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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Jewish D-Day veterans recount liberating the Nazi death camp Bergen-Belsen

Two 99-year-old Jewish veterans of D-Day have spoken with the JC about their experiences fighting through Europe and each taking part in the liberation of Bergen-Belsen

8 min read

Mervyn Kersh returns to the infamous D-Day beach (Credit: Courtesy)

Zecharia & Nava Deutsch (Photo: Jewish Chaplaincy)

‘University should have done more to protect us’ says departing Jewish university chaplain

2 min read

Rachel gets the chop for a good cause

2 min read

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer addresses an audience via video message at Jewish Care's annual dinner, June 3, 2024

Starmer makes pledge to the Jewish community that Labour will always stand by their side

6 min read

40,000 people march through London calling for the release of the hostages

Over 120 hostages are still being held in Gaza, 240 days after their capture by Hamas terrorists on October 7

6 min read

June 2, 2024 19:02

Thousands gather outside Downing Street to call for the immediate and unconditional release of the Gaza hostages (Photo: Daniel Ben-David)

Mitzvah Day CEO Stuart Diamond wins Outstanding Individual award at interfaith ceremony

Diamond is credited with overseeing increased interfaith engagement and encouraging more volunteers to get involved

1 min read

May 30, 2024 14:12

Mitzvah Day CEO Stuart Diamond at the Camden Faith and Belief Awards (Credit: Justin Thomas)

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust gears up for historic 80th anniversary in January

Genocide survivors and HMDT supporters gathered at a private residence for a fundraising tea

1 min read

May 29, 2024 13:34

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust fundraising tea at a private residence (Credit: Holocaust Memorial Day Trust)

Hundreds attend the Boys’ 79th anniversary reunion dinner

The Boys are a group of 732 child survivors of the Holocaust who after fleeing the Nazis were placed in the Lake District

2 min read

May 29, 2024 13:31

Holocaust survivors, Jackie Young, Harry Olmer, Joanna Millan, Mala Tribich, Rachel Levy, and Zdenka Husserl, at the '45 Aid reunion dinner (Credit: John Rifkin)

Son of Austrian refugee returns to the school which expelled his father

Michael Bibring continues to tell his father’s story to young people

3 min read

May 29, 2024 09:26

Harry Bibring (left) and his son Michael, who continues to share his father's story (Photo: Michael Bibring)

Rabbi will take you on a tour of the Jewish history of Islington

Islington Jewish Heritage Trail is part of the Mayor of London’s Untold Stories initiative

1 min read

May 29, 2024 06:27

The unveiling of Islington Jewish Heritage Trail at Islington Town Hall by Mayor of Islington Councillor Anjna Khurana, seen here with Rabbi Mendy and Hadasa Korer of Chabad Islington and members of the community (Photo: Chabad Islington)

IDF says it did not strike tents in Rafah and used small missile in airstrike

Israel says the fire could not have come about as a direct result from the low missile payload used during the strike

3 min read

May 28, 2024 15:52

IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari (Credit: YouTube)

World leaders greet Israeli strike on Rafah with ‘outrage’ and calls to hold Israel accountable

French President Emmanuel Macron said he was ‘outraged’ at the latest Israeli strike on Rafah

2 min read

May 27, 2024 19:07

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint press conference with Ukrainian President at the Dolmabahce Presidental office in Istanbul, March 8, 2024. (Credit: OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pilgrims clash with Israeli police after being denied entry to Mount Meron

A police officer was suspended after pushing an elderly Orthodox man at the site

2 min read

May 27, 2024 11:01

Rabbi Avraham Kreuzer, who was pushed by a border police officer during the Lag B'Omer celebrations in Meron, poses for a picture outside a synagogue in Jerusalem, May 27, 2024 (Credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

IDF dismisses reservist soldier who incited mutiny via viral video

Israeli military opened a criminal probe into the incident as ‘a serious violation of IDF orders and IDF values’

2 min read

May 27, 2024 09:48

IDF dismisses reservist soldier who incited mutiny via viral video

Guildford gets first permanent rabbi in centuries

The congregation is one of the smallest in the UK

1 min read

May 21, 2024 16:45

Rabbi Alex Goldberg, rabbi of Guildford Synagogue

Michael Gove: When Jews are under threat, all of our freedoms are threatened

During a speech at JW3 on Tuesday, Gove condemned pro-Palestinian march organisers for not doing more to prevent symbols of anti-Jewish hate on the streets of London

4 min read

May 21, 2024 13:13

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, speaks at JW3, May 21, 2024

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Jewish D-Day veterans recount liberating the Nazi death camp Bergen-Belsen

‘University should have done more to protect us’ says departing Jewish university chaplain

Rachel gets the chop for a good cause

Starmer makes pledge to the Jewish community that Labour will always stand by their side

More from Daniel Ben-David

40,000 people march through London calling for the release of the hostages

Mitzvah Day CEO Stuart Diamond wins Outstanding Individual award at interfaith ceremony

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust gears up for historic 80th anniversary in January

Hundreds attend the Boys’ 79th anniversary reunion dinner

Son of Austrian refugee returns to the school which expelled his father

Rabbi will take you on a tour of the Jewish history of Islington

IDF says it did not strike tents in Rafah and used small missile in airstrike

World leaders greet Israeli strike on Rafah with ‘outrage’ and calls to hold Israel accountable

Pilgrims clash with Israeli police after being denied entry to Mount Meron

IDF dismisses reservist soldier who incited mutiny via viral video

Guildford gets first permanent rabbi in centuries

Michael Gove: When Jews are under threat, all of our freedoms are threatened