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[Honoring The Japanese Diplomat Who Saved Thousands Of Jews From Holocaust]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, a virtual event on Monday honored a hero often referred to as the “Japanese Schindler” for helping to save thousands of Jews from the Holocaust. Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania, defied his own government’s orders by issuing handwritten transit visas […] [Read More »]( [Vermont Sen. Leahy Taken To Hospital For Observation]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s longest-serving member, 80-year-old Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, was taken to a hospital Tuesday evening for observation after not feeling well, a spokesman said. Leahy was taken there for observation “out of an abundance of caution” after being examined by Congress’ attending physician, said Leahy spokesman David Carle. Hours earlier, Leahy […] [Read More »]( [Antwerp Mayor Says Haredi Orthodox Ignoring COVID Measures Has Triggered Anti-Semitism — And It Could Get Worse]( ANTWERP (JTA) — The mayor of Antwerp, a city in Belgium where about 15,000 haredi Orthodox Jews live, warned that their failure to comply with COVID-19 measures has triggered anti-Semitism — and it could turn into a wave. “In the Jewish community, not everyone realizes this, they have their own logic, but the backlash of […] [Read More »]( [Fox News Hires Larry Kudlow; McEnany May Be Next]( NEW YORK (AP) — Trump administration alumni Larry Kudlow is joining Fox News amid reports that a colleague, former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, will soon be joining him. Fox announced Tuesday that Kudlow, a former CNBC personality who was national economic council director in the just-concluded Trump administration, will host a weekday program […] [Read More »]( [NYC Pension Funds To Divest $4 Billion From Fossil Fuels]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials announced this week that two pension funds for city workers will pull an estimated $4 billion in investments from fossil fuel companies in order to promote clean energy use. “The divestment from fossil fuels is possible and necessary,” said City Comptroller Scott Stringer, who joined Mayor Bill […] [Read More »]( [Senate Confirms Tony Blinken As US Secretary Of State]( WASHINGTON (JNS) — The U.S. Senate confirmed Tony Blinken on Tuesday as the 71st U.S. secretary of state. The final tally was 78-22. Blinken, who is Jewish, will succeed Mike Pompeo as America’s top diplomat. Blinken previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state under U.S. President Barack Obama and was a top adviser to […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Military Chief Warns Of New Plans To Strike Iran]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military chief Tuesday warned the Biden administration against rejoining the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, even if it toughens its terms, adding he’s ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible offensive action against Iran during the coming year. The comments by Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi came as Israel and Iran […] [Read More »]( [Videos: Man With Knife Arrested In Williamsburg For Assault]( WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews) — A man was arrested in Willimasburg on Tuesday, with the help of Williamsburg Shomrim, after he assualted someone. Video footage captured the man assaulting a Jewish man as he flees. But the crowd yells Chgaptz’em (a traditional call to apprehend a troublemaker), and continues to pursue him. Another video captured the man […] [Read More »]( [Amar’e Stoudemire, Now A Brooklyn Nets Coach, Doesn’t Work On Shabbat]( NEW YORK (JTA) – Amar’e Stoudemire, the former NBA star-turned-Orthodox-convert to Judaism and Israeli team owner, is still settling into his new job as an assistant player development coach for the Brooklyn Nets. One fact that is helping him get comfortable: The team is not forcing him to work on Shabbat, which he observes. Writing […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Bashy Rand ע”ה]( Family getting up: Sunday (1/31/21)Morning R’ Shalom RandHusband No visitors 12:30-1:30, after 9 R’ Baruch BenjaminFather Sitting in LA Mrs. Miriam BenjaminMother Sitting in LA R’ Shuie BenjaminBrother Wednesday & Thursday will be sitting in LA, Friday will be sitting in Woodmere at 599 Diane Pl R’ Moshe BenjaminBrother Sitting in LA R` Donny BenjaminBrother […] [Read More »]( [Biden, In First Call With Putin, Presses On Navalny, Treaty]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had his first call with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, raising concerns about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny while pressing the Russian president on his nation’s involvement in a massive cyberespionage campaign and bounties on American troops in Afghanistan, two senior administration officials said. Biden told the Russian […] [Read More »]( [U.S. Announces Restoration Of Relations With Palestinians]( UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing aid to Palestinian refugees, a reversal of the Trump administration’s cutoff and a key element of its new support for a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Acting U.S. Ambassador Richard […] [Read More »]( [Collector Of Jewish Souls: A Rabbi’s Treasures Culled From Around The World]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – A 12-branch copper candelabra kindled on holidays by Jews in 18th-century Italy. Sheets of prayers handwritten in Hebrew by an unknown scribe in 15th-century Spain. An oven for baking matzah from 19th-century Portugal. A Passover Haggadah in Hebrew and Arabic from 18th-century Iraq, transported to India where it was discovered more than […] [Read More »]( [Widespread Internet Outages Hit Northeast U.S.]