was hungry, who went into Kass’ pockets. The assailant grabbed Kass’ wallet, but it dropped to the ground, and the assailant left…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Rabbi Sentenced To 18 Months For Human Trafficking Of Teen Girl
(JTA) — A New Jersey rabbi was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his involvement in the human trafficking and prostitution of a 17-year old girl. Rabbi Aryeh Goodman, 37, of East Brunswick, New Jersey, also will have to undergo a year of supervised release. The sentence was announced on Wednesday. Goodman had pleaded…
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Fast Forward Family Of Businessman Irwin Jacobs ‘Hearbroken’ After Suspected Murder-Suicide
The family of billionaire businessman Irwin Jacobs said it is “heartbroken” after Jacobs and his wife Alexandra were found dead in their estate in suburban Minneapolis on Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide. “Our family is shocked and devastated by the death of our parents, Irwin and Alexandra Jacobs,” the family said in a statement to…
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Fast Forward Businessman Irwin Jacobs, Wife Found Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide
Updated 2:40 p.m. Entrepreneur Irwin L. Jacobs and his wife Alexandra were found dead in their mansion in suburban Minneapolis, according to local reports. A friend of the family said that Irwin Jacobs killed his wife before shooting himself. Police arrived early Wednesday morning to investigate the deaths in Jacobs’ home in the upscale suburb…
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Fast Forward Miami Teen Sues Police Department After Being Cleared In Rabbi’s Murder
A Miami teenager who was arrested for a rabbi’s murder and later cleared of the charges is suing Miami’s police department, claiming that police jailed him despite having evidence that suggested he was not involved. De’Andre Charles was arrested in 2015 at age 14 for the murder of Rabbi Joseph Raksin during a botched robbery….
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Fast Forward 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. Rapfogel, a longtime Jewish communal power broker with close ties to New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, is under investigation by the New York State Attorney General for financial misconduct. In a statement issued Monday morning, the Met…
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