BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – A visit by City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov to central Hatzalah headquarters in Borough Park took an unexpected turn when the newly elected councilmember stepped in to provide translation services on an emergency call. Vernikov’s had been meeting with Hatzalah leaders and was touring the facility’s dispatching operations when an emergency call […]

Dancer and storyteller Ella Rothschild's trilogy of works sees performance of 'Summer Snow' by Batsheva troupe followed up by a website that sets the scene, and an illustrated book

FORSHAY (VINnews) — A large fire broke out at Yeshiva of Spring Valley Girls School on Monday. The entire school was immediately evacuated. Although the fire happened on school campus, it was not inside the school building, rather a separate facility behind the school which is under construction. Girls were safely evacuated from the campus, and […]

TORONTO (VINnews) — On the University of Toronto Campus, The Student Union of Toronto at Scarborough passed a resolution in support of BDS, calling on the University to sever all ties with ANY organization they deem supports the state of Israel. This included ending Kosher catering for the University’s Jewish students. In May of 2021, […]

KFAR SABA (VINnews) — One of the survivors of Thursday’s horrific terror attack near the Chumash outpost has spoken to reporters from the hospital about the attack. He was asked about his friend who was killed, and said that the two were very close friends. The man who was killed was Yehuda Dimantman HY”D of […]

BALTIMORE (VINNews) — Sheila Dixon, the former Mayor of Baltimore, is being sharply condemned after she made antisemitic remarks on a Youtube video. Her baseless claims are not only anti-Jewish, they are racially divisive. The Maryland Republican Jewish Council (MRJC) and the Maryland Black Republican Council (MBRC) are jointly condemning Dixon’s antisemitic and racist comments, […]

WOODMERE (VINnews) — Multiple patients were left in critical condition after a horrific accident occurred in Woodmere late Saturday night. Emergency response vehicles filled the area of Peninsula Blvd & Edward Ave in Woodmere after the incident occurred at approximately 11:00 PM. Of at least five known victims, at least two are reported to be […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On the 8th night of Chanukah the leaders of the Shomron Regional Council and local dignitaries gathered in Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem to light the Menorah. Shomron Brigade Commander Roy Zveig and other senior officers joined the celebrants. A special Menorah was brought to the site and Tehillim were read for the […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Last week, The Supreme Court heard the Mississippi case of Dobbs V. Jackson where the state is looking to restrict abortions after 15 weeks. Will their decision overturn Roe v Wade? Were the Justices questions about advocacy or the law? Is adoption a viable and reasonable alternative to abortion? Two weeks […]

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard diver braved death Wednesday to enter a submerged vehicle stuck in rushing rapids just yards from the brink of Niagara Falls. The diver was lowered from a hovering helicopter, climbed into the car and pulled out the body of its lone occupant, a woman in her […]