“We Are In A Dangerous Place In History,” Former NYPD Chief Raymond Kelly Warns Jews To Take Protective Measures
NEW YORK (VINnews) - In an online interview that was broadcasted live and was conducted by Matthew Bronfman, chair of the International Steering Committee of Limmud FSU, Commission...
Brazilian Jewish Hospital Suspends Doctor For Comparing COVID-19 To The Holocaust
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – A prominent Brazilian physician was suspended by Latin America’s leading Jewish hospital after comparing the fear of the coronavirus pandemic to the Holocaus...
ZOA Establishes Hotline to Aid Journalists Suffering Antisemitism/Israel Bias at NY Times and Elsewhere
NEW YORK (VINnews) - Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and Chair Mark Levenson, Esq. have released the following statement:
In light of the shockin...
Jewish Day Camp In Texas Closes Following COVID-19 Outbreak
DALLAS (JTA) — A Jewish day camp in suburban Dallas has closed after at least two campers and two counselors tested positive for COVID-19.
The closing of Gan Israel of Plano, Te...
Israeli Government To Hand Out 2000-3000 NIS To Every Family
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yisrael Katz decided to present a one-time grant to all Israeli citizens in an attempt to activate the Israeli e...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar And Jemele Hill Call Out Anti-Semitism In The Black Community
NEW YORK (JTA) — In the wake of a string of high-profile controversies involving the likes of rapper Ice Cube and NFL player DeSean Jackson, two more prominent Black commentators h...
ViacomCBS Fires Nick Cannon Over Anti-Semitic Comments
NEW YORK (JTA) - ViacomCBS has cut ties with actor and television host Nick Cannon over an episode of his podcast “which promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy ...
Opinion: The Bullying Of Bari Weiss And The End Of Classic Journalism
NEW YORK (JNS/Jonathan S. Tobin) - For most observers of American journalism, The New York Times has long been regarded as the flagship of liberal thought and opinion. But after a ...
Holocaust Survivor Meets Family Of American Soldier Who Encouraged Her To ‘Start A New Life’
LONDON (VINNews) — In a moving gesture which took place 75 years after the event, a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor succeeded in thanking the family of an American soldier who gave ...
The Violinist Who Is Willing To Cook And Clean Houses
CHARISH,ISRAEL (VINnews) — Oren Tzur is a prominent and successful Israeli violinist, violist and mandolin player who appeared recently popular folk singer Yishai Ribo as well as ...
Health Minister: ‘Unless There’ll Be A Miracle, Israel Is Going Back To Lockdown’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the steep rise in authenticated cases of COVID-19 in Israel, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein declared Wednesday that unless there is a miracle, ...
Germany Charges Former Concentration-Camp Guard, 95, With War Crimes
BERLIN (JNS) - A German court announced on Monday that a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration-camp guard was charged with war crimes during the Holocaust.
The suspect was a gua...
Jewish Groups Urge US To Step Up Pressure On Jordan
JERUSALEM (AP) — A coalition of Jewish American groups has called on the U.S. government to press Jordan to extradite a Palestinian woman who helped carry out a 2001 suicide bombin...
Want To Pray With A Synagogue Minyan? Sign This Covid-19 Waiver First.
POTOMAC, MD (JTA) - If you want to pray with a minyan at Beth Sholom Congregation in Potomac, Maryland, the synagogue has a page on its website that guides you through the process....
Opinion: The Blatant Anti-semitism Of Bill De Blasio
NEW YORK (JNS/Laureen Lipsky) - Instead of working towards securing the safety of New York City’s residents after a wave of Black Lives Matter riots targeted businesses, instead of...
Israeli Policeman Suspended After Throwing Chareidi Cameraman To The Floor
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Public Security minister Amir Ohana promised Monday to keep a close tab on police brutality against Chareidim and to take steps to curb it. On the sam...
4 Jewish Teens Robbed At Baltimore Mall Say They Were Targeted For Their Religion
BALTIMORE (JTA) — Four Jewish teens who were robbed while leaving a Baltimore mall said the knife-wielding attacker targeted them for their religious observance.
The teens said ...
Orthodox Jewish Man Says He Was Beaten In Brooklyn By 3 Men After He Responded To Their Anti-semitic Slurs
BROOKLYN, NY (JTA) - An Orthodox Jewish man in Brooklyn said he was beaten by three young men who had yelled anti-Semitic slurs at him.
His finger was broken and he needed stitc...
Bari Weiss, New York Times Editor Resigns After Being Called “Nazi” And “Racist”
NEW YORK (JTA) — Bari Weiss, the Jewish opinion writer and editor who has been a lightning rod for left-wing critics, has resigned from the New York Times.
The author of a much-...
Ukraine Bans Annual Rosh Hashanah Pilgrimage To Uman Over Coronavirus Pandemic
UKRAINE (JTA) — The tens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims who travel each year to Ukraine for a Rosh Hashanah rite will have to make different plans for September.
The Ukrainian ...
