''Vos Iz Neias?'' (Yiddish: "What's New?") also called "VIN News" is an online news site that caters to the
Orthodox Jewish
Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses on M ...
and
Hasidic communities in the United States. Its coverage is primarily focused on the
New York metropolitan area
The New York metropolitan area, also commonly referred to as the Tri-State area, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass, at , and one of the list of most populous metropolitan areas, most populous urban agg ...
and
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. ''Vos Iz Neias'' and its competitors, Matzav, and
Yeshiva World News
''Yeshiva World News'' (YWN) is an Orthodox Jewish online news publication. It also has multiple services catering to Jews all over the world.
History
Yeshiva World News started in 2003 as a news aggregation blog by its founder Yehudah Eckstein. ...
, are sources of online news for American Orthodox Jews.
''Vos Iz Neias'' is owned by four anonymous Orthodox Jewish investors.
The site has become a source for the mainstream media as well, and has been quoted in ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'', ''
Daily News'' and the ''
New York Post
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It was established ...
''.
There are advertisers and writers, but since all business is conducted through the internet and through
PayPal
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, the anonymity of the investors are maintained.
In 2020, Vos Iz Neias endorsed
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
due to his support of
school vouchers
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and position on
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
.
References
External links
''Vos Iz Neias?''
Blogs about Jews and Judaism
Jewish websites
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