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Ben Conway

Ben Conway

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

Latest from Ben Conway

Russia Ukraine War

Russian suicide drone strikes Great Choral Synagogue in Odesa

Leaders of the charity Tikva, which runs the shul, vowed they would ‘rebuild, restock and continue’

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A still from the footage in the aftermath of the strike showing the Tikva offices ablaze

Anti-assisted dying demonstrators gather outside as Scottish Parliament holds the final vote on the Assisted Dying Bill on March 17 in Edinburgh, Scotland (Photo: Getty Images)

Senior Rabbi of Scotland welcomes rejection of assisted dying bill

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(L-R) Danny Wolf, Ben Saraf and Deni Avdija

Israeli trio makes NBA history in Portland-Brooklyn game

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Workers put up an Oscar statue at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, ahead of the 98th annual Academy Awards ceremony (Photo: Getty)

Oscars security ramped up after FBI warns of potential ‘surprise attack’ from Iran

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Amsterdam Jewish school explosion highlights Netherlands’ ‘antisemitism epidemic’

The city’s mayor called the blast a ‘deliberate attack against the Jewish community’

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March 15, 2026 13:21

Security around Jewish institutions in Amsterdam has been stepped up after an explosion occurred outside a school in the early hours of Saturday morning (Photo: Getty)

‘We know what it means when doors are closed’ say rabbinic leaders at Refugee Shabbat launch

The annual event is being backed by the Chief Rabbi and heads of the Progressive movement

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March 13, 2026 16:40

Rabbi David Mason addressing guests (Photo: Jennie van den Boogaard for HIAS +JCORE)

Animal magic for Jewish residents at Hendon care home

Rabbits, rats and a bearded dragon were among the visitors

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March 12, 2026 11:15

Animal magic for Jewish residents at Hendon care home

Art teacher takes creative approach to bridging generations

Gaby Weigert’s pupils have been painting the portraits of care home residents

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March 11, 2026 16:27

The children holding their paintings, with teacher Gaby Weigert (R)

Progressive and Orthodox leaders back memorial garden at Clifford’s Tower

The endorsement comes in the lead-up to the anniversary of the massacre in 1190

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March 11, 2026 11:17

Clifford's Tower (Photo: Getty)

Jewish Care sets out new five-year plan to raise £100m

Supporting the ageing Jewish community is central to the mission

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March 11, 2026 11:13

Jewish Care sets out new five-year plan to raise £100m

Meet Sheina Vaspi – the first and only Israeli athlete to compete at the Winter Paralympics

The observant Orthodox Jew views her role as the sole athlete to represent Israel as a ‘mission from above’

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March 10, 2026 15:18

Sheina Vaspi is representing Israel at the 2026 Winter Paralympics (Photo: International Ski and Snowboard Federation)

‘Our social enterprise gives people work experience and the confidence to go into the big, wide world’

To mark World Book Day, the JC joined Kisharon Langdon members at its huge second-hand books warehouse in Harrow

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March 9, 2026 14:21

Talia (L) and Debbie Rees on Talia's first day of the 12-week programme

West London Synagogue organ being restored – by same company which built it 120 years ago

It is part of a £2 million redevelopment project for the shul

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March 6, 2026 13:16

The interior of West London Synagogue before the redevelopment

BSL pioneer looks to improve access for deaf Jews in synagogues across the UK

Vicki Ashmore spoke to the JC to mark World Hearing Day on March 3

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March 3, 2026 21:53

Vicki (R) at the DeafShul Chanukah party at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue with Rabbi Lily Solochek

Spurs fined after fans’ ‘disgusting’ Nazi salutes in Germany

The club branded the fans’ behaviour ‘abhorrent’

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March 3, 2026 11:13

Xavi Simons of Tottenham Hotspur and Oscar Hojlund of Eintracht Frankfurt during the match on January 28 (Photo: Getty)

Schools roadshow helps Jewish students to be their proud selves at university

I-gnite’s scheme prepares sixth-formers for campus life

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March 2, 2026 18:01

Jonathan Sacerdoti, Karen Cinnamon from ‘Your Jewish Life’, and Dov Forman in conversation with students at I-gnite’s 2025 Pre-Uni Prep

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