GERMANY - Jewish Community Obtains Halt To Exhumations

STUTTGART, GERMANY - Construction work at an airport in Germany was halted Friday after Jewish leaders protested against removal of what are believed to be the remains of Holocaust victims, as reported on VOS IZ NEIAS.

Borough Park +RMP Accident+

Borough Park, Brooklyn +RMP Accident+ MVA involving an RMP at 59th St and 19th Ave requesting EMS FDNY for the MOS with neck and back injuries, also requesting Hatzolah.

Brooklyn +Traffic Ocean Ave & Ave W+

Brooklyn Traffic delays due to an MVA with injuries at Ocean Ave and Ave W, PD on the scene.

Bloomberg Appoints Liaison To City's Jewish Day Schools

Mayor Bloomberg announced this week the appointment of Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott to the newly created position of liaison to the city's Jewish day schools.

During a meeting with more than 100 Orthodox Jewish leaders on Wednesday night. Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, vice president for community affairs of Agudath Israel of America, which sponsored the meeting, called the creation of the new liaison position "nothing short of historic."

Bronx +M.D.E. Overturned School Bus+

Bronx +M.D.E. Overturned School Bus+ Southbound Major Deegan Expressway at 233rd St. exit 10-11, a overturned full size school bus with children onboard. PD on the scene requesting ESU and EMS to respond.

U/D: 11:31
All occupants are out, FD on the scene asking for 4 EMS ambulances.
Highway completely shut down.

U/D: 11:36
ESU requesting more ambulances to respond for 42 children being triaged.

U/D: 11:48
Injuries are mostly minor.

U/D: 11:56
Level 1 Mobilization has now been called.

New York Mosque Accounts Frozen

The accounts of one of the major mosques in New York, named Al-Falah Mosque, located in Corona NY, has been frozen. The mosque was inhabited by majority of Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens,
The decision was so sudden that, it transpired on the mosque administration only when they went to the bank for their daily transactions, where they were informed of the "federal freeze" on mosque's funds as well as personal account of the chief (administrator).

According to reliable sources, the mosque was under a strict vigil since a year, because of frequent visits of preaching delegations from all over the Islamic World.

Monticello Considers Another Tax Hike

Monticello -- Sullivan County. The Chief budget officer said that he plans to propose another property tax hike and other "revenue enhancements" to shore up the cash-strapped government.
As of now he doesn't know how much we talking about, It very well could be in the double digit he said.

Fireman Cuffed On Road-Rage

An off-duty city firefighter from Engine 319 in Brooklyn was busted after slugging a motorist during a road-rage incident in Brooklyn yesterday.

The victim, was driving on Gerritsen Ave. when the firefighter, began stopping short and weaving in his private vehicle to prevent him from passing. Later, at a stoplight, he apparently rear-ended the other car. They got out of their cars and the firefighter punched the victim in the face, took his car keys and tossed them.

Manhattan -- Upscale Glatt Kosher New Steakhouse To Open Soon

Creator of Prime Grill Kosher restaurant on E. 49th St is opening up the La Carne Grill, at 340 Lexington Ave. (between 39th and 40th Sts.), a new upscale glatt kosher steakhouse.
It is slated to open Oct. 11. In addition to the chop shop usual menu suspects (steaks, sides, salads), a sushi bar is on the second floor.

Jersey City - +Leaking Chlorine Tank+

A leaking chlorine tank in Jersey City has sent a plume of vapor into the air and officials are warning residents to stay indoors.

U/D: 09:23
Police are closing down the Pulaski Skyway.

U/D: 11:11
Chlorine leak contained only to chemical plant.

Pentagon 9-11 Memorial Chapel Hosts Historic Torah Dedication

On the ground at the Pentagon in the spot where on September 11, 2001 terrorists crashed a plane into the Pentagon killing 189 people, a Torah scroll now resides in an ark whose steel door is secured by a safe lock.

