Barry Toberman

Barry Toberman was the associate editor (community and news features) of the Jewish Chronicle until 2023.

Latest from Barry Toberman

Omicron fears scupper hopes for in-person national Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony

Showpiece HMD event will again be online in 2022 as organisers prioritise safety of survivors

1 min read

Omicron fears scupper hopes for in-person national Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony

Care homes, shuls and schools deal with impact of Omicron rule changes

2 min read

Jewish Care relocates Redbridge day centre to shul

1 min read

Ishay Ribo's O2 Chanukah concert cancelled

1 min read

More good deeds planned as Mitzvah Day volunteers return

Organisers expect 25,000 UK participants engaging in more traditional activities following 2020's pandemic-restricted event

1 min read

November 12, 2021 10:16

More good deeds planned as Mitzvah Day volunteers return

Care homes suffer staff losses over mandatory jabs

Welfare bosses complain of uneven playing field as the requirement does not currently apply within the NHS

2 min read

November 4, 2021 10:58

Care homes suffer staff losses over mandatory jabs

New Imperial War Museum galleries show where innocence ended and Shoah horror began

Holocaust Galleries also highlight the vibrancy of pre-war Jewish life through family stories and images as a counterpoint to Nazi atrocities

4 min read

October 14, 2021 12:20

View of the new Holocaust Galleries at IWM London, opening 20th October 2021. Personal stories will be at the heart of the new The Holocaust Galleries, along with a breadth of objects and original material that will help audiences consider the cause, course and consequences of this terrible period in world history. The new galleries will explore three core themes of persecution, looking at the global situation at the end of the First World War; escalation, identifying how violence towards Jewish people and communities developed through the 1930s; and annihilation, examining how Nazi policy crosses the threshold into wide-scale state-sponsored murder in the heart of twentieth century Europe. By robustly interrogating the identity of the perpetrators, the galleries will explain who was responsible for these crimes, what motivated them and how ordinary they often were in every other way. Photographed 30th September 2021.

Liberal youth camp ends early after one confirmed and three suspected Covid cases

Movement says the cases were confined to one year group

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August 27, 2021 18:52

Liberal youth camp ends early after one confirmed and three suspected Covid cases

Going to shul on Yomtov? You'll need a negative Covid test

The United Synagogue is urging congregants to take a test on the eve of festivals

1 min read

August 24, 2021 13:03

Going to shul on Yomtov? You'll need a negative Covid test

One in five United Synagogue members wary of returning to shul

Reluctance to return to in-person services is among the key findings of a major online survey conducted among the US membership

3 min read

July 29, 2021 15:50

One in five United Synagogue members wary of returning to shul

Masks on or off? Why shuls will differ this Shabbat

Many communities will be taking a more cautious approach to face covering and social distancing at services, despite the lifting of restrictions

2 min read

July 23, 2021 11:38

Young happy woman takes off protective medical mask outdoors against modern city background. Pandemic Covid-19 is over concept.

South London Synagogue to close as numbers fall

Streatham-based US congregation, whose history dates back to 1867, can no longer sustain a minyan

1 min read

July 22, 2021 09:23

South London Synagogue to close as numbers fall

United Synagogue plans for 'larger attendances at shul services' from July 19

US will issue new guidelines after government provides detailed advice. Other movements cautious over change

1 min read

July 6, 2021 12:40

Jewish men wear protective face masks pray at a Synagogue in the Jewish settlement of Efrat, Gush Etzion, June 27, 2021. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** חרדי אפרת חרדי קורונה תפילה בית כנסת מסיכות

Care boss attacks compulsory jabs plan

'It is absolutely the wrong approach,' says The Fed's Mark Cunningham

2 min read

June 25, 2021 13:05

US welcomes rise in wedding numbers - but still no dancing

United Synagogue expresses relief for couples and caterers. Limit for stone-setting attendances is raised to 50

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June 15, 2021 20:39

US welcomes rise in wedding numbers - but still no dancing

£40m North London care home welcomes first residents

The Hammerson House redevelopment has a raft of innovative features for both residents and visitors

2 min read

May 13, 2021 12:56

£40m North London care home welcomes first residents

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Barry Toberman

Latest from Barry Toberman

Omicron fears scupper hopes for in-person national Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony

Care homes, shuls and schools deal with impact of Omicron rule changes

Jewish Care relocates Redbridge day centre to shul

Ishay Ribo's O2 Chanukah concert cancelled

More from Barry Toberman

More good deeds planned as Mitzvah Day volunteers return

Care homes suffer staff losses over mandatory jabs

New Imperial War Museum galleries show where innocence ended and Shoah horror began

Liberal youth camp ends early after one confirmed and three suspected Covid cases

Going to shul on Yomtov? You'll need a negative Covid test

One in five United Synagogue members wary of returning to shul

Masks on or off? Why shuls will differ this Shabbat

South London Synagogue to close as numbers fall

United Synagogue plans for 'larger attendances at shul services' from July 19

Care boss attacks compulsory jabs plan

US welcomes rise in wedding numbers - but still no dancing

£40m North London care home welcomes first residents