The increasing challenges posed by the New York area’s aging rail infrastructure came into sharp focus Thursday as a congressional delegation prepared to get a firsthand look at the country’s busiest station on the same day commuters learned about summer schedule disruptions due to track repairs. It’s the second time in three years that the […]
The largest ship to ever enter Israel arrived on Thursday morning towards dawn. The largest ship ever to arrive in Haifa entered the port, a container ship with a huge
After years of pressure to crack down on hate and bigotry, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on “dangerous individuals.” The company also removed right-wing personalities Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer, along with Jones’ site, Infowars, which often posts conspiracy theories. […]
Newark airport officials say a man had two loaded guns in his carry-on bag and now he faces several weapons charges. Transportation Security Administration officials say agents at Newark Liberty
Our Child is an Addict – A Parent’s Story, Recovery at the Crossroads “So which seminaries did your girl apply to?” “They are telling us that the answers should be
Unified. Moving. Inspiring. Those may not be typical words describing a state legislative session, but all were apropos for the start of Florida’s Senate session on Monday. A Somber Beginning Several events came together that morning. Agudath Israel of Florida’s executive director, Rabbi Moshe Matz, gave the opening prayer. He was invited by Senator Jason […]
Eyal Wurtzburger, a resident of Itamar in Shomron, sustained only light injuries B’chasdei Hashem when terrorists on Thursday morning ambushed his vehicle while driving through Chawarah, north of Tapuach Junction,
Germany’s leading Jewish organization expressed alarm Thursday over footage of flag-waving neo-Nazis in self-styled uniforms marching through an eastern German town on May Day unhindered by police. Footage of the march Wednesday prompted widespread outrage in Germany and calls for authorities in the state of Saxony, where far-right sentiment is particularly strong, to step in. […]
A gunman fired his semi-automatic rifle at Jewish worshippers after walking through a Southern California synagogue’s open front door, a spot that synagogue leaders determined last year needed improved security. The Chabad of Poway synagogue applied for a federal grant to install gates and more secure doors to better protect that area. The $150,000 was […]
The campus has turned quiet. Flowers and candles fill the steps outside the building where two students were killed. Exams have been postponed or canceled. For students, professors and administrators,
A high res version of the photo above is available for download here or by clicking on the image. Photo Credits: Jeff Cohn Photography Agudath Israel of Maryland extends warm congratulations to Delegate Adrienne Jones on being elected and sworn-in as Speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates. In a unanimous vote cast yesterday by her […]
A man who plotted to bomb New York City’s subways, then switched sides after his arrest and spent nearly a decade helping the U.S. identify and prosecute terrorists, was rewarded for his help Thursday with a sentence of 10 years in prison, effectively time he has already served. Najibullah Zazi, a 33-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen […]
Two young boys were seriously injured after falling out of a window in a Spring Valley home, Thursday afternoon. Sources tell YWN that Hatzolah of Rockland was called to the
A property under development in Jackson NJ was found defaced with Swastikas and anti-Semitic slurs earlier this week. The hate was found in the vicinity of South New Prospect Road.
Israeli researchers reported Wednesday that violent attacks against Jews spiked significantly last year, with the largest reported number of Jews killed in anti-Semitic acts in decades, leading to an “increasing sense of emergency” among Jewish communities worldwide. Capped by the deadly shooting that killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, […]
“The Mueller Report” is now officially a best-seller. A published edition of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged ties between Russian officials and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign sold just under 42,000 copies last week, NPD BookScan reported Wednesday. Jointly edited by Scribner and The Washington Post, it sold more than any nonfiction book on […]
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) In honor of Holocaust Martyrs ‘and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, Government Press Office officials visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Exhibition: “Flashes of Memory”. ??? ????? ???? (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
New York is now providing free phone calls from jails, making it the first major U.S. city to eliminate fees for inmate calls, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The Democratic mayor said the city has fully implemented the law passed by the City Council last August. “For too long have people in custody faced […]
He was not originally included on the roster of speakers at the National Day of Prayer at the White House, but Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, heroic senior rabbi of Chabad of
Thousands of young Jews from around the world joined Holocaust survivors and politicians Thursday for an annual Holocaust remembrance march in southern Poland that focuses on fighting anti-Semitism and hatred. About 10,000 marchers carrying Israeli flags and “Say NO to anti-Semitism” banners joined the annual March of the Living, which follows a 3-kilometer (1.8 mile) […]
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