The dispute with haredi protesters over Shabbat parking near Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate has been solved, and similar bitter protests over Shabbat operations at the city's Intel plant are also well on the way to resolution, an upbeat Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said on Saturday night. Read More
Mouths filled with hatred Nov. 26, 2009 Larry Derfner , THE JERUSALEM POST Father Samuel Aghoyan, a senior Armenian Orthodox cleric in Jerusalem's Old City, says he's been spat at by young haredi and national Orthodox Jews "about 15 to 20 times" in the past decade. Read More
Less fortunate metro-area residents received a helping hand Saturday afternoon in downtown Kansas City. With support from a number of Kansas City-area multi-denominational congregations, Care of Poor People held its bi-annual "Survival Event." Read More
The birth rate among Israel's Muslim Arab minority has fallen by a quarter since 2000, official figures showed yesterday. Read More
A haredi man was stabbed in the face and another broke his hand in a Friday night scuffle in Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood. Read More
Israeli army forces closed the Hawara military checkpoint near Nablus, north of the West Bank, for few hours Thursday and banned the Palestinians from passing through. Read More
European Jews asked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday if his country would observe International Holocaust Day starting from next year. Read More
Google is apologizing with full-page ads for racist search results. Read More
This Thanksgiving season marks the reunion — after 64 years — of a Holocaust survivor and the Polish Christian who risked his life to save him. Read More
Yes, they named themselves after a Michelle Pfeiffer movie. Read More
A beautiful mess of indie rock, country-rock and lo-fi with lyrics both witty and profound, the Silver Jews were formed in 1989 ... Read the full Silver Jews bio.