GRAND RAPIDS, MI (JNS) — Black-and-white anti-Semitic posters were found this week on the door of a synagogue in Michigan. Rabbi Michael Schadick of Temple Emanuel in Grand Rapids, Mich., discovered the vandalism on Sunday morning, with one ominous-looking poster displaying a picture of Hitler with the words “Did you forget about me?” The other […]

SUNNY ISLES (VosIzNeias) — 2 Jewish men were assaulted on Monday while exiting a synagogue in Sunny Isles, Fl after a prayer service. According to police, the 2 men were leaving the synagogue on Collins Avenue when they were confronted by a man identified as 66-year-old Larry Greene. He was raising a knife over his […]

LONDON (JTA) — A 77-year-old British rabbi was arrested and dragged away by police while wearing his tallit and carrying the four species of Sukkot during a climate change protest in London. Rabbi Jeffrey Newman, rabbi emeritus of Finchley Reform Synagogue, located in north London, was arrested on Monday in central London, according to reports. […]

TALLAHASSEE (JTA) — A Tallahassee, Florida jury has found a man guilty in the murder of Dan Markel, a Jewish law professor shot outside his home in 2014. The jury on Friday found Sigfredo Garcia, 37, guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, the New York Times reported. Sentencing begins on Monday. Garcia […]

HALLE (JTA) — The German man suspected of killing two people near a synagogue on Yom Kippur has confessed to the attack and said that he had anti-Semitic and far-right motives, the German federal prosecutor’s officer said. Stephan Balliet, 27, made a “very comprehensive” confession during an hours-long interrogation, according to a spokesman for the […]

CROWN HEIGHTS (VosIzNeias) — A car accident has been reported in Crown Heights late Saturday night. The accident happened in the area of Troy Ave and Eastern Parkway. According to reports there were Jewish drivers involved in the accident. Hatzolah arrived quickly to the scene. One person involved in the crash reportedly broke his arm. […]

BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — An elderly Jewish couple was hit by a car in Brooklyn Saturday afternoon. The accident occured on East 4 Street and Church Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the NYPD, the couple was walking at approximately 3:20 PM on Saturday, when they were struck by a black Cadillac SRX. The wife was pinned […]

HALLE (JTA) — The German man suspected of killing two people near a synagogue this week reportedly told German investigators that he received approximately $800 from an anonymous online donor prior to the attack. The German publication Der Spiegel reported Friday that the accused, Stephan Balliet, had received the money in the form of the […]

BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — Footage has been released of a man who was making his way around the Marine Park neighborhood early Yom Kippur morning holding a knife. The man was walking around at approximately 4:30 AM Yom Kippur morning, and was reportedly attempting to break into houses and vehicles. Anybody with any leads on this […]