NEW YORK (VINnews) — Journalist Sivan Rahav-Meir told the story of Moshe Grunwald, a Holocaust survivor who survived Auschwitz and the death marches but passed away in Brooklyn a short while ago from the coronavirus. His family was told that the funeral would take place at ten in the morning and a few relatives came […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Dr. Stuart Ditchek, who has been on the front lines of the fight against unsafe practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has released a new pertinent message. In the audio message below, Dr. Ditchek details the horrible destruction he is witnessing firsthand in the hospitals, and pleas with the public to stop […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) On Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that the strict lockdown imposed in Israel to prevent the spread of coronavirus would begin to be lifted Sunday. Some economic restrictions have been lifted, with the number of employees allowed to return to work increasing from 15% to 30%. Netanyahu added that hi-tech […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The daily increase in coronavirus deaths in New York state has dropped under 550 for the first time in over two weeks as hospitalizations continue to decline, Cuomo said Saturday. But the crisis is far from over: Hospitals are still reporting nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 patients per day, and nursing homes […]

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel for another 30 days and he said it will be undoubtedly longer before the restriction is removed. Trudeau said it will keep people on both sides of the border safe amid […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustration boiled over into anger on a private call with Vice President Mike Pence as Democratic senators questioned administration officials about coronavirus testing plans but left without adequate answers. At one point in the Friday call, Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent and former governor, told Pence the administration’s failure to develop […]

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — In this unusual clip taken this Shabbat by a Filipino working for a local resident, a motley group of people join together for a porch minyan, including a policeman and soldier responsible for maintaining public health regulations in Bnei Brak, the city with the highest rate of infection in Israel (2,250 […]

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new drug for an aggressive type of breast cancer that’s spread in the body — including into the brain, where it’s especially tough to treat. The Food and Drug Administration said Tukysa, a twice-daily pill developed by Seattle Genetics, is for people with what’s known […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The following email was submitted to VINnews by one of our readers: Today is Isru Chag, a day we often look back at the memories we created during the last eight days. Memories with children and grandchildren, memories of a beautiful Hallel in Shul sung with friends and family, memories of […]

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israelis got to see their Supreme Court in action live, complete with face masks for justices and attorneys amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a pilot program launched Thursday making some proceedings public, the court heard petitions against the digital tracking of those infected with the coronavirus or ordered to self-quarantine due to […]