RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A pastor who was filmed two years ago praying for another Holocaust was sentenced to 18 years and six months in prison, a historic penalty that made headlines across Brazil. “A historic sentence in the fight against anti-Semitism. It is the largest penalty applied in Brazil for this type of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Police and emergency medical responders were alerted early Tuesday morning to a 47-year-old chareidi avreich who had been stabbed on the bridge connecting Givat Shmuel to Bnei Brak. The man suffered moderate to serious injuries and was transferred to hospital. Police are searching for the suspect in the attack. The avreich told […]

HIGHLAND PARK (VINnews) — A Jewish victim of Monday’s shooting in Highland Park has been identified. The victim was identified as Jacki Sundheim, a lifelong member of North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, Illinois. Sundheim was also a beloved staff member at the congregation. A message on NSCI’s website reads as follows: It is with […]

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Police ID 22-year-old “person of interest” in July Fourth parade shooting who they describe as “armed and dangerous.” Officials say the person-of-interest is 22-year-old Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III and is believed to be driving a 2010 silver Honda Fit.

HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS (AP/VINnews) — In a tragic turn of events, reports indicate that there were Jewish casualties in Monday’s mass shooting in Illinois. At least six people died and 24 were wounded in a shooting at a July Fourth parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, and officers are searching for a suspect […]

HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS (VINnews) — A Chabad Shliach was reportedly just one block away from the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois on Monday. Police responded to the shooting at a July Fourth parade in the Chicago suburb on Monday, after witnesses described seeing bloodied bodies apparently covered with blankets. Authorities have not listed any […]

ISRAEL (VINnews) The suspect who was arrested last week in the disappearance of Moishe Kleinerman has been released. No details have been provided about the release, however it appears the man is no longer a suspect, and he is not being linked by police to the investigation. This is a developing story… החשוד בהעלמותו של […]

MODIIN ILLIT (VINnews) The mother of Moishe Kleinerman sharply criticized Israeli police for dragging their feet and being unable to make significant progress in the months-old case. At a press conference in her home on Sunday, Gitti Kleinerman pointed out that her son has been missing for 99 days, yet the police do not seem […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Saturday said it shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah heading toward an area where an Israeli gas platform was recently installed in the Mediterranean Sea. The launch of the aircraft appeared to be an attempt by Hezbollah to influence U.S.-brokered negotiations between […]

Anne: Do you have numbers to show that it’s the concealed carry permit holders that are committing crimes? Hochul: I don’t need to have numbers. I don’t need to have a data point to say this. I know that I have a responsibility for this state to have sensible gun safety laws. pic.twitter.com/NiCp7POO88 — Anne […]