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Jewish comedians unite for CST fundraiser gala

Simon Brodkin, Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon are set to headline a blockbuster evening of laughs next month

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Simon Brodkin (YouTube/SimonBrodkin)

Stunning Rothschild-owned prayerbook could fetch up to £5 million at auction

Stunning Rothschild-owned prayerbook could fetch up to £5 million at auction

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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the conference today (Photo: Getty)

UK to host ‘peace conference’ for Israeli and Palestinian civil society leaders

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Carmen McPherson

New CEO of Jewish Council of Scotland announced

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Ronald Araújo ‘heads to Israel for spiritual reset’ after online abuse from Barcelona fans

The defender is a devout Christian

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December 10, 2025 11:56

Ronald Araujo of FC Barcelona (Photo: Getty)

The all-singing, all-dancing Limmud Festival 2025

The JC previews some of the musical highlights of the forthcoming Jewish cultural jamboree

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December 10, 2025 08:22

A silent disco at Limmud Festival 2024 (Photo: Richard Mukuze/Michael Ross)

Jewish football team walk off pitch after ‘big nosed’ slur

The Maccabi London Lions and Hitchin Town match was abandoned after a player allegedly made antisemitic remarks.

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December 9, 2025 18:11

Surprised spectators said that the clubs’ relationship had typically been positive (Photo: Getty)

Hasmonean Primary School – ‘best Jewish primary school in the country’ according to Sunday Times league table

Menorah Foundation School also scored highly in the ratings

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December 9, 2025 17:47

Jewish primary schools have achieved impressive ratings in the latest Sunday Times Parent Power List (Photo: Getty)

Chalamet and Sandler nominated for Golden Globes

The actors are among Jewish stars who could win big on January 11

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December 9, 2025 16:45

Gwyneth Paltrow and Timothee Chalamet at the Los Angeles premiere of A24's "Marty Supreme" this week (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

Community groups invited to sign up for inaugural British Jewish Culture Month

The cultural event will celebrate Jewish life in the UK

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December 9, 2025 13:01

Performers in a production of pantomime 'Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Pig' prepare to go on stage at the JW3 Jewish community centre in 2023 (Photo: Getty)

Sheffield: Klezmer, cutlery and a new Jewish culture app

The JC learns about Sheffield’s rich Jewish history and its current Jewish activities

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December 8, 2025 15:14

Sheffield JSoc members (Photo: Instagram/Sheffield JSoc)

Decade-old Palestinian flag ban should still stand, Scottish Jewish leaders insist

Their complaints follow a flag-raising ceremony hosted by Glasgow City Council at its chambers

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December 8, 2025 11:33

Glasgow City chambers (Photo: Visit Scotland)

Air traffic control lets super-bright menorah beams light up sky over Trafalgar Square

JLC gets permission from Civil Aviation Authority for rays reaching hundreds of metres up to celebrate Channukah

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December 7, 2025 17:12

JLC menorah in Trafalgar Square

History is made as Israeli batteries are deployed to protect Germany from Russian missiles

Germany has received Israel’s Arrow system in the first tranche of a $4bn defence deal

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December 4, 2025 16:16

The flags of Israel and Germany fly in front of the Arrow 3 shield system at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde / Holzdorf, eastern Germany (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP via Getty Images)

Rob Rinder appointed new chair of Jewish Music Institute

‘Our music can be a vessel to instil a renewed sense of pride’

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December 4, 2025 12:42

Rob Rinder (Photo: Getty)

Stephen Fry and Miriam Margolyes among 200 public figures to call for Marwan Barghouti’s release

Barghouti was convicted by an Israeli court of involvement in deadly terror attacks but has been held up by many as a prospective unity candidate to lead a future Palestinian state

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December 3, 2025 17:02

Marwan Barghouti is led to a police vehicle on 29 September 2003 (Getty Images)

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