When former IDF Spokesperson Avi Benayahu, who currently works in the Azrieli Center in Tel Aviv, saw a Chareidi bochur looking in vain for a mezuzah to kiss at the
A horrific crash took the life of a young American Yeshivas Bochur in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening. Avrohom Nochum Landi Z”L, 20, from Passaic, was identified as the victim. The
The head of the IDF’s Chareidi Administration, Lt.-Colonel Telem Chazzan, is stepping down from his post in the summer of 2020 after less than two years at the job, Yair
The funerals for the two Orthodox Jewish victims in the Jersey City shooting attack are being held on Wednesday night. Thousands turned out for the two Levayos. The Levaya of Moshe Hersh Deutsch HYD was held at 8:00PM at the Satmar Bais Medrash on Rodney Street in Williamsburg. The Levaya of Mrs Leah Mindel Ferencz […]
OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services RESPONSE TO SHOOTING IN JERSEY CITY AND TRAGIC DEATH OF SEVERAL INNOCENT BYSTANDERS AND POLICE OFFICERS December 11, 2019 Dr. Norman Blumenthal Director of
Four fire trucks responded to a Wednesday morning fire in a building on Pierre Koenig Street in the area of the Talpiot Industrial Center. A Jerusalem Fire & Rescue Service
The Sinclair group of local television stations said Wednesday it is dropping its commentary segments featuring Boris Epshteyn, former aide to President Donald Trump, in favor of a greater emphasis on local investigative journalism. Epshteyns pro-Trump commentaries, sent by the Sinclair Broadcast Group to its 193 local stations with an order that they must be […]
An elderly man fell down an escalator on Agam Kineret Street in Netanya on Wednesday. United Hatzalah and Magen David Adom responded to the scene. The victim was transported to
The clock hands are ticking toward midnight of Wednesday night – the deadline for the Knesset to choose a candidate for prime minister. If this scenario doesn’t occur, as seems
Rabbi David Niederman, President of the United Jewish Organizations (UJO) of Williamsburg and North Brooklyn delivered the following statement to YWN: The community is saddened and is mourning the loss
Scientists from Tel Aviv University have successfully tested the worlds first ever major medical breakthrough of 3D-printed hearts from human patients cells. The success of 3D-printed organs can bring hope for transplant patients as a possible solution to the problem often faced by many patients globally long waiting lists for organ donors. Worlds first […]
It’s been 20 hours since the horrific moment when two gunmen opened fire on a Kosher grocery in Jersey City, which left three civilians and a police officer dead. The
TRAGIC UPDATE 10:35PM: YWN regrets to inform you that two of the murder victims have been identified and their names are cleared for release: Moshe Hersh Deutch HY”D, 24-years-old. He
As Chanuka approaches each year, parents scramble around searching for the perfect gifts for their childrens’ teachers. While they want to show their appreciation to the teachers, it can be
(VIDEOS AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Chareidim, many bringing strollers and their little ones, blocked the intersection of Strauss and HaNevi’im Street on Wednesday morning. The latest protest is against the route of the expanding Jerusalem light rail, which they insist will negatively impact their lifestyle. (YWN Israel Desk Jerusalem/Photo Credit: “????? ?????? ????????)
The helicopter company whose doors-off flight crashed in a New York City river last year, trapping all five passengers in their harnesses, exploited a regulatory loophole to avoid stricter safety requirements, federal investigators said Tuesday. FlyNYON operated under the governments least stringent standards to the detriment of their customers safety because it described the purpose […]
On Monday night, December 9, a crowd of more than 1,200 gathered at the Marriott Marquis in New York City to celebrate “An Evening for the Kids” at the 2019
Facebook is rebuffing efforts by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages. The heads of Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Messenger services told Barr and
A bodyguard of Suhil Melcham, the Mayor of the Arab Regional Council of Jadeidi-Makr, was shot on Tuesday evening just outside the Mayors home. The guard is in serious condition and was treated at the scene by Magen David Adom ambulance teams. The guard is 28-years-old and was transported to the Galil Medical Center in […]
Making a true Kiddush Hashem, a Bat Yam taxi driver, Moshe Barkat, known locally as ‘Barkat’, drove an elderly non-Jewish woman to Ichilov Hospital and later realized she forgot her
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