Ben Conway

Ben Conway is the JC’s community reporter. You can reach him at bconway@thejc.com.

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Jewish schools

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

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

Chalamet and Sandler nominated for Golden Globes

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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)

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

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Sheffield JSoc members (Photo: Instagram/Sheffield JSoc)

Sheffield: Klezmer, cutlery and a new Jewish culture app

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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

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

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)

Newly elected UJS president ‘honoured’ to lead Jewish students

Raphi Leon is credited for taking Warwick Jewish Society to new heights

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December 2, 2025 14:26

Newly elected UJS president Raphi Leon (left) and current president Louis Danker (Photo: UJS)

Barnet FC players tackle antisemitism

The workshop to combat Jew-hate in football was run by Maccabi GB

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December 2, 2025 11:55

The secret to living to 105? ‘Be positive!’ says Doris

The centenarian celebrated her very big birthday with friends from Jewish Care’s Southend & Westcliff Jewish Community Centre

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December 2, 2025 11:30

Doris Rose celebrating her 105th birthday (Photo: Jewish Care/FaceBook)

Bakery chain Gail’s rises above anti-Zionist activists with sales of £278m

The upmarket bakery has enjoyed a 20% sales increase and is poised to open dozens more branches

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December 1, 2025 15:24

Gail's bakery was founded in 2005 by Israeli baker Yael (Gail) Mejia (Photo: Getty)

Social care being ‘pushed to the brink’ following Autumn Budget

An increase in the National Living Wage is putting organisations under ever greater pressure, say Jewish charity heads

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November 28, 2025 15:47

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament, on November 26, 2025 in London, England. Chancellor Rachel Reeves presents the long-awaited annual government budget to Parliament. Measures announced include action to cut NHS waiting lists, cut debt and borrowing, and cut the cost of living. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

More than 100 lawyers sign letter in support of solicitor trying to force Hamas deproscription

The signatories called on the Justice Secretary and Law Society to publicly defend Fahad Ansari

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November 28, 2025 14:17

Sir Ben Helfgott’s legacy inspires a new generation of weightlifters

Pupils from the Lakes School commemorated the Holocaust survivor who went on to become an international sporting champion

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November 27, 2025 18:03

Pupils from The Lakes School with staff and Sir Ben Helfgott's family members (Photo: The Lakes School)

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Ben Conway

Latest from Ben Conway

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

Chalamet and Sandler nominated for Golden Globes

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

Sheffield: Klezmer, cutlery and a new Jewish culture app

More from Ben Conway

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

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

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

Rob Rinder appointed new chair of Jewish Music Institute

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

Newly elected UJS president ‘honoured’ to lead Jewish students

Barnet FC players tackle antisemitism

The secret to living to 105? ‘Be positive!’ says Doris

Bakery chain Gail’s rises above anti-Zionist activists with sales of £278m

Social care being ‘pushed to the brink’ following Autumn Budget

More than 100 lawyers sign letter in support of solicitor trying to force Hamas deproscription

Sir Ben Helfgott’s legacy inspires a new generation of weightlifters