Jenni Frazer

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No pool for Pesach? I'm so sorry

Jenni Frazer sheds the tiniest tear for those who can't fly away for Passover

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Edwina Currie represents Jews on a spiritual trek

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Ida Schuster, 101, could be world’s oldest podcaster

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In 1924 a JC article envisaged a collection of Islamic manuscripts in Jerusalem as a meeting place for Arab and Jewish scholars. In 2020, under the leadership of Dr Raquel Ukeles, that dream has come true

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March 12, 2020 11:06

‘I’ve gained a huge family’

Katie Glass barely knew her father was Jewish, until he died and she was contacted by a rabbi about funeral arrangements. Ten years on she's made a radio programme about her quest to explore her roots

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March 12, 2020 10:53

The British soldier who won't stop defending Israel

Colonel Richard Kemp explains how he came to be one of the UK’s most strident advocates of the IDF

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January 20, 2020 11:25

The British soldier who won't stop defending Israel

Want a new job? Join the police

It's relatively unusual to find a Jewish police officer but, reports Jenni Frazer, that could all be about to change

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January 2, 2020 10:24

Review: Bitter Reckoning

Porat’s book carefully traces, in close detail, eight landmark cases which, he says, mark important milestones in the development of the kapo trials

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December 18, 2019 18:15

Rally against antisemitism draws thousands

With days to go until the General Election, more than 3,000 people gathered in Parliament Square to stand against Jew-hate

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December 8, 2019 17:07

Rally against antisemitism draws thousands

Bernard Josephs, old-school journalist and former JC political editor, dies at 70

In a varied career across newspapers, he was at the centre of a gripping story that shook the world

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December 6, 2019 09:28

Bernard Josephs, old-school journalist and former JC political editor, dies at 70

Bury still shows some support for Lewis

Despite resigning from the Labour party over antisemitism in the wake of sexual harassment allegations, independent Ivan Lewis still has the support of some in Bury South

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December 5, 2019 17:50

‘I used my barmitzvah money to start an ambulance service’

United Hatzalah's Eli Beer tells the story of how he established Israel's volunteer-based emergency response service

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December 4, 2019 19:27

‘I used my barmitzvah money to start an ambulance service’

The ‘mad silkman’ who made Britain beautiful

Before the war Zika Ascher was a star Czech skier and his family had a textile business. In 1938, Zika and his wife Lida fled to England, where their silk business became famous

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November 15, 2019 10:00