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[Mr. Avraham Yosef (Yossi) Klein ז”ל]( Family getting up: Friday (1/27/23)PM Mrs. Devorah Klein Wife Mr. Shabsi KleinSon Mr. Yaakov KleinSon [Read More »]( [Iowa Looks to Adapt United Hatzalah’s EMS Model in an Effort to Shorten Response Times]( IOWA (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Taking a page from the Orthodox Jewish community’s playbook, Iowa’s lieutenant governor announced concrete steps during his inaugural speech to provide better emergency medical services in rural areas by launching a pilot program that would leverage the abilities of nearby trained volunteers. Speaking at his January 10th inauguration, Lieutenant Governor Adam […] [Read More »]( [Justice Department Investigating Abbott Baby Formula Plant]( NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed. The factory’s closure in February 2022 was a key cause of a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek formula from […] [Read More »]( [Nuremberg Prosecutor Ben Ferencz Receives Congressional Gold Medal]( WASHINGTON (JNS) – It takes more votes from Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal than it does to impeach and convict a sitting president. But, in a time of rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial, the last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials received the prestigious honor on Thursday. A ceremony was held on Thursday […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Envoy To Canada To Step Down In Protest Against Netanyahu Government]( JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Ambassador to Canada Ronen Hoffman announced on Sunday he will step down from his post later this year due to ideological differences with the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government. Hoffman served as a member of Knesset for opposition leader Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid Party between 2013 and 2015. “I am honoured to have […] [Read More »]( [A Jewish Reporter Goes Inside Rikers For A New Book On A Notorious Jail]( NEW YORK (JTA) – Reuven Blau, son of a Holocaust survivor, suggests his father may have inspired him to strive for change within New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail. “There’s this subconscious drive to change things, or to help people in a way that you don’t understand,” said Blau. “Inside Rikers, you realize how […] [Read More »]( [Peru Closes Machu Picchu As Anti-Government Protests Grow]( LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru indefinitely shut the tourist site Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country. The Culture Ministry said it had closed the country’s most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading up to the […] [Read More »]( [Building Collapse In Syrian City Of Aleppo Leaves 16 Dead]( BEIRUT (AP) — A building collapsed in a neighborhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo early Sunday, killing at least 16 people, including one child, and injuring four others, state media reported. The five-story building housing about 30 people is in the Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood under the control of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. […] [Read More »]( [Lakewood’s BMG to Build 600 Apartments on Nearby College Campus]( LAKEWOOD (VINnews) — Beth Medrash Govoha is planning to develop 600 apartment units on 36 acres which are being purchased from the Georgian Court University campus. According to FAA News, Lakewood’s BMG yeshiva has submitted an application for the expansion on the property, which they are currently in the process of purchasing from the neighboring […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Joseph Katz ז”ל ר׳ יוסף בן ר׳ ישראל אלתר הכהן כ״ץ]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 4:30 pmMaariv: 4:30 pm Mrs. Nechama Katz Wife Mrs. Leah CensorSister R’ Zvi Katz Son R’ Uri Katz Son R’ Shlomo Katz Son R’ Alter Katz Son R’ Eli Katz Son R’ Pini Katz Son R’ Nosson Katz Son [Read More »]( [KOSHER POLITICS: George Santos is a Complete Fraud]( NEW YORK (VINnews Podcast) — New York Republican Congressman George Santos fabricated almost everything about his life. He lied about being a Jew, lied about his grandparents being in the Holocaust, lied about his “esteemed” career in finance, and falsely claimed that his mother’s death was linked to 9/11. He is a disgrace, and should […] [Read More »]( [Hacker Locks Miami Boys Choir Out of Tiktok Account For Over a Month]( (VINnews) — The Miami Boys Choir, which has become a social media sensation, was locked out of their Tiktok account for over one month, apparently due to a hacker. The group only regained access this weekend, possibly thanks to intervention by their fans who reached out to Tiktok. On Thursday, Chananya Begun, son of group […] [Read More »]( [China Rings In Lunar New Year With Most COVID Rules Lifted]( BEIJING (AP) — People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the biggest festive celebration since the pandemic began three years ago. The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China. Each […] [Read More »]( [Police Arrest 14-Year-Old Arab Terrorist With Knife In Old City]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 14-year-old Arab boy from the Issawiya neighborhood of Jerusalem was arrested Saturday night in the Old City after allegedly intending to carry out a stabbing attack. He was apprehended with a knife in his possession. The arrest was made after police officers from the David precinct together with a security guard […] [Read More »]( [LA Mass Shooting Suspect Kills 10 Near Lunar New Year Fest]( MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, setting off a manhunt for the suspect in the fifth mass killing in the U.S. this month. Capt. Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Sunday […] [Read More »]( [Man Survives 24 Days Stranded On Boat By Eating Ketchup With Spices]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Dominican man who was lost at sea for 24 days has survived, in part by consuming ketchup, garlic powder and bouillon cubes, according to officials. Elvis Francois, 47, was rescued Jan. 15 after he was stranded for 24 days, according to the Colombian navy on Thursday. Francois had been fixing […] [Read More »]( [Radio Call With Boruch Taub Shows How Close He Was To Landing At Westchester Airport]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Radio calls from the stricken Beechcraft A36 carrying Boruch Taub z’l and Benjamin Chafetz z’l show just how close the two were to landing their plane safely. Pilot Taub, who was flying the single-engine airplane, had reported engine trouble soon after taking off in bad weather from JFK airport on Thursday […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu To Fire Deri In Accordance With Court Ruling, No Replacements Expected Until New Legislation Passes]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to implement the directive of the Supreme Court and fire Shas leader Aryeh Deri from his government during Sunday’s cabinet meeting. The firing will go into effect on Tuesday. Currently Netanyahu does not intend to appoint replacement ministers since he intends to restore Deri’s position […] [Read More »]( [Palestinian Who Allegedly Tried To Stab Israeli Fatally Shot]( JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian militant allegedly tried to stab an Israeli in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and the Israeli shot and killed the Palestinian. The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the Palestinian man as Tariq Maali, 42, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group later claimed him as a member. The health ministry […] [Read More »]( [Top Biden Aide Ron Klain Expected To Soon Leave White House]( REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — White House chief of staff Ron Klain, who has spent more than two years as President Joe Biden’s top aide, is preparing to leave his job in the coming weeks, according to a person familiar with Klain’s plans. Klain’s expected departure comes not long after the White House and Democrats […] [Read More »]( [NYC To Use Cruise Ship Terminal As Asylum-Seeker Shelter]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is temporarily turning a cruise ship terminal into a shelter and services hub for asylum-seekers, Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday, announcing the latest in a series of facilities the city has set up — and sometimes shut down — as it strains to handle an ongoing influx. The […] [Read More »]( [Friend of Ben Chafetz z”l Posts Memories and Praise of His ‘Insane Generosity’ (VIDEO)]( CLEVELAND (VINnews) — A friend of Ben Chafetz z”l, the airplane passenger who tragically perished in a crash on Thursday R”L, has posted messages to Twitter, describing Ben’s immeasurable, almost incomprehensible, generosity and selflessness. On Friday, Ben’s friend Chaikel Kaufman tweeted: “My last interaction with Ben was an argument. We were running an adopt a […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2023 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](.