Over 150 military personnel, guests and dignitaries gathered at the Pentagon Memorial Chapel for the dedication of the Torah, recognizing the Jewish members of the U.S. Armed Forces. In front of the standing-room-only crowd, a Rabbi, completed the last letters of the scroll.

Chaplain Andrew J. Cohen of Bolling Air Force Base in Maryland said our Torah is Not as a museum piece, not on display, but to be used in worship, honored with dignity. The Torah dedication, a first for the home of the U.S. military establishment, The Torah scroll was donated by a prominent New York real estate magnate.

After the ceremony, rabbis, guests, chaplains, generals and military personnel gathered for a catered, glatt kosher celebratory meal -- a first for the Pentagon Executive Dining Room, preceded by the National Anthem accompanied by the Color Guard. At the dinner.

Mayor's Plan Puts Police Commissioner in Charge of Disaster Control

Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for an agreement that would allow his police commissioner during city emergencies to take command of hundreds of officers who work for regional authorities.

Under the plan, Ray Kelly would take charge at all big incidents in city train stations, ports, airports, bridges or tunnels run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Port Authority.

NJ Transit Delays Into NY

NJ -- Downed cantenary wires in New Brunswick shuts down parts of NJ Transit and are causing delays on NJ Transit trains this morning.

U/D: 10:59
Service restored on the New Jersey Transit, but with 10-15 minute delays.

Manhattan -- Brooklyn Navy Yard Leader Will Be New President To Lead The Manhattan Downtown Alliance.

The Wall St. Business Improvement District hired the leader of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp., Eric Deutsch, as their new president.
Deutsch, 38, will begin at the citys largest BID Nov. 1 after finishing up his work at the Navy yard,
Since taking over the Navy Yard in 2002, Deutsch has received high marks from business and community leaders and Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who praised the Alliances selection in a prepared statement.

Deutschs salary would be about $250,000, He lives in Park Slope with his wife and their son and daughter.

PA +Police Officer Shot+

PA +Police Officer Shot+ A D.U.I. suspect shot and killed a Newtown Boro police officer in the E.R. Of the St Mary's Hospital at 1201 Langhorne Newtown Road, after the suspect grabbed the officers gun, another police officer was shot to the chest and an E.R. Tech was shot in the shoulder.
The suspect has been caught, and treated in the hospital.

Village Of Kiryas Yoel To The Rescue

Chester -- Eight pre-kindergarten children from the Bronx and their chaperones were taken to Orange Regional Medical Center’s Arden Hill Campus in Goshen this afternoon for minor injuries after the bus they were in struck a overpass on Greycourt Avenue in the Village of Chester.
The chartered bus, from the Susan Wagner Day School in the Bronx, was impounded for inspection. The bus sustained minor damage to the roof.
The remaining 34 children and chaperones were stranded without transportation back home so the Orange County Department of Public Safety contacted the Village of Kiryas Yoel School District, which provided a bus to transport the students and adults home.

The School District also brought lunches, sodas and candy for the stranded kids, who hadn't eaten lunch that day.
Also did Kiryas Yoel volunteers give 15 of the chaperones baseball caps with the village's insignia, said Kiryas Joel Superintendent Steven Bernardo, "Now there'll be 15 people walking around the Bronx tomorrow with other than New York Yankees baseball caps on," he said.

Manhattan +Penn Station Suspicious Package+

Manhattan +Penn Station Suspicious Package+ A level one mobilization has been called in Penn Station and 7th Ave for a suspicious package and some white powder that has been found on a train on track #4 in the bathroom area, train has been evacuated and sealed off.

Romanian Synagogue Turned Into A Concert Hall

The Philharmonic Society of Timisoara, in Romania, took the responsibility to transform a downtown synagogue into the main concert hall of the region.

Hundreds of people attended its opening, eventhough the building still needs many improvements.

Today in Timisoara, only 700 Jews remain, from a community that consisted of more than 13.000 members between the wars.

“Sinagoga din Cetate”, “The Synagogue within the walls”, is one of the main monuments of this city, built between 1863 and 1865.

