HALLE (JTA) — The German man suspected of killing two people near a synagogue this week reportedly told German investigators that he received approximately $800 from an anonymous online donor prior to the attack. The German publication Der Spiegel reported Friday that the accused, Stephan Balliet, had received the money in the form of the […]

BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — Footage has been released of a man who was making his way around the Marine Park neighborhood early Yom Kippur morning holding a knife. The man was walking around at approximately 4:30 AM Yom Kippur morning, and was reportedly attempting to break into houses and vehicles. Anybody with any leads on this […]

CROWN HEIGHTS (VosIzNeias) — As if Crown Heights hasn’t seen enough Anti-Semitism in recent weeks, a Jewish man was assaulted in an unprovoked hate attack Saturday. The victim was walking on Union Avenue and New York Avenue Saturday morning when he was attacked. The man was crossing the street, when a black male passed by […]

HALLE (JNS) — The two victims of the Wednesday attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Yom Kippur, have been identified. German pop-music enthusiast Jana Lange, 40, and outdoor painter Kevin S., 20, were shot and killed near the synagogue by 27-year-old Stephan Balliet, who first attempted to break into a synagogue, but was […]

MOSCOW (VosIzNeias) — As previously reported by VosIzNeias, an Israeli woman was arrested in Moscow on her way back to Israel from a post-service trip in India. Naama Issachar was pulled aside in the airport after Russian officials found 9 grams of marijuana in her luggage, an amount that would be non-prosecutable in Israel. Issachar […]

CROWN HEIGHTS (VosIzNeias) — The famed Chabad headquarters located at 770 Eastern Parkway was evacuated Friday morning due to a small fire. After people smelled fire and saw some smoke in the basement of 770, the fire department was called. FDNY arrived at approximately 9:30 AM. According to the FDNY, there was indeed a small […]

MELBOURNE (JTA) — The Jewish boy who was forced to kneel and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate has been sent threatening text messages. The messages were sent Friday after photos of the incident were splashed across the front pages of newspapers in Australia and around the world, the Daily Mail reported. The photo […]

NEW HAVEN, CT (JNS) — Yale Law School in New Haven, Conn., is investigating swastika graffiti discovered on steps of the school’s side entrance on Saturday night, days before Yom Kippur, the Yale Daily News reported. “Yale Law School has zero tolerance for discrimination or harassment of any kind, and symbols of hate have no […]

CHICAGO (JTA) — Midwest Jews may need to find something else to eat when Yom Kippur ends — tons of their bagels are now toast. Some 38,000 pounds of frozen bagels met an unhappy fate on Sunday, just a couple of days ahead of the Jewish Day of Atonement, when they were burnt to a […]

WASHINGTON (JNS) — The United States offered its condolences on Thursday in denouncing Wednesday’’s attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Yom Kippur. “We offer our sincerest condolences to the friends and families of the victims killed in the attacks in Halle, Germany, and wish the injured a speedy recovery,” a State Department spokesperson […]