NYC Health Dept Closes 3 More Satmar Williamsburg Yeshivas Due To MeaslesThe Health Department today announced it is issuing three civil summonses, subject to fines, to people who failed to comply with the Commissioner’s Emergency Order mandating measles vaccination.

Midwood / Flatbush: Extra Garbage Pickups Before PesachWith Pesach approaching at the end of this week, please see below for information about additional trash and recycling collections.

  • ALL of Community Board 14 and 15 will have recycling collection on Friday morning, April 19 between midnight and 11am.

Read more on Yeshiva World News

92-Year-Old Ex-SS Guard Charged With 5,230 Counts Of Accessory To MurderGerman prosecutors say they have charged a former Nazi concentration camp guard with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder.
The 92-year-old suspect, whose name wasn’t released, is accused of assisting in the “malicious and cruel” killing of mainly Jewish inmates through his work as a guard at the Stutthof concentration camp between August 1944 and April 1945.

YESHIVA EDUCATION WINS! Court Strikes Down New NY State Yeshiva Guidelines!As Klal Yisroel is making final preparations for Pesach, YWN is glad to share the breaking news that the State Supreme Court has struck down the State Education Department’s new guidelines and declared them null and void.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

 Police Recover Jewelry Stolen From Yeshiva In Telshe StoneJewelry worth NIS 30,000, including an engagement ring and wedding band were recently stolen from a yeshiva in Telshe Stone.
This past Shabbos, the Shabbos before their chasenah, a family was hosted in a yeshiva and the items mentioned were stolen from the room of one of the guests.

 California Judge Fines Rabbi $6,000 For Reporting Vandalism at Synagogue to PoliceThe following is via the First Liberty Institute: 
A California judge has fined an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi over six thousand dollars for reporting the vandalism of his synagogue to the police.

Russia Denies Recovering Remains of Israeli Spy Eli CohenRussia’s Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected Israeli media reports claiming that Russian officials have taken the remains of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen out of Syria, where he was executed more than five decades ago.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

Justice Department Set To Release Redacted Mueller ReportAfter nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller.
The Justice Department on Thursday is expected to release a redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference and Donald Trump’s campaign, opening up months, if not years, of fights over what the document means in a deeply divided country.

 Suspects Who Vandalized Christian Monument Released By AuthoritiesChassidish youths caught on camera vandalizing a Christian monument in Uman have been released by authorities in time for Pesach.
As YWN had reported, the youths were arrested for the vandalization of the religious monument near where Jews visiting the tziyun of Rav Nachman go for Tashlich.

 Investigation Underway After American Airlines Plane Nearly Crashes at JFK AirportFederal safety officials are investigating an American Airlines flight in which the plane tipped in a strong wind and a wingtip clipped a runway marker during takeoff last week from New York’s Kennedy Airport.

Pages