Monticello Shooting Suspect Finally In Custody

Monticello -- A suspect in three shooting incidents that terrorized Monticello residents over the past six months was taken into custody last night, police said.
Just after 10 p.m. yesterday, Monticello and Fallsburg police, acting on a tip, converged on an SUV in which Earnest Edwards Jr., 23, of Monticello, was a passenger. After a chase in South Fallsburg, Edwards was taken into custody near the Main Street Houses.
Four other men in the SUV with him face misdemeanor charges that are unrelated to the shootings.

L.I. -- Security High On Jewish Holiday For Bias Crimes

Police across Long Island say they will be on the lookout for potential bias crimes and suspicious activity when the Jewish High Holy Days begin at sundown Monday. They have been ordered to give special attention to Jewish communities, synagogues and other related facilities located on their posts.

Mayor Goes to Staten Island For New Precinct Anouncement

Mayor Bloomberg made a trip to Staten Island today to announce the opening of a new police precinct --- two full years before it's scheduled to go up.
Bloomberg said even though crime in the borough is falling, a 30-member police sub-station will open in two weeks and will remain until the precinct is built in 2007. He denied the timing had anything to do with November's election.

Proposed Sketch Of 184 Kent St. That Was Rejected

As reported on VOS IZ NEIAS

Ukraine marks anniversary of Nazi massacres in Kyiv

Ukraine -- Survivors, high-ranking Ukrainian officials and Jewish community leaders paid solemn tribute Sept. 29 to victims of a Nazi massacre of Jews at the Babi Yar ravine.

More than 33,700 Ukrainian Jews were killed when Nazi forces occupying Kyiv over just a few days. The killings continued for months in Babi Yar.

The final death toll was never established, since the Nazis destroyed thousands of bodies, but it was believed to be more than 100,000.

Ukraine's chief rabbi Yakov Blaikh, who was among the mourners, complained that only about 200 elderly people took part in the ceremony and neither the president nor the new prime minister participated. Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov was on a trip to the eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Triple Suicide Car Bombings

BAGHDAD, Iraq. A hospital official said three suicide car bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in the city of Balad north of Baghdad, killing 60 people and wounding 70 others.

Judge: More Pictures Of Abu Ghraib Prison To Be Released

NEW YORK -- A judge has ruled that additional pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released despite U.S. government claims that they could damage America's image.

Manhattan +FDR Drive Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +FDR Drive Traffic Alert+ Overturned Vehicle on the FDR Drive northbound and 116th St. PD Highway units on the scene with a vehicle up against the wall, requesting ESU to upright the auto, no pin EMS to respond for the injured, heavy traffic delays through the area.

NYC Population Now More Than 8,168,000

Mayor Bloomberg says he's been able to convince the U.S. Census Bureau that the city's population rose two percent since 2000, and is now more than 8,168,000.

The city said the Census undercounted several neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. and the extra population will mean an additional $25 million in federal aid to the city over the next five years.

The mayor says zone changes which allow former commercial properties to now include housing were not considered by the Census Bureau.

Spring Valley +Traffic Advisory+

Spring Valley +Traffic Advisory+ MVA in the intersection of Route 45 and Route 59, PD and EMS are on the scene, traffic delays in the area.

John G. Roberts Overwhelmingly Approved as Next Chief Justice

John G. Roberts is overwhelmingly approved as the next Chief Justice and is to be quickly sworn in at aWhite House ceremony so he can take his seat in time for the new Supreme Court session on Monday.

U/D: 15:01
John Roberts has taken the oath of office as chief justice of the United States.

Williamsburg +MVA+

Williamsburg +MVA+ A MVA on Kent Ave and Clymer St is blocking 2 lanes, Hatzolah on the scene.

NY State Troopers Heading To New Orleans

Before leaving to New Orleans to help out in the recovery effort aftor the hurricanes, NY State Police received a blessing Rabbi Mordca Friedman of Monroe a NY State police chaplain. He noted “What they are doing is a ‘mitzvah’ (blessing),” said Rabbi Friedman. He added the significance with the Jewish New Year right around the corner.

