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[Netflix Co-Founder Helps Direct Startups Amid Tech Turmoil]( SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Longtime Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is renowned for building a video streaming service that has transformed entertainment, but it probably wouldn’t have happened if not for his friendship with serial entrepreneur Marc Randolph. While brainstorming with Hastings in 1997, Randolph conceived the DVD-by-mail service that launched Netflix. He then directed […] [Read More »]( [UPDATE: 3 Killed, Dozens Injured In Truck-train Crash In Missouri]( MENDON, Mo. (AP) — A passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck and derailed Monday in a remote, rural area of Missouri, killing three people and injuring dozens more, officials said. Two of the people who died were on the train and one was in the truck, Missouri State Highway […] [Read More »]( [Russian Superyacht Seized By US Arrives In San Diego Bay]( SAN DIEGO (AP) — A $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday. The 348-foot-long (106-meter-long) Amadea flew an American flag as it sailed past the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway and under the Coronado Bridge. The Department of Justice said the Amadea […] [Read More »]( [Heckler Charged With Assault After Confronting Rudy Giuliani]( NEW YORK (AP) — A heckler who clapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the back at a campaign event was arrested, jailed for more than 24 hours and now faces an assault charge. The episode Sunday at a Staten Island supermarket produced dueling accounts, with Giuliani likening the touch to being hit […] [Read More »]( [Lawyers Want 101-Year-Old Alleged Ex-Nazi Guard Acquitted]( BERLIN (AP) — Lawyers asked a German court Monday to acquit a 101-year-old man charged with 3,518 counts of being an accessory to murder for allegedly serving as an SS guard at a World War II Nazi concentration camp. The defendant, whose name wasn’t released due to German privacy laws, allegedly worked at the Sachsenhausen […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Perl Brisk ע”ה פערל בת ר׳ יצחק משה הכהן ע׳ה]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 7:00 pmMaariv: 9:40 pm Mr. Moshe Shmiel BriskSon Mr. Avrum Yitzchok BriskSon Mrs. Ruchy GottliebDaughter Mrs. Shaindy ReichDaughter Mrs. Fraidy FisherDaughter [Read More »]( [Dr. Reuven Rosenkranz ז”ל]( Family getting up: Friday (7/01/22)Morning Mrs. Esther RosenkranzWife R’ Lenny RosenkranzFather Wednesday will not be at main address Mrs. Edie RosenkranzMother Wednesday will not be at main address Mrs. Batya GrubinSister Wednesday will not be at main address Mrs. Aviva GlanczSister Wednesday will not be at main address Mrs. Dani ReichSister Wednesday will not be […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Leah Gittel (Leah) Freier ע”ה]( Family getting up: Friday (7/01/22)Morning R’ Chaim FreierHusband R’ Shaul WolfFather No visitors from 12:00-4:00 Mrs. Debbie WolfMother No visitors from 12:00- 4:00 R` Chaim WolfBrother Mrs. Shaindy MeiselsSister Mrs. Ruchy SchlafrigDaughter Mr. Shloime FreierSon Mr. Nechemia FreierSon Mr. Shmiel FreierSon Mr. Luzer FreierSon Mr. Shimi FreierSon Miss Suri. FreierDaughter Habachur Naftali FreierSon [Read More »]( [Luxottica Eyewear Empire Founder and Billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio Dies]( ROME (AP) — Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, becoming one of Italy’s richest men in the process, died on Monday, the eyeglass company said. He was 87. “EssilorLuxottica announces with deep sorrow the passing of Chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio,″ […] [Read More »]( [THE DEFINITIVE RAP: Islamic Radicalism Terror and Antisemitism; Interview with Catherine Perez Shakdam]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — It takes a rare individual who becomes deeply and personally familiar with something that is wrong, and then dedicates her life to righting that wrong. That person is our special guest today. Catherine Perez-Shakdam is a French journalist, political analyst and commentator. She specializes in West Asian and Islamic affairs. Catherine is […] [Read More »]( [Flatbush askanim endorse Pinny Ringel for District Leader]( The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, representing the greater Flatbush Jewish Community, announced its endorsement of longtime askan Pinny Ringel in the upcoming race for District Leader of the 48th Assembly in the Democratic Party primaries on Tuesday. The FJCC noted that Ringel, who is well known in the community, has earned their support as a […] [Read More »]( [Amtrak Train With 243 Passengers Derail in Missouri, Injuries Reported]( MENDON, Mo. (AP) — A