CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — CrownHeights.info received a number reports about cars having been broken into over the last few days. The most recent incidents were that of two cars parked next to each other that were broken into and ransacked.

This past Shabbos, the hosting village of the winter games Whistler, British Columbia, was memorable. Tens of Jews convened at the exclusive Pan Pacific Hotel, located at the base of Whistler Mountain. People from Hong Kong, Colorado, California, Kitchner Ontario and more. Mike Flint, movie producer and participant of the past twelve olympics, said, “Chabad never has such a prime spot in the Olympics”.

I loved the irony. It was intense, yet settling; theoretical yet practical. We were in a quiet town about sixty miles from Crown Heights, yet in a Yeshiva-like atmosphere. It was warm despite the 2 feet of snow piled outside!

Popular Seattle, Wash., caterer Leah?s Catering and the Stroum Jewish Community Center have launched a Purim-themed fundraising drive to benefit earthquake relief in Haiti.

Called ?Hamentachen for Haiti,? the project, which launched on Monday, will send 100 percent of profits from the sales of the traditional jam-filled holiday cookie to the Chabad Haiti Relief Fund operated by Chabad-Lubavitch of the Dominican Republic.

European children took part in winter camps throughout Europe organized by Rabbi Levy Kanelsky, director of European Aleph Institute. Two camps in England, One in Ukraine, and another two in Austria - to take place in another two weeks, are just some of the wonderful work the European Aleph Institute does for children in need.

Over 5000 children from 43 schools around the words united today for a Tzivos Hashem Rally in honor of Tes Adar and Purim.

In connection with Tes Adar, CrownHeights.info and Living Torah Online is proud to present a video clip of the Freidiker Rebbe arriving in the United States of America.

CrownHeights.info is pleased to present to you Oholei Torah's video presentation of the Man of the Year, Mr. Simon Jacobson.

Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.

Daniel ben Raizel

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yaakov and Esty (nee Goodman) Bruck (Machester, UK) on the birth of their daughter, Chana Brocha.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.