Reform Rabbi Arrested And Dragged Away While Holding Lulav & Esrog [VIDEO]
LONDON (JTA) — A 77-year-old British rabbi was arrested and dragged away by police while wearing his tallit and carrying the four species of Sukkot during a climate change protest ...
Florida Jury Finds Hit-Man Guilty In Murder Of Jewish Law Professor
TALLAHASSEE (JTA) — A Tallahassee, Florida jury has found a man guilty in the murder of Dan Markel, a Jewish law professor shot outside his home in 2014.
The jury on Friday foun...
German Synagogue Attacker Confesses To Having Anti-Semitic Motive
HALLE (JTA) — The German man suspected of killing two people near a synagogue on Yom Kippur has confessed to the attack and said that he had anti-Semitic and far-right motives, the...
Car Accident In Crown Heights, Injuries Reported [VIDEO]
CROWN HEIGHTS (VosIzNeias) — A car accident has been reported in Crown Heights late Saturday night.
The accident happened in the area of Troy Ave and Eastern Parkway.
Accordi...
Jewish Couple Hit By Car In Brooklyn On Saturday, Wife Killed
BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — An elderly Jewish couple was hit by a car in Brooklyn Saturday afternoon. The accident occured on East 4 Street and Church Avenue in Brooklyn.
According ...
German Synagogue Attacker Reportedly Admits To Receiving Anonymous Financial Support Online
HALLE (JTA) — The German man suspected of killing two people near a synagogue this week reportedly told German investigators that he received approximately $800 from an anonymous o...
Footage Released Of Knife-Wielding Man On Yom Kippur [VIDEO]
BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — Footage has been released of a man who was making his way around the Marine Park neighborhood early Yom Kippur morning holding a knife.
The man was walki...
2 Unprovoked Anti-Semitic Attacks In New York On Saturday
CROWN HEIGHTS (VosIzNeias) — As if New York hasn't seen enough Anti-Semitism in recent weeks, 2 unprovoked Anti-Semitic attacks occured on Saturday.
In the first incident, a Jew...
Two Victims Of Synagogue Attack In Germany Identified
HALLE (JNS) — The two victims of the Wednesday attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Yom Kippur, have been identified.
German pop-music enthusiast Jana Lange, 40, and outd...
Israeli Woman Sentenced To 7.5 Years In Russian Prison On Drug Charges
MOSCOW (VosIzNeias) — As previously reported by VosIzNeias, an Israeli woman was arrested in Moscow on her way back to Israel from a post-service trip in India. Naama Issachar was ...
Chabad 770 Headquarters Evacuated Due To Small Fire
CROWN HEIGHTS (VosIzNeias) — The famed Chabad headquarters located at 770 Eastern Parkway was evacuated Friday morning due to a small fire.
After people smelled fire and saw som...
Australian Jewish Boy Forced To Kiss Muslim Classmate’s Shoes Received Threatening Messages
MELBOURNE (JTA) — The Jewish boy who was forced to kneel and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate has been sent threatening text messages.
The messages were sent Friday after ph...
Leading South African Jewish Psychologist Brutally Murdered During Robbery
JOHANNESBURG (VosIzNeias) — Mirah Wilks,a brilliant Jewish psychologist (69) who specialized in hate crime and violence in South Africa, was brutally butchered and had her throat ...
Swastika Found At Yale Law School Ahead Of Yom Kippur
NEW HAVEN, CT (JNS) — Yale Law School in New Haven, Conn., is investigating swastika graffiti discovered on steps of the school’s side entrance on Saturday night, days before Yom K...
Who By Fire: 38,000 Pounds Of Bagels Burnt In Truck Days Before Yom Kippur
CHICAGO (JTA) — Midwest Jews may need to find something else to eat when Yom Kippur ends — tons of their bagels are now toast.
Some 38,000 pounds of frozen bagels met an unhappy...
US Denounces Attack On Synagogue In Halle, Germany
WASHINGTON (JNS) — The United States offered its condolences on Thursday in denouncing Wednesday’’s attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Yom Kippur.
“We offer our sincere...
Thank G-d For Giving Us Life In The Synagogue Of Halle
HALLE (VosIzNeias) — A moving Facebook post was submitted by Talya Feldman, one of the congregants at the Halle synagogue which was attacked on Yom Kippur:
"Yesterday was Yom Ki...
Shooting Latest Indication Of Increasing Anti-Semitism
HALLE (AP) — The shooting that left two dead and several injured in Halle, Germany, on Wednesday — when Jews celebrated Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for their faith — ha...
Fire Started On Steps Of Brooklyn Jewish Center On Yom Kippur [VIDEO]
BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — A fire was set on the steps of the Brooklyn Jewish Center in Park Slope early Yom Kippur morning.
An unknown individual set a backpack on fire and left i...