Eilat. Israel – School Forbids Tefillin Without Parent’s Consent
Eilat. Israel - Some in government call on the Education Committee to discuss the decision by an Eilat school principal restrict the wearing of Tefillin.Students of an Eilat school said that their pri...
Kiryas Joel, Monroe, NY +Boys School Evacuated+
Kiryas Joel, Monroe, NY +Boys School Evacuated+ Command on scene at the boys school at 7 Riminov Ct and requesting numerous Hatzolah ambulances and manpower to respond to the scene for a large gas lea...
Bat Yam, Israel – Anti-Semitic Teens Terrorize Neighborhood and Burn Mezuzah’s
Bat Yam, Israel - A group of six teenagers ranging in age from 12 to 15 were arrested and charged for burning down a school while burning eight mezuzah's and an Israeli flag in the school structure.
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Brooklyn, NY – Judge Allows Terrorism Victims To Sue Arab Bank
Brooklyn, NY - A federal judge in Brooklyn is allowing Israeli victims of Palestinian terrorism to sue the Jordan-based Arab Bank, which is accused of supporting terrorism by opening bank accounts for...
Bratislava, Slovakia – Rabbi Myers and Son Attacked
Bratislava, Slovakia - Rabbi Baruch Myers and his 12-year-old son were verbally attacked by two culprits.
The attack took place downtown in the Slovak capital as the rabbi and his son were leaving ...
Gaza – Tunnel at Crossing Bombed by Israel
Gaza - Israeli forces bombed a tunnel near Gaza's Karni crossing which they say that Palestinian militants planned to use to carry out attacks inside Israel."There was an aerial attack on a ...
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +Commercial Building Fire+
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +Commercial Building Fire+ Fire at dry cleaners and bakery store which is in a two story 20x60 commercial building with residential above at 5403 13th Avenue and 54th Street...
Edmonton, Canada – Synagogue Defaced with Swastika and Anti-Semitic Graffiti
Edmonton, Canada - As Edmonton's oldest synagogue prepared to celebrate its centenary, it was vandalized with a swastika and anti-Semitic epithet.
Someone had used a black marker pen to draw a s...
Berlin, Germany – Plan to Ban Swastikas from EU, Dropped
Berlin, Germany - Germany would not seek an EU-wide ban on the display of Nazi insignia such as swastikas, said the German justice ministry in statement.Earlier this month, Germany called on fellow EU...
New York, NY – Permits Required for Parades, Rides of Over 50
New York, NY - Bicyclists and pedestrians who hit the city streets in groups of 50 or more for processions, races and protests must get permits under new rules adopted by the police.
The requirement, ...
Odessa, Ukraine – Jewish Cemetery Desecrate by City Workers
Odessa, Ukraine - City workers have desecrated the Jewish cemetery in Odessa, that was shut down in the 1970's.
Responding to a tip that homeless people were living in the cemetery, a camera crew dis...
Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY +Pedestrian Struck+
Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY +Pedestrian Struck+ A motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian that was struck on East 18th Avenue and Avenue "I" Hatzolah responding.
New York – Assemblywoman Sayward’s Son Dies in Florida Accident
New York - A son of state Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward died from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash in Florida.
Kyle Sayward, 37, of Plattsburgh was hurt when he was thrown from a 2006 Harley...
New York, NY +Section 8 Voucher List to Open in First Time in 12 Years+
New York, NY - Mayor Bloomberg and NYCHA Chairman Tino Hernandez announced the availability of 22,000 new Section 8 housing vouchers for very low-income families seeking affordable housing in New York...
Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY +Serious MVA+
Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY +Serious MVA+ A serious motor vehicle accident with multiple in juried involving a school bus with children on board at Quentin Road and East 35th Street, Hatzolah responding wi...
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Unstable Building+
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Unstable Building+ Fire Department Battalion-35 on the scene at 157 Hewes Street and Bedford Avenue for cracks found in this three story private dwelling, requesting Rescue...
New York, NY – MTA Gets $500,000 To Fix LIRR’s Fences
New York, NY - After a 13 year old Queens boy running across LIRR tracks was killed by a train as was reported here on VOS IZ NEIAS, there had been much criticism about the poor state of the fences.
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Sanaa, Yemen – Jews Were Threatened for Selling Wine
Sanaa, Yemen - Nearly a quarter Yemen's Jews have fled their village and sought refuge at a hotel in the Arab country after militant Islamists threatened to kill them for selling alcohol, a gover...
Hevron, Israel – Girl Ignored by Police While Attacked by Arabs at Meures Ha’Machpelah
Hevron, Israel - A young Jewish girl field a complained that the police at the Meures Ha'Machpelah (Patriarchs Cave in Hevron) ignored her calls for help when Arabs tried to attack her.The girl, ...
Oak Park, CA – Eruv Splits Community
Oak Park, CA - Common in Los Angeles and most big American cities as was reported by VOS IZ NEIAS, the eruv, constructed by Chabad in late December in Oak Park, was met by public disgust.
"Is it me o...
