On November 28, Jewish leaders from 32 countries of the Euro-Asian region gathered in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, for the first Summit of Eurasian Jewry, which concludes today. The
Mrs. Tzipi Rimol, 35, and her baby Noa Rachel, 3-weeks-old, were R”L killed during the night in a fatal accident at Givat Ze’ev Junction on Route 443 outside Jerusalem shortly
A Brooklyn man has been arrested on charges that he tried to help ISIS, in part by encouraging attacks on New York’s subway system. Zachary Clark was arrested Wednesday Federal authorities say he provided instructions on how to plan attacks on U.S. soil and encouraged Islamic State group supporters to attack well-populated areas. “As alleged, […]
Yeshiva World News (YWN) has been the leading source for Jewish news for over 16 years now. A key part of why we have become the number one choice for
Though the emergency dispatcher initially thought the woman had the wrong number, a man was ultimately arrested on a domestic violence charge because of the call, the police said. When
Even in times of shared, senseless tragedy, an uplifting moment sometimes emerges. On Saturday, shocked and saddened Londoners dealing with the return of terrorism to their streets after a two-year
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee asked President Donald Trump on Friday to say whether he’ll send his attorneys to participate in impeachment proceedings before the panel. Rep. Jerrold Nadler also is asking Republicans on his committee which witnesses they plan to ask permission to subpoena. The letters from the New York Democrat came […]
NEW YORK — As a livery cab driver in the Bronx for more than a decade, Orlando Lantigua knows some of his customers well. If they don’t have money to pay today, they can pay him later. He often gets dispatched by his base station to pick up children and take them to school, without […]
A 41-year-old Rabbi of the Shuva Yisroel Yeshiva under Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto was R”L killed while on a trip in Morocco. Rabbi Dovd Levy Z”L, 41, was struck by a
Wintry weather bedeviled Thanksgiving weekend travelers across the United States Saturday as a powerful and dangerous storm moved eastward, dumping heavy snow from parts of California to the northern Midwest
A Historical Farher: Three Gedolei Hatorah Test the Proficiency of the Shas Yiden Geonim on the Entire Shas – by heart, in depth (iyun) and breadth (bekius) An incredible sight
A swastika was found scrawled on a Jewish home in Golders Green, London, over Shabbos. A Spokesperson for Shomrim North West London told YWN: “It is incidents like these which bring the issue of anti-Semitism into sharp focus. This is the second incident reported to Shomrim in the last week of anti Semitic graffiti daubed […]
A man was shot and killed and another was severely injured in a criminal attack that took place over the course of Shabbos on Ba’alei Tosefos Street in Tel Aviv.
Three anti-government protesters were shot dead and at least 58 others wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said, as Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi formally submitted his resignation to parliament. Lawmakers were expected to either vote or accept outright Abdul-Mahdi’s resignation letter in a parliamentary session Sunday, two members of […]
Dutch police arrested a 35-year-old homeless man Saturday on suspicion of stabbing three teens on a street in The Hague that was crowded with Black Friday shoppers. The man, whose identity wasn’t released, was detained in The Hague early Saturday evening and taken to a police station for questioning, police spokeswoman Marije Kuiper said. The […]
Republicans aim to use the House drive toward impeaching President Donald Trump to whittle down Democrats’ majority by dislodging vulnerable incumbents from swing districts loaded with moderate voters. It could work, especially in Democratic-held districts Trump carried in 2016 with throngs of independent voters who polls shows are closely divided over his removal. Or it […]
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — There’s little disagreement that the object found in a white Mississippi firefighter’s locker was a hangman’s noose. But as with many things in America these days, there’s deep disagreement about what it meant. To some it was a reminder of lynchings that took hundreds of black lives in Mississippi, and it had […]
Joe Biden’s eight-day bus tour across Iowa comes with a message: Reports of his demise in the nation’s first presidential caucus state have been greatly exaggerated. Biden’s aides acknowledge that he must sharpen his pitch before the Feb. 3 caucuses that launch Democrats’ 2020 voting. Yet the former vice president’s advisers reject any characterization of […]
Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street Friday following a shortened trading session a day after the Thanksgiving holiday that left the market slightly below its record highs. Technology, health care
Usman Khan was convicted on terrorism charges but let out of prison early. He attended a “Learning Together” conference for ex-offenders, and used the event to launch a bloody attack, stabbing two people to death and wounding three others. Police shot him dead after he flashed what seemed to be a suicide vest. Khan is […]
Popular Posts