NY +Severe Thunderstorms Watch+

NY +Severe Thunderstorms Watch+ Throughout the NY City are a thunderstorms watch is in effect through the day today that could produce gusty winds of 15 to 20 MPH with some heavy rains, and a T-Storm Watch is called for Orange, Putnam and Sullivan Counties for a possibility of gusts up to 80mph.
Tonight the winds will decreasing to 5-10 MPH.

U/D: 13:15
High winds knock power out across state

Far Rockaway +MVA+

Far Rockaway, Queens +MVA+ A bus and van accident in front of 11-79 Beach 9th St corner of Channing has Hatzolah calling for more BLS bavkup.

Manhattan +Escaped Prisoner+

Manhattan +Escaped Prisoner+ Earlier this morning a w/m prisoner in hand cuffs and wearing an orange jump suit escaped on East 72nd St and 1st Ave 19th Pct large police presence in the area.

Woodbury +Achdues Bungalow Colony Break In+

Woodbury Orange County +Achdues Bungalow Colony Break In+ NY State Police, PD K-9 units and Aviation all on the scene searching in the woods for 2 M/B perps that were breaking into bungalows in the Achdues Bungalow Colony and now are hiding behind the colony in the woods.

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+

Williamsburg +Pedestrian Struck+ Accident with pedestrian 6 Y/O male that was struck and is in serious condition at Middletown St and Harrison Ave, Hatzolah on the scene requesting Medics with a rush, aided has severe head injuries and bleeding from the mouth.

U/D: 20:14
Hatzolah ALS units takeing aided to Bellevue Hospital.

Kosher Wine For The Holidays

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Moshe Yudkowsky an Orthodox Jew seems to be a wine connoisseur.

"The Jewish community in Europe used to drink wines like those I'm drinking today," Yudkowsky says, "but when Jews came to America, the Old World grapes weren't available."

Until 20 or 30 years ago, "everybody was drinking sweet malagas," Yudkowsky says. (These sticky, purple wines are made from American "Red Malaga" grapes. Even today, most Jews have scarcely ventured beyond those types.

Yudkowsky remembers the first time he tasted a wine that was different, in the late 1970s. "It was a Hagafen Riesling," he says, still a fairly sweet wine. That wine led to what Yudkowsky calls "a hobby that's out of control." He's been sampling and collecting kosher wines ever since.

Two years ago, he combined his worlds of technology, Judaism and wine to create the online Kosher Wine Review (www.kosherwinereview.com), a Web site detailing his rankings of strictly kosher wines. The site can sort the reviewed wines by criteria ranging from color to value, and also offers the ability to download the information to a Palm Pilot organizer.

TRENTON, NJ -- Governor Wants Tougher Cell Phone Ban

TRENTON, NJ -- The acting governor wants people to put down their cell phones when driving, and he's pushing a measure that would allow police to pull drivers over for that offense alone.

Williamsburg +Child Missing+

Williamsburg +Child Missing+ Child 7 Y/O from the boys school at 75 Ross St is missing since early today, Shomrim Williamsburg requesting all man power to help in the search.

U/D: 14:22
WSP are requesting Hatzolah, Chavirem everyone to help searching.

U/D: 14:26
Child went with private transportation and didn't arrive today at school.

14:49
Child has been found.

"Leaving Brooklyn: Oy Vey."

The city finally agreed to let Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz's put up his sign a kvetch to Manhattan-bound motorists on the Williamsburg Bridge with the message: "Leaving Brooklyn: Oy Vey."

"It's just in time for the Rosh Hashanah holiday, I couldn't have timed it better myself," said Borough President Markowitz.

Monsey +MVA With Entrapment+

Monsey +MVA With Entrapment+ A serious car accident with entrapment at College Rd. and Highview Rd. Hatzolah on the scene requesting ALS to respond with a rush.

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Indicted

WASHINGTON -- A Texas grand jury has indicted House Majority and Republican party Leader Tom DeLay over election campaign financing, his lawyer said.

