Jamie Shapiro

Reporter

Jamie Shapiro is a reporter for the Jewish Chronicle focusing on civil upheaval and conflict. You can reach him at jshapiro@thejc.com

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Qatar

Israel to stop selling military equipment to Qatar

Gulf state has long hosted Hamas leaders and been accused of attempts to sway Israeli public opinion

1 min read

Israel's Iron Dome air defence system (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Obituary: Photographer Elliott Franks dies aged 62

1 min read

Elliott Franks (Image: JavidClicksLondon)

‘The true definition of a mensch’ – award winning photographer and community figure Elliott Franks dies

4 min read

The memorial stone at Lauriston Road Jewish Cemetery (Image: Martin Sugarman)

Memorial installed at London cemetery to honour Jews who fought fascism in Spanish Civil War

1 min read

Spanish national broadcaster apologises for skipping Israeli athlete in race introductions

Pundits left out Omri Shiff when announcing competitors ahead of hurdles race at European Athletics Championships in Birmingham

1 min read

August 14, 2026 13:57

Athletes compete in the Men's 400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Finals at the 27th European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

I owe my life to her: Israeli man, 82, pays tribute to Christian woman who saved him from Holocaust

Jacqueline Mintz is honoured by Yad Vashem after ‘adopting’ Ephraim Kochba when he was a baby

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August 12, 2026 20:10

Ephraim Kochba with Jacqueline Mintz (X/ Stand With Us/Yad Vashem)

Netflix release date for new season of Fauda confirmed

The show’s fifth series will be the first to depict the events of October 7, 2023, following a two-year hiatus

1 min read

August 12, 2026 15:19

Israeli mother and daughter missing in Vienna as embassy appeals for information

Mali and Liel Yahalomi were last seen in the Austrian capital last Friday

1 min read

August 12, 2026 11:51

The original missing notice for the women (credit: Israeli Embassy in Austria)

Actor Louise Lasser dies aged 87

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman actress and former wife of Woody Allen whose life and career was marred by mental health difficulties

3 min read

August 12, 2026 09:30

Louise Lasser, as a young actor (Image: Getty Images)

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband meets with Jewish leaders

Board and Jewish Leadership Council raise “concerns” over foreign policy

1 min read

August 11, 2026 15:34

The meeting between Ed Miliband and Jewish leaders (Image: Board of Deputies)

Jesse Eisenberg: ‘For me, being Jewish has always been a positive thing’

In a new interview, the Hollywood actor and director talks about his decision last year to donate a kidney to a stranger

2 min read

August 11, 2026 14:39

Tracy-Ann Oberman reveals why she hugged one of her online trolls

Star also says in new interview she never wants another actor ‘to think they’ve got to hide their Star of David’

1 min read

August 10, 2026 17:42

Tracy-Ann Oberman attends the WhatsOnStage Awards 2023 at Prince Of Wales Theatre on February 12, 2023 (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

Gal Gadot posts video revealing tough training regime ahead of new film The Runner

Israeli star shared clip showing former Olympic athlete Malachi Davis holding her back with elastic as she runs

1 min read

August 10, 2026 16:23

Gal Gadot training (Image: TikTok, gg_ww84)

‘A total star’: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham praises Israeli Eurovision singer Noa Kirel

Waddingham hosted the 2023 song contest, in which Kirel came third for her song ‘Unicorn’

1 min read

August 10, 2026 14:36

English actress Hannah Waddingham attends the LA FYC screening of Apple TV's "Ted Lasso" at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, on July 29, 2026. (Photo by Unique Nicole / AFP via Getty Images)

Surf’s up! Jewish and Arab children with special needs lap up the waves off Jaffa

The programme, set up by non-profit organisation HaGal Sheli, teaches life skills through surfing

2 min read

August 10, 2026 13:09

Taim Abd Elrazek Awwad surfing (Image: HaGal Sheli)

Young lions stolen and smuggled into Israel returned to South African sanctuary

The pair arrived at their new home on Tuesday with the help of a British wildlife organisation

1 min read

August 9, 2026 10:06

Ori and Ben Tzur at their new home in South Africa (Roger Allen/SWNS)

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Israel to stop selling military equipment to Qatar

Obituary: Photographer Elliott Franks dies aged 62

‘The true definition of a mensch’ – award winning photographer and community figure Elliott Franks dies

Memorial installed at London cemetery to honour Jews who fought fascism in Spanish Civil War

More from Jamie Shapiro

Spanish national broadcaster apologises for skipping Israeli athlete in race introductions

I owe my life to her: Israeli man, 82, pays tribute to Christian woman who saved him from Holocaust

Netflix release date for new season of Fauda confirmed

Israeli mother and daughter missing in Vienna as embassy appeals for information

Actor Louise Lasser dies aged 87

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband meets with Jewish leaders

Jesse Eisenberg: ‘For me, being Jewish has always been a positive thing’

Tracy-Ann Oberman reveals why she hugged one of her online trolls

Gal Gadot posts video revealing tough training regime ahead of new film The Runner

‘A total star’: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham praises Israeli Eurovision singer Noa Kirel

Surf’s up! Jewish and Arab children with special needs lap up the waves off Jaffa

Young lions stolen and smuggled into Israel returned to South African sanctuary