New York – The New York Police Department said it will increase its presence in Jewish neighborhoods before and during the High Holidays. Increased foot patrols and specialized units such as counterterrorism teams will be deployed throughout the communities, Commissioner James O’Neill announced Wednesday. He said not all of them would be identifiable. The NYPD […]

Vos Iz Neias has been faithfully serving its community of readers for over 15 years. We recently undertook a complete overhaul of the website, giving it a more upgraded look and feel, making sure it works great on mobile devices, and adding many features and functions. We know that change can be difficult, even when […]

Las Vegas – A former security guard was charged with compiling bomb components and guns to kill people at a Las Vegas synagogue, and of drawing up plans to attack a bar catering to LGBTQ customers and a McDonald’s. Conor Climo, 23, pleaded not guilty to a federal firearm charge in federal court on Wednesday. […]

Brooklyn,N.Y — Moshe Holtzberg, whose parents Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg were killed in the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah by donning tefillin for the first time during a ceremony in New York. This major event in the boy’s life comes more than ten years after the Nov. 26, 2008, attack […]

Miami – Despite his serious thoughts about an NBA comeback, Amar’e Stoudemire is taking a little break from basketball to go to school. The former six-time NBA All-Star, who had never attended college, started this fall as a freshman at Florida International University in Miami. Though the semester just started, Stoudemire — who has converted […]

Flatbush – Vos Iz Neias recently published a video of a woman assaulting another woman at Target because she refused to apologize for reaching over the first woman’s child in order to take a shampoo. The video is taken by the woman who is being assaulted and to her credit she did not respond in […]

Lakewood, NJ – In a stirring display of unity and resolve, over 100 diverse community leaders from Lakewood, Toms River, Jackson, Brick and Howell gathered at the Lakewood Municipal Building yesterday for a Regional Discussion on Stopping the Hate headlined by Elan S. Carr, U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. Special Envoy Carr […]

Garden City, ID – Patrick Little, a known white supremacist who espouses anti-Semitic views, is lowering his sights after running for the U.S. Senate and flirting with a 2020 presidential candidacy. Little is running for a City Council seat in Garden City, Idaho, a Boise suburb. He filed his candidacy form and will run as […]

A Hasidic Jewish man was assaulted and robbed in Brooklyn on Tuesday in an incident captured on video and posted on social media. Four men cornered the man, with long sidelocks and wearing a long black coat, then punched and kicked him. The victim, 24, surrendered his cellphone to his attackers. Governor Cuomo released a […]

(Sponsored Content) North Dakota – Chabad of North Dakota is under contract to purchase the former Ronald McDonald House in Fargo for an amazing price. They need your help to make it happen. Since moving to Fargo in 2011, Rabbi Yonah & Esti Grossman have served the North Dakota Jewish community out of a rented […]