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August 2003

For a dozen years the Crown Heights riots and murder case have shown a stubborn persistence in the headlines. First came the jury verdict that acquitted Lemrick Nelson Jr. of murdering Yankel Rosenbaum. Then the state investigation of the riots, the repercussions in the 1993 mayoral race, the civil suit and the federal investigation. Then […]

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Animal hide is a source of many joys of Judaism. After all, the Torah scroll itself is written on kosher parchment. Still, a celebration of this month’s Tu b’Av holiday that featured djembe drums from Ghana was an unexpected experience for many who found themselves hitting the skins with abandon. “I’m as surprised being here […]

Rabbi Milton Balkany, a Republican fund-raiser who reportedly raised $100,000 for President George W. Bush’s campaign, was arrested Tuesday on federal fraud charges for allegedly misusing a $700,000 grant intended for disabled preschoolers. The rabbi, it is charged, used some of the money to pay his federal income taxes and life insurance premiums. Rabbi Balkany, […]

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