United Kingdom – More than 250 writers have come to the defense of British author Kamila Shamsie, after a German literary prize withdrew its award due to her support for the anti-Israel boycott movement. They signed an open letter published on Monday in the London Review of Books that said that the Nelly Sachs prize […]

Boston – A Boston-area synagogue has been vandalized with what appear to be swastikas. Police in Sharon received a call on Friday night from congregants at Temple Sinai about the marking near its entrance. There were two other markings in the mulch bed. Sharon is known for its sizable Jewish population. “While these markings were […]

Tehran – Lev Tahor, a fringe haredi Orthodox sect, requested political asylum from the Iranian government. In its request, the group “declared their loyalty and submission to the Supreme Leader and Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” It asks for “asylum, protection and religious freedom of the families of its loyal members,” and also […]

Lakewood, NJ – A large fire ripped through a popular business in Lakewood, NJ Sunday evening. At approximately 8 PM, a fire started in the Greenwald Caterers headquarters. The business is located on 8th Street near Princeton Avenue in Lakewood. Firefighters were fighting the fire from within the building at first, but eventually the fire […]

The Kiryas Joel community has been left reeling after news broke of a tragic accident that claimed the life of a 26 year old man. The driver, Yakov Forkosh, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The car veered off the road and drove into a lake. Emergency responders arrived and found the car submerged. […]

Williamsburg – In another installment of a worrying string of recent attacks against Jews, a group of youngsters attacked 2 Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg on Friday night. In video footage obtained by VIN, a group of 7 youngsters can be seen walking down the street in the area of Wythe Ave and South 10 Street. […]

Vienna – Austria’s oldest Holocaust survivor, who survived Auschwitz and three Nazi camps in Germany, has died Saltzburg at the age of 106. Vienna’s Jewish Community organization, or IKG, announced the death of Marco Feingold on Friday. He died the previous day of a lung infection, the French News Agency AFP reported. He continued to […]

Queens, NY – An elderly man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Queens Saturday night. The accident occured on Jewel Avenue and 140 Street in Queens, at approximately 9:00 PM. Queens Hatzolah responded to the scene and transported the victim to Booth hospital. They did everything they could to save his life, but […]

Users of the Telegram social network are creating an online list of Jewish people who are critical of white nationalism. Mother Jones reported that the list is being compiled in chats among members of a public group and mostly made of archived tweets from individuals criticizing white supremacy, misogyny and other types of bigotry. Each […]

San Diego – Prosecutors on Thursday played a 12-minute recording of a gunman calmly telling a 911 dispatcher that he had just fired an assault rifle inside a synagogue to save white people from Jews, describing terms for a peaceful surrender and scolding law enforcement for taking too much time to find him in his […]