Today's indictment could force Representative Tom DeLay to step down as House majority leader.

Congressional sources say House Speaker Dennis Hastert will recommend Rep. David Dreier of California step into indicted leader Tom DeLay's duties.

Tom DeLay says he will step down temporarily as House Majority Leader following his indictment in Texas.

Gotti Released From Jail

John "Junior" Gotti has been released from a federal lockup, and is heading to his Long Island mansion where he will remain under house arrest.

Is Coke Kosher ?

IN the early 1930's, Rabbi Tobias Geffen of Congregation Shearith Israel in Atlanta approached Harold Hirsh, an attorney for the Coca-Cola Corporation, and told him he had to know what ingredients were in the "secret recipe" to certify the drink's kosher status. Sworn to secrecy about the recipe, Geffen in 1935 published a teshuva, or Jewish legal response, affirming Coca-Cola's kosher certification for Passover. "With the help of God," wrote Geffen, "I have been able to uncover a pragmatic solution according to which there would be no question or any doubt concerning the ingredients of Coca-Cola."

In fact, the soft-drink company did tweak a couple of ingredients in order to make the soda kosher. That year the Atlanta bottling company produced a bottle cap that included the first-ever certification in Hebrew stating that Coca-Cola was kosher and including Rabbi Geffen's name and the date. An April 3, 1936, issue of the Southern Israelite, a regional Jewish newspaper, advertised, "Coca-Cola in bottles now kosher for Passover."

Brooklyn, The Center of American Kugel Cooking.

Hungarian Kosher Catering in Borough Park, has at least 18 kinds of kugel, Most American Jews know about noodle (lokshen) and potato kugel. But apple-noodle kugel? Salt and pepper kugel? Broccoli kugel? Modern "designer" three-layer kugel with sweet potato, broccoli and cauliflower?

"It used to be that it was only potato and noodle, nothing goes without them," said Shmelka Friedman, 48, owner of the shop, which came to the United States from Hungary after World War II. His repertory now includes both blueberry and rhubarb kugel.

Queens +LIE @ Queens Blvd. Traffic+

Queens +LIE @ Queens Blvd. Traffic+ MVA involving an off-duty MOS with minor injuries at the L.I.E. Westbound near Queens Blvd. PD and tow on the scene.

Train Collides With Car In Waterford Connecticut.

An Acela train struck a car that crossed the tracks in Waterford, Conn., on Wednesday. Despite new high-tech gates that failed to avert car-train crash. The driver and her 8-year-old grandson were killed, and her 4-year-old granddaughter was critically injured.

Grand Rebbe Of Satmar Hospitalized Again

Brooklyn -- The aging spiritual leader for tens of thousands of Satmar Chasidim is back in the hospital, having suffered a minor stroke over the weekend.
Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum, the 91-year-old Satmar grand rebbe, was taken to the hospital this past weekend after feeling ill and having fever while at his Williamsburg home.
The grand rebbe's hospitalization comes in the midst of a power struggle between two of his sons and their rival congregations that could ultimately determine who succeeds him.
Just a week ago, the faction tied to Aron Teitelbaum, of Kiryas Yoel Monroe, went to court in Brooklyn to demand the appointment of guardians to allow his followers and his relatives greater access to the grand rebbe, who is under the watch of the opposing faction. The judge plans to rule on that request in November.

Moscow Rabbi Denied Re-entry To Russia

Moscow, The Russian border control on Tuesday refused entry to Russia to the chief rabbi of the Moscow Choral Synagogue, Pinchas Goldschmidt, after he flew in from Israel.
Moscow sources told Interfax that Goldschmidt, who landed at Moscow''s Domodedovo airport, was sent back to Israel.

Queens, NY +Car accident+

Queens, NY +Car accident+ MVA with injuries at Yellowstone Blvd and 69th Ave. requesting Hatzolah, EMS on the scene.

Brooklyn Democratic Leader Convicted

NEW YORK --- The longtime leader of the Brooklyn Democratic Party was convicted in three felonies of mishandling campaign contributions stemming from a probe of brokering judicial seats.

