A London court on Friday ordered a man to be hospitalized indefinitely after he attempted to burn down the 18th-century Exeter Synagogue on Tisha B’Av last year.
Tristan Morgan, 51, was caught on surveillance cameras pouring a fire accelerant into the synagogue building and setting it alight in July 2018.

Police say a man has been hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the chest by an officer in the Bronx.
New York City Police say officers had been responding to a report of a man with a gun Sunday afternoon when the shooting occurred.

The shocking accident occurred this past Friday in Queens, as NYPD Auxiliary officers were flying down Cypress Ave toward Harman Street in Ridgewood at about 5:00PM.
The patrol car, flying with it’s lights and sirens blaring, barrels through an in intersection with a red light, and gets clipped by a white van traveling down Harman, the video shows.

If you think that holocaust denial is only found in Nazi websites and the like – think again.
According to email records obtained by the Palm Beach Post, a high school principal in Boca Raton, Florida, told a parent, “not everyone believes the Holocaust happened.”
The email emanated from Spanish River Community High School principal William Latson. 

YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic petira of 11-year-old Chaim Binyomin Biegeleisen Z”L, who was the victim of a hit-and-run on Golda Meir Blvd. in Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood during Chol Hamoed Pesach.

Officials in Southern California expressed relief Saturday that damage and injuries weren’t worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years, while voicing concerns about the possibility of major aftershocks in the days and even months to come.

It was a sad end to a deeply misguided soul. On the outside, Simone Burns appeared to be an international human rights lawyer who was concerned about the plight of the Palestinian people.
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Excitement is building in Brooklyn, as a major ballgame will be held in just a few weeks. As YWN has reported in the past, Flatbush Hatzolah has been playing weekly summer baseball games against various NYC agencies – such as NYPD and FDNY to foster a spirit of camaraderie and friendship.
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A mother and a child were seriously injured after they were stuck by a vehicle in South Blooming Grove, NY, Thursday night.
The incident happened on Route 208 at around 10:00PM.
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As YWN readers are aware, this past November, State Education Department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia released new rules to require all private schools to teach essentially the same classes as the public schools.
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