Municipal authorities in the Russian city of Syzran returned a synagogue to the local Jewish community that was shut down by the communists nearly 90 years ago. The synagogue, which was built in 1910 and shuttered 20 years later, was returned last week, the SyzranSmall website reported. Syzran, which is located in the Volga region, […]

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock was told how he could qualify for the next presidential debate, but it didn’t make much sense: Spend $60. Attract a $1 donor. And repeat, maybe thousands of times. “You spend $60 on Facebook right now to get a $1 donor,” Bullock said last week while campaigning in Iowa , referring […]

New York – Up to 30 women were expected to take a judge up on his invitation to speak at a hearing after financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself before facing sex trafficking charges. The hearing Tuesday morning was scheduled last week by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman. Berman presided over the case prosecutors brought against […]

Jerusalem – In a rare occurrence, the head of the main opposition party in Israel was briefed on recent violence that has Israel and the security establishment on edge. In the past, such courtesy briefings were a signal that Israel could be contemplating military action. Benny Gantz, who leads the Blue and White party, received […]

Memphis, TN – A Mississippi hotelier who had sought to open new hotels in partnership with President Donald Trump’s family has been arrested on charges of stealing luggage from a Tennessee airport. Dinesh Chawla of Cleveland, Mississippi, was arrested Thursday at the Memphis airport and charged with two counts of felony theft. A sworn statement […]

Washington – Iran threatened a leading Washington think tank with sanctions and other unspecified measures. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which counsels hawkish policies toward Iran, said it has contacted law enforcement. “Law enforcement is taking a close look at the Islamic Republic’s threat against our think tank,” a foundation official told the Jewish […]

Hong Kong – Hong Kong’s leader says she has met with a group of young people including some who have taken part in political protests, but she showed no sign of budging on any of the protesters’ demands. The semi-autonomous Chinese city has seen more than two months of pro-democracy protests that have often ended […]

Chisinau, Moldova – Jews in this city reopened a synagogue in its former home, a building seized by Soviet authorities nearly 80 years ago. The Wooden Synagogue, or the Lemnaria Synagogue, was reopened Sunday in the cellar of the Kedem Jewish Community Center. About 300 people attended the ceremony under the auspices of the Limmud […]

St. Louis – From huge rewards to calls for allowing Missouri cities to enact their own gun laws, leaders in St. Louis and Kansas City are grappling with a troubling rise in shooting deaths, especially those involving children. This past weekend was especially violent. In Kansas City, four men were killed Sunday, including two in […]

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the head of the Hezbollah to “calm down” amid concerns the terror group would strike targets in Israel in retaliation for Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Syria. On Sunday, Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah would take revenge following an Israeli airstrike on what it said were targets […]