After a nearly two-week trial, jurors convicted Assemblyman Clarence Norman Jr. of violating election law by taking excessive campaign donations, and falsifying business records.

The jury agreed with prosecutors that Norman tried to conceal $10,000 worth of contributions in the 2000 and 2002 Assembly primary elections. Norman's lawyers had maintained it was all an honest mistake.

Norman now could face up to four years in prison.

Crown Heights +MVA+

Crown Heights, Brooklyn. +MVA+ A motor vehicle accident on President St and Norstrand Ave, Hatzolah requesting an ambulance.

U/D: 16:13
Hatzolah canceling all units.

NEW ORLEANS -- +Police Chief Resigned+

NEW ORLEANS The New Orleans police superintendent has announced his resignation. On the same day he reveals that 249
officers left their posts without permission during Hurricane Katrina, the absent officers Face tribunals.

Boston,MA -- Once-in-a-lifetime a Torah is buried by its students

WEST ROXBURY – As rain threatened the cloudy morning, 90 students from Rashi School in Newton arrived by bus at the Centre Street Cemetery to attend the burial of a Torah.

Earlier this summer, a flood at Rashi School destroyed one of the school’s two Torahs. Once a Torah is declared irreparable, Jewish law mandates that it must be buried.

Williamsburg +Minor Collapse+

Williamsburg +Minor Collapse+ Grappler collapsed onto its side on an excavation site at 347 South 3rd St and Keap St. FD on the scene requesting Rescue Team and Collapse Unit, no structural damage as of this time.

Manhattan +Midtown Tunnel Shut Down+

Manhattan +Midtown Tunnel Shut Down+ Also closing down all bridges.

This was a pursuit, they have the vehicle on Montgomery St. and Broadway and the weapon was found on the FDR Drive but not the perp.

Perp held up a watch store in Manhattan on 56th St and 2nd Ave. then fled in a blue pick-up with duct tape over the license plates, he fired some shots during the pursuit, the pursuit took place on the FDR Drive.

The vehicle is being safeguarded for Canine Units, scanner was found in the vehicle, PD Aviation, ESU and Highway Units all on the scene for a masive search for 2 male perps.

Monroe +Route 17 Rollover+

Monroe +Route 17 Rollover+ Westbound Rote 17 near exit 130 an MVA with an overturned vehicle, EMS requesting ALS to respond to the scene.

Israel to Open New Archaeological Site

The Israeli government will soon open to the public a new archaeological site in Jerusalem's Old City, ancient tunnels that run near the site of the biblical temples.

U/D: On Last Weeks Queens Bias Crime Investigation

Police Hate Crimes Task Force Unit are questioning a person.

Bronx +Whitestone Bridge Closed+

Bronx +Whitestone Bridge Closed+ Bronx bound traffic on the Witestone Bridge is shut down due to a diesel fuel tanker truck on fire with 2 burn victims, PD ESU and FD are on the scene requesting EMS for the the aided that have serious burns.

U/D: 08:53
EMS now advising that aided have moderate burns.

Fallsburg Forming Zoning Committee

Sullivan County, Fallsburg is forming a zoning committee to give zoning advice if 10 bungalows per acre should still be allowed in this town?
The nine-member committee was chosen by the Town Board to update the town's comprehensive plan, since thousands of new homes and bungalows are planned, especially since many residents are calling for a building moratorium.

Bronx +Major Deegan Closed+

Bronx +Major Deegan Closed+ Southbound Major Deegan Expressway near the Macombs Dam Bridge south of the Cross Bronx Exp. is closed due to a MVA of an overturned garbage truck with 4 people injured and one still missing, large police presence, ESU, Highway units, Aviation and EMS all on the scene.

U/D: 06:34
All aided are accounted for.

U/D: 07:26
Roadway still closed.

U/D: 08:01
Expressway reopened, but heavy traffic delays all the way to the GW Bridge on both decks.

