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7/16/12 Round Up PM Edition

By Jspace Staff on 7/16/2012 at 5:18 PM

Categories: Round Up, Religion, World

7/16/12 Round Up PM Edition

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem against attempts to draft members of their community into the Israeli military. [Chron.com]

The head of the Egyptian security in North Sinai, Gen. Ahmed Bakr, says two Americans and their Egyptian tour guide have been released after being abducted four days ago. [The Times of Israel]

The parents of deceased billionaire Eva Rausing want her to have a Jewish burial in South Carolina. [The Algemeiner]

Shlomo Bentin, a neuropsychologist, was killed in a bike accident. [Berkleyside]

Jewish cemetery lawsuits continue to grow. [SunSentinel.com]

The Jewish family of missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer may have the answers they’ve been looking for since last June. [ABC News]

Tony Romo plays basketball at a Jewish Community Center to stay in shape over the summer. [Tablet]

At Jezebel, even the drinks are kosher. [The New York Times]

Never mind that Anthony Weiner is still paying rent on a campaign office in New York City – he paid $40.27 for a meal at Mendy’s kosher deli. [Tablet]

  • Ultra Orthdox Jewish man carries a handcuffed boy.
  • Shlomo Bentin
  • Monastery at St. Catherine in the Sinai desert
  • Police outside Rausing's home in West London.
  • Lauren Spierer
  • Mendy's
  • Jezebel
  • Handcuffed Ultra Orthodox Jewish men

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