Friday, 6 February 2009

Breaking News

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the only Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court, underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer.
A U.N. relief agency is suspending operations in the Gaza Strip until Hamas returns supplies it seized.
Hamas negotiators left Cairo without agreeing to a long-term cease-fire with Israel.
South African Jewry's umbrella body has accepted an apology from a government minister.
The Jewish community of Caracas protested an attack on a synagogue.
The Progressive Jewish Alliance has named attorney activist Elissa D. Barrett as its new executive director.
Israeli troops killed an armed Palestinian attempting to infiltrate Israel from the Gaza Strip.
A woman who was not hired by Washington's transit agency because she refused to wear pants has won a settlement of her religious discrimination suit
The inaugural Green Beanie Awards, JTA's bid to identify the best Jewish environmental initiatives, gave top honors to the UJA-Federation of New York and The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation of Evanston, Illinois.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has doubts about reports that a wanted Nazi doctor is dead, according to reports
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered the transfer of about $43 million to Gaza.
Ukrainian Jewish leaders praised President Viktor Yushchenko for signing into law a measure providing permanent land use for religious organizations.


Caracas Jews protest synagogue attack

The Jewish community of Caracas protested an attack on a synagogue. Read more »