Jenni Frazer

Jenni Frazer is an award-winning London-based journalist.. After a long career at the JC she became freelance and now writes for Jewish, national and international publications.

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Outpouring of antisemitism over Meron

According to one journalist, a report of the deaths by Al-Jazeera had garnered 10,000 comments ‘laughing at’ or ‘loving’ the fact Jews had died

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2FKA873 Meron, Israel. 30th Apr 2021. Rescuers work on the site of a stampede accident in Mount Meron, Israel, April 30, 2021. An apparent stampede occured at an overcrowded Israeli festival after midnight Thursday, causing dozens of casualties, local media reported. The tragedy, which happened in northern Israel, left 50 people injured and around 20 in critical condition, and many people are feared dead, the Haaretz daily cited Israeli ambulance service Magen David Adom as estimating. Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Jewish candidates prepare for battle

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Labour Party suspends 16

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 18: Designer Alber Elbaz walks the runway during the Lanvin for H&M Haute Couture Show at The Pierre Hotel on November 18, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for H&M)

Fashion sheds a tear for 'every woman's darling'

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Lord Janner sex inquiry 'witch-hunt' says son

Son of Lord Janner says the length of time taken by the inquiry has caused him and his family ‘immense hurt and frustration’

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April 27, 2021 17:50

Lord Janner sex inquiry 'witch-hunt' says son

South African judicial applicants quizzed about Jewish identity

Advocate Lawrence Lever and Judge David Unterhalter were both subjected to lengthy questioning about observance and support for Jewish bodies

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April 27, 2021 14:20

South African judicial applicants quizzed about Jewish identity

Chief Rabbi says campaign to fund two billion vaccine jabs ‘reflects finest of Jewish values’

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has endorsed Vaccinaid, a drive to supply Covid vaccines to 190 countries

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April 26, 2021 14:38

Chief Rabbi says campaign to fund two billion vaccine jabs ‘reflects finest of Jewish values’

World-renowned fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies of Covid in Paris

Elbaz was credited with restoring the fortunes of the house of Lanvin

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April 26, 2021 12:50

OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Alber Elbaz attends the gala dinner, in honour of Stella McCartney, winner of the Global VOICES Award for 2018, during #BoFVOICES on November 30, 2018 in Oxfordshire, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images for The Business of Fashion)

Zionist youth group boycotts event with Israeli ambassador over her ‘inflammatory statements’

Noam, which is affiliated to Masorti Judaism, said ‘Hotovely’s past comments on the Palestinians are beyond the pale’

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April 23, 2021 14:35

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on January 11, 2017. / AFP / MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s crunch time! Salt and vinegar crisps come to Israel

There were sighs of rapture from British immigrants to Israel this week

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April 22, 2021 12:17

It’s crunch time! Salt and vinegar crisps come to Israel

Celebrate Ethiopian festival in all Jewish schools, race report says

Report urges communal institutions to commemorate “key dates for diverse parts of the community, like the Ethiopian Jewish festival of Sigd and the official Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran

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April 22, 2021 11:53