( BROOKLYN (AP) – Users across the northeast U.S. reported widespread internet outages Tuesday. Verizon reported a fiber cut in Brooklyn via Twitter, although it’s not clear if that issue is responsible for the entire outage. The internet service provider didn’t have any estimate when the problem spot would be fixed. Neither Verizon nor Comcast, another […] [Read More »]( [Unwanted Virus Milestone: UK’s Civilian Dead Now Tops WWII’s]( LONDON (AP) — There are no warning sirens, nor a rush for shelter. No neighborhoods of collapsed rubble with bodies buried inside from Nazi Germany bombardment. It is quieter than all that. But the United Kingdom has now suffered its worst civilian loss of life since World War II by a significant number. Some 70,000 […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Holocaust Museum Under Fire For Allegedly Smuggling Artifacts Out Of Warsaw]( WARSAW (JTA) – The city of Warsaw has accused an Israeli Holocaust museum of being involved in the smuggling out of Poland of Jewish prayer artifacts that the museum said were found inside an old bunker in the Polish capital. The Shem Olam museum near Hadera announced this week that it had obtained 10 sets […] [Read More »]( [Twitter Permanently Bans My Pillow CEO]( NEW YORK (AP) – Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s account after he continued to perpetuate the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Twitter decided to ban Lindell, who founded bedding company My Pillow, due to “repeated violations” of its civic integrity policy, a spokesperson said in […] [Read More »]( [Officials Say Israeli Minister Visited Sudan To Discuss Ties]( CAIRO (AP) — An Israeli delegation headed by the country’s intelligence minister quietly visited Sudan and met with the African nation’s leaders, officials from both countries said Tuesday. The visit on Monday was the first visit by an Israeli minister to Sudan less than three weeks after Khartoum inked an agreement to normalize ties with […] [Read More »]( [Israel’s Bureau Of Statistics: 17,000 Holocaust Survivors Died In 2020, 900 From COVID-19]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Some 17,000 Holocaust survivors passed away in Israel during the course of 2020, with 900 dying from coronavirus, according to a report released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) prior to International Holocaust Day. The report revealed that 5,300 survivors tested positive for COVID-19 and 17% of them passed away from […] [Read More »]( [Home Prices Rise At Fastest Pace In More Than 6 Years]( WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped in November at the fastest pace in more than six years, fueled by demand for more living space as Americans stick closer to home during the pandemic. Home prices soared 9.1% in November compared with 12 months ago, according to Tuesday’s report on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city […] [Read More »]( [British Photographer Describes Ordeal At Chareidi Mask-Free Weddings]( LONDON (VINnews) — A British gentile photographer spoke to the London-based Jewish Chronicle about her ordeal in covering illicit Covid weddings for Chareidim, stating that she had stopped working after attending a 300-person Chareidi reception where most people were not wearing masks. Marisa D’Alessandro, 55, a freelance photographer at events, was hired to take photos […] [Read More »]( [Elderly Woman Killed, 5 Others Hurt In Portland Car Rampage]( PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A motorist repeatedly drove into people along streets and sidewalks in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, killing an elderly woman who was dragged beneath the wheels. The man then tried to flee on foot but neighbors surrounded him until police arrived and wrestled him into custody. Five other people were hurt and […] [Read More »]( [South African Safari Picnic Joined By Local Lion]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A lion from the Kruger national reserve in South Africa surprised a picnic party by taking his place at one of the tables. The guests had been hoping to get close to local lions but didn’t expect one of them to join their cocktails at sunset. The lion, probably attracted by […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Haredi Officials, Rabbinical Authorities Condemn Bnei Brak Riots]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Several Israeli religious leaders on Monday denounced the violent riots that broke out the day before in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak when police tried to enforce the national COVID-19 lockdown. Leading rabbinic authorities Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, who has consistently ordered his followers to continue studying in groups despite schools being […] [Read More »]( [Samarian Terror Widow ‘Deeply Moved’ By Care Packages Received From Toldos Aharon]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — When Raziel Shevach was murdered by Arab terrorists near his home in the Samarian community of Chavat Gilad in January 2018, his wife Yael was left on her own to fend for herself and her six orphaned children. Less than a month later, she received a surprise package filled with Tu B’Shvat […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Solider Thwarts Stabbing, Kills Palestinian Attacker]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops on Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian male suspected of trying to attack soldiers at a West Bank intersection, the military said. The Israeli army said the alleged assailant attempted to stab troops near the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank. It said one soldier blocked the […] [Read More »]( [Report: Portland Mayor Pepper-Sprayed Man Who Confronted Him]( PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler pepper-sprayed a man who confronted him and a former mayor as they left a restaurant Sunday evening, according to a police report. Wheeler and and Sam Adams, who served one term as Portland mayor from 2009 to 2013, had been eating in a tented area at […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Vos Is Neias 7939 West Ridgewood Rd.New York, NY 10028 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.