passenger train derailed in Missouri on Monday afternoon and initial reports are that some people aboard were injured, Amtrak said. The Southwest Chief was carrying about 243 passengers when it collided with a dump truck in Mendon at 1:42 p.m., Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods said. The train was traveling from […] [Read More »]( [Judge Says Woke NYC Can’t Let Illegals Vote In City Elections]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City can’t let noncitizens vote for mayor and other city officials, a judge ruled Monday, siding with Republicans who challenged the measure as unconstitutional. In January, New York became the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens, though none had cast ballots yet. The […] [Read More »]( [Officials: Russian Missile Strike Hits Crowded Shopping Mall]( SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike Monday on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine’s central city of Kremenchuk, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that the number of victims was “unimaginable,” citing reports that more than 1,000 civilians […] [Read More »]( [Porto Jewish Community Calls Portugal’s Criminal Probe Into Its Actions ‘Holocaust Against Families’]( PORTUGAL (JTA) – The head of the Jewish Community of Porto, Portugal said that a criminal investigation stemming from the organization’s role in vetting Jews with Sephardic ancestry for Portuguese citizenship amounts to antisemitic persecution by officials. In an unusually harsh letter to lawmakers last week, Gabriel Senderowicz said the probe was perpetrating a “Holocaust […] [Read More »]( [Gas Leak In Jordan Kills 10, Injures Some 250]( AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A poisonous gas leak in Jordan’s southern port city of Aqaba on Monday killed at least 10 people and injured some 250, authorities said. The Public Security Directorate said a gas tank sprung a leak while being transported. It did not identify the contents of the tanker. The directorate said authorities […] [Read More »]( [Israel Loosens Abortion Regulations In Response To Roe]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday eased its regulations on abortion access in what the country’s health minister said was a response to last week’s “sad” U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The new rules, approved by a parliamentary committee, grant women access to abortion pills through the country’s universal health system and […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Mildred Wasserman ע”ה Miriam]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 1:45 pmMaariv: 10:30 pm R’ Pinchas WassermanSon [Read More »]( [Hamas Says Captive Israeli’s Condition Has Deteriorated]( GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Monday said the condition of one of the Israelis it is holding captive has deteriorated. The announcement marked a rare piece of information about the Israelis in Hamas captivity. The Islamic group has given no details on the conditions or whereabouts of its prisoners, and […] [Read More »]( [New Charity Card Is Upgrading The Giving Experience In Jewish Circles]( BROOKLYN (JNS) – Even tzedakah is going high-tech. There are endless opportunities for charitable giving in the Jewish world. And with the biblical commandment to give maser—one-tenth of one’s income to charity—it means that there are also countless people seeking out those donations, whether it be in the yeshivahs, the synagogues or the streets. Brooklyn, N.Y.-based haredi Orthodox entrepreneur Isaac […] [Read More »]( [Jan. 6 Panel Calls Surprise Hearing For Tuesday]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 panel says it is calling a surprise hearing on Tuesday to present “recently obtained evidence.” The hearing comes after Congress left Washington for a two-week recess. Lawmakers on the panel investigating the 2021 insurrection said last week that there would be no more hearings until July. The subject […] [Read More »]( [Why Captions Are Suddenly Everywhere And How They Got There]( NEW YORK (AP) — People with hearing loss have a new ally in their efforts to navigate the world: Captions that aren’t limited to their television screens and streaming services. The COVID pandemic disrupted daily life for people everywhere, but many of those with hearing loss took the resulting isolation especially hard. “When everyone wears […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Nancy Pelosi Shoves Girl, Spokesman ADMITS it was Intentional]( WASHINGTON DC (Yaakov M / VINnews) Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is being blasted, after shoving her elbow into the little daughter of new GOP Congresswoman Mayra Flores, while they were posing for a picture. In response, Pelosi