India’s ‘Jew Town’ Only Has A Handful Of Jews Left. But Jewish Traditions And Landmarks Remain.
KOCHI, India (JTA) — Take a walk down this coastal city’s “Jew street” today and you’ll find bustling Kasmiri storefronts selling Persian antiques, pashmina shawls and traditional ...
Paris Mayor’s Surprise Request Keeps Eiffel Tower Menorah Tradition Alive
PARIS (Chabad.org/News) — In most years, the Eiffel Tower menorah-lighting in Paris is an awe-inspiring event that draws crowds in the thousands and is seen by millions on internat...
Kushner To Lead Diplomatic Delegation To Israel, Morocco
WASHINGTON (JNS) — Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump Jared Kushner reportedly will lead an American delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for talks in the aftermat...
Rabbi Firer: Israeli Gedolim Recommend Vaccination ‘For Those Who Have The Option’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Elimelech Firer, the famous Chareidi medical advisor whose advice is sought by tens of thousands of people in Israel, published an announcement in which...
Online Anti-Semitism Peaks During Moments Of National Tension. And It’s Being Partly Driven By Russian Trolls.
CHARLOTTESVILLE (JTA) — Soon after the 2017 far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a Twitter user going by the name “jojoh888” knew who was to blame for the clashes between ...
WHO To Sift Chinese Samples, Data In Hunt For Virus Origins
FALKENSEE, Germany (AP) — A German scientist who is part of a small team of experts assembled by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the coronavirus says th...
Mexico’s President Sends Letter Congratulating Biden
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday he sent a letter of congratulations to U.S. President-elect Jose Biden, becoming one of the last world...
After Arab Spring, A Decade Of Upheaval And Lost Hopes
CAIRO (AP) — Was it real?
It’s all been erased so completely, so much blood has been shed and destruction wreaked over the past decade. The idea that there was a moment when mil...
Delegation From Bahrain, UAE Participate In Chanukah Lighting At Western Wall
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A delegation from the UAE and Bahrain participated Monday night in the Chanukah lighting ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The ceremony was also atte...
Revealed: Officials From Undisclosed Major Muslim Country Pay Recent Visit To Israel
JERUSALEM (JNS) - A senior adviser to the leader of a large Muslim-majority country has recently visited Israel despite the two countries having no diplomatic relations, Israel Hay...
Israel’s Supreme Court Rejects Malka Leifer’s Appeal Against Extradition
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal by alleged child sex abuser Malka Leifer who sought to prevent her extradition to Australia. The decision effecti...
Canada Administers First Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine
TORONTO (AP) — Canada administered its first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to do so in the effort to beat back the pandemic.
Five fr...
Rio Inaugurates Long-Awaited Holocaust Memorial With 72-Foot-Tall Tower
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Rio de Janeiro inaugurated a Holocaust memorial that includes a 72-foot-tall tower and overlooks the Sugarloaf Mountain, one of South America’s most famous l...
Morocco’s Police Disperse Protest Against Ties With Israel
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities on Monday dispersed a group of activists who tried to hold a protest outside the parliament building in the capital to denounce the count...
Trump Rescinds Sudan’s Terrorist Status As It Closes In On Ties With Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump administration has rescinded Sudan’s status as a state sponsor of terrorism, as part of an effort to establish ties between Israel and the Arab country...
Michigan Court Allows Publication Of Forensic Examination Of Dominion Voting Machines
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In an emergency hearing at Michigan's 13th Circuit Court Sunday night, Judge Kevin A Elsenheimer granted permission to Attorney Matthew Deperno to release find...
US Formally Blames Iran In Abduction, Death Of Ex-FBI Agent Levinson
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two I...
Italy Surpasses UK For Worst COVID-19 Death Toll In Europe
ROME (AP) — Italy on Sunday eclipsed Britain to become the nation with the worst official coronavirus death toll in Europe.
Italy, where the continent's pandemic began, register...
Iran Summons EU Envoys For Protesting Reporter’s Hanging
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday summoned the German and French envoys to Tehran after the European Union condemned the execution of an Iranian journalist whose work helped inspi...
Video: ‘Jews To The Graves,’ Ukrainian Ultranationalist Shouted As He Toppled Kyiv Hanukkah Menorah
KYIV (JTA) - A Ukrainian ultranationalist filmed himself toppling a Hanukkah menorah in downtown Kyiv while shouting about death to Jews.
The man, identified by the Ukrainian me...