The day after heartrending news, a story of evil and violence that specifically targeted the Jewish community once again, it’s hard not to begin losing faith in humanity. But earlier today, YWN received a message of such sincerity and kindness, it was a reminder of the tzelem Elokim and goodness that Hashem instilled across all […]

A person was struck by a vehicle in Lakewood on Wednesday evening, and the victim is in critical condition. It happened just before 6:30PM at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 6th Street – in the heart of Lakewood’s Orthodox jewish community. Lakewood Hatzolah Paramedics were on the scene working on the victim, who is […]

A horrific crash took the life of a young American Yeshivas Bochur in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening. Police say the crash between a private vehicle and a tractor trailer occurred at around 6:23PM on the Begin Highway near Ramot. United Hatzalah Volunteers tell YWN that they arrived on the scene and found two victims with […]

An 18 year law enforcement veteran and married father of five was tragically murdered in the Jersey City attack on Wednesday December 10. Detective Joseph Seals 40, was the first person identified as a victim of the horrific attacks in Jersey City which ultimately took the lives of three people inside the kosher grocery store […]

In response to the tragic events that took place in Jersey City yesterday afternoon, Police Departments around the tri-State area added heavy security to jewish institutions. The Lakewood Police Department increased both marked and unmarked patrols town wide. Chief Meyer tells YWN that he would to ensure the public that “we will do whatever is […]

Hours after reports of a Jewish-owned grocery store in Jersey City was involved in a shootout with heavily armed criminals, a representative of Americans Against Antisemitism took his camera and went to the scene. What he recorded and encountered when he got there shocked all of us. While it was becoming clear that a terror […]

Shooting victim Mrs Leah Mindel Ferencz HY”D, 33-years-old, was one of the victims of the Jersey City shooting attack. Rabbi David Niederman of the UJO in Williamsburg gave YWN the following statement: “Mindel Ferencz HY”D, was a pioneer. She and her husband were of the very first to relocate from Williamsburg, due to the sky-rocketing […]

Shooting victim Moshe Hersh Deutsch HY”D. 24-years-old, was one of the victims of the Jersey City shooting attack. He lived in Williamsburg. Chai Lifeline gave YWN the following statement: “We are heartbroken to inform you that one of the victims of yesterday’s horrific attack in Jersey City was our own dedicated volunteer, Moshe Hersh Deutch HY”D. […]

A suspect involved in a prolonged firefight in Jersey City, N.J., that left six people dead, including one police officer, had published anti-Semitic and anti-police posts online and investigators believe the attack was motivated by those sentiments, a law enforcement official familiar with the case told the NY Times on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in a press conference held on Wednesday morning, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said surveillance footage indicated that the two shooters had targeted the kosher supermarket where most of the carnage unfolded.

It’s been 20 hours since the horrific moment when two gunmen opened fire on a Kosher grocery in Jersey City, which left three civilians and a police officer dead. The Jersey City Mayor on Monday night tweeted that the store was “targeted”. On Wednesday morning, Mayor Steven Fulop doubled down on his claim and tweeted: “Last night after extensive review of our CCTV system it has now become clear from the cameras that these two individuals targeted the Kosher grocery location on MLK Dr – the 2 JCPD officers that were on a foot post one block away immediately responded/engaged and prevented the perpetrators from leaving that location and harming any further civilians.