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UTJ Protests Delay in Transfer of NIS 32 Million to
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By S. Fried Six hundred people gathered at a Jewish cemetery in Herlscheim, located in the area formerly known as Alsace, to protest the vandalizing of the cemetery last week as well as the increasing incidence of antisemitism in France. The gatherers recited Kaddish and lit 127 candles, matching the number of graves that were desecrated. Analysis Whither Jews of France? By Arnon Yaffa, Paris Jews are unsure where they belong. Should they stay in France? Leave? Most of them do not have the liberty to choose. Jews barely making ends meet are stuck in the suburbs. Leumi Bank to be Given to Israeli Voters by M Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff Finance Minister Netanyahu announced an innovative plan to privatize Bank Leumi after 21 years of efforts proved unsuccessful. Netanyahu said this plan is part of a three- pronged strategy to fix the three worst problems in the Israeli economy: the banks, the ports and the ownership of land. IDF Incursion into Gaza -- Palestinians Bomb a Military Vehicleby Yated Ne'eman Staff Israeli forces backed by armored and engineering units entered the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza late Monday night searching for metal workshops that produce Kassam rockets. Heavy exchanges of gunfire erupted between soldiers and armed Palestinians. Soldiers took up positions on the rooftops of houses as others swept the area for suspects. Basel's Chareidi Community Celebrates 75 YearsBy S. Fried The chareidi kehilloh in Basel celebrated 75 years since its founding and the construction of its beis knesses, reports Die Judische Zeitung. Poland Seeks to Extradite Israeli Suspected of Mistreating German PrisonersBy S. Fried Poland has asked Israel to extradite Solomon Morall from Israel, who is suspected by them of committing war crimes when he commanded a forced-labor camp where Germans were imprisoned in Poland after World War II. Realtor Exclusivity Limited to Six Monthsby Eliezer Rauchberger The Knesset Finance Committee approved a bill in second and third readings that will limit the exclusivity rights given to realtors to a maximum of six months. Building Contractors Accuse State of Taxing Apartment Buyers ExcessivelyBy G. Kleiman A comprehensive study commissioned by the Contractors Union of Israel shows that of every shekel spent on buying an apartment in Israel, 41 agorot (41 percent) goes to the State in the form of various hidden taxes and charges. Cemetery Protection Law in RomaniaBy S. Fried Following nearly two years of intensive efforts a delegation of rabbonim belonging to the Association of Rabbis from Romania in Israel and Rabbi Halpert succeeded in lobbying the Romanian government to pass legislation protecting Jewish cemeteries throughout the country. Chirac: Tell the World that France is not Antisemiticby Yated Ne'eman Staff The President of France met with the Rabbis of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) at the conclusion of its 24th meeting, held this time in France. The Meeting of the Conference of European Rabbis began on Monday of last week (May 3--12 Iyar) under an unprecedented level of security measures. Following Meeting with PM Rabbi Moshe Gafni Says Actions Speak Louder Than WordsBy Betzalel Kahn "We must not make the mistake of deluding ourselves into thinking the Prime Minister has suddenly changed his stripes," Degel HaTorah Director MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni told the press following a meeting between United Torah Jewry and the Prime Minister during which Ariel Sharon pledged to renew positive ties with the party. Hatzoloh of Jerusalem Sends Reinforcements to Meronby A. Ariel Hundreds of volunteers from Hatzoloh of Jerusalem arrived
from around the country to join Magen David Adom of the
Galilee Region and to work in coordination with Israel Police
from the Galilee District and the National Center for the
Development of Holy Sites.
By Betzalel Kahn The government's harsh decrees against Torah institutions and the chareidi education system is causing increasing strain that has led to the possibility of large-scale layoffs at institutions that lack the means to maintain operations as needed. Both yeshivas and talmudei Torah, whose budgets were cut drastically last year, are facing severe difficulties. Makava Conference in Hungaryby Yated Ne'eman Staff On the 17th of Sivan, the International Conference of the Makava community will take place in the city of Makava, Hungary. On the occasion of the 60th year since the passing of the famous tzaddik and Rebbe, Reb Moshe Vorhand zt'l, author of the Ohel Moshe, an International Conference of his descendants and talmidim from all corners of the world will be held, under the leadership of the current Makava Rebbe. HaRav Moshe Kopschitz, zt"lBy Betzalel Kahn HaRav Moshe Pinchos HaKohen Kopschitz zt"l was laid to rest by maranan verabonon, roshei yeshivos, rabbonim, dayonim and thousands of his talmidim late Sunday night after passing away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 63. Mrs. Sokolover, o"hThousands of Jerusalem residents accompanied Mrs. Chayoh Odoh Sokolover o"h, the wife of HaRav Yaakov Reuven Sokolover ylct"a, and the daughter of HaRav Chaim Kober, who was killed in a frightful car accident on the Trans-Israel Highway at the age of 38. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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