Jennifer Lipman

The barmitzvah that had everything

It was a barmitzvah on the BBC on Monday as the TV channel aired a programme about lavish children’s birthday parties, featuring a Jewish family from Chigwell in Essex

The Scot bringing Israel beer

A Glasgow-born Israeli has opened a brewery to change the way Israeli drinkers see beer.

Hurndall family anger as killer freed

The sister of a British activist killed in the Gaza Strip in 2003 has slammed the decision to release the man responsible early as “incredibly sad”.

Chris Patten: end blockade, talk to Hamas

Conservative politician Lord Chris Patten has slammed Israel for what he called the “medieval siege" of the Gaza Strip, and called for the European Union to do more to end it.

Early release for Tom Hurndall killer

A former Israeli soldier imprisoned for killing a British activist in the Gaza Strip in 2003 is to be released before his sentence is up.

Secret Kafka files to be opened

Baroness Ashton told easing blockade not enough

A group of non governmental organisations have written to the EU High Representative claiming that Israel’s decision to ease the blockade of the Gaza Strip is not enough to rebuild the area’s economy.

Grave of Warsaw Ghetto heroine vandalised

The grave of a woman who saved thousands of Jewish children in the Warsaw Ghetto has been desecrated, according to Polish authorities.

Aaron Sorkin to film presidential scandal

The creator of White House television series the West Wing is planning to bring another political story to the big screen.

Egyptian 'spy' inquest opens in UK

Outcry over Polish 'NaziSexyMouse' poster

A poster featuring a swastika, Disney’s Mickey Mouse and a naked woman installed just yards from a synagogue has caused outrage in a city in western Poland.

Pakistan blamed for Mumbai terror killings

An Indian government minister has directly accused Pakistan of masterminding “from beginning to end” the Mumbai terror attacks during which militants killed more than 150 people including a Chabad rabbi.