Monsey, Police Search For Pervert

Ramapo police were looking yesterday for a man who exposed to two young girls on a wooded path in Monsey.
The incident occurred across the street from another path on which a man 30 Y/O is suspected of attacking two teenage girls in May.
Police said the two young girls were walking ahead of their parents on a path that runs north of 88 Route 59 about 3:30 p.m., when a white male with brown hair and wearing a green and yellow shirt and blue jeans, walked past them and exposed himself.
Police were informed of the incident five hours after it occurred.

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+

Manhattan +F.D.R. Traffic Alert+ A MVA on the F.D.R. Drive southbound near exit 125 is involving a overtuned vehicle and causing traffic delays.

Just In Time Before All Those Holiday Meals

New York -- The OU Orthodox Union has announced Today the first kosher certification of a mainstream adult over-the-counter (OTC) medication, Maalox®, the popular heartburn remedy.

Maalox® will begin carrying the kosher certification symbol in early October. However, formulations of Maalox® that are currently on the shelves already are kosher compliant. This includes all chewable and most of the liquid formulations. The only product that is not kosher-certified is Maalox® Total Stomach Relief.

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+

Brooklyn +Pedestrian Struck+ Hatzolah on the scene requesting a bus to a pedestrian that was struck by an auto on Coney Island Ave and Avenue I

Judge OK's $25.5M Settlement In WWII Case

MIAMI -- A federal judge approved a $25.5 million settlement between the U.S. government and Hungarian Jews who lost treasures when a Nazi "Gold Train" was commandeered by the U.S. Army during World War II.
The lawsuit was filed over the U.S. capture and pilfering in 1945 of the train which was loaded with gold, jewels, silver, china, 3,000 Oriental rugs and 1,200 paintings that had been stolen from Hungarian Jews by the Nazis.
Despite the objections by some Jews for the low amount and the way it will be distribute, the judge said the agreement represented a "historic" chance to right a 60-year-old wrong committed by some U.S. troops and never adequately addressed by the federal government.

Also has the U.S. government agreed to publicly apologize to the Hungarian Holocaust survivors whose possessions were plundered by the Nazis and later seized by American soldiers.

Brooklyn Man Suspected In Planning Assassination Of Israeli Prime Minister.

Israel to deport a young Jewish man to the US suspected of planning to assassinate the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.
Israel is set to deport the young man who lives on Montgomery St. in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to the United States.

Williamsburg +Fire In A House+

Williamsburg +Fire In A House+ 477 Bedford Ave Fire in a house with some people trapped, Hatzolah on the scene, PD calling for ESU to respond.

U/D: 17:01
As per Hatzolah commander on the scene, no one is trapped.

Borough Park +Car Accident+

Borough Park Brooklyn, +Car Accident+ An MVA with a child struck at 16th Ave and 60th St, Hatzolah on the scene requesting additional ALS units to respond and to put a rush on the bus.

FBI Release Report: Jihad Prevented in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, California -- According to an FBI affidavit unsealed recently, local police agencies uncovered an alleged plot while investigating a string of gas station robberies, that three men charged in a terror investigation were allegedly conducted surveillance of military sites, synagogues, the Israeli Consulate and El Al airline facilities in the Los Angeles area as well as Internet research on Jewish holidays, prosecutors said according to court documents.

Washington -- Police Arrest Anti-War Protester.

Police arrested Mrs.Sheehan during an anti-war protest in front of the White House.

Monroe, +Route 17 Accident+

Monroe, +Route 17 Accident+ Westbound of Route 17 an accident with a rollover at M/M 379 close to the NYSP Barracks, multiple injured FD/Rescue, with EMS BLS and ALS units all to the scene.

Jewish Cemetery Desecrated In Check Republic

A Jewish cemetery has been desecrated in the south of the Czech Republic, Swastikas were sprayed over seven tombstones at the Jewish cemetery in the village of Velky Pecin, 93 miles southeast of Prague.

The cemetery, which dates back to the 17th century and is no longer used for burials, is located in a forest outside the village.

