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[German Israeli Singer At Crux Of Anti-Semitic Hotel Incident Accused Of Fabricating Story]( BERLIN (JNS) – Gil Ofarim, the German Israeli singer who accused the Westin Hotel in Leipzig, Germany, of refusing him service because he wore a Star of David pendant is now being accused of fabricating the story. Hotel surveillance video released to German media shows Ofarim checking in without the Star of David pendant that […] [Read More »]( [Harav Boruch Saks ז”ל Boruch ben Dovid]( Family getting up: Mrs. Hindy SaksWife Rabbi Elozar SaksSon Getting up Monday and possibly Tuesday morning Rabbi Dovid SaksSon Getting up Monday and possibly Tuesday morning Rabbi Yisroel SaksSon Getting up Monday and possibly Tuesday morning Mrs. Tzipora SheinkopfDaughter Mrs. Nechama TepferDaughter Mrs. Gitty ShapiroDaughter Getting up Monday and possibly Tuesday morning Mrs. Tamar BlumenthalDaughter […] [Read More »]( [Mexico City Lowers Pandemic Alert To Lowest Level]( MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s capital returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system Monday for the first time since June. In practice, the shift from the yellow to green category changes meant only small changes to daily life. Mask wearing is still common in streets of the city of 9 million, […] [Read More »]( [Russia’s Virus Infections Over 8 Million; Daily Deaths High]( MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s total number of coronavirus infections has topped 8 million, more than 5% of the population, and the daily infection toll hit a new record. The national coronavirus task force said Monday that 34,325 new infections over the past day raised the pandemic total to 8,027,012. It also said 998 people died […] [Read More »]( [Knesset Memorial Session Turns Heated As Israel Marks 26 Years Since Rabin Assassination]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel marked 26 years since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin as part of a series of memorial events that began on Sunday night and continued through Monday. The date is recognized annually on the 12th of Cheshvan on the Jewish calendar, which this year fell on Oct. 18. Rabin, 73, […] [Read More »]( [‘He Lied’: Iraqis Still Blame Powell For Role In Iraq War]( BAGHDAD (AP) — For many Iraqis, the name Colin Powell conjures up one image: the man who as U.S. secretary of state went before the U.N. Security Council in 2003 to make the case for war against their country. Word of his death Monday at age 84 dredged up feelings of anger in Iraq toward […] [Read More »]( [Hayeled Mayer Epstein ז”ל מאיר בן יעקב]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 9:30 amMincha: 7:00 amMaariv: Following Mincha R` Yanky EpsteinFather Mrs. Necha Zesa EpsteinMother [Read More »]( [U.K. Government Kills 2-Year-Old Jewish Toddler Alta Fixsler [WATCH LEVAYA HERE]]( MANCHESTER (VINnews) — In a tragic and outrageous turn of events, the life of a 2-year-old Jewish girl was ripped away on Monday by the U.K. government. At this point, most readers are famliar with the Alta Fixsler story. Alta was born with severe brain damage, which necessitated her to be on life support from […] [Read More »]( [Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of South Florida Officer In Jewish Community of Hollywood]( HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — An 18-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting a Florida police officer during an altercation, officials said Monday. Officers responded Sunday night to a call about a suspicious incident near the Emerald Hills Country Club, Hollywood police Chief Chris O’Brien said during a Monday morning news conference. He said Officer Yandy […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Luna Menache ע”ה ×œ×•× ×”]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 5:45 pmMaariv: 6:30 pm Mr. Edward MenacheHusband Rabbi Yecheskel MenacheSon Will be sitting at home in Lakewood Friday 12:00-3:30 Mr. Shlomo MenacheSon Mrs. Rita AttiasDaughter [Read More »]( [Hezbollah Leader Declares His Group Has 100,000 Fighters]( BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader declared for the first time on Monday that his powerful militant group has 100,000 trained fighters. His speech appeared to be meant as a deterrent to domestic foes following the nation’s worst internal violence in years. