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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Who was Alan Overton, the unsung hero who saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish children

Alan Overton was a shopkeeper in Rugby and Christadelphian who believed in not calling attention to one’s own good deeds

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Left: Alan Overton with the boys of Little Thorn hostel in Rugby, with house mother Mrs Sperber, Right: Alan Overton

Lia Bratt with her presentation on her "Papa", Ivor Perl BEM (Credit: Generations2Generations)

Young people are carrying the torch of Holocaust testimony

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Visitors pay their respect to the victims of October 7 at the Nova Music Festival site sixth months after the massacre (Getty Images)

Sheryl Sandberg film details horrific sexual crimes committed by Hamas on October 7

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Sir Keir at Alyth Synagogue in Golders Green

Keir Starmer meets Jewish leaders to discuss importance of Pesach

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An empty Seder table with 133 chairs for the hostages sends powerful message

‘This Pesach, I will feel as if I am held captive in Gaza with them’

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April 18, 2024 11:28

Seder table installation outside Downing Street with 133 empty seats representing the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, six months after being taken on October 7, April 17, 2024 (Photo: Daniel Ben-David)

Association of Jewish Refugees honours two Auschwitz escapees who warned the world of what they witnessed

Alfréd Wetzler and Rudi Vrba are credited with saving the lives of 200,000 Hungarian Jews

3 min read

April 17, 2024 17:24

Left to right: Rudolf Vrba's granddaughter Hannah, AJR CEO Michael Newman OBE, Ambassador of Slovakia to the UK Dr Róbert Ondrejcsák, translator and Slovak literature promoter Julia Sherwood, Director of AJR Refugee Voices Dr Bea Lewkowicz, author and journalist Jonathan Freedland, and the director of the Sered' Holocaust Museum Dr Martin Korčok, April 15, 2024 (Credit: AJR)

How UJS is supporting Jewish students spending Pesach alone

New initiatives are being provided to support the rare occurrence of Jewish students celebrating Pesach on campus

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April 16, 2024 17:36

Pesach travel to Israel plummets amid war

Travel company says the number of British Jews going to Israel is down by 65-70 per cent on last year

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April 16, 2024 13:49

Image of Tel Aviv beach during sunset (Image: Getty)

Israeli President hails Douglas Murray as a ‘compelling voice of moral clarity’

The British journalist was presented with an honourary award for his prolific defence of Israel since October

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April 15, 2024 15:09

Israeli President hails Douglas Murray as a ‘compelling voice of moral clarity’

West failing ‘disastrously’ to take out Hamas’s funding networks, says extremism expert

Jihadi groups operate largely unimpeded thanks to ‘useful idiot’ activists, says Muslim Brotherhood researcher

3 min read

April 12, 2024 17:33

Jeremy Corbyn joins pro-Palestinian activists and supporters during a protest in central London calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, March 30, 2024 (Credit: BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

British Emunah appoints a new CEO

Julia Kay brings to the role nearly two decades’ experience in the charity sector

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April 11, 2024 16:03

Julia Kay, new CEO of British Emunah (Photo: British Emunah)

‘It’s like one big family’ – Warwick students win Jewish Society of the Year award

Warwick University’s vice-chancellor said the win was ‘a shining example of resilience at a time of national and international upheaval’

2 min read

April 10, 2024 15:33

University of Warwick JSoc wins 'JSoc of the Year' award at the UJS Annual Student Awards 2024 (Credit: UJS)

The poet composing a poem a day for his ‘beautiful’ wife, who battled Alzheimer’s

Stanley Fine is also raising funds for Dementia UK

2 min read

April 10, 2024 15:10

The UK will not suspend arms sales to Israel, Cameron and Sunak confirm

The decision follows the accidental killing of three British aid workers last week

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April 10, 2024 13:17

Britain's Foreign Minister David Cameron speaks during a press conference in Cairo, December 21, 2023 (Credit: AHMED HASAN/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Leave a seat for a hostage at your Seder table’

Appeal to the community to remember those held captive in Gaza during the Festival of Freedom

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April 10, 2024 11:44

An empty chair for hostage Michel Nisenbaum (Photo: Jane Prinsley)

Community united at vigil outside Downing Street for the hostages six months on

186 days after October 7, 133 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza

4 min read

April 10, 2024 11:20

Hundreds gather outside Downing Street on Tuesday, 9 April, for a hostage vigil six months after October 7 (Credit: Daniel Ben-David)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Who was Alan Overton, the unsung hero who saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish children

Young people are carrying the torch of Holocaust testimony

Sheryl Sandberg film details horrific sexual crimes committed by Hamas on October 7

Keir Starmer meets Jewish leaders to discuss importance of Pesach

More from Daniel Ben-David

An empty Seder table with 133 chairs for the hostages sends powerful message

Association of Jewish Refugees honours two Auschwitz escapees who warned the world of what they witnessed

How UJS is supporting Jewish students spending Pesach alone

Pesach travel to Israel plummets amid war

Israeli President hails Douglas Murray as a ‘compelling voice of moral clarity’

West failing ‘disastrously’ to take out Hamas’s funding networks, says extremism expert

British Emunah appoints a new CEO

‘It’s like one big family’ – Warwick students win Jewish Society of the Year award

The poet composing a poem a day for his ‘beautiful’ wife, who battled Alzheimer’s

The UK will not suspend arms sales to Israel, Cameron and Sunak confirm

‘Leave a seat for a hostage at your Seder table’

Community united at vigil outside Downing Street for the hostages six months on