Rally at U.N. Tells Ahmadinejad: ‘Go Home’Thousands of protesters filled Dag Hammarskjold Plaza opposite the United Nations for a rally against Iran’s president, who came to town to address the General Assembly.…Read more
Child Labor Allegations at Kosher Slaughterhouse Referred to Iowa Attorney GeneralIn what could result in the first charges to be brought against upper management at Agriprocessors, the Iowa Labor Commissioner’s Office has sent dozens of alleged child labor violations to the state’s attorney general for prosecution.…Read more
Sparks Fly at Capitol Hill Hearing on Immigration RaidWitnesses at recent congressional hearings described the federal immigration raid on the country’s largest kosher plant as a travesty of justice, a national disgrace and an ambush.…Read more
As Furor Grows in Wake of Immigration Raid, Kosher Meat Company Seeks New CEOMounting pressure from Jewish groups and members of Congress has led the largest kosher slaughterhouse in the United States to start searching for a new CEO less than two weeks after federal agents arrested nearly 400 of its employees in a massive immigration raid.…Read more
Spitzer’s Successor Is Well-Liked by State’s Jewish LeadersBarely two days after news broke that Eliot Spitzer had consorted with a prostitute in a Washington hotel room in February, and before the New York governor had even announced his resignation, Jewish leaders already were kvelling over his successor, Lt.-Gov. David Paterson.…Read more
Child Labor Allegations at Kosher Slaughterhouse Referred to Iowa Attorney GeneralIn what could result in the first charges to be brought against upper management at Agriprocessors, the Iowa Labor Commissioner’s Office has sent dozens of alleged child labor violations to the state’s attorney general for prosecution.…Read more
Sparks Fly at Capitol Hill Hearing on Immigration RaidWitnesses at recent congressional hearings described the federal immigration raid on the country’s largest kosher plant as a travesty of justice, a national disgrace and an ambush.…Read more
As Furor Grows in Wake of Immigration Raid, Kosher Meat Company Seeks New CEOMounting pressure from Jewish groups and members of Congress has led the largest kosher slaughterhouse in the United States to start searching for a new CEO less than two weeks after federal agents arrested nearly 400 of its employees in a massive immigration raid.…Read more
Spitzer’s Successor Is Well-Liked by State’s Jewish LeadersBarely two days after news broke that Eliot Spitzer had consorted with a prostitute in a Washington hotel room in February, and before the New York governor had even announced his resignation, Jewish leaders already were kvelling over his successor, Lt.-Gov. David Paterson.…Read more
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