Four Democrats on Tuesday stood alone in the wake of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colo. to voice support for new legislation aimed to combat gun violence. more

At a press conference in London on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, Munich 11 widows Ankie Spitzer and Ilana Romano expressed outrage at the International Olympic Committee‘s (IOC) most recent denial to hold a minute of silence for the 11 Israelis murdered at the 1972 Munich games. more

A bill has passed the New York State legislature — and now awaits Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature — which could ease the way for religiously observant children with special needs to get state tuition assistance — even at parochial schools. more

A stunning medical breakthrough took the Orthodox community by storm when a rosh yeshiva in Jerusalem diagnosed with two muscle degenerative diseases was able to walk and speak clearly again following one injection of the experimental treatment, after being wheelchair bound and barely able to speak. more

Seven Israelis are confirmed dead with estimates of 30 wounded in a terrorist bombing of an Israeli tour bus at the airport in Burgas, Bulgaria. Nine Israelis are missing. more

Both Agudath Israel of America and the Orthodox Union are stressing the need for the new special education bill to be signed into law. more

Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, a leading halachic decisor and Torah luminary of our generation, passed away Wednesday morning at Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem at the age of 102. more

“You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. *That’s* the *Chicago* way! And that’s how you get Capone. Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that? I’m offering you a deal. Do you want this deal?--Sean Connery as Jim Malone in The Untouchables (1987)” more

To the Editor: Jewish Star readers are invited to join our annual Tisha B’Av mincha prayer service, complete with Torah reading, at the Isaiah Wall opposite the UN, First Avenue & 43rd Street, Manhattan, on Sunday, July 29th, 2 pm. The service will be led by Rabbi Avi Weiss, national chairman of Amcha-Coalition for Jewish Concerns. more

Due to a pagination problem , the last paragraph of the article entitled “Bastille Day and the Jews of France” by Professor Joseph Sungolowsky ( July 13, 2012) was erroneously omitted. “The creation of the State of Israel and the wars it had to fight for its survival gave rise to a wave of anti-Zionism which soon became a mask for old-fashioned anti-Semitism. It appears in various strata of French society including academia. The French Republic has vowed to do the utmost to protect its Jewish population. Yet, anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise and many French Jews nowadays fear them, especially in the aftermath of the Toulouse killings that occurred last March. A recent poll indicates that 96% of French Jews are profoundly anguished by the present situation. When one considers the history of the Jews of France, one realizes that it follows the pattern of Jewish history in general. There are both bright and somber periods. French Jews want to hope for brighter days.” more