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

Antisemitism

Amsterdam concert hall cancels Chanukah show because singer is IDF’s chief cantor

Concertgebouw director Simon Reinink said that allowing Shai Abramson to perform would be ‘against our mission’

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IDF Chief Cantor Shai Abramson (Image: YouTube/JBS)

Dr Ellen Kriesels (Image: X/Ellen Kriesels)

Another ‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor referred to disciplinary tribunal over tweets ‘defending Hamas’

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Sadiq Khan must ‘protect Jewish commuters’ after Charedi man locked in London bus, says former attorney-general

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Bank Station in the City of London (Image: Google)

TfL supervisor ‘said there should be more pro-Palestine graffiti’ following passenger complaint

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Self-proclaimed ‘Jew-hater’ jailed over assault at anti-Israel protest

Tarek Bazrouk was accused of targeting Jews at protests in the city over the course of 2024 and 2025

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October 31, 2025 11:22

London bus driver suspended after locking in Orthodox man, saying 'I don't like Jews'

David Abraham, the passenger, was allegedly accused of being a ‘Mossad agent’ after dropping his bank card on the bus

2 min read

October 30, 2025 11:39

David Abraham's says he was locked on the bus until police arrived (Image: X)

Jewish family sues NYC’s Met Museum over ‘secretly trafficked’ Nazi-looted van Gogh

The oil painting, called ‘Olive Picking’, was left behind when the Stern family fled Germany in the 1930s

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October 29, 2025 17:16

Olive Picking by Vincent van Gogh (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Two days left to sign up for for free ‘life-saving’ cancer gene test

NHS England’s Jewish BRCA gene testing programme will stop accepting sign ups on Friday

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October 29, 2025 15:29

People of Ashkenazi heritage have a one in 40 chance of having a BRCA gene mutation and those of Sephardi heritage have a one in 140 chance

Bournemouth’s Jewish community are committed to continuing their historic ties to the town

In the latest JC series spotlighting different Jewish communities nationwide, Jamie Shapiro visits Bournemouth

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October 29, 2025 15:18

A final service in Bournemouth Old Hebrew Congregation (BHC) before the community moves to its new site on East Cliff (Credit: Nick Rutter Photography)

Polanski ‘proud’ of anti-Israel Green councillors despite Hackney synagogue calls for their suspension

An extraordinary meeting of the council, called to discuss a motion to cut all ties with ‘Israel’s genocide’, led to an ‘inflamed’ debate

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October 29, 2025 15:13

Hackney Council held its extraordinary meeting on October 23; pictured speaking is Councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock (Image: Hackney Council)

Jewish man hospitalised in New York City attack

Rami Glickstein was on his way to a kosher restaurant in the heart of the city when the attacker reportedly approached him pointing at his kippah

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October 28, 2025 16:42

Rami Glickstein after the alleged attack (Image: X/Combat Antisemitism Movement)

Torah translated into Ukrainian for first time despite printing press being hit by Russian strikes

‘This is truly a huge step forward for all Ukrainian-speaking Jews,’ said Chief Rabbi Moshe Azman

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October 28, 2025 15:22

The new Ukrainian Torah (Image: Chief Rabbi Of Ukraine Moshe Azman)

Bibas family mural defaced in Italy

Activists placed a piece of paper bearing an anti-war slogan over the face of the image of Shiri Bibas, who was murdered in Hamas captivity along with her two young sons

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October 21, 2025 14:28

Before and after the Bibas family mural was defaced (Image: Alexsandro Palombo)

Jewish GP accused of claiming ‘typical’ Muslim colleague ‘believes in beheading Israelis’

Dr Cindy Cohen reportedly made the comments after she was invited to a pro-Palestine rally in the wake of the October 7 attacks, accusing Muslims of ‘gaslighting’

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October 21, 2025 13:59

Dr Cindy Cohen (Image: European Jewish Council)

Malmö cancels Jewish film festival after every cinema refuses to participate

Sweden’s culture minister said the situation was ‘an absolute disaster for society’

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October 20, 2025 16:44

The Jewish International Film Festival was founded in 2024 (Image: The Jewish International Film Festival)

Petition to reverse ban on Maccabi fans outstrips call for exclusion

The counter-petition labelled the ban ‘deeply troubling’ and ‘unjust’

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October 20, 2025 15:11

An empty Villa Park three hours before kick off in the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal on December 9, 2023 (Image: Getty Images)

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Jamie Shapiro

Latest from Jamie Shapiro

Amsterdam concert hall cancels Chanukah show because singer is IDF’s chief cantor

Another ‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor referred to disciplinary tribunal over tweets ‘defending Hamas’

Sadiq Khan must ‘protect Jewish commuters’ after Charedi man locked in London bus, says former attorney-general

TfL supervisor ‘said there should be more pro-Palestine graffiti’ following passenger complaint

More from Jamie Shapiro

Self-proclaimed ‘Jew-hater’ jailed over assault at anti-Israel protest

London bus driver suspended after locking in Orthodox man, saying 'I don't like Jews'

Jewish family sues NYC’s Met Museum over ‘secretly trafficked’ Nazi-looted van Gogh

Two days left to sign up for for free ‘life-saving’ cancer gene test

Bournemouth’s Jewish community are committed to continuing their historic ties to the town

Polanski ‘proud’ of anti-Israel Green councillors despite Hackney synagogue calls for their suspension

Jewish man hospitalised in New York City attack

Torah translated into Ukrainian for first time despite printing press being hit by Russian strikes

Bibas family mural defaced in Italy

Jewish GP accused of claiming ‘typical’ Muslim colleague ‘believes in beheading Israelis’

Malmö cancels Jewish film festival after every cinema refuses to participate

Petition to reverse ban on Maccabi fans outstrips call for exclusion