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NEWS
Chief Police Investigator Dismissed from Post
Thousands Participate in Levaya for Remains of Desecrated
Sefer Torah
Public Announcement about Cell Phones
By Betzalel Kahn In response to efforts by the various cellular companies over the course of time to expand the cellular contents services available, gedolei Yisroel, headed by Maran HaRav Eliashiv, set up Vaadas HaRabbonim LeInyonei Tikshores to address the problem and the spiritual havoc being wreaked. Acco Cemetery Committee Meets Today By Betzalel Kahn The committee set up to seek an engineering solution for the railroad tracks slated for construction in the middle of an ancient cemetery in Acco is scheduled to hold another meeting on Wednesday this week. American Agudah Convention to Focus on "Yisroel Bein Ho'Amim" by Yated Ne'eman Staff This year's convention of Agudath Israel of America, the organization's 82nd, will focus on the theme "Yisroel Bein Ho'amim: A Part of the World, Apart From the World." The convention, which attracts thousands of Jews from around the world, will open this Thursday, November 25 at the Stamford Westin Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut. The event will be chaired by Shmuel Yosef Reider and co-chaired by Stephan L. Rosedale of Cincinnati. Majority of Israelis Favor Preserving Sanctity of Shabbos By Betzalel Kahn A large majority of Israelis support a feeling of kedushoh on Shabbos according to a special survey commissioned in advance of the large Shabbos rally to be held at Yad Eliyahu Stadium in Tel Aviv on 29 Teves. Agudas Yisroel Protests WJC Leader's Intermarriage Remarksby Rabbi A. Shafran In response to a strong protest lodged by Agudath Israel of America's executive vice president Rabbi Shmuel Bloom, World Jewish Congress president Edgar M. Bronfman backed away from statements attributed to him in the London Jewish Chronicle. CBS: One-Third of General Population Children Under 17by Yated Ne'eman Staff Over two million Israeli residents are children under the age of 17 and they constitute over one-third of the population, according to the Central Bureau for Statistics. The CER Visits Berlinby Yated Ne'eman Staff Last week the Standing Committee of the CER visited Berlin. In addition to the business that was taken care of, a ma'ariv service was arranged to take place in the shell of the burnt out Brunnenstrasse Synagogue that had been gutted on the 9th November — Kristallnacht — in 1938. The synagogue complex has been acquired by Dr. Skoblow, a local philanthropist who intends to rebuild it to be used by the Berlin Lauder Yeshiva, currently situated some blocks away. Oudtshoorn 120th Anniversaryby D. Saks Hundreds of well-wishers and former community members from all around South Africa converged on the historic town of Oudtshoorn, from 12-14 November, to join the local Jewish community in celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Oudtshoorn synagogue. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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