75th Anniversary Of End Of WWII Is Mostly Virtual Amid Virus
HONOLULU (AP) — When Japanese military leaders climbed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, the battleship was packed with U.S. sailors eager to see the end of Wo...
Target Removes Costume Resembling Clothes Worn By Jewish Diarist Anne Frank
NEW YORK (JNS) - A costume that appears to look like an outfit worn by the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank during World War II and the Holocaust has been removed from Target’s webs...
3 Weeks After Being Stabbed 28 Times By Arab Terrorist, Rafael Levi Celebrates Son’s Birth
ROSH HA'AYIN (VINnews) — Rafael Levi simply wanted to check up on the progress in constructing his new apartment. He did not dream for a moment that he would meet an armed Arab ter...
Rav Chaim Kanievski: Yeshiva Students Should Not Undergo COVID-19 Tests
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Despite a number of yeshivos having suffered outbreaks of coronavirus, Hagaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievski maintains that if bochurim display symptoms of the virus w...
Breslov Chasidim Demonstrate, Lobby, Release Video Showing Uman Precautions
UMAN, UKRAINE (VINnews) — In an attempt to persuade the Ukrainian authorities that all steps are being taken to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus during the coming Rosh Hashana ga...
Israel’s Top Court Rejects Alleged Child Sex Abuser’s Malka Leifer Appeal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a former teacher wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse, saying her mental condition does not ...
Diplomacy Marches On Its Stomach: One Rabbi Helps Cook Up Kosher Fare For UAE Delegation
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (JNS) - Top Israeli and American officials arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Monday departing from Tel Aviv aboard an El Al Boe...
‘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....
