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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Jake Marlowe

Rock star sends love and strength to the family of Jake Marlowe

David Draiman sent a message on what would have been Jake’s 27th birthday

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People left messages on stones in memory of Jake Marlowe at a memorial service in Hove (Photo: Heidi Bachram)

Rabbi Eli Levin, Rebbetzin Lauren Levin and their children (l-r) Hillel, Yitzchak, Rachel Emuna and Chani (Photo: Jeremy Coleman)

Like father, like son – shul votes to keep it in the family

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Meta will begin removing posts about ‘Zionists’ that are deemed to threaten Jews and Israelis

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Luke Akehurst (centre). Credit: Luke Akehurst, Twitter/X

We Believe in Israel director Luke Akehurst elected in North Durham

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Best friends create app to help curb political extremism

Tiger Solomons-Tibi is Jewish and Kevin El-Sayed is Christian with Middle Eastern heritage

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July 4, 2024 14:18

Kevin El-Sayed and Tiger Solomons-Tibi, creators of the Pollstr app

University professor arrested for stealing pro-Israel signs from synagogue property

The Drexel University professor said the signs were ‘representative of genocide’

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July 4, 2024 13:16

Pro-Palestinian students and faculty at Drexel University (Credit: MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images)

The key to a 70-year marriage? Laughing and keeping schtum

Cynthia and Bernard Isow have just celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary

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July 3, 2024 10:51

Bernard and Cynthia Isow celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary (Photo: courtesy of Isow family)

Orthodox protesting against IDF conscription get ‘skunk sprayed’

Strictly-Orthodox young Jewish men will now no longer be exempt from serving in the Israeli military, the country’s High Court has ruled

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July 2, 2024 11:30

Police clash with demonstrators during a protest against the recruitment of Ultra orthodox Jews to the IDF, Jerusalem, June 30, 2024 (Credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Eden Golan receives standing ovation in London for October Rain performance

The Letters Light and Love evening sought to raise funds to rebuild Kibbutz Be’eri, eight months after the town was devastated by Hamas terrorists

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July 1, 2024 17:22

Eden Golan at the Letters Light and Love fundraising event in London, June 30, 2024

Anti-Israel ‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman suffers landslide loss to pro-Israel moderate candidate

Left-wing pundits in America blamed a pro-Israel lobbying group for the loss despite numerous controversial statements by Bowman in recent months

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June 27, 2024 15:48

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol building, November 13, 2023 (Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Holocaust Centre North awarded prestigious King Charles award for contributions to volunteering

The Centre was one of 262 local charities across the UK to be recognised this year

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June 26, 2024 11:26

Dr Alessandro Bucci (left) with Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire Ed Anderson CBE (centre), Jenny Kagan (second from right) and Holocaust survivors receiving the King's Award for Voluntary Service at the Holocaust Centre North (Credit: Courtesy)

Largest ever Maccabi GB Fun Run raises money for over 85 charities

Over 7,500 people participated in the annual event, which included an Israel Festival for the first time

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June 24, 2024 14:17

Maccabi GB Fun Run and Israel Festival, June 23, 2024

Chief Rabbi pays tribute to UK veterans at Ajex D-Day ceremony at JFS

The event was attended by leaders and religious figures from across the community

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June 10, 2024 16:27

Beacon lighting ceremony, organised by AJEX, to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2024

20 Barclays branches across the UK vandalised in coordinated effort by anti-Israel activists

Palestine Action and Shut the System took responsibility for the vandalism over the bank’s alleged ties to Israel

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June 10, 2024 13:17

The front of a branch of Barclays bank vandalised by Palestine Action protesters (Credit: Palestine Action/X)

Keith kayaks across The Channel to mark D-Day

Keith Breslauer and his team made the overnight journey to raise awareness of the Royal Marines charity

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June 10, 2024 12:24

Keith Breslauer (left) and Lee Waters, co-leader of the Royal Marines Paddle Group

Largest ever publicly accessible online archive of Second World War memorabilia goes live today

‘Their Finest Hour’ is a University of Oxford project that over several months collected and digitised over 25,000 items of value

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June 6, 2024 14:23

Thousands of artefacts and memorabilia from the Second World War have been collected and digitised through the 'Their Finest Hour' online archive project

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Rock star sends love and strength to the family of Jake Marlowe

Like father, like son – shul votes to keep it in the family

Meta will begin removing posts about ‘Zionists’ that are deemed to threaten Jews and Israelis

We Believe in Israel director Luke Akehurst elected in North Durham

More from Daniel Ben-David

Best friends create app to help curb political extremism

University professor arrested for stealing pro-Israel signs from synagogue property

The key to a 70-year marriage? Laughing and keeping schtum

Orthodox protesting against IDF conscription get ‘skunk sprayed’

Eden Golan receives standing ovation in London for October Rain performance

Anti-Israel ‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman suffers landslide loss to pro-Israel moderate candidate

Holocaust Centre North awarded prestigious King Charles award for contributions to volunteering

Largest ever Maccabi GB Fun Run raises money for over 85 charities

Chief Rabbi pays tribute to UK veterans at Ajex D-Day ceremony at JFS

20 Barclays branches across the UK vandalised in coordinated effort by anti-Israel activists

Keith kayaks across The Channel to mark D-Day

Largest ever publicly accessible online archive of Second World War memorabilia goes live today