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah disclosed the size of the Shiite group’s militant arm in […] [Read More »]( [House Committee Seeks More Info From Amazon, Issues Warning]( WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, saying the tech giant has one “final chance” to correct previous testimony by executives on its competition practices. They sent a letter Monday to Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy, marking an escalation in a bipartisan battle against Amazon by […] [Read More »]( [Smartphone Producer Foxconn Announces Electric Car Venture]( TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Taiwanese company that manufactures smartphones for Apple Inc. and other global brands announced plans Monday to produce electric cars for auto brands under a similar contract model. Foxconn Technology Group will produce cars and buses for brands in China, North America, Europe and other markets, said its chairman, Young Liu. […] [Read More »]( [Sites Where Germans Killed Jews Are Dedicated In Poland]( WOJSLAWICE, Poland (AP) — The Polish witnesses of the German crime in Wojslawice lived for decades with the memories of their Jewish neighbors executed in 1942. They remembered a meadow that flowed with blood, a child who cried out for water from underneath a pile of bodies, arms and legs that still moved days after […] [Read More »]( [China Calls Missile Launch ‘Routine Test’ Of New Technology]( BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday its launch of a new spacecraft was merely a test to see whether the vehicle could be re-used. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the launch involved a spacecraft rather than a missile and was of “great significance for reducing the use-cost of spacecraft and could provide a convenient […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Naftali Hertz Frankel ז”ל × ×¤×˜×œ×™ הערץ ×‘×Ÿ×ž× ×©×”]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 5:30 pmMaariv: 7:30 pm Mrs. Esther FrankelWife Mr. Chesky FrankelSon Mrs. Channie SternDaughter Mr. Menashe FrankelSon Mr. Dovid FrankelSon [Read More »]( [The Wild, Wild, Kosher Hotel Heter]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A “heter” means a leniency, or a dispensation to allow something that might otherwise be considered forbidden. It happened at a Pesach hotel in the  early 1990’s at a place called the Hudson River Inn and Conference Center in Ossining, New York. The logic of it was unassailable, and […] [Read More »]( [EU Says Exports Of COVID-19 Vaccines Now Top 1 Billion Mark]( BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official said Monday that the bloc has now exported over 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the rest of the world. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the vaccines have been sent to over 150 nations, making the 27-member bloc the largest exporter of the […] [Read More »]( [Swedish FM Visits Israel To Mend Ties After Diplomatic Rift]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Sweden’s foreign minister visited Israel on Monday in an effort to mend ties after years in which the two countries have been at odds over the conflict with the Palestinians. Sweden’s Social Democratic-led government recognized Palestinian statehood in 2014, making it the first large European country to do so since the end […] [Read More »]( [Russia Suspends Its Mission To NATO, Foreign Minister Says]( MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister said Monday that the country is suspending its mission to NATO. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the move is in response to last week’s expulsion by NATO of eight members of Russia’s mission to the military alliance. NATO said that they were secretly working as intelligence officers and […] [Read More »]( [Colin Powell Has Died Of COVID-19 Complications, Family Says]( WASHIINGTON (AP) — Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained when he went before the U.N. and made faulty claims to justify the U.S. war in Iraq, has died of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Powell rose […] [Read More »]( [City Transformer, Israeli Compact Car Company, Teams Up With United Hatzalah In $22M Deal]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli automotive company City Transformer, creator of a compact electric car which can shrink in size to squeeze through traffic and into parking spaces, has announced that it will collaborate with emergency response organization United Hatzalah to incorporate the vehicles into Hatzalah’s fleet. The agreement will see the EMS organization become the […] [Read More »]( [Facebook Plans To Hire 10,000 People In EU To Build ‘Metaverse’]( MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook says it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform. The company said in a blog post Sunday that those high-skilled workers will help build “the metaverse,” a futuristic notion for connecting people online that encompasses […] [Read More »]( [Judge Limits Unpaid Leave For Unvaccinated Workers At US Lab]( NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has limited the ability for now for the nonprofit running Oak Ridge National Laboratory to place employees on unpaid leave who receive exemptions to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement. U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley in Knoxville issued the temporary restraining order Friday barring UT-Battelle from placing employees on indefinite […] [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? 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