Breaking Update: Eliyah Haliwa Confirmed Not Jewish, No Ties To Terrorism
NEW YORK (VINnews) — After a day and a half of rumors circulating, VINnews can now confirm that Lebanese imposter Eliyah Haliwa is in fact not Jewish at all. He also does not have ...
On Kristallnacht Anniversary, Austrian Government Unveils Memorial Wall With 64,440 Names
VIENNA (JTA) - The Austrian government inaugurated a $7 million Holocaust memorial monument on the anniversary of the 1938 Kristallnacht pogroms.
The “Shoah Wall of Names” that ...
The Headlines Will Move On. But Will The Girls?
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The following letter was written by a concerned educator regarding recent events:
It is late at night and sleep eludes me as I close my eyes. All I see is a...
12 Syrian Jews From Brooklyn Visit Syria And Are Told: ‘This Is Your Country, Why Don’t You Return?’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — An unusual visit by 12 American Jews to their former homeland in Syria has led to questions about the Syrian government's intentions regarding its former citiz...
Israel Supporters Question Lag By New York City Comptroller Against Ben & Jerry’s Boycott
NEW YORK (JNS) New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is being criticized by supporters of Israel for not pulling the city’s pension-fund investments from Ben & Jerry’s paren...
German President Remembers Anti-Jewish Pogrom 83 Years Ago
BERLIN (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday marked the 83rd anniversary of the anti-Jewish pogrom that was labeled “Kristallnacht” — the “Night of Broken Glas...
US Holocaust Museum Says China Boosting Uyghur Repression
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum says it has compiled evidence of increasing government repression against Uyghur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang region.
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Stock Photo Library Featuring Photos of Orthodox Jewish Women Debuts
JERUSALEM (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - An organization dedicated to making Orthodox women’s voices heard has launched an online repository of stock photos featuring Jewish women and gir...
Lebanese Arab Imposter Who Married Jewish Girl Studied Cybersecurity In Israeli Technological College
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Lebanese imposter who married a Syrian Jewish girl from Brooklyn under false pretenses, apparently studied in a technological college in Israel, according...
Teenager Arrested After Waving Large Knife In Front Of French Jewish School
LYON (JTA) — French police arrested a teenager who brandished a large knife in front of a Jewish high school outside Lyon while shouting antisemitic slogans.
The incident took p...
Texas Chabad Rabbi Releases Statement On Lebanese Man Who Faked Identity To Marry Jewish Girl
TEXAS (VINnews) — As previously reported by VINnews, a Lebanese man deceived a Jewish girl from Brooklyn and married her, after spending time with the Chabad and local Jewish commu...
Shocking: Lebanese Arab Masqueraded As Chareidi Jewish Man, Married Brooklyn Sephardic Girl
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A shocking story of deceipt and betrayal has rocked the Jewish community in the US.
A Lebanese person claiming to be a chareidi Jew named Eliyah Haliwa join...
UK Soccer Fans Arrested For Allegedly Harassing Charedi Jew On A Plane
LONDON (JTA) - Police in Britain arrested two men for allegedly chanting offensive soccer-themed limericks at an Orthodox Jewish passenger on a flight Nov. 4.
The incident was f...
Assimilation In Israel: 52,000 Jewish Males, 32,000 Jewish Females Married To Gentiles
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For the first time in a number of years, the Central Bureau of Statistics in Israel (CBS) released figures regarding the number of Jews married to gentiles in...
Rav Elyashiv zt”l: 4 Thoughts on Kavana in Tefillah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Below are 4 thoughts on Kavana in Tefillah from Rav Elyashiv zt”l, culled from the new Siddur by Rav Lipa Israelson entitled, “Tehillah L’Dovi...
Oxford University Lambasted For Accepting Donation From Trust Of Nazi Sympathizer Oswald Mosley
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The venerated Oxford University is facing severe criticism after it received a £12 million grant from the fortune of fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley. Jewish s...
Kamala Harris Condemns Singling Out Of Israel Spurred By ‘Anti-Jewish Hatred’
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Vice President Kamala Harris is set to denounce the singling out of Israel “because of anti-Jewish hatred” in a speech at the Anti-Defamation League’s annual Nev...
Report From Las Vegas: Some Jewish Republicans Have Trump Fatigue, But They Just Can’t Quit Him
LAS VEGAS (JTA) - The Republican Jewish Coalition conference was about 2022, and also 2024. It was about how a near Republican sweep in state and local races last week revealed a w...
A Mother’s Prayer From the Chazon Ish
The Chazon Ish, Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz zt”l (1878 - 1953) was not just one of the Gedolei HaDor and the leading recognized Posaik HaDor in his generation, he was also an in...
MKs Call To Investigate Vicious Anti-Chareidi Tweet: ‘They Should Seal The Tent And Put In Gas’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A tweet by Israeli journalist Moshe Weissberg depicting the huge chasidic gathering in Boro Park this past weekend caused a furor in Israel after an Israeli tw...