Daniel Ben-David

Daniel Ben-David is a senior reporter for the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach him at dbendavid@thejc.com

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New sixth form offers a fresh chance to pupils struggling in mainstream education

The new initiative is set to launch in September and is in addition to the other programmes offered by Gateways, the Jewish community’s only alternative education provisioner

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World Jewish Relief annual fundraising dinner, February 11, 2025, at the Roundhouse

WJR’s ‘inspiring’ global outreach is ‘what it means to be Jewish’

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Rabbi Gili Zidkiyahu, Karen Newman and Phil Rosenberg mark the 60th anniversary of Nottingham Liberal Synagogue

Nottingham Liberal Synagogue marks 60 years since its founding

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University in Berlin, February 7, 2025 (Credit: by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is Sam Altman, the AI pioneer Elon Musk branded a ‘swindler’?

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Hamas cancels all hostage releases until further notice

The terror group blamed Israel for violating the terms of the agreement

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February 10, 2025 16:27

Ohad Ben Ami being released by Hamas on Saturday, February 8

Nottingham grad Josh Cohen elected president of World Union of Jewish Students

Born and raised in North London, Cohen will advocate for 800,000 students from all over the world

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February 10, 2025 13:18

Josh Cohen will be moving from UJS to WUJS

Hostage mother calls for special release as she receives son’s first sign of life in 492 days

Alon Ohel was taken from the Nova festival and sustained multiple injuries, for which he has reportedly not received any treatment

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February 10, 2025 12:29

Idit Ohel (centre), mother of hostage Alon Ohel, has called for his release after receiving a first sign of life in 492 days from released captives who were held with him (Image: Getty)

Calls grow in Israel for all hostages to be released together

Hostages suffering from malnutrition, says health ministry

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February 9, 2025 13:19

Or Levy reunites with his 3 year old son

Health Minister sacked for insulting and ‘antisemitic’ Whatsapp comments

Andrew Gwynne previously served as Minister without Portfolio under Jeremy Corbyn

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February 9, 2025 10:59

Glasgow anti-Zionist Yiddish café which blamed ‘capitalism’ for its closing eyes up move to New York

Now the cafe can be ‘not just in the middle of nowhere in Scotland’, its owners said

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February 7, 2025 14:15

The now-closed Pink Peacock cafe in Glasgow (Credit: Google Earth)

Actress, 99, to chain herself to a tree in protest against Wimbledon Tennis Club expansion

Thelma Ruby is campaigning against plans for 38 new courts and a stadium

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February 6, 2025 18:16

Sandys Row Synagogue hopes to open heritage centre

The educational hub would share the story of the once flourishing East End Jewish community

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February 4, 2025 13:01

Sandys Row Synagogue in London's East End (Photo: Foundation For Jewish Heritage)

Friends to walk 100 miles in memory of ‘kind and gentle’ Nathan

The group will be raising money for Israeli men’s mental health charities

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February 3, 2025 16:09

Nathan Sheldon (second from left) with his friends, who are walking 100 miles to raise funds for men's mental health charities in Israel in his memory

WJR on ‘mission’ to connect Jewish refugee history with descendants

Do you know someone who arrived in the UK between 1933 and 1946 with the assistance of the Central British Fund? World Jewish Relief might have their files

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January 29, 2025 15:19

World Jewish Relief is on a 'mission' to connect documents about Jewish refugees arriving in the UK between 1933 and 1946 with their descendants

Israel’s new US ambassador suggests Saudi normalisation on the brink

Yechiel Leiter, who began his new appointment on Friday, hinted that a breakthrough in relations with the Gulf state could be on the horizon

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January 28, 2025 17:27

Yechiel Leiter has hinted that Israeli-Saudi normalisation is be 'closer than ever' (Image: X/Yechiel Leiter)

The lessons of Auschwitz are being lost, Ron Lauder warns world

In his address at the 80th anniversary ceremony at the death camp, the Jewish leader references October 7 in a powerful wake-up call

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January 28, 2025 13:09

President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder makes an address on behalf of the major donors of the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

New sixth form offers a fresh chance to pupils struggling in mainstream education

WJR’s ‘inspiring’ global outreach is ‘what it means to be Jewish’

Nottingham Liberal Synagogue marks 60 years since its founding

Who is Sam Altman, the AI pioneer Elon Musk branded a ‘swindler’?

More from Daniel Ben-David

Hamas cancels all hostage releases until further notice

Nottingham grad Josh Cohen elected president of World Union of Jewish Students

Hostage mother calls for special release as she receives son’s first sign of life in 492 days

Calls grow in Israel for all hostages to be released together

Health Minister sacked for insulting and ‘antisemitic’ Whatsapp comments

Glasgow anti-Zionist Yiddish café which blamed ‘capitalism’ for its closing eyes up move to New York

Actress, 99, to chain herself to a tree in protest against Wimbledon Tennis Club expansion

Sandys Row Synagogue hopes to open heritage centre

Friends to walk 100 miles in memory of ‘kind and gentle’ Nathan

WJR on ‘mission’ to connect Jewish refugee history with descendants

Israel’s new US ambassador suggests Saudi normalisation on the brink

The lessons of Auschwitz are being lost, Ron Lauder warns world