By Michael J. Salamon Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 On May 13, 1964, Catherine Genovese was murdered in Kew Gardens, Queens as she came home from work late at night. Forty-five years … more

A time of year that helps teach us why Jerusalem is so important By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 Jerusalem. Just the sound of the word should set off … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 A movie truism says that if you’re introduced to a character in the beginning of a film, even if the storyline does not seem to … more

By Baruch Spier Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 Former Far Rockaway resident Ari Singer and his wife, Rivka, can’t find a suitable improvement to their small basement apartment in … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 The young maintenance worker from Brazil didn’t know what a swastika was. She called Rabbi Anchelle Perl on Friday morning wondering … more

By Malka Eisenberg Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 You won’t find the cheapest kosher meat in the Five Towns at a kosher supermarket. It’s actually at Costco on Rockaway Turnpike, … more

Time to stand up for true Torah Judaism Editor’s note: Hafganah is a common Israeli term for protest; the plural is Hafganos. The headline refers to the violent protests that have dominated … more

By the end of the week Aliza and Yossi Battat expect to be living in a Petach Tivka apartment next door to Yossi’s brother. The Battat’s, now former Cedarhurst residents, are among a number of local families that are moving to Israel … more

By Elizabeth Berney Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 My Op-Ed last week, “Purging Jewish History,” (In my view; July 3, 2009; see below) discussed how PLO, Fatah and Hamas … more