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[Federal Reserve’s Powell: High Inflation ‘Exacts A Toll’]( WASHINGTON (AP) — High inflation is taking a toll on American families, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged in remarks to be delivered at a Tuesday congressional hearing, where he is sure to face tough questions on the subject. “We know that high inflation exacts a toll, particularly for those less able to meet the […] [Read More »]( [UK Chief Rabbi Secretly Flew to Vienna to Help Desperate Mother Reunite with Kids After Years Apart]( ENGLAND (VINnews) — A shocking story has surfaced of a secret trip by the Chief Rabbi of the UK, who flew to Austria in 2018, trying to help a desperate mother reunite with her young children. Beth Alexander, age 37, has tragically only seen her now 12 year-old twin boys once in the past five […] [Read More »]( [Neighbors Say N Korea Has Fired Possible Missile Into Sea]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second weapons launch in a week, the militaries of South Korea and Japan said. This month’s launches follow a series of weapons tests in 2021 that underscored how North Korea continues to expand […] [Read More »]( [Home Covid Tests To Be Covered By Insurers Starting Saturday]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans. The Biden administration announced the change Monday as it looks to lower costs and make testing for the virus more convenient amid rising frustrations. Under the new policy, first […] [Read More »]( [A List Of Some Of The Deadliest Fires In New York City]( NEW YORK (AP) — An apartment high-rise fire in New York City that killed 17 people and injured dozens of others on Sunday was one of the deadlier building blazes in the city’s history. Some lists of the city’s most deadly fires include the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center. Two commercial airline flights […] [Read More »]( [In Israel, Omicron, Confusion Drive ‘Real Panic’ For Tests]( TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Aviran Yael fetched rapid antigen kits from a pharmacy in Tel Aviv’s busy center, placed them in the light blue bag strapped to the back of his motorbike and headed off to deliver them. With that, Yael on Monday joined a growing army of couriers toting Wolt delivery boxes around […] [Read More »]( [Robert Durst, Real Estate Heir Convicted Of Murder, Dies]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst, the wealthy New York real estate heir and failed fugitive who was dogged for decades with suspicion in the disappearance and deaths of those around him before he was convicted of killing his best friend and sentenced to life in prison, has died. He was 78. Durst died Monday […] [Read More »]( [Father of Meron Victim Pleads for Help: ‘We are not second class citizens’]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — Rabbi Avigdor Chayut, whose son was tragically killed in Meron, is begging for government assistance. In a heartfelt interview, Rabbi Chayut, filled with anguish and torment, said that just because he does not wear the same type of kippah as those in charge, he does not deserve to be treated like a […] [Read More »]( [Aura Herzog, Mother Of Israel’s President, Dies At 97]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Aura Herzog, mother of Israeli President Isaac Herzog and wife of the late Chaim Herzog, Israel’s sixth president, died on Sunday night in her home at the age of 97. “Together with the entire people of Israel, I received with sorrow the news of the passing of Aura Herzog,” said Israeli Prime […] [Read More »]( [Polish Official Fired After Calling Holocaust Law ‘Stupid’]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish diplomat charged with improving contacts with Jews worldwide has been fired after he criticized his own government’s approach to regulating Holocaust speech, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Jaroslaw Nowak, the plenipotentiary for contacts with the Jewish diaspora described a Holocaust speech law passed by his country’s ruling party as […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Police Pull Pilot From Plane Moments Before Train Crash]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pilot who crashed a small plane onto railroad tracks was pulled alive from the wreck by a group of Los Angeles Police officers just moments before a commuter train roared through, authorities said. Video of the harrowing rescue shows the officers pulling the bloodied man to safety seconds before the […] [Read More »]( [Pope Sends Condolences After “Devastating” NYC Fire]( ROME (AP) — Pope Francis offered his condolences Monday to the victims of the “devastating” apartment fire in the Bronx borough of New York that killed 19 people, nine of them children. Francis sent