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.

Latest from Jenni Frazer

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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Rally against antisemitism draws thousands

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

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Bury still shows some support for Lewis

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

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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

The ‘mad silkman’ who made Britain beautiful

A blood-stained Viennese waltz

A new series on the BBC explores the life and tangled love affairs of a British Jewish doctor

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November 13, 2019 14:15

A battle with bipolar

Eleanor Segall's bipolar disorder led to her being sectioned and hospitalised. She tells Jenni Frazer about her journey to recovery

3 min read

November 13, 2019 13:03

When our boys turn bad

An Israeli TV show about the murders of three boys has stirred up controversy, reports Jenni Frazer

5 min read

October 29, 2019 09:58

Israeli Dov Alfon wins top British crime fiction award

Former Haaretz editor Alfon won an International Dagger on Thursday night for 'A Long Night in Paris'

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October 25, 2019 15:42

Israeli Dov Alfon wins top British crime fiction award

‘I come from a pretty broken place’

He talks about Michael Jackson, Roseanne Barr, and the end of his relationship with Democrat presidential hopeful Cory Booker

9 min read

October 10, 2019 14:16

The ‘geek from Stanmore’ who took on the puppy traffickers and won

Marc Abraham, known to millions of TV viewers, succeeded in getting 'Lucy's Law' on puppy and kitten selling passed

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October 10, 2019 13:27

The ‘geek from Stanmore’ who took on the puppy traffickers and won

The Jews who changed the world

Norman Lebrecht's new book profiles some of the most influential Jews of modern times - and a feature film based on one of his novels has just been premiered. 'It feels as though all my Chanucahs have come at once,' he tells Jenni Frazer

6 min read

October 3, 2019 11:46

Why did the Allies not bomb Auschwitz?

A BBC dramatised documentary explores why they did nothing to stop the industrial scale killing they knew was happening

3 min read

September 25, 2019 10:36

Holocaust survivor seduces all on 'First Dates Hotel'

'I knew the programme, I would watch it and say, 'oh, he’s a hunk, if she doesn’t want him, I’ll have him'

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September 24, 2019 15:41

Holocaust survivor seduces all on 'First Dates Hotel'

The circus acrobat’s amazing escape

There were once dynasties of Jewish circus performers. Stav Meishar's show tells the true story of an acrobat who fell in love with a clown - and was saved from the Nazis by the Three Musketeers

6 min read

September 19, 2019 13:05