Wiiliamsburg +Shots Fired+

Wiiliamsburg +Shots Fired+ 228 South 1st St and Roebling, PD ESU are on the scene for a perp search, perp wanted for a burglary, PD requesting canine, aviation and blood hound for the lost perp, shots fired by perp male Hispanic.

U/D 12:18
PD calling now for a level one mobilization.

Manhattan +Suspicious Package+

Manhattan +Suspicious Package+ At West 10th St. and Weehawken Street a suspicious package that EMS is reporting of some explosives in the package.

B.Q.E. +Heavy Traffic+

Brooklyn, B.Q.E. +Heavy Traffic+ A disabled vehicle in the left lane on the B.Q.E. near Flushing Ave is causing heavy delays, Highway PD on the scene.

F.D.R. Drive Traffic Advisory

Northbound F.D.R. Drive at 116th St. a MVA on the roadway with heavy traffic delays.

Bear Mountain +Missing Persons+

Rockland County, Bear Mountain +Missing Persons+ Search is going on in the Bear Mountain State Park by multiple agencies including Kiryas Yoel, Monroe and 'Q' Hatzolah and also aviation for missing 64-year-old medical doctor Dr. Majer Rosenfeld and his 8 year old grandson, also looking for the gold Honda vehicle with NY registration MD-59046.

U/D: 8:53
Search has been canceled, they have been found by aviation, after being lost since last night and spending the night in the forests.

They are said to be in excellent condition and in good spirits, and sought shelter overnight in a lean-to in one of the park's campgrounds. They declined medical examinations and have been released after questioning.

Kiryas Yoel, Monroe +Person Under Debris+

Kiryas Yoel, Monroe +Person Under Debris+ At the Matzah Bakery on 2 Dinev Ct in Kiryas Yoel, Monroe a large amount of debris fell on 3 people, the aided have serious injuries, Hatzola on the scene with Medic requesting FD/Rescue with the jaws also some additional BLS units and Medivac Albany-1 to fly with a ETA of 10 minutes, L/Z at the Elementry School in Monroe.

Time Switch Raises Concerns For Worshippers To Choose Between Prayer And Arriving Late To Work.

A new law would end daylight-saving time on the first Sunday in November instead of the last Sunday in October. It would start three weeks earlier, on the second Sunday in March rather than the first Sunday in April. That extension would create some darker mornings in order to bring more daylight to the evenings and help save energy.

Normally, during the first week of November the sun would rise at about 6:55 a.m. If daylight time were extended, the sun wouldn't rise until an hour later. The sun would rise later in the spring, too – at 7:45 a.m. on March 11, 2007.

The new system worry's some in the Orthodox Jewish community's. Darkness may be a problem for Orthodox Jews, who start the day with a morning prayer intended to coincide with dawn. Congressmen questioned whether an 8 a.m. sunrise might force some worshippers to choose between prayer and arriving late to work.

Palisades Parkway Closed

Palisades Interstate Parkway southbound near the state line is closed due to the landing of Stat Flight Medivac for a MVA involving a motorcycle.

Southeast, NY, -- To Forgive For The Rabbi Or Not To That Is The Question.

Southeast, NY, -- THE legal case of the Rabbi of Congregation Sons of Israel was closed on Sept. 14. The misdemeanor charges against him for possession of marijuana were dropped. For driving with ability impaired by drugs, he received a citation and paid a $400 fine. The incident is a mark on his driving record - nothing more than a traffic violation.

But the real conflict was never in the legal system; it was in the Rabbi's community that the rift among the faithful whom he has led for 13 years has widened.

In August the congregation's board voted to suspend the Rabbi 50, from the pulpit for 30 days, with pay. This week, on the eve of Rosh Hashana, the rabbi - who is married and has three adolescent children - will return to his job. How welcome that return will be remains unclear.

Those who urge forgiveness say that although the Rabbi made a grave mistake, he has repeatedly apologized for it. Those who urge punishment say that he has lost his moral and ethical authority as a religious leader, especially among impressionable children.