Jewish stars’ big night of wins – and controversy – at the Emmys

Seth Rogen’s comedy ‘The Studio’ leads the prizes at the prestigious TV awards

By Elisa Bray

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Seth Rogen took home two Emmys at the 2025 Awards (Getty)
President of the Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA (HSF), David Schaecter, looks on during a US Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on "Never Again: Addressing the Rise of Antisemitism and Supporting Older Americans," at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Holocaust

David Schaecter, president of Holocaust survivors foundation, dies at 96

By Josh Kaplan

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'One Day in October' will be available in the US next month
TV

HBO Max adds ‘One Day in October’ to its roster for Nova Festival massacre anniversary

By Jamie Shapiro

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Ships unload their cargo at Yemen's Hodeida port in 2024 (Photo: Getty)
Yemen

Israel strikes Houthi-controlled Hodeidah Port in Yemen

By Jamie Shapiro

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Eurovision

Spain votes to boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel competes

By Siam Goorwich

1 min read
Spain

World cycling body condemns Spanish PM for praising ‘militant’ protesters who disrupted Vuelta race

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read
Cycling

Final stage of La Vuelta cycling race cancelled amid pro-Palestine crowd protests

By Jacob Jaffa

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Marco Rubio lands in Israel ahead of frank discussions surrounding apparent failure of IDF strike in Doha

Mossad reportedly refused to carry out ground operation in Qatar against Hamas

Israel-Premier Tech’s Matthew Riccitello secures ‘Best Young Rider’ at Vuelta de España

Rottweiler set upon Jewish tourists in Venice in ‘despicable act’

Ireland says it will not participate in Eurovision 2026 if Israel is included

Larry Ellison became a billionaire in the early 1990s (Image: Getty)
How Jewish is?

How Jewish is Larry Ellison?

By Jamie Shapiro

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Lahav Shani, conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, on stage during the Klassik Am Odeonsplatz Mercedes-Benz Reception at Studio Odeonsplatz on July 13, 2024 (Image: Getty)
Belgium

Belgian festival cancels performance by celebrated German orchestra over Israeli conductor

By Hannah Levene

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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez (Image: X)
Spain

Spanish PM voices regret that his country does not have the ‘nuclear bombs’ to deter Israel

By Hannah Levene

1 min read
Conservative political activist and founder of Turning Point Action Charlie Kirk takes the stage during a Turning Point Action 'United for Change' rally in October 2024 (Image: Getty)
US Politics

Who was Charlie Kirk? The pro-Israel conservative activist shot dead in Utah

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

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Jeffrey Epstein

Woody Allen on his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein: ‘He couldn’t have been nicer’

The actor freely admitted going for dinner several times at the home of the disgraced financier, which he dubbed ‘Castle Dracula’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (L), who took his own life in 2019, and filmmaker Woody Allen (Image: Getty)
Jerry Seinfeld

‘The Klan is actually a little better’ – Jerry Seinfeld compares ‘Free Palestine’ movement to KKK

By Jacob Jaffa

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Jerry Seinfeld has been outspokenly pro-Israel since the Gaza war broke out in October 2023 (Image: Getty)
Israel

Netanyahu compares Doha strike to Bin Laden assassination in 9/11 memorial speech

By Jacob Jaffa

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Prime Minister Netanyahu compared the strike on Hamas leaders in Doha to the assassination of Osama bin Laden (Image: GPO)
Trump

American pro-Israel influencer Charlie Kirk shot dead while speaking in Utah

By JC Reporter

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk stands in the back of the room as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House on May 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has announced Pirro, a former Fox News personality, judge, prosecutor, and politician, after losing support in the Senate for his first choice, Ed Martin, over his views on the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

World news

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Australia

Two men charged after Sydney childcare centre set on fire and synagogue vandalised

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read
Israeli President Isaac Herzog told reporters in London that the recent strike on Doha was designed to bring about the end of the war in Gaza (Image: Flash90)
President Isaac Herzog

Herzog: Doha strike hoped to open door to end of war

By JC Reporter

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt expressed the Trump administration's displeasure at Israel's strike on Doha (Image: Getty)
Qatar

White House condemns Doha strike as Israeli ‘optimism’ fades

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read
Israeli-Russian student Elizabeth Tsurkov has been freed two years after being kidnapped by an Iraqi militia (Image: X/@ARED_ALHOR)
Iraq

Israeli-Russian student kidnapped in Iraq freed after two years

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israel has confirmed launching strikes on Doha, Qatar against Hamas leadership (Image: X/@AdameMedia)
Qatar

