NEW YORK (VINnews) — A group of French Jewish youths staying at a Croatian hotel in the southern coastal town of Trilj woke up on Monday to discover a giant red swastika has been scrawled on the pavement outside their hotel. Local police are investigating the antisemitic incident. “An investigation is underway to identify the […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 22-year-old Jerusalem youth has died in Colombia after a mix up occurred in restaurant orders and he was given a portion which included milk products, to which he was highly allergic. David Ohana suffered from a severe allergy to milk products. During the course of a trip to Colombia, Ohana was […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and a number of other senior police officers are expected to be notified within weeks by the state commission of inquiry investigating the 2021 Mount Meron disaster that they are likely to be held responsible for the disaster, which saw 45 people killed in a deadly crush, […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A terrorist stabbed the driver of a Jerusalem bus as it was going down a steep hill in the Ramot district of Jerusalem at around 5 PM. Fortunately the driver succeeded in braking the bus despite his injuries and a passerby stopped and neutralized the terrorist. The terrorist, a Palestinian from Ramallah […]

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NEW YORK (AP) – Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels after a months-long bout with COVID-19. Months after being warned that her partner might never hold his daughter, Vanessa smiles as […]

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all infections globally. Hospitalization rates have also doubled, although intensive care admissions have remained low. In a statement on Tuesday, WHO’s Europe director, Dr. Hans Kluge, described COVID-19 as […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — US ambassador to Israel Thomas Richard Nides responded to the uproar caused over Israeli singer Yuval Dayan’s refusal to shake hands with President Biden last week. In a video clip, Nides said that Biden was very impressed with Dayan’s performance and with the fact that she is loyal to her faith and […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After 115 days have passed with no sign of Moishy Kleinerman, Moishy’s parents met on Monday with the family of another missing person, Moshe Ilowitz, who disappeared three years ago. Ilowitz, a 37-year-old father of 5 from Mevo Modiin, disappeared from Meron on the eve of Lag Ba’omer in 2019 and has […]

OHIO (Cleveland Jewish News via JTA) — The day after his 100th birthday on July 10, Dr. Howard Tucker headed downtown to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians baseball game. “I just hope I can get the ball to the plate,” Tucker said beforehand with a laugh. “I’ve been practicing.” Tucker has a […]