Ben Conway

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

Latest from Ben Conway

Pini Stimler, the Countdown kingpin from Hendon

Pini Stimler won the maximum eight games in a row on the popular television show and sponsored the kiddush at his shul to celebrate

4 min read

Pini Stimler appearing on Countdown (Credit: Countdown / Channel 4)

Dekel-Chen singing on the live broadcast (photo: Ben Conway)

Former hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen performs deeply moving concert of songs conceived in Gaza

4 min read

Orian Goren (credit: Instagram @orian_goren)

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick heaps praise upon Israeli academy prospect

2 min read

AJEX honorary president Dan Fox (left) and Mervyn Kersh (photo: David Roth)

101-year-old Normandy veteran honoured at House of Lords

2 min read

WJR partner organisation’s director survives Russian rocket attack

The same rocket shattered the windows of 87-year-old Elsa’s home, where she lives with her pet parrot

1 min read

July 29, 2026 16:09

Paul Anticoni OBE and Julia Goldenberg (photo: Viktoriia Nemtseva)

New feature on kosher-checking app allows users to scan supermarket products

Is It Kosher? announced the update yesterday

1 min read

July 29, 2026 11:02

A screengrab from the demonstration video posted by KLBD of a shopper scanning ice creams to check for their kosher status (credit: Instagram @klbd_kosher)

Board of Deputies president honours legacy of his predecessor Montefiore

Phil Rosenberg said that ‘it’s a privilege to continue the work he began’

3 min read

July 28, 2026 17:42

WZO UK and Europe representative Matan Bar Noy (right) gifts a figurine to Board of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg (photo: Ofek Avshalom)

Derbyshire Jewish community reaffirms positive relationship with local council

The council passed a motion standing firmly against antisemitism. Meanwhile the Jewish community is thriving

3 min read

July 24, 2026 15:41

Nosh & Natter in Derby in March 2025 (photo: courtesy)

Manchester Reform welcomes new rabbi after three-year gap

Rabbi Scott Aaron is coming from over the pond to take on the role

1 min read

July 22, 2026 15:46

So just how Jewish is Ed Miliband?

Born to parents who fled Nazi Europe, new foreign secretary is a self-described atheist with ambiguous relationship to Israel

3 min read

July 21, 2026 19:57

New Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband leaving 10 Downing Street on Monday (Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Israeli Olympic medallist judoka auctioning match-worn gi to fund PTSD treatment for disaster response teams

The minimum bid for Peter Paltchik’s gear is $50,000

1 min read

July 20, 2026 16:27

Israel's Peter Paltchik reacts after beating Switzerland's Daniel Eich in the judo men's 100kg bronze medal bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (photo: Luis Robayo / AFP via Getty Images)

Maccabiah Games: ‘There’s no one more surprised than me’, says GB double medallist

Tennis players Sarah Schechter and Samantha Cohen were jointly responsible for GB’s haul of three medals

5 min read

July 20, 2026 11:07

Left to right: silver medallist Samantha Cohen, general team manager Andrew Myers, gold and bronze medallist Sarah Schechter (photo: Alex Mandel)

‘After every competition, I gave my medal to my mother’, says Israeli Olympic medallist

Rhythmic gymnast Ofir Shaham shares the sacrifices and dreams which culminated in Parisian glory two years ago

2 min read

July 17, 2026 12:40

Ofir Shaham (second from left) with teammates celebrating their Olympic silver medals in the rhythmic gymnastics all around event at the 2024 Games in Paris (photo: Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

‘¡Goooooool!’: The Jewish voice behind some of football’s most iconic moments

Argentine commentator Andrés Cantor is tuning up his legendary call for his nation’s crunch semi-final against England on Wednesday

4 min read

July 14, 2026 15:02

Golden oldie: 93-year-old swimmer reveals how he stays fit after Maccabiah Games triple victory

Izhak Zak is still making a splash at the ‘Jewish Olympics’, 76 years on from his first appearance in the competition

1 min read

July 13, 2026 15:06

Izhak Zak atop the podium with two of his gold medals (TheJC)

76 years old, 10,000 feet up in the sky, £18,000 raised for charity

Duncan Dymond’s daring dive has amassed funds for the Anne Frank Trust

2 min read

July 3, 2026 11:01

Duncan freefalling (photo: FreeFallFilms)

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Ben Conway

Latest from Ben Conway

Pini Stimler, the Countdown kingpin from Hendon

Former hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen performs deeply moving concert of songs conceived in Gaza

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick heaps praise upon Israeli academy prospect

101-year-old Normandy veteran honoured at House of Lords

More from Ben Conway

WJR partner organisation’s director survives Russian rocket attack

New feature on kosher-checking app allows users to scan supermarket products

Board of Deputies president honours legacy of his predecessor Montefiore

Derbyshire Jewish community reaffirms positive relationship with local council

Manchester Reform welcomes new rabbi after three-year gap

So just how Jewish is Ed Miliband?

Israeli Olympic medallist judoka auctioning match-worn gi to fund PTSD treatment for disaster response teams

Maccabiah Games: ‘There’s no one more surprised than me’, says GB double medallist

‘After every competition, I gave my medal to my mother’, says Israeli Olympic medallist

‘¡Goooooool!’: The Jewish voice behind some of football’s most iconic moments

Golden oldie: 93-year-old swimmer reveals how he stays fit after Maccabiah Games triple victory

76 years old, 10,000 feet up in the sky, £18,000 raised for charity