Hamas’ top political leader ‘killed in Israeli strike’ on Doha

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read
UFC fighter Marvin Vettori has claimed that Ashkenazi Jews 'control everything' in a rant about an alleged media 'cover-up' of the murder of a Ukrainian refugee in the US
Antisemitism

UFC fighter claims Ashkenazi Jews ‘control everything’ in rant over Ukraine refugee murder

By Jacob Jaffa

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Francesca Albanese
Francesca Albanese has a history of anti-Israel activism (Photo: Getty)

Exclusive: Berlin’s mayor slams city’s university for hosting Francesca Albanese on Gaza ‘genocide’ panel

The UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories has previously been condemned by the French and German governments and sanctioned by the US

By Siam Goorwich

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‘Not in our back yard’: Sydney Jews confront Gaza mob on Bondi BeachFrench teen arrested over plot to attack Israeli and US embassies

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HET

HET honours Holocaust survivors and heroes at annual dinner

The event marked 80 years since the end of the Holocaust

By Daniel Ben-David

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Home Secretary Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP (front row, centre) with Holocaust Educational Trust CEO Karen Pollock CBE (back row, right) with Holocaust survivors and other guests (Photo: HET)
BBC

BBC will not rule out Israel Eurovision boycott

By Siam Goorwich

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Israel's 2025 entry Yuval Raphael came in second place (Image: Getty)
Universities

Prestigious UK defence college bans Israeli students from applying

By Jamie Shapiro

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The Royal College of Defence Studies in Belgrave Square, London, was opened in 1927 (Image: Defence Academy of the United Kingdom)
Children's books

Michael Morpurgo and Frank Cottrell-Boyce call for reversal of ‘absurd’ Palestine Action ban

By JC Reporter

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UK Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce (Image: Getty)

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Jonathan Spyer

Playing arsonist and firefighter: How the West is falling for Qatar’s deadly game

While harbouring and funding Hamas and spreading the Muslim Brotherhood’s agenda, Qatar has styled itself as an ally and “mediator” – and European leaders are indulging the charade

By Jonathan Spyer

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R) (Image: Getty)
Alex Hearn

By Alex Hearn

Britain knows Israel isn’t committing genocide –but lets the lie spread anyhow

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Danny Driver

By Danny Driver

Silencing music: the dangerous rise of anti-Israel boycotts in the arts

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Melissa Langsam Braunstein

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Nadler failed his Jewish base – who will replace him?

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Yossi Melman

By Yossi Melman

Mossad did oppose the Doha strike – but not for the reasons being reported

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Karen Pollock

By Karen Pollock

Even 80 years after liberation, Holocaust education continues to matter profoundly

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Nick Cohen

By Nick Cohen

Israel’s leaders demean the fight against antisemitism

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Judaism

I used to perform in the West End on Friday nights. Now I stay in to light Shabbos candles

By Gaby Wine

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Death march: Cooper Hoffman (centre, in hat) and David Jonsson (third from left) in Frances Lawrence's The Long Walk
Film

The Long Walk: ‘call it the Dystopian State Teen Killing genre’★★★★

One hundred young men compete in an endurance event until there is only one is left. Those who are moving too slowly are shot in the head in this tough-to-watch movie adapted from Stephen King’s first novel

By John Nathan

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ballet

London City Ballet: Momentum review – ‘visually intoxicating’ ★★★★

By Joy Sable

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London City Ballet, Pictures at an Exhibition, Momentum dress rehearsal, Peacock Theatre (Credit: ASH)
Italy

An Italian holiday, but Jewish: Tracing the footsteps of ancient Jews in Rome, Florence and Tuscany

By Jane Prinsley

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An Italian holiday, but Jewish: Tracing the footsteps of ancient Jews in Rome, Florence and Tuscany
Sport

Orthodox Jewish champion boxer Dimitriy Salita: ‘Boxing was my path out of the ghetto’

By Elisa Bray

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Boxers Dimitriy Salita and Claressa Shields, whom Salita promotes

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Rosh Hashanah food

Rosh Hashanah apple, cinnamon and honey crumble tart

By Victoria Prever

Cook time: 30 minutes to 1 hour
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Rosh Hashanah recipe

Rosh Hashanah apple custard pie

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 50 minutes
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Rosh Hashanah honey, pistachio and rose loaf

By Victoria Prever for The JC in partnership with M&S

Cook time: 1 hour 15 minutes
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Fasenjun – chicken in a sweet pomegranate and walnut sauce

By linda dangoor

Cook time: 2 hours (approx)