Michael Rubinkam

Feb 25, 2025 | cumberlink.com | Michael Rubinkam

ALLENTOWN — A few days ago, a pastor asked Syrian-born restaurant owner Marie Jarrah to donate food to a welcoming event for recently arrived Syrian refugees. Jarrah, who said she regularly helps people in need, declined. Like many of Allentown’s establishment Syrians, she doesn’t think it’s a good idea to bring refugees to the city. She clung to that view even before last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris.

Feb 12, 2025 | thebeaconnewspapers.com | Michael Rubinkam

Photo by Vladislav Reshetnyak on Pexels The scammers are winning.

Dec 21, 2024 | timesdaily.com | Michael Rubinkam

A Pennsylvania jail retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by punishing entire cell blocks — confiscating legal paperwork, withholding necessities like toilet paper, soap and warm clothing, and cutting power and heat, inmates allege in a federal lawsuit. kAm%@A ;2:= @77:4:2=D H2865 2? 6D42=2E:?8[ >@?E9=@?8 42>A2:8? @7 4@==64E:G6 AF?:D9>6?E[ :>A@D:?8 “?62C\E@E2= 56AC:G2E:@?” 2?5 G:@=2E:?8 E96 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= C:89ED @7 A6@A=6 :?42C46C2E65 2E s2FA9:?

Dec 20, 2024 | washingtontimes.com | Michael Rubinkam

The Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite “repeated, extensive notice” that students, teachers and administrators were engaging in antisemitic behavior, the U.S. Department of Education has concluded after a federal civil rights investigation.

Dec 20, 2024 | phillytrib.com | Michael Rubinkam