PORTLAND, Maine (VosiZNeias) — Lewiston, which is the second-largest city in the state of Maine, has elected a Somali American to its city council following a campaign marred by racist attacks and social media threats. Safiya Khalid, a 23-year-old immigrant from Somalia, soundly defeated a fellow Democrat on Tuesday for a seat on the Lewiston […]

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, […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com There is a major controversy occurring in Boro Park now between an all-female Basic Life Support First Responders Agency and Hatzolah, for those who are following the news.  Hatzolah is a remarkable organization that has literally saved tens of thousands of lives.  Ezras Nashim was an organization formed in […]

San Francisco (AP) – The Saudi government recruited two Twitter employees to get personal account information of their critics, prosecutors said Wednesday. A complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi government officials to recruit employees at the social media giant to look up the private data of […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a new Trump administration rule that could open the way for more health care workers to refuse to participate in abortions or other procedures on moral or religious grounds. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said the U.S. Health and Human Services Department overstepped […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 61-year-old white Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid on a Hispanic man’s face will be charged with a hate crime, increasing the possible sentence he may receive if convicted, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Prosecutors filed one charge against Clifton Blackwell — first-degree reckless injury — but added the sentencing enhancers of hate […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday. Sessions, 72, will be making a return to the political stage a year after stepping down as President Donald Trump’s first […]

NEW YORK – (AP) Each month, Dermot Shea sits with other top New York City police officials and the mayor to brief reporters on the latest crime statistics. In front of them, often, is a big, blue sign featuring a variation on their underlying message: “Safest Big City in America.” Appointed Monday to be the […]

NEW YORK (VosIzNeias) — After multiple Hasidic Jews were assaulted in Boro Park last Friday night in the latest episode of a long string of recent anti-Semitic incidents, New York residents were demanding action. The soft-on-crime approach perpetuated by Mayor Bill deBlasio has produced a New York where lawlessness and hate crimes run rampant, in […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Airbnb says it will spend the next year verifying that all 7 million of its listings are accurate and that the homes and rooms being offered for short-term stays meet basic quality standards. It’s one of several moves the San Francisco-based company is making to improve user trust and make it easier […]