Gefilte Fish Is a Lifesaver for Transnistrian Jews
(JTA) — Every Rosh Hashanah, Anna Kondrashenko prepares hundreds of dishes of gefilte fish for the elderly members of the dwindling Jewish community of Transnistria, a breakaway republic between...
Report: America Was Warned of Embassy Attack but Did Nothing
The killings of the US ambassador to Libya and three of his staff were likely to have been the result of a serious and continuing security breach, The Independent...
letters to THE EDITOR
The Struggles Of 9/11
Are Not Over
Dear Editor,
The New York Times reported on September 12 that the U.S. embassy in Cairo issued a statement, prior to “the start of the...
It Started: Thousands of Long Island Residents Wake up Without Power
Thousands of New Jersey and Long Island residents are waking up in the dark this morning - outages that could linger for days as Hurricane Sandy reaches the area.
Jersey...
Russia to Host Annual National Day Celebrations in Jerusalem
Russia has announced that it will host an annual Russia Day reception in the Sergei Courtyard in Jerusalem, better known as the Russian Compound, on June 15. Prior to...
Ex-Cop Gets 15 1/2 Years for Selling NYPD Guns to Drug Ring
A disgraced East Village cop is going to prison for 15 and a half years after admitting today that he paid for his pain killer addiction by swiping four...
Breezy Point Gone: The Neighborhood Ravaged by Waves, Gales and Fire that Wiped Out...
The aerial pictures of the devastation that wrecked Queens and struck at the heart of the close-knit community of Breezy Point.
A disastrous combination of overwhelming waves, rapid winds...
Venezuelan Jews in Wait and See Mode Over Political Crisis
The economic and political unrest currently taking place in Venezuela has left the country’s Jewish community in a “wait and see mode,” as residents hope for an end to...
US Ohio-Class Sub Arrives in the Middle East
PESACH BENSON AND JNS STAFF
(November 6, 2023 / JNS)
United States Central Command announced on Sunday the presence of an Ohio-class submarine in its area of responsibility, as the United...
Op-Ed: The Anti-Vaccination Disgrace
By Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD
There is a small, yet very vocal and influential group of “anti-vaxxers” living in our heimishe communities. They should stop reading now, as they...