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NEWS An Italian court in Genoa and the Italian attorney general's office have recently behaved in a way that does not even give the appearance of fairness, as they gave custody of two young observant Jewish girls to their father -- a Jew who converted to Catholicism -- without hearing any of the witnesses for the mother. Duty, they apparently believed, requires them to "save" two Jewish girls from being raised as observant Jews.
Jewish Philanthropist Dies in a Senseless Tragedy Jewish banker Edmond Safra, 67, one of the world's richest men and constantly fearful of assassins, died early last Friday of smoke inhalation in his luxurious Monaco penthouse. The founder of the Republic National Bank of New York and one of the world's wealthiest men, Safra was under medical care for Parkinson's disease at the time of his death. Pride, Problems and the American Jewish Future: The Thursday Plenary Sessions at the 77th Agudath Israel Convention by Avi Shafran Mere days after the United Jewish Communities General Assembly met in Atlanta to discuss how best to direct communal funds raised by Jewish federations, a different sort of asset, the most precious one any Jew can possess -- children -- occupied the hearts and minds of those gathered for the opening session of Agudath Israel of America's 77th national convention on Thursday, November 25. False Charges Against Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Kleinby B. Rabinowitz Secretary of the Beersheba Rabbinical Court, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Klein, reacted very sharply at the end of last week to negative media reports claiming he had accepted bribes in exchange for conducting fictitious conversions. Rabbi Gafni Warns Against Cuts in Torah and Religious Services Budgetsby Eliezer Rauchberger In Knesset Finance Committee deliberations held on 22 Kislev about the budget of the Religious Affairs Ministry, Rabbi Moshe Gafni raised the serious problem of budgetary discrimination against Torah institutions and religious services. MK Rabbi Gafni: Much Mistreatment of Religious Soldiersby Yated Ne'eman Staff A religious solder serving in the Central Command Tank Corps
was sentenced to 28 days in prison after he had merely asked
to daven before sof zman tefilla,the time
limit for shacharis.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff The Vaad HaRabbonim Haolami LeInyonei Giyur headed by HaRav Chaim Kreiswirth recently condemned the activities of the Eretz Chemdah Institute, which intends to set up conversion botei din to "solve the problems" of non- Jewish immigrants arriving from the C.I.S. A Miraculous Recovery RememberedMagen Lacholeh's Binyamin Fischer Helps Save Life of Shuvu Director by Malky Levitansky There were numerous stories in the press in recent weeks about a seudas hoda'ah held in the home of HaRav Avrohom Pam, rosh yeshiva of Torah Vodaas in Brooklyn, in honor of the miraculous recovery of Rabbi Chaim Michoel Gutterman, Shuvu's director in Eretz Yisroel. Some also mentioned the hachnosas sefer Torah ceremony held in Copenhagen for the same reason. None, however, mentioned the miraculous chain of events that led up to Rabbi Gutterman's recovery. Here is what happened: Jerusalem Rabbonim Decry Video Trendby Betzalel Kahn At a special meeting held on motzei Shabbos 19 Kislev, the rabbonim of Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood decided to wage an all-out battle against the trend of supposedly "approved" videos, due to the their highly negative influence on both youngsters and adults viewing them. Antiquities Authority Empties Burial Caveby A. Cohen On Thursday, the second of Kislev, Antiquities Authority workers emptied an ancient burial cave in the city of Shoham in a lightening, overnight operation. The affair had been coordinated in advance between the Mivnei Taasia company and the Lod Police. Kiryat Bnei Torah in Modi'in Ilitby N. Katzin A group of avreichim has organized to build Kiryat Bnei
Torah in Modi'in Ilit (also known as "Brachfeld"). The new
housing project, which has received the blessings of
gedolei Yisroel, will constitute a Torah solution for
the chareidi community's serious lack of housing and will
guarantee maximum economic stability.
by A. Cohen
One of the most outstanding and remarkable personages of out
time, hatzaddik Reb Dovid Leib Schwartz, zt"l, of
Kiryat Vizhnitz, Bnei Brak, was niftar last Friday at
the age of 77.
by B. Isaac The United States Supreme Court heard arguments on December 1 on the
permissibility of granting federal educational benefits to religious
schools.
by Eliezer Rauchberger On 22 Kislev, the Knesset plenum rejected two provocative anti-religious bills presented by the Shinui party. The laws, whose purpose was to change the religious status quo, were voted down by a large majority. Strike in Offices of the Nonprofit Organizations Registrar Causes Difficulty to Thousands of Organizationsby Betzalel Kahn New decisions stipulated that all organizations that receive government funding through the Ministry of Religions must present a certificate attesting to their proper administration signed by the Nonprofit Organizations Registrar. Council for Shabbos Founded in Haifaby Arye Zisman In the wake of the serious breach of Shabbos which has been
occurring at the Grand Kanyon Mall in Haifa, a Public Council
for Shabbos has been formed in Haifa. The Council is composed
of rabbonim, public figures and activists from all circles of
the city. It met last week to decide on steps to be taken in
order to prevent additional Shabbos desecration in the city.
by Arnon Yaffeh, Paris French Finance and Industry Minster, Dominic Strauss Kahn, a
Jew of Tunisian descent who held key positions in the
Socialist Government, has been forced to resign from the
Government. He resigned due to allegations that he was
involved in corruption.
by B. Rabinowitz Publicity about the Forum of Ashdod Chareidi Institutions as well as the launching of a battle against Ashdod Mayor Tzvi Tzikler due to the shocking discrimination against Ashdod's chareidi sector has had far-reaching repercussions. At the same time, appreciation of the Forum's vital activities on behalf of Ashdod's chareidi residents has been expressed. Ramat Shlomo Chazon Ish Synagogue Refurbishedby Betzalel Kahn Thanks to the generosity of the well known philanthropist
Rabbi Refoel Halperin, the Chazon Ish Beis Midrash in
Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood has been completely
refurbished. The Chazon Ish Beis Medrash serves both as a
neighborhood central synagogue and a place of Torah study. In
addition, its old library has been replaced.
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