Man Who Robbed 4 Teens At Baltimore Mall And Called Them ‘Dirty Jews’ Arrested
BALTIMORE (JTA) - A 34-year-old man was arrested in the robbery of four Jewish teens outside a Baltimore mall. The teens said the knife-wielding attacker targeted them for their re...
98-Year-Old Gaon Was Infected In Shul By A Person Who Allegedly Knew He Was Sick
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — One of Jerusalem's most erudite Geonim, Rav Shmuel Ashkenazi, died on Shabbat from COVID-19. Ashkenazi was a prolific author with encyclopedic knowledge who o...
Rabbi Asher Weiss Receives A Heartwrenching Question
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Asher Weiss, the head of the Darkei Torah institutions, discussed a heartwrenching question he received from a person who had been sick with coronavirus...
Opinion: Wake Up Belz, It’s Corona
An Op-Ed
JERUSALEM — The recent closure imposed on the Romema neighborhood in Jerusalem was not just because of the spiraling levels of coronavirus in the region, as, unfortuna...
‘Netanyahu, The Fourth And Fifth Child Are Also Hungry’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government's plan to provide a flat grant to every family in Israel has come under severe criticism in recent days, as economists claimed that the...
Police Search For Florida Man Connected To Vandalism At Two Reform Synagogues
SARASOTA, FL (JNS) - The County Sheriff’s Department in Sarasota, Fla., is searching for a man who spray-painted swastikas and other graffiti onto two local synagogues, causing “t...
In Significant Meetings With Jewish Leaders, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez Condemns The Amia Bombing
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — In the days before the 26th anniversary of the Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish center bombing that killed 85 in 1994, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez has conv...
Zach Banner Wants To Team Up To Fight Hate. He’s Also Looking Forward To Lots Of Shabbat Dinners (After COVID-19)
(Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle via JTA) — Just two days after Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted an anti-Semitic message he attributed to Adolf Hitler on social ...
Anti Semite Ice Cube Attacks Kareem Abdul-jabbar For Calling out his Anti-Semitism
NEW YORK (JTA) - Rapper Ice Cube slammed NBA legend and columnist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for calling him out in a piece taking celebrities to task for posting anti-Semitic statements ...
Nick Cannon Talks With Rabbi And Issues ‘Sincere’ Apology For Video With Anti-Semitic Statements
NEW YORK (JTA) - Actor and television host Nick Cannon offered his “most deepest and sincere apologies” to the Jewish community for the “hurtful and divisive words” he used in an ...
Jerusalem Mayor: Don’t Close Yeshivos, Keep Yeshiva Students In Their Frameworks Until Sukkot
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Jerusalem mayor Moshe Leon has called on health minister Yuli Edelstein and National Security Council leader Meir Ben-Shabat to reconsider the closure of yesh...
Israel’s National Security Council: Close Synagogues, Yeshivas, Beaches, Restaurants, Pools And Summer Schools
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s National Security Council recommends that due to the steep rise in coronavirus cases the government should take immediate steps to try and stem the s...
Israelis Open Their Gardens And Courtyards To Strangers – For Free Weddings
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In densely populated Israel there are few people who enjoy large gardens and courtyards. Most Israelis can only afford to live in small apartments and even th...
Canadian Far-Right Politician Calls Jews ‘Parasitic Tribe,’ Seeks Their Removal From Canada
MONTREAL (JTA) — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has opened an investigation into a fringe right-wing politician who called for the removal of Jews from Canada.
In a flyer and...
For The First Time, Foie Gras Gets Glatt-Kosher Stamp
JERUSALEM (JTA) - The Chief Rabbinical Council of Israel approved on Monday the importation of glatt-kosher certified foie gras to Israel—an item that has not been non-glatt-kosher...
“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...