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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Holocaust Memorial Day 2026

A royal reception at the palace for survivors on Holocaust Memorial Day

The King and Queen lit candles in remembrance of the millions who were killed

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King Charles III speaks with Holocaust survivor Renee Salt during a reception to mark Holocaust Memorial Day at Buckingham Palace, January 27, 2026 (Credit: Aaron Chown - Pool/Getty Images)

Participants of the Jakeymproject in memory of Jake Marlowe (Photo: Daniel Ben-David)

Mitzvah project launched in honour of ‘special, special’ Jake Marlowe

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Zaher Birawi was a presenter on the Al Hiwar TV channel for more than a decade (Credit: Instagram)

US sanctions ‘Hamas-linked’ British national behind Gaza flotillas

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(l-r) Raphi Bloom, the Fed My Voice director, Tom Stannard, CEO of Manchester Council, Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines, Cllr Bev Craig, leader of Manchester Council, Bernie Yaffe, chair of trustees at the

Stories from Holocaust survivors and refugees to be told in Manchester schools

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Lithuania is ‘ready to face its uncomfortable past’ says educator at its vast new Lost Shtetl Museum

It has become the Baltic state’s largest major museum dedicated to the history of Lithuanian Jewry and Shoah education

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January 21, 2026 12:53

‘Who’ll remember us in this climate of hate?’ A survivor voices her fears

Annick Lever spoke at the Holocaust Educational Trust’s annual Parliamentary Reception in the Houses of Parliament on Monday

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January 20, 2026 16:05

‘Who’ll remember us in this climate of hate?’ A survivor voices her fears

Thousands of free falafel handed out in honour of Holocaust survivor David Leitner

The falafel free-for-all is an annual affair now in its eleventh year

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January 19, 2026 15:27

Volunteers hand out falafel on in Glasgow (Credit: Glasgow Friends of Israel)

Ran Gvili: Final hostage ‘has been forgotten’ as Trump pushes ahead Gaza plan

‘Don’t leave our Rani behind and bury us together with him’, the slain hostage’s parents have begged

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January 18, 2026 12:46

Itzik and Talik Gvili, the parents of Ran Gvili, the last hostage snatched on October 7 remaining in Gaza

Bridget Phillipson pledges to stamp out antisemitism in schools after Bristol MP visit cancelled

The Education Secretary has commissioned an investigation into the events surrounding Damien Egan’s cancelled school visit

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January 18, 2026 12:30

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson (Photo: Getty)

Chief Rabbi: Politicising Holocaust Memorial Day fails Shoah victims and the children of today

Ephraim Mirvis has appealed to parents and educators not to succumb to pressure to ‘step back’ from Holocaust education

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January 18, 2026 11:20

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis pictured in 2025 (Photo: Getty)

NEU branch that blocked school visit by Jewish MP also barred Israeli tech firm from conference

The union’s Bristol leader said she was ‘very proud’ to have denied both Damien Egan and Checkpoint a platform

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January 14, 2026 14:16

Labour MP Damien Egan reacts after being declared the winner in the Kingswood by-election on February 16, 2024 in Thornbury, England (Getty Images)

‘We don’t like antisemites’, says Trump

The US president said he is the ‘least antisemitic person probably anywhere in the world’

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January 12, 2026 18:10

U.S. President Donald Trump is introduced at the Republican Jewish Coalition's Annual Leadership Summit at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas during campaigning, October 28, 2023 (Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Contributors who glorified killing of Israelis and Jews were allowed on BBC Arabic, head of news admits

The BBC failed to adequately scrutinise guests’ social media history, the corporation’s head of news has said

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January 9, 2026 14:16

BBC headquarters in central London (Getty Images)

UAE stops funding students coming to Britain over fears of Islamist radicalisation

The Gulf state has for years criticised the British government’s refusal to proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood

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January 9, 2026 14:10

Protesters from London universities attend pro-Palestine demonstration in 2025 on second anniversary of October 7 attack on Israel (Dan Kitwood/Getty)

Qatar is the top foreign funder of American universities according to new data

Cornell University is the top recipient of Doha cash, but the school’s president denies that it has any influence on the institution

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January 8, 2026 18:37

Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, November 3, 2023 (Credit: Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images)

Scottish neo-Nazi mother and daughter jailed over ‘deeply disturbing’ racist content

The pair, both Holocaust deniers, were active members of extreme right-wing white supremacy online groups

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January 7, 2026 12:35

Hannah (left) and Shirley Craughwell have both been handed prison sentences (Photo: Facebook)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

A royal reception at the palace for survivors on Holocaust Memorial Day

Mitzvah project launched in honour of ‘special, special’ Jake Marlowe

US sanctions ‘Hamas-linked’ British national behind Gaza flotillas

Stories from Holocaust survivors and refugees to be told in Manchester schools

More from Daniel Ben-David

Lithuania is ‘ready to face its uncomfortable past’ says educator at its vast new Lost Shtetl Museum

‘Who’ll remember us in this climate of hate?’ A survivor voices her fears

Thousands of free falafel handed out in honour of Holocaust survivor David Leitner

Ran Gvili: Final hostage ‘has been forgotten’ as Trump pushes ahead Gaza plan

Bridget Phillipson pledges to stamp out antisemitism in schools after Bristol MP visit cancelled

Chief Rabbi: Politicising Holocaust Memorial Day fails Shoah victims and the children of today

NEU branch that blocked school visit by Jewish MP also barred Israeli tech firm from conference

‘We don’t like antisemites’, says Trump

Contributors who glorified killing of Israelis and Jews were allowed on BBC Arabic, head of news admits

UAE stops funding students coming to Britain over fears of Islamist radicalisation

Qatar is the top foreign funder of American universities according to new data

Scottish neo-Nazi mother and daughter jailed over ‘deeply disturbing’ racist content