Ex-president Bush spends Christmas in hospital
88-year-old has been in the hospital for a month with a lingering, bronchitis-like cough
View ArticleFormer US president George H. W. Bush placed in intensive care
Medical staff cautiously optimistic as fever persists
View ArticleGeorge H.W. Bush released from hospital
Former president will not require ‘special’ medication at home, but will continue with physical therapy
View ArticleJewish b-ballers back in Texas tourney
After fighting not to forfeit a game last year on Shabbat, a Houston day school has another shot at the state title
View ArticleIsraelis risk permanent ban to work at US malls
While Congress considers lifting visa requirements, young salespeople evade law enforcement to finance bigger dreams
View ArticleBomb threats called in to two Houston synagogues
Reform and Conservative shuls will reopen Friday, but with heightened security
View ArticleGoodbye gangs, hello longboarding
Longboarding for Peace, a coexistence initiative started in Jaffa, spreads to cities like Houston, where gang members are putting down their guns and picking up skating
View ArticleOmri Casspi to play for Houston
After two frustrating years in Cleveland, forward will hope to start fresh with a two-year, $2 million deal
View ArticleHouston family fights FDA for experimental treatment
Parents need 100,000 signatures by January for FDA to consider approving antineoplaston therapy for son with cancer
View ArticlePalestinian student pranks TV news
Assuming the moniker ‘Abu Sharmouta,’ or ‘father of a prostitute,’ U of Houston man’s joke goes viral
View ArticleUS closes Syrian embassy in Washington
Move comes in response to Assad’s decision to suspend consular services for Syrians living in America
View ArticleHouston man pleads guilty to synagogue bomb threats
Dante Phearse could face up to 30 years in prison for terrorizing two Texas congregations
View ArticleMan sentenced for bomb threat to Houston synagogue
In 2013 Dante Phearse left a threatening message at Texas’ oldest congregation
View ArticleHouston taken by surprise at pro-Palestinian rally
Jewish community readies itself for Friday’s Al Quds Day counter demonstration in support of Israel
View ArticleEx-president George H.W. Bush taken to hospital
Former US leader experiences ‘shortness of breath,’ but does not appear to be in any danger
View ArticleGeorge H.W. Bush’s condition improves
But spokesman says former president will remain in hospital for now
View Article‘Hebrew Hammer’ baseball player Al Rosen dies at 91
Jewish third baseman played with Cleveland Indians throughout his career and was a member of 1948 title team
View ArticleElderly Houston rabbi rescued from floods
Two concerned neighbors paddle Joseph Radinsky to safety in a canoe
View ArticleHouston floods inundate Jewish homes and 2 synagogues
Residents of heavily Jewish area near one overflowing canal evacuated by watercraft as rains paralyze fourth-largest US city
View ArticleBurial set for elderly Jewish couple who died in Houston flooding
Shirley and Jack Alte died when their rescue boat capsized in rushing floodwaters; funerals set for Sunday at Congregation Beth Yeshurun Cemetery
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