claims that she shoved the Republican girl to help her get INTO the picture. Spokesman Drew Hamill […] [Read More »]( [More Than 1 Million Voters Switch To GOP In Warning For Dems]( WASHINGTON (AP) — A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains in recent years are becoming Republicans. More than 1 million voters across 43 states have switched to the Republican Party over the last year, according to […] [Read More »]( [4 Injured As Apartment Building Roof Collapses In Budapest]( BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The roof and part of the front of an apartment building in the Hungarian capital collapsed Monday, injuring four pedestrians and flattening a number of parked cars. Budapest police said in a statement that the search of the rubble and the building itself was continuing, but that so far there was […] [Read More »]( [Supreme Court Sides With Coach Who Sought To Pray After Game]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines for the coach. The justices said the coach’s prayer was protected by the First Amendment. “The Constitution and the best of […] [Read More »]( [Cutting-Edge Facial-Recognition Software Identifies Anonymous Photos from Holocaust]( Daniel Patt, a 40-year-old software engineer now working for Google, has developed a facial-recognition software that cam scan photos from prewar Europe and the Holocaust and identify the faces in the pictures. This is hugely beneficial to help people alive today identify relatives and see them in old photos. As reported by Times of Israel, […] [Read More »]( [Blinken Promised PA Leader He Would Declare Lehava And La Familia As Terror Groups]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Palestinian sources told Israel’s channel 14 that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken promised PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas in May to declare the Lehava and La Familia organizations as terror groups in the US. Blinken claimed at the time that the Israeli government was also planning to declare the two groups as […] [Read More »]( [Covert Anti-Iran Conference Brought Israeli Military Leaders Together With Saudi, Qatar Officers]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A covert meeting which took place recently at Sharm a-Sheikh brought high-ranking Israeli military personnel together with similar high ranking officers from countries that Israel has no diplomatic relations with. The meeting was the result of a US initiative to coordinate regional efforts against Iran’s missile and drone threat. The Wall Street […] [Read More »]( [Israel TV Expose Silhouettes Abuse And Cover-Up In Religious Zionist Girls School]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a painfully candid interview aired on Israel’s Kan 11 state television channel, a young woman (whose voice was dubbed and face blurred) described the severe abuse she suffered at the hands of the rabbi of her school and subsequently the harassment she endured at her Ulpana, or girls high school. The […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Charedi Journalist Begs Public to Help Find Moishe Kleinerman]( Yael Zin, Orthodox Israeli media personality from Beitar Illit, is urging Israelis to intensify the effort to locate Moishe Kleinerman. Yael is pushing for a stronger reaction from the media and government to find Moishe, who has been missing for over 90 days. CLICK HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASSIST IN THE SEARCH FOR […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Libby Lobel ע”ה ליבא בת ראובן]( Family getting up: Rabbi Eli Meir AnemerSon R’ Shmuly LobelSon R’ Yehoshua LobelSon R’ Reuven LobelSon Mrs. Penina WillmanDaughter Mrs. Leah SchwartzDaughter Ms. Nechama LobelDaughter [Read More »]( [Antisemitic Death Threats Spray-Painted on Lee Zeldin Campaign Sign]( LONG ISLAND (VINnews) Hateful antisemitic graffiti was placed on a campaign sign for Jewish candidate Lee Zeldin. The depraved vandals painted a swastika and the number 187, the California penal code for murder, which according to the Zeldin campaign “has been universally adopted as a common death threat.” The sign was located on a lawn […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Leah Freier ע”ה לאה גיטל בת ר’ שאול הי]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 9:15 pmMaariv: 9:40 pm R’ Saul WolfFather Sitting from 9-12 pm and 4-10 pm Mrs. Debbie WolfMother Harav Chaim FreierHusband Sitting from Tuesday R’ Chaim WolfBrother Mrs. Shaindy MeiselsSister Mrs. Ruchie SchlafrigDaughter R’ Shlome FreierSon R’ Nechemia FreierSon R’ Shmeil FreierSon R’ Eluzer FreierSon R’ Shimon Moshe FreierSon Ms. […] [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. 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