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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UK’s largest charity bridge tournament reaches £2.5 million fundraising milestone

The tournament appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2011

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Co-chairs of the Bridge Extravaganza committee, Patsy Bloom and Susan James, at the 27th Bridge Extravaganza

Sam Green on his birthday with granddaughters and great grandsons

Centenarian raises money for great grandson’s rare fatal disease

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Five-year-old Zachary after seeing the Loch Ness Monster (Credit: Rays of Sunshine)

The Jewish-founded ‘make a wish’ charity making the dreams of terminally ill kids come true

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Football fans unite to call for the release of the last remaining British hostage

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New Jewish Care Trustees to bring ‘invaluable’ expertise in palliative and mental health care

Dr Abigail Swerdlow and Dr Charles Daniels have joined the charity’s Board

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January 3, 2025 15:04

Dr Abigail Swerdlow and Dr Charles Daniels

Suella Braverman’s husband leads Jewish Reform members in criticism of Board of Deputies

Rael Braverman, who defected to Reform last month, and more than two dozen Jewish members of the party, wrote a letter to the JC condemining President Phil Rosenberg

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January 2, 2025 16:18

Rael Braverman, husband of Britain's former Home Secretary Suella Braverman (Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Largest menorah lighting ever in Bricket Wood after Chanukiah smashed by vandals

More than 250 Jews and non-Jews showed up to support the community after the menorah was smashed

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December 30, 2024 14:57

Local community gathers around a vandalised public menorah in Bricket Wood, December 29, 2024

Nazi hunter Josef Lewkowicz passes away aged 98

A book about his remarkable life is scheduled for release in January next year

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December 27, 2024 14:33

There’s light! Venue steps in to host rejected Jewish singer

Charedi star Benny Friedman was booked after JC reported his plight amid rising antisemitism in the arts

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December 24, 2024 13:04

Giant Trafalgar Square menorah taken down because of strong winds

But to mark the festival ‘Happy Chanukah’ will be beamed on to Nelson’s Column

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December 24, 2024 11:25

The giant menorah in Trafalgar Square on the third day of Chanukah (Credit: Eleventh Hour Photography/Alamy Live News)

Synagogues fear ‘devastating’ tax bill for next financial year

Failure to renew a VAT exemption scheme for historic synagogues would hit community projects

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December 24, 2024 10:59

New West End Synagogue (Photo of New West End Synagogue, Getty Images)

Shoah survivor and lover of the Scottish Highlands passes away at 82

Mensa member Kathy Hagler was smuggled out of a Nazi ghetto in place of her brother at 18 months old

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December 22, 2024 12:54

Kathy Hagler, most of whose family died in the Shoah

Norwegian football president calls for investigation into Israel ahead of World Cup qualifying match

Norway is set to compete against Israel twice next year in the qualifying stages of the 2026 football World Cup

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December 22, 2024 10:33

Israel's stating eleven sing their national anthem during the UEFA Nations League, Tel Aviv, September 24, 2022 (Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

London venue cancels performance by Chasidic singer over ‘security concerns’

Despite ‘overwhelming’ demand for him in the city, Friedman’s team has for months failed to secure a London venue over links to Israel

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December 17, 2024 17:29

The Clapham Grand, London, England (Credit: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

Edinburgh Uni student elected as next president of the Union of Jewish Students

Louis Danker was elected during the UJS annual conference on Sunday

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December 16, 2024 12:04

Louis Danker, president-elect of the Union of Jewish Students (Credit: UJS)

Parliament wants them home: The MPs ‘twinning’ with our hostages

Publicity initiative aims to move the plight of captives ‘out of the Jewish echo chamber’

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December 11, 2024 12:21

Solidarity: Jack Rankin MP (centre) and Nivi Feldman (left) at the launch, with Avinatan Or’s British mother Ditza Or, and his sisters Yehudit and Tomer.

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

UK’s largest charity bridge tournament reaches £2.5 million fundraising milestone

Centenarian raises money for great grandson’s rare fatal disease

The Jewish-founded ‘make a wish’ charity making the dreams of terminally ill kids come true

Football fans unite to call for the release of the last remaining British hostage

More from Daniel Ben-David

New Jewish Care Trustees to bring ‘invaluable’ expertise in palliative and mental health care

Suella Braverman’s husband leads Jewish Reform members in criticism of Board of Deputies

Largest menorah lighting ever in Bricket Wood after Chanukiah smashed by vandals

Nazi hunter Josef Lewkowicz passes away aged 98

There’s light! Venue steps in to host rejected Jewish singer

Giant Trafalgar Square menorah taken down because of strong winds

Synagogues fear ‘devastating’ tax bill for next financial year

Shoah survivor and lover of the Scottish Highlands passes away at 82

Norwegian football president calls for investigation into Israel ahead of World Cup qualifying match

London venue cancels performance by Chasidic singer over ‘security concerns’

Edinburgh Uni student elected as next president of the Union of Jewish Students

Parliament wants them home: The MPs ‘twinning’ with our hostages