WILLIAMSBURG (VosIzNeias) — A Chaveirim member who recently helped change the tire on a stranded vehicle in Williamsburg was given an unwelcome reward for his efforts. The reward came in the form of a $115 fine. When the Chaveirim member pulled up to the scene, he left his car parked behind the white van that […]

BERLIN (JNS) — It’s been 81 years since Kristallnacht (“The Night of Broken Glass”), when Nazis torched synagogues, vandalized thousands of Jewish homes, schools and businesses, and killed hundreds of Jews on the night of Nov. 9-10, 1938 in what was a precursor of things to come in Germany. In the aftermath, some 30,000 Jewish […]

NEW JERSEY (JTA) — A 93-year-old Holocaust survivor is holding a special bar mitzvah celebration in New Jersey on the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht. Fred Behrend is celebrating the 80th anniversary of his bar mitzvah this week at Congregation Beth El, a Conservative synagogue in the township of Vooorhees, CBS 3 Philly reported. He had […]

MANCHESTER (JTA) — A kosher restaurant in England was not allowed to have a stall at a market because it refused to open on Shabbat. The owner of Ta’am Grill and Deli in Prestwich alleged discrimination after the organizers of the Christmas market in Manchester nixed its booth. “The Manchester Jewish community has nowhere kosher […]

FREIBURG, Germany (VosIzNeias) — Samuel Kantrowitz, a 19-year-old Jewish student, was doing his regular workout at the fitness center in the city when a man grabbed him from behind, threw off his Kippah and shouted “Dirty Jew” and “Free Palestine.” The attacker then added “Do you want me to hit you? Get out of here, […]

EASTCHESTER, NY (VosIzNeias) — The Vernon Hills Shopping Center has been sold for $125 million. The five building shopping center in Eastchester, NY was purchased by a company owned by Jewish billionaire Ben Ashkenazy. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. acquired the property from limited liability firm associated with the owner and developer, Bianco & Pepe Inc. of […]

NEW YORK (JTA) — Three U.S. Orthodox Jewish organizations have sent separate letters to President Donald Trump asking him to end Jonathan Pollard’s parole so he can take care of his cancer-stricken wife. Pollard, 62, a U.S. Navy civilian analyst who spied for Israel, said he cannot accompany his wife, Esther, to chemotherapy or help […]

JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli paramedic for Magen David Adom in the Tel Aviv area delivered three babies in 48 hours. Issachar Weiss, 24, started at 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the suburb of Givatayim and arrived to find the baby crowning. He called on the mother to push and delivered the baby. At about 5 […]

MONTANA (JTA) — White supremacist Richard Spencer rails against Jews and blacks in an expletive-laden audio that was leaked online. The 2017 recording of Spencer, who is credited with coining the term “alt-right” and has tried to put a more palatable face on white nationalism, was first uploaded on Saturday by fellow alt-right leader Milo […]

TEL AVIV (VosIzNeias) — A Belgian Jewish businessman who used his company’s airplanes to secretly transport thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel has passed away. He was 81 years old. The story of Georges Gutelman began in 1938 when he was born to Polish immigrant parents. He survived WWII by being hidden with a Catholic […]