JC Reporter

Latest from JC Reporter

Mums who founded special needs school receive major welfare award

Ali Durban and Sarah Sultman are honoured at Jewish Care lunch

1 min read

Gesher School founders Ali Durban and Sarah Sultman (Photo: Blaze Ezra)

Iain Duncan Smith hails East London shul's ‘brilliant’ drop-in project

1 min read

Masorti gets conversation started on Israel’s 70th

1 min read

Top volunteers enjoy night in the spotlight

1 min read

Emily Thornberry to speak at Limmud Festival

Shadow foreign secretary is most senior Labour politician to be announced so far

1 min read

November 8, 2018 17:02

Emily Thornberry to speak at Limmud Festival

Letters Page, 9th November 2018

Norma Neville, Professor Tony Kushner, David Lawson, Martin D. Stern, Stan Labovitch, Laurence Kingsley, Ceila Dignana, Miriam Levin, Gordon Kay, Alan Schneider and Malcolm Gerber share their views with JC readers

6 min read

November 8, 2018 16:11

Top films of this year's festival: Work in progress

The Heymann brothers (Mr Gaga, Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? ) are back with this entertaining and thought-provoking web series, in which influential YouTubers engage in dialogue with fellow Israelis who are on the other end of the political spectrum, or otherwise come from different social or cultural backgrounds. As a social experiment, #work_in_progress demonstrates that, despite Israel’s deep inner divisions, its people have the will and the way to build bridges rather than walls.

1 min read

November 8, 2018 15:49

Top films of this year's festival: Work in progress

Top films of this year's festival: The Patriot

The Patriot tells the extraordinary story of French-Israeli hacker Gregory Chelli (also known as Ulcan), a controversial fighter in the war against the leaders of an extreme antisemitic movement in France and their army of activists.

1 min read

November 8, 2018 15:46

Top films of this year's festival: The Patriot

Trudeau apologises for turning away wartime Jewish refugee ship

Refugees on board the MS St Louis were sent back to Europe, where more than 250 died in the Holocaust

1 min read

November 8, 2018 14:36

Trudeau apologises for turning away wartime Jewish refugee ship

France backpedals plans to honour Marshal Pétain

Emmanuel Macron had said on Wednesday that the Nazi collaborator was 'a great soldier'

1 min read

November 8, 2018 13:06

France backpedals plans to honour Marshal Pétain

Death camp guard, 94, put on trial

Johann Rehbogen worked in the Stutthoff concentration camp in wartime Poland

1 min read

November 7, 2018 13:58

MGB U16 football squad unveiled for Euro Games

Maccabi GB have confirmed their first sports squad - U16 Boys Football - who will compete at the 2019 European Maccabi Games in Budapest.

1 min read

November 7, 2018 10:10

MGB U16 football squad unveiled for Euro Games

'Our finishing was the difference,' says Rank

Sam Rank believes his team's ruthless streak is helping them dispense of their opponents as a deadly double from Kier Dickson saw them open a four point lead at the top after ending Jewdinese's unbeaten run.

3 min read

November 6, 2018 12:25

'Our finishing was the difference,' says Rank

Furman sends Lions through in Herts Trophy

Two goals from Jake Furman eased London Lions into the last eight of the Herts Centenary Trophy following a 3-0 success over Knebworth.

1 min read

November 5, 2018 13:14

Furman sends Lions through in Herts Trophy

What is the best ever Jewish film?

Ahead of its annual film festival, UK Jewish Film have launched a survey to find the film considered the best ever Jewish film. Here are our staff picks - what film would you vote for?

1 min read

November 5, 2018 12:40