German Halle Synagogue Shooter Attempts Prison Escape
BERLIN (JTA) — The gunman accused of attacking a synagogue in Halle, Germany, in 2019, was recaptured by German authorities after attempting a prison escape.
Stephan Balliet cli...
Norway Will Withhold Funding to Palestinians Over Textbooks It Says Promote Hate and Violence
OSLO (JTA) - Norway said Thursday that it will withhold half of the year’s funding to the Palestinian Authority’s education system until it stops using textbooks that promote hate...
Bonei Olam Celebrates Remarkable Milestone of 8,700 Babies
At a time when Klal Yisroel has experienced unspeakable losses and no community has been spared from tragedy, Bonei Olam is providing a level of nechomah, providing encouraging new...
Watch: Police Volunteer Brutally Attacks Elderly Chareidi Rabbi Over Alleged Mask Infringements
PETAH TIKVA (VINnews) — A police volunteer was caught on security cameras as he brutally assaulted an elderly rabbi near a Petach Tikva shul. Ynet reports that the volunteer had p...
Rumor That A Los Angeles Chabad Is Fueling Antifa Gets Brief White House Amplification
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — A Los Angeles synagogue found itself having to deny misinformation about the George Floyd protests after a rumor spread — and was briefly amplified by the White...
Former Assemblyman Hikind Calling on Jews To Attend Solidarity Rally For Floyd
BROOKLYN (VINnews) - Former NY Jewish Assemblyman Dov Hikind is calling on fellow Jews to attend a solidarity march in support of the Floyd family & black community
In his ...
New Report Finds Anti-Semitism On The Rise In Czech Republic
PRAGUE (AP) — The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the Czech Republic doubled last year, the Jewish community said Wednesday.
In its annual report, the Federation of the Jewi...
Watch: 16 Young British Jews Speak Out In Support Of Israeli Annexation
LONDON (VINnews) — 16 young Jews from a plethora of different Zionist organizations in Britain have spoken out in support of Israel's right to annex territories in Judea and Samari...
Israel Leaves Schools Open In The Meantime Despite Increased Infection
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After a protracted meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and senior health ministry officials, the prime minister decided to keep all schools open in the m...
Russian-Israeli Billionaire Roman Abramovich Buys Estate In Israel For Record $64.5 Million
JERUSALEM (JTA) - Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich has bought an estate in central Israel for a record $64.5 million, an Israeli business daily reported.
The deal on...
Veterans Affairs Department To Reverse Course And Replace Tombstones That Have Swastikas
WASHINGTON (JTA) - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will begin the process of replacing three gravestones bearing swastikas in cemeteries in Texas and Utah, les...
Belzer Rebbetzin Reveals How She Coped With 11 Years Without Children
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a letter to a childless friend written just before Shavuos, Rebbetzin Sara Rokach, wife of the Belzer Rebbe, described how she herself had to deal with nea...
Beit Shemesh Resident Remains In Custody Because He Refuses Electronic Handcuff On Shabbos
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Jerusalem District Court ruled that Binyamin Friedman, a Chareidi resident of Beit Shemesh who allegedly attacked policemen disbanding an illegal minyan i...
MK Liberman: Chareidim Raising Children As “Election Fodder” To Maintain Political Power
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yisrael Beitenu chairman Avigdor Liberman attacked the new government as well as the Chareidi parties in a Knesset Channel interview Monday.
Liberman refer...
Prime Minister Netanyahu Files Police Complaint Over ‘Specific Death Threats’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wrote on his Facebook page that he has filed a police complaint over threats on his life.
Netanyahu wrote that he had bee...
AIPAC Cancels 2021 Policy Conference Due To Concerns About Coronavirus
WASHINGTON (JNS) - The annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., has been canceled for 2021 due to issues concerning the coronavirus, announced the pro-Israel lobby’s pre...
Face Fountain From Mishnaic Period Discovered In Tzipori
TZIPORI (VINnews) — An ancient face fountain which was used as a public fountain in bathhouses, fountains and basins has been discovered recently in the Sepphoris (Tzipori) Nationa...
Synagogues In Los Angeles And Richmond Vandalized During Protests
LOS ANGELES (JTA) - A synagogue in Los Angeles was vandalized with graffiti reading “F**k Israel” and “Free Palestine” as protests against the police killing of George Floyd swept ...
Prayer Shawls Stuffed In Toilets And Torah Scrolls Cut Up In Vandalism At Montreal Synagogue
MONTREAL (JTA)—Vandals ransacked a small Montreal synagogue sometime after it closed weeks ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic in what was described as one of the worst local synagogu...
There’s Going To Be A New ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ Movie
NEW YORK (JTA) - Wonder of wonders: “Fiddler on the Roof” is returning to the big screen.
MGM will produce a remake of the iconic 1964 musical about the struggles and joys of Je...