‘This Will Completely Change Jewish Life In Austria’: Thousands Of Jews Around The World Expected To Apply For Austrian Citizenship Through New Rules
VIENNA (JTA) - Caroline Wellbery’s father, the late German literary scholar Egon Schwarz, fled Austria with his family after the Nazis annexed the country in 1938, when he was 15. ...
Homeless Man With Crack Pipe In Custody After Attack Of NYPD Chaplain
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A homeless man, who was found to be in posession of drugs, was arrested for the attack and attempted mugging of NYPD chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass on Tuesday.
P...
UAE’s Warm Welcome To Israelis Reflects Changing Region
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In less than 24 hours on the ground, Israel’s first-of-its-kind delegation to the United Arab Emirates received a royal welcome that would ha...
Rosh Hashanah Dinner, Yom Kippur Break-fast, Sukkah Hops: How Risky Are These High Holiday Activities During Covid-19?
NEW YORK (JTA) - When Passover arrived just a few weeks after the pandemic set in earlier this year, it was clear that Seders with families and friends would not be happening.
F...
Kushner: All 22 Arab League States May Normalize Relations With Israel
WASHINGTON (JNS) - White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said in an interview published on Tuesday that he believes it is possible all 22 Arab states will make peace with Israel...
Opinion: What Are Jews Who Embrace The Black Lives Matter Movement Endorsing?
NEW YORK (JNS/Jonathan S. Tobin) - To read the statement signed by more than 600 Jewish groups last week, in which they identified their denominations, synagogues and organizations...
Several Left-wing Jewish Groups Seek To Oust ZOA From Boston JCRC Over Opposition To BLM
BOSTON (JNS) - Several left-wing Jewish groups have filed a petition to initiate the removal of the Zionist Organization of America from the Jewish Community Relations Council of G...
Watch: Selective Enforcement Against Chareidim At Israeli Demonstrations
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — At the daily demonstrations taking place outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's house in Balfour street in central Jerusalem, tens of thousands of demonstrators c...
Report: Hasidic Man Attacked In Uman
UKRAINE (JTA) - An Orthodox Jewish man was beaten in the face at a supermarket in the Ukrainian city of Uman.
The incident happened Monday evening as the man, who has not been ...
Report: Netanyahu Secretly Visited UAE, Met With UAE Crown Prince Bin Zayed In 2018
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli prime minister Netanyahu secretly visited the UAE in 2018 to jumpstart the peace process with the Gulf state, according to a report by Yediot Aharonot...
Breslov Hasidim Barred From Entering Ukraine For Annual Uman Pilgrimage
UMAN (JTA) - Breslov Hasidim were barred from entering Ukraine for the annual Jewish New Year’s pilgrimage to Uman.
Passengers on at least two flights from London and Paris were...
Clip Of Palestinian Throwing Stones On Soldiers Who Retreat From Him Provokes Controversy
HEVRON (VINnews) — A video of a Palestinian youth throwing stones at Israeli soldiers who retreat and do not respond to the provocation has aroused unusual responses in the Arab me...
Child From Chicago In Critical Condition After Drowning In A Pool
CHICAGO (VINnews) — A child from Chicago is in critical condition on Monday after a drowning incident.
Sources tell VINnews that a family from Chicago is in Indiana on vacation....
Video: El Al Flight LY971 To Abu Dhabi Was No Typical Air Journey
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — From the Israeli captain’s emotional greeting in Arabic upon takeoff in Tel Aviv, to the warm Emirati reception on the ground in scorching Ab...
South Carolina Congressman Asks Trump To Pressure Ukraine To Allow Rosh Hashanah Pilgrims
WASHINGTON (JTA) - A Republican congressman from South Carolina is asking his colleagues to sign a letter that calls on the Trump administration to pressure Ukraine to allow Jewish...
Lock the Doors And Don’t Let Them In, Says Yeger as Sheriff’s Office Cracks Down on Borough Park Weddings
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - With both the mayor and the governor taking a tough stance on weddings that exceed the 50 person limit on indoor gatherings, City Councilman Kalman...
Gabor Hirsch, Prominent Swiss Activist For Holocaust Education, Dies At 90
SWITZERLAND (JTA) - Gabor Hirsch, a Holocaust survivor who became a prominent activist for Holocaust commemoration in Switzerland, has died at 90.
Hirsch, who was born in Hungar...
Jewish Woman Celebrates 111th Birthday Under Lockdown In South Africa
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - Only one person has ever officially fulfilled the traditional Jewish birthday blessing of living “until 120,” but Rosalie Wolpe from South Africa is well ...
Douglas Emhoff, Kamala Harris’ Husband, Is The Democrats’ Newest Jewish Star
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Democrats chose Florida to roll out their newest Jewish star, Kamala Harris’ Jewish husband, Douglas Emhoff.
The vice presidential nominee’s partner opened up...
Opinion: Many Orthodox Jews Support President Trump. I’m One Of Them — Here’s Why.
JERUSALEM (JTA/Binyamin Rose) — Only 6% of voters who cast ballots for Barack Obama in 2008 voted for Donald Trump in 2016. I’m one of them.
Political affiliation played no role...