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Margaret Thatcher and the Jewish community

Zoe Winograd — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:32:03 +0100

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died on April 8 at the age of 87. Here we revisit some of the times she met with the Jewish community.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2013

Sandy Rashty — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:54:46 +0000

Storm causes chaos in Israel

Anna Sheinman — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:50:05 +0000

Some pictures of the chaos caused across Israel and the Palestinian territories by the worst storm the country has seen in 10 years.

The protests near the Israeli Embassy, London

Anna Sheinman — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:09:35 +0000

Photos from both the pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel rallies held near the Israeli Embassy on High Street Kensington on Thursday evening.

Heartbreaking photos of Jews in a ghetto in Poland

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:30:00 +0100

A set of heartbreaking colour portraits of Jews in the Polish ghettos of Kutno and Warsaw, taken between 1938 and 1940, were published for the first time by US magazine Life last week to coincide with the 72nd anniversary of the opening of the Warsaw Ghetto.

(Pictures: Getty Images)

Nora Ephron: a life in film

Jennifer Lipman — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:50:49 +0100

Nora Ephron, the Hollywood screenwriter and director, has died at the age of 71. A look back at her body of work.

London Marathon 2012

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:38:24 +0100

The Holocaust Educational Trust's Lord Merlyn Rees lecture

Jennifer Lipman — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:28:51 +0000

More than 200 people were at the Houses of Parliament to hear historian Sir Ian Kershaw mark Holocaust Memorial Day at the Holocaust Educational Trust's Lord Merlyn-Rees Memorial Lecture.

JC Young Photographer of the Year

Jessica Elgot — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:57:36 +0000

The JC recently ran a competition for photographers under the age of 30, to see if they could depict Modern Jewish Britain. The winning photograph will go on show at the reknowned London gallery of celebrity photographer Richard Young, who judged the contest together with JC creative director John Belknap.

WINNER

Caught in between” by Aimee Belchak

The judges also liked “The wedding” by Daniel Swerdlow,“East End” by Saskia Benjamin, and “Drink Tea” by Elana Seaton

Gilad Shalit's return

Jennifer Lipman — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:09:05 +0100

Gilad Shalit has been reunited with his family after more than five years.

Photos: Israel Defense Forces