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Always look beyond the holes in the cheese

It was affirming and very encouraging people turned out to understand and to care about racism against Jews, says Daniel Finkelstein

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Always look beyond the holes in the cheese

Voices from the past telling truth to the future

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Tradition and progress need not be in conflict

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We should be asking the right questions about Holocaust memorials

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It’s make your mind up time for Labour MPs

'So what would you do today if you wanted to be in the position of not supporting Mr Corbyn as prime minister come election time?'

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July 11, 2019 14:04

It’s make your mind up time for Labour MPs

I was attacked for exposing Corbyn's endorsement of an antisemitic book but I had to do it

'I knew I had it. I had it cold. But what should I do now? I knew the answer to that too, it’s just that I wished I didn’t,' writes Daniel Finkelstein

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May 30, 2019 14:54

I was attacked for exposing Corbyn's endorsement of an antisemitic book but I had to do it

People we have loved and lost from our Seders

There are always Seder place-settings in my heart for those who aren’t here any more, says Daniel Finkelstein

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April 24, 2019 11:10

People we have loved and lost from our Seders

Can you make a difference to Labour, Charlie?

Daniel Finkelstein has a few words of advice for a fellow peer

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March 11, 2019 14:56

Can you make a difference to Labour, Charlie?

This is the place for our Holocaust memorial

There are many reasons to go ahead with the proposed plans for a Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens - not least, says Daniel Finkelstein, because if we sacrifice the location, will we ultimately be sacrificing the memorial too?

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January 24, 2019 16:09

This is the place for our Holocaust memorial

What we can learn from the rescued children

Reflecting on the Kindertransport has led Daniel Finkelstein to think about refugee crises at large

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December 13, 2018 15:43

What we can learn from the rescued children

We must not shield children from the diverse ways of living a British life

Exposing pupils to different ideas does not need to undermine a school's Jewish character, Daniel Finkelstein says

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November 1, 2018 11:50

We must not shield children from the diverse ways of living a British life

From Corbyn's point of view, Jews don't find a place as oppressed people

Daniel Finkelstein tries to see the world from the Labour leader's perspective

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September 21, 2018 14:53

From Corbyn's point of view, Jews don't find a place as oppressed people

Farewell to the school that changed our lives

As a Liberal Jew, Daniel Finkelstein had concerns about sending his sons to a United Synagogue school. But now their journey is over, he believes it gave them all something precious

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August 13, 2018 11:54