Monthly Archives: March 2008
Houston, TX – Fetus Found on Continental Airlines Jet Out of LaGuardia Airport
Houston, TX - A human fetus was found on a Continental airlines flight that landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport. And right now, the FBI is involved, trying to find out what hap...
Washington, DC – Food Stamp Use at Record Pace
Washington, DC - Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming ye...
Manchester, Lancashire, UK – Hatzolah’s Pesach Warning over Cleaning Fluid
Manchester, Lancashire, UK - Hatzola has warned against using very strong cleaning products for Passover after two Manchester children were hospitalised with chemical burns.
The a...
Brooklyn, NY – Outrageous: Line of Clothing With Torah Covers
Pinned topic Mar. 30 2008
Call for action!
Brooklyn, NY - According to JTA, controversial Fashion designer Levi Okunov has unveiled a line of clothing using parchment and velvet...
Munich, Germany – Suspended Jail Term for Lawyer for Keeping Some Holocaust Payouts
Munich, Germany - A lawyer who has spearheaded Holocaust victims' claims has been given a suspended jail term of 11 months for keeping some of the payouts.Michael Witti, who s...
Brooklyn, NY +Serious MVA+
Brooklyn, NY +Serious MVA+ Flatbush Hatzolah on the scene at East 29th Street and Kings Highway for a serious motor vehicle accident and requesting two ambulances on a rush and Med...
Israel – Foreign Buyers Bid up Property.
Israel - Charming balconies with million-dollar views of Jerusalem's Old City grace the limestone walls of apartments in the ritzy Talbiyeh neighborhood, but Disraeli Street lays e...
London – Eruv ‘Friends’ Go On Glossy PR Offensive
London - Supporters of the North-West London eruv have mounted an expensive public-relations exercise in a bid to demonstrate to local strictly Orthodox residents that it is usable...
Pitman, NJ – Pair Charged in Bias Crime
Pitman, NJ - Two men were charged in connection with vandalism found throughout Glassboro and Pitman.James C. Pacell, 29, of South Woodbury Road and Thomas J. Murphy, 34, of West A...
New York, NY – Curbing The Cabs By Its Horns
New York, NY - Residents of one of the city's noisiest neighborhoods are honking mad at hacks who lean on their horns - so they're cooking up creative ways to quiet the nightly cab...
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Vandals Paint Swastikas on Synagogue
Wilkes-Barre, PA - Police are investigating after vandals spray painted swastikas on a synagogue.
Congregation members discovered the Nazi symbols and other graffiti when they sho...
Brooklyn, NY +Teens Assaulted+
Brooklyn, NY +Teens Assaulted+ NYPD of 79th Pct and Williamsburg Shomrim Patrol are investigating two assaultes on teenage boys in the last few days.The latest was late Friday nigh...
New York – AP Picks Up VIN News Story, Anti-Semitism at Canadian Crossing.
New York - Two weeks ago VIN News was the first media outlet to bring this story to the attention of the Jewish community, Now The Associate Press is reporting it.
Final arguments...
New York – Hillary Clinton: Comparative To Queen Esther Is An Honor.
New York - During this campaign, Hillary Clinton has been compared to a lot of things, even called a lot of names, but she has yet to be compared to a Biblical figure. During the q...
New York – Family Tree Web Site Seeks to Unite Jews Worldwide
New York - In the near future, provided Dan Rolls realizes his vision, any Jew in the world could easily visit a Web site where he would be able trace back his genealogical tree in...
Manhattan, NY – Council Speaker Quinn Won’t Attend COJO’s Breakfas (Again)
Manhattan, NY - Council Speaker Christine Quinn will not be attending tomorrow's legislative breakfast hosted by the Council of Orthodox Jewish Organizations of the West Side.
Her...
Queens, NY – Dentist’s Killing Tears at Jewish Community
Queens, NY - More than five months since Dr. Daniel Malakov was shot to death, neighbors still come up to his father to offer condolences. But some refuse to offer a word to the fa...
New York +Son Of Hatzalah CEO, Rescued From Notorious Abuse Boot Camp+
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New York - VIN News reported a few days ago about Issac Hersh son of the CEO of Hatzalah in Brooklyn, New York, who was held since Jun 2007 in a Jamaican boot...
Eilat, Israel – Haredi MDA Volunteers Outraged Over Pork in Station Kitchen
Eilat, Israel - Dozens of religious Magen David Adom volunteers suspended themselves today after learning that pork had been eaten at the local station.
The move was made after on...
Albany, NY – Governor Touts Plan To Put New Yorkers’ Medical Info Online
Albany, NY - Governor David Paterson announced a plan to put the medical information of New Yorkers online.
The state has awarded $105 million in grants to 19 community based IT pr...