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Elisa Bray
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Lawyers launch legal challenge against ICC decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant
The ICC move was a ‘violation of every norm of international law’ argues one of the NGOs behind the challenge
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‘As an Israeli, I felt really unsafe in the creative industry’
Neta Gracewell is bringing ‘a dark feminist comedy’ to the Camden Fringe
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Activist from Gaza says Western pro-Palestine protesters give terrorists ‘good PR’
Hamza Howidy, 26, moved to Germany last August after being detained and beaten by the terror group
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Natalie Portman says her grandfather changed his name to sound less Jewish
The actor said the name change was ‘initially a survival mechanism’
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I’m one of those Jews Felicity Kendal thinks is wrong
The thought of being visibly Jewish in public today does worry me – and I am not alone
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Airbnb suspends Oxford host who refused to allow an Israeli woman to stay
The host said the woman could not rent her property because she ‘cannot condone the war’
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Artist makes Jewish history on the walls of JW3
Leon Fenster speaks to the JC about what inspired his eye-popping mural, which is being unveiled this week
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The Israeli puppeteers working with children devastated by October 7
Ahead of their London shows, meet the troupe behind an uplifting puppet show
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Jazz musician to raise funds for Jewish Women’s Aid
Joshua Jaswon will be performing in a concert in memory of close family friend and former JWA chair Frances Turner
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Obituary: David Seidler
Writer whose personal story shaped his biggest film success
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The morality of the war in Gaza is crystal clear, says philosopher-rabbi
Rabbi Shlomo Brody expresses horror over global reaction to Israel’s hostage rescue operation
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Fat-shamed in life and death, this is the truth about Mama Cass
Mamas and Papas singer Cass Elliot suffered abuse over her weight – and she didn’t die choking on a ham sandwich, says her daughter
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Tony Awards 2024: Big winners Stereophonic and Merrily We Roll Along are Jewish
Daniel Radcliffe and Jeremy Strong were the other lead winners in the 77th awards ceremony
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Muswell Hill Jewish nursery is saved from closure
Yeladenu will open as Gan on the Hill in September
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‘The Shoah silenced him, but now his piano sings again’
Singer-songwriter Roxanne de Bastion’s new book tells the story of how her grandfather – and his piano – survived the Holocaust
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London tattoo artist has booking cancelled because he’s Jewish
Adam Silas has received messages such as “you will all burn in hell soon”
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