A Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing at a Moscow airport after a fire broke out while in the air as per a state media report. Videos circulating on social media show passengers using emergency exit slides to escape the Aeroflot aircraft.
Two Frum children fell from a window in Monsey a little after 5pm Thursday afternoon. Both are reported to be in critical condition, and people are requested to please say tehillim.
Reports of a military coup have come out of Venezuela. The reports state that Interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaido has declared a military coup against Maduro. Heavily armed military forces are in various locations across the capital and other major cities.
With the days rapidly closing on the projected Crown Heights election, but no updates from the CHJCC or the Rabbonim, many wonder if the elections will ever happen. CrownHeights.info contacted the CHJCC and Rabbonim to gain clarity.
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yaakov Reuven (Yankie) Turner , OBM, a long-time member of the Chicago Lubavitch community. He passed away following an illness. He passed away on Monday, the 24th of Nissan. Updated with Levaya information
A Jet Blue flight at JFK Airport was placed into quarantine, Sunday night, after two passengers showed possible signs of having the highly contagious measles virus. Sources tell YWN that JetBlue Flight 410 from Santo Domingo Republic is carrying dozens of Orthodox Jewish passengers who are returning from a Pesach program
As a part of the terrible event that took place yesterday in the Chabad House of Kenya, the local authorities took it with the greatest concern. The head of the criminal investigations office had a meeting with the Shliach, and updated him with the most recent updates on the ongoing investigation. A Crowd Funding campaign has been launched to upgrade the security for the Chabad House.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he exits the hall after a farbrengen, circa 1956.
CrownHeights.info would like to wish all our readers a Happy, Kosher and Frailichen Pesach! In observance of the Yom Tov, there will be no updates starting from sundown tonight through nightfall on Sunday.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he receives an aliya on Chol Hamoed.
In what can only be described as unprecedented, over five hundred doctors representing numerous Jewish communities across North America have signed a letter confirming the need for all children and healthy adults to get immunized, according to the CDC schedule.
Since 1970, Rabbi Moishe Yosef Engel has served as a Chabad emissary in Long Beach, California. He was interviewed in September of 2011.
The popular messaging apps Whatsapp and Instagram, as well as the social media platform Facebook have been having having technical problems since a little before 1:00pm Wednesday afternoon. Voice notes and media can apparently not be uploaded.
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force says they are currently investigating anti-Semitic vandalism at the Nassau Ave Subway Station on the G line. An ad with a photo of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was defaced with a swastika and the words “Die Jew (expletive removed)”.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Zalman Baras, a Mashpia at Yeshiva Lubavitch in Cincinnati. He passed away on Thursday, 30 Adar I, 5779 following an extended illness. He was 38 years old. Updated with Levaya information.
Three different NYPD Precinct Commanders have commended Shomrim in the past three days. Shomrim around NYC respond to dozens of calls each day, and are responsible for countless arrests. In the month of February, Shomrim collaborating with the NYPD made a total of 31 arrests. These arrests were made in Williamsburg, Boro Park, Rockaway Nassau, Flatbush, and Crown Heights.
In a shocking video, a NYPD tow truck can be seen towing a Hatzolah members car while he was on an emergency call in Manhattan. The car was towed despite a Hatzolah and DOT placard displayed in the window. UPDATED
