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NEWS
Jerusalem Draws 1 Million Visitors During Pesach
Remaining Damascus Jews Hold Seder in City's Only Active
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An AP reporter visiting Damascus during Pesach met the last remaining members of the only surviving kehilloh in the Syrian capital after the late President Hafez Assad permitted Jews to leave the country in 1992. Seven mispallelim at Beit Knesset Al-Feranj, located in the city's ancient Jewish quarter, told the reporter they feel no religious discrimination. Hagemach Hamerkazi Expands: First US Branch to Open in Lakewood By Yechiel Sever As part of its rapid expansion, Hagemach Hamerkazi is soon to open its first US branch. Scheduled to open in Lakewood the new branch will provide service for chareidim throughout the US under the management of Rabbi Shlomo Korlansky, who recently made a round of visits accompanied by Rabbi Moshe Montag, director of Hagemach Hamerkazi, to the homes of gedolei Yisroel shlita to request their blessings. Arabs Break in to Bayit Vegan ApartmentBy Yechiel Sever and G. Lazer Over 30 apartments were broken into in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood during Pesach using sophisticated forced-entry equipment. In some cases the burglars removed cinderblocks to pass from one apartment to another. Policemen and a mobile forensics lab gathered evidence and fingerprints from the apartments. Contractor Defrauds Condo Buyers in NY and Flees to IsraelBy M. Green Over 40 chareidi families in Brooklyn could be evicted and their homes possessed after buying condos from a contractor who fled from Brooklyn to Jerusalem. After receiving full payment he mortgaged the housing units and failed to meet payments on various loans. Now the lenders are claiming the properties for themselves. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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