Special to YWN News: The repercussions of NY Governor Cuomo’s verbal assault Wednesday on the Hasidic and other Orthodox Jewish communities are already beginning to appear. A Newburg based bowling alley refused service to a number of Orthodox Jewish families on Wednesday afternoon. This was less than 24 hours after the governor’s controversial speech and […]
Joseph Bruno, who rose from poverty to become one of New York’s most powerful politicians as the Republican leader of the state Senate for more than a decade, died Tuesday night at age 91. Bruno died at his Brunswick home across the Hudson River from the state Capitol, surrounded by family and his longtime companion […]
In another indication of a changed Middle East, an Egyptian television channel aired in full the remarks said by Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi while on a visit to Berlin
Eli Rozenberg was officially granted a permit allowing him to control El Al on Friday, Globes reported. The decision, made by Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Transportation Minister Miri Regev, and
Dear YWN, I am very disturbed by what happened last night in Boro park. As much as Cuomo is discriminating against the Jewish community, why are we stooping to the
President Donald Trump’s son Eric answered questions Monday from New York state investigators looking into his family’s business practices. The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James confirmed that the video deposition took place as scheduled, though no further information was provided as to how long it lasted or what kinds of questions were […]
Yeshivas Heichal HaTorah of Teaneck, NJ began the Heichal HaTorah Bais Medrash program with only 20 talmidim for the 19-20 school year. Designed for young men returning from yeshiva in
A U.S. judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45 billion to the family of a former FBI agent believed to have been kidnapped by the Islamic Republic while on an unauthorized CIA mission to an Iranian island in 2007. The judgment this month comes after Robert Levinson’s family and the U.S. government now believe he […]
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Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed 4,674 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday morning. There are currently 61,606 active virus cases, with 879 seriously ill patients, of whom 240 are ventilated. Thirty-three more deaths were recorded, raising the death toll to 1,806. The percentage of positive coronavirus tests continues to decline, standing at 10.5% on Wednesday, the lowest […]
Hagaon Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Gershon Edelstein spoke from his home on Tuesday evening and instructed the public to adhere to health regulations regarding the coronavirus on Simchas Torah, Kikar H’Shabbos
DEBATE NIGHT: Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are set to face off in a debate that will offer starkly different visions for a
President Donald Trump’s accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor, an appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that likely sets up a second trip to the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said in a written decision that a […]
A drug company says it has asked the U.S. government to allow emergency use of an experimental antibody therapy based on early results from a study that suggested the drug
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency have issued a series of advisories in recent weeks aimed at warning voters about problems that could surface in the election — as well as steps Americans can take to counter the foreign interference threat. The issues identified in the public service announcements run the […]
Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky will be giving Divrei Bracha. Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu will be there. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon will be there. U.A.E. Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba will be
Shares in major U.S. airlines jumped at the opening bell, pulling the broader market along, after President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to help the decimated carriers in seemingly contradictory tweets. “The House & Senate should IMMEDIATELY Approve 25 Billion Dollars for Airline Payroll Support,” Trump tweeted late Tuesday night. “I will sign now!” However, […]
Germany’s leading Jewish group said Monday an attack on a Jewish student outside a synagogue “can only be classified as anti-Semitic” — an assessment that was later confirmed by the authorities. “The situation that Jews have increasingly become a target of hatred must not leave anybody cold in a state of law like Germany,” said […]
The nation’s top military leaders were under self-quarantine Tuesday after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon said. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, and the vice chairman, Gen. John Hyten, were among those affected, U.S. officials said. Military leaders who were in contact with […]
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