a telegram to New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan offering “heartfelt condolences and the assurance of his spiritual closeness” to those affected […] [Read More »]( [Sorrow, Grief Envelop Bronx Neighborhood After Deadly Fire]( NEW YORK (AP) — Sorrow welled across a Bronx community Monday, a day after a fire and choking smoke engulfed a high-rise apartment building and killed 19 people, nine of them children. As survivors recalled the frantic moments of their escape, bereft family and friends of those who perished were coping with shock, disbelief and […] [Read More »]( [Former Israeli PMs Face Off In Court In Defamation Lawsuit]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday repeated his assertion that his successor and former rival, Benjamin Netanyahu, exhibited “crazy behavior” as a high-profile defamation lawsuit between the two political heavyweights got underway. The two fallen prime ministers faced off in a largely empty Tel Aviv courtroom in the opening of […] [Read More »]( [Grand Theft Auto In Farmville; A $12.7 Billion Gaming Deal]( Take-Two Interactive, maker of “Grand Theft Auto” and “Red Dead Redemption,” is buying Zynga, maker of “FarmVille” and “Words With Friends,” in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12.7 billion. The acquisition announced Monday would wed a powerhouse in console gaming, Take-Two, with a mobile gaming company with an almost cult-like following. Zynga shareholders will […] [Read More »]( [18-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Who Renounced Iranian Citizenship To Compete With Israelis Ranked 2nd In World]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Chess.com, a site boasting 77 million users worldwide has ranked 18-year-old Alireza Firouzja as second in the world chess rankings for 2021. Firouzja was born in Iran but elected to renounce his Iranian citizenship in 2019 after the Iranian government forbade him to compete against Israelis. At 16, Firouzja became the […] [Read More »]( [Kfar Saba Ranks Highest On Urban Quality Of Life In Israel, Jerusalem Lowest]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released data regarding the quality of life for Israelis in cities over 100,000 residents. Kfar Saba ranked first on the survey while Jerusalem, the capital city, ranked last. The survet evaluated responses to 52 quality of life indices across different categories in 16 major cities […] [Read More »]( [Several With Grave Injuries After NYC Fire That Killed 19]( NEW YORK (AP) —NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors worked Monday to save the lives of multiple people gravely injured when smoke from a fire knocked them out or trapped them in their apartments in a New York City high-rise building. Nineteen people, including nine children, died in the blaze. Dozens of people were hospitalized, and […] [Read More »]( [Ministerial Committee Authorizes Unification Of Israel’s Emergency Response Hotlines]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a landmark decision Sunday, the Israeli government’s ministerial committee adopted a bill submitted by MK’s Idit Silman (Yemina) and Eitan Ginsburg (Yesh Atid) as well as by Moshe Gafni (UTJ0 and Yinon Azulai (Shas) to unify the emergency response hotlines in Israel. Currently the hotlines are separate, with different numbers for […] [Read More »]( [BDE: Rebbetzin Temi Kamenestky Passes Away At Age 92]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Torah world was plunged into mourning with the passing of Rebbetzin Temi Kamenetsky, the wife of Philadelphia Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky. In the last few days, Rebbetzin Kamenetsky’s condition had deteriorated and many tefilos were made for her recovery but on Sunday night she passed away. Rebbetzin Kamenetsky was […] [Read More »]( [Masbia and Shomrim Come to the Aid of Bronx Fire Victims with Toothbrushes, Soup and Hugs]( BRONX (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Members of the Jewish community did what they do best today, turning out en-masse to provide supplies and hot food to the victims of the deadly Bronx high rise fire that killed at least 19 and was described by Mayor Eric Adams as one of the worst that New York City […] [Read More »]( [Kazakhstan’s Jews, Who ‘Steer Clear’ Of Politics, Are Sitting Out Their Country’s Bloody Unrest]( KAZAKHSTAN (JTA) — The Jewish community of Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, has shut down its activities as most of its members hunker down in their homes amid a wave of bloody protests. Dozens of protesters and 18 police officers have been killed in the violence, which began Sunday and prompted a Russia-led coalition […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2022 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](.