In his race for United States Congress in New York’s Ninth District, Councilman Chaim Deutsch received the endorsement of the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, Local 831. The union is comprised of more than 6,700 men and women who serve New York City within the Department of Sanitation.
New regulations issued by the Italian Health Ministry following fear of COVID-19 spread are causing concern in Jewish communities not only because of the virus, but also the very ability to live a basic Jewish life.
Data from the Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) shows that parents of large families are happier than parents of small families. The report, published in honor of “Family Day,” shows data from 2018.
A Sunday slew of bomb threats swept the country with around nineteen Jewish Centers targeted across the United States. The threats are presently under investigation.
The Jewish instructional app Azoi, launched just a few months ago, has been hacked, according to reports. The app had stopped working Friday, and after some investigation the developers discovered that their server was being held ransom for bitcoin.
An orphaned daughter of an IDF pilot who died in a training accident was overcome with emotion after a group of hikers finds her fathers flight helmet in the desert. Her father, Major Daniel Guri, was only 32 years old when he passed away, leaving his wife and unborn daughter.
The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc., which represents 24,000 sworn NYPD members who hold the rank of Police Officer, today announced their endorsement of Councilman Chaim Deutsch for United States Congress in New York’s Ninth District.
The Iranian branch of the Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM) organization, which operates in the field of equality of rights in the country, reported on Sunday that the Iranian government is threatening to demolish the Tomb of Mordechai and Ether located in the city of Hamadan.
Four people were killed Wednesday, including one Israeli, in a mid-air collision involving two aircraft over Australia. The accident, which involved two light over central Victoria, occurred near a flight training school while witnesses on the ground looked on in shock.
An askan in New York who would arrange kosher food for Jewish patients in local hospitals was the recipient of a letter from Reb Moshe Feinstein Z”L regarding Cholov Akum. The newly discovered letter doubles down on when Cholov Akum is permitted.
Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn) introduced a resolution into the New York City Council following the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s directive calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation requiring a moment of silence in all public schools at the beginning of each school day.
The New York State Education Department today provided an update on its review of public comment on proposed regulations for substantially equivalent instruction for nonpublic school students in New York State.
An Orthodox mother of five won the half-marathon at the 18th annual Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Marathon event. Beatie Deutsch, 30, finished in a time of 1:16:4 to win in the women’s category on Sunday.
After a year and a musical transformation, Itzik Dadya has released his new single titled “Nichsafti.”
The number of anti-Semitic incidents documented in Britain increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2019, reaching a record tally of 1,805 cases, JTA reported Wednesday, citing the Community Security Trust (CST) annual report on anti-Semitism in the UK.
A wooden crate filled with Judaica items was discovered during an archaeological excavation in a synagogue in Małopolska, Poland. Inside were 350 objects, including artifacts from the World War I.
Russian President Vladimir Putin pardoned Naama Issachar Wednesday, clearing the way for her to return to Israel. She will fly back with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu when he departs from Russia tomorrow.
The Topography of Terror archive located in Berlin on Tuesday released a picture taken at the Sobibor Nazi death camp during World War II, in which John Ivan Demjanjuk can be seen. The photo proves Demjanjuk’s cooperation in the horrors of the holocaust.
Russia’s Jews have expressed great satisfaction from President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Israel. This came as part of the events marking seventy five years since the liberation of Auschwitz by the Russian army and the end of World War II.
A school bus on the way from New Square to upstate New York for a Shabbaton rolled over while carrying nearly 40 bochurim, injuring eighteen.
Zelensky, the first Jewish president of Ukraine, arrived Thursday in Israel, and made a stop at the Kotel to pray.
An 11-year-old Jewish girl was niftar Monday evening, after a fire tore through a home in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. One firefighter was also injured battling the blaze, which according to reports was not intentionally set.