Ben Conway

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

Latest from Ben Conway

Israel Tour

Israel Tour going ahead after change in Foreign Office advice

A handful of youth groups have decided to take teenagers to alternative destinations

2 min read

After months of uncertainty, Israel tours will now be going ahead (Photo: Getty)

Left to right: Harriet, Jessica, Olivia, and Aoife from Calderwood Lodge (photo: Ben Conway)

Pupils from Scotland and Gibraltar fly in to join 1,000 children at Etgar challenge 2026

5 min read

Women’s groups sign open letter condemning antisemitism

3 min read

Barrie touching the Torah with his tallis, helped by Rabbi Nadav (photo: Stan Kaye)

86-year-old British Army veteran finally becomes barmitzvah in unique ceremony

3 min read

Irish football captain says that no one will ‘hold back’ players who want to ‘take a stand’ against Israel

The team’s friendly with Qatar on Thursday was interrupted by Palestine flag-emblazoned tennis balls thrown onto the pitch

3 min read

May 29, 2026 11:01

Nathan Collins (left) during a World Cup qualifier against Hungary in November 2025. (Photo: ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

Panzer’s deli stalwart Peter Vogl passes away aged 82

He worked at the famous St John’s Wood store for more than 50 years serving the community and celebrity customers

1 min read

May 27, 2026 18:32

Peter Vogl (photo: @panzers_deli on Instagram)

AJEX presents surprise set of medals to late war veteran’s wife on her 101st birthday

Stanley Diamondstone served as a radio operator for the RAF in the Second World War

2 min read

May 27, 2026 11:38

Left to right: Air Commodore Craig Watson, Mike Bluestone, Martha Abraham, Stan Kaye (photo: Natasha Goodman)

Maccabi GB pulls junior athletes from Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer

A decision regarding the adult delegation will be made by June 15

2 min read

May 21, 2026 13:08

An opening ceremony at a previous Maccabiah Games at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium (Photo: Katz)

Canterbury’s ‘celebrity’ Jews to be given blue plaques in heart of Church of England

Two historical Jews figures from Kent are due to be commemorated

2 min read

May 20, 2026 17:00

Alan Barnett (left) and Graham Redman in Canterbury Jewish Cemetery (photo: Chris Lee)

Amjad Khan: ‘people need to speak up for the Jewish community for the sake of humanity’

The former England international cricketer also said that antisemitism in Muslim communities comes down to parenting

2 min read

May 19, 2026 17:49

Left to right: Mike Brearley OBE, Daniel Lightman, Daniel Norcross, Amjad Khan (photo: JW3)

‘Volunteering works both ways – it’s such an honour to be a driver for Chai’

Ken Ornstein has been a volunteer driver for Chai Cancer Care for more than a decade

2 min read

May 19, 2026 13:36

Award-winning campaigner launches new pledge addressing rental prices and loneliness epidemic

Trevor Lyttleton’s idea tackles isolation among the elderly and a tough rental market faced by the young in one fell swoop

3 min read

May 15, 2026 13:30

Trevor Lyttleton in St. James's Park, with an installation created by artist Luis Gomez de Teran to mark his 'community game changer' award from The National Lottery, in September 2024 (photo: The National Lottery)

‘My thoughts and heart are always in Israel – it’s the country that I fought for’

Ben Conway speaks to Aron Cohen, 97, one of the first people to walk into the Old City with Yitzhak Rabin and Moshe Dayan during the Six-Day War

6 min read

May 14, 2026 13:20

‘I come from a close-knit community, and I try to recreate that each day for our clients’

Sonya Levin, who has helped to organise a fashion show in aid of Homeless Action Barnet (HAB) tells the JC about a poncho made from an air mattress and a dress created from an emergency blanket

2 min read

May 13, 2026 12:30

Holocaust-denying councillor elected in Tower Hamlets despite Aspire Party suspension

Abul Monsur posted an image where the word ‘Holocaust’ was crossed out and replaced with ‘Holohoax’

2 min read

May 10, 2026 13:40

Candidate dropped by Greens for ‘openly antisemitic’ social media posts elected in Lambeth

Saiqa Ali posted an image of Donald Trump, saying he was ‘owned by Jews’

1 min read

May 10, 2026 13:36

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Ben Conway

Latest from Ben Conway

Israel Tour going ahead after change in Foreign Office advice

Pupils from Scotland and Gibraltar fly in to join 1,000 children at Etgar challenge 2026

Women’s groups sign open letter condemning antisemitism

86-year-old British Army veteran finally becomes barmitzvah in unique ceremony

More from Ben Conway

Irish football captain says that no one will ‘hold back’ players who want to ‘take a stand’ against Israel

Panzer’s deli stalwart Peter Vogl passes away aged 82

AJEX presents surprise set of medals to late war veteran’s wife on her 101st birthday

Maccabi GB pulls junior athletes from Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer

Canterbury’s ‘celebrity’ Jews to be given blue plaques in heart of Church of England

Amjad Khan: ‘people need to speak up for the Jewish community for the sake of humanity’

‘Volunteering works both ways – it’s such an honour to be a driver for Chai’

Award-winning campaigner launches new pledge addressing rental prices and loneliness epidemic

‘My thoughts and heart are always in Israel – it’s the country that I fought for’

‘I come from a close-knit community, and I try to recreate that each day for our clients’

Holocaust-denying councillor elected in Tower Hamlets despite Aspire Party suspension

Candidate dropped by Greens for ‘openly antisemitic’ social media posts elected in Lambeth