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Antisemitism

Felicity Kendal: ‘I’m wearing my Magen David to show that anyone can’

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Felicity Kendal at Wimbledon wearing her Magen David necklace (Alamy)

Catharsis: performers Cheddar Gorgeous (right) and Tete Bang

‘I’m paralysed, but I’ve written a show about my colourful life’

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy meet with the families of hostages and the bereaved at a commemoration event at 10 Downing Street in September 2024 (Picture: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street)

The KC speaking up for British hostage families: ‘It’s been quite a rollercoaster’

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Some of us are too scared to watch films on the Holocaust

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‘I had to grab my identity’ – the tattoo artist cancelled for being Jewish now inundated with requests for Hebrew art

Adam Silas received a wave of antisemitic abuse last year, but his local community has now rallied around him to support his work

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January 30, 2025 12:28

After October 7, Silas felt 'compelled' to get his first-ever Jewish-inspired tattoo – a small Star of David on his arm

‘Sexual assault can take place in our community. So let’s break the silence’

Nathalie Freedman, 27, was abused by a family friend. She has decided to waive her anonymity to encourage other women to speak out

6 min read

January 29, 2025 14:31

This Chai nutritionist has shared her tips for the best cancer-fighting diet

Susan Fruhman’s charity book is packed with recipes and tips for patients, carers and anyone wanting a healthy diet

4 min read

January 27, 2025 14:08

How she can help: Susan Fruhman's book is full of nutritious recipes

A nutritionist’s five top tips for an instantly healthier diet

Thse small changes can hugely improve your health

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January 27, 2025 14:07

A nutritionist’s five top tips for an instantly healthier diet

The Jewish musicians who were forced to play for the Nazis

To mark 80 years since Auschwitz’s liberation, a new BBC film commemorates the 15 orchestras of Auschwitz

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January 23, 2025 15:47

The same tune: Raphael Lasker-Wallfisch plays for his mother, Anita, a cellist who arrived at Auschwitz at the age of 18 in 1943

Jewish Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan dies aged 46

Actor and reality TV star who fought his own demons while helping others fight addiction

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January 22, 2025 19:01

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Paul Danan attends the "Once Upon A Time in London" world premiere at Troxy on April 15, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

The complex Jewish past of Bob Dylan

From bar mitzvah boy to born-again Christian releasing gospel music, then back to Judaism, the singer-songwriter is a walking contradiction of Jewishness

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January 16, 2025 10:02

Bob Dylan at his son's bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, September 20, 1983. (AP Photo/Zavi Cohen)

Striking a chord for Jewish pride

Hilton Nathanson set up the charity Bishnat in his father’s memory to celebrate Judaism’s musical traditions and, in the wake of October 7, to show solidarity with the Jewish state

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January 14, 2025 11:28