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WJC Slams Beating of “Judas” Effigy in Poland on Good Friday

The huge effigy was said to represent the Jewish biblical character of Judas Iscariot Edited by: JV Staff The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Sunday slammed a Polish town after video circulated of residents beating, hanging, and burning an offensive effigy of a “stereotypical Jew” in a revival of an old Easter tradition.in a revival […]

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April 23, 2019
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Costs of NYC’s Public Wireless Service Are Dramatically Increasing, Officials Say

New Yorkers has forked over $900 million dollars to date, in an attempt to fix the City’s public wireless network. By: Harry Cherry That number, however, is about to grow exponentially. Ever since the city tapped Defense contractor Northrop Grumman in 2006 to build and maintain the network, the overall cost has reached $891.1 million […]

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April 23, 2019
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PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS WORKING TO BRING IRAN’S OIL EXPORTS TO ZERO

CUTTING OFF IRAN’S OIL EXPORTS: President Donald J. Trump is taking action intended to bring Iran’s oil exports to zero and deny the regime its principal source of revenue. The Trump Administration has decided not to reissue Significant Reduction Exceptions (SREs) when they expire in early May. This move aims to bring Iran’s oil exports […]

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April 23, 2019
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The Rabbinical Alliance of America Condemns the Terrorist Murders in Sri Lanka

The Rabbinical Alliance of America – Igud Harabbonim, representing nearly one thousand Rabbis serving throughout the United States – condemns the deadly blasts that hit Sri Lanka that killed nearly 300 people and injured more than 500 other people in simultaneous terrorist attacks at several high-end hotels and churches on Easter Sunday. Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, […]

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April 23, 2019
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World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer “heartened” by Church’s Condemnation of Antisemitic Incident in Poland

Responding to the statement by Bishop Rafał Markowski deploring the symbolic lynching of a Jewish effigy in the town of Pruchnik in south-eastern Poland, WJC CEO Robert Singer said that he was “heartened that the Church had taken an unequivocal stand” with respect to this antisemitic incident. “Jews all over the world look to the […]

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April 23, 2019
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Exit Polls Show Jewish Comedian Wins Ukrainian Presidential Election by Landslide

“I am leaving office, but I want to firmly underline that I am not leaving politics,” the incumbent president said after exit polls gave Volodymyr Zelensky a decisive lead. Edited by: JV Staff In the Ukrainian elections, it has been reported that incumbent President Petro Poroshenko is accepting defeat for the country’s highest office. The […]

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April 22, 2019
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Measles Outbreak Upsets Passover Plans at Hotels for Religious Jews

Tens of thousands of religious Jews who decided to spend Passover at a crowded hotel with their families are worrying about the measles outbreak. By Clark Savage, Jr. As a result, program organizers across the Greater New York City region have been working hard to know – in most cases, of course, they can’t – […]

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April 22, 2019
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Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People List Includes Prominent New Yorkers

New York is well represented on Time magazine’s annual 100 Most Influential People list, with names like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Spike Lee, Gayle King, Lynn Nottage, Jennifer Hyman, Lady Gaga, Naomi Osaka and Glenn Close making the cut. By Howard M. Riell Heading the list of influential New Yorkers is, no surprise, President Donald Trump. Of […]

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April 22, 2019
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Trump Tower to Face Big Cuts in Energy Use as NYC Council Plans Vote on Climate Mobilization Act

New York City wants to save energy on big buildings – coincidentally, buildings like Trump Tower. By: Jamil Paquin The Democrat-controlled New York City Council was set to vote on the Climate Mobilization Act, a groundbreaking package of bills that is one of the most ambitious and innovative legislative initiatives any major city has ever […]

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April 22, 2019
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Gina Haspel: CIA to Shift Focus More on Russia and Iran

CIA Director Gina Haspel has said that the intelligence organization that he heads up has now shifted its resources and focus in order to begin preparations to deal with such arch foes such as Russia and Iran. Edited by: JV Staff On Thursday, Haspel spoke before an audience of students, faculty and journalists at an […]

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April 21, 2019
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