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New York Synagogue removes smoked salmon from kiddush citing 'environmental concerns'

The Upper West Side progressive shul raised concerns about overfishing

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New York Synagogue removes smoked salmon from kiddush citing 'environmental concerns'

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sits on a throne during her coronation in Westminster Abbey in London. (Photo by CENTRAL PRESS PHOTO LTD / AFP) (Photo by -/CENTRAL PRESS PHOTO LTD/AFP via Getty Images)

Tributes to the Queen flood in from Jewish community

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London, United Kingdom - January 17 2021: Broadcasting House, BBC headquarters in Central London, exterior view.

Politicians and stars write incendiary open letter to ‘biased’ BBC

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Police officers stand on a street where a house belonging to the family of Iman Hassan Iquioussen is located, in Lourches, northern France, on August 30, 2022. - The Conseil d'Etat (French Council of State) gave its green light on August 30, 2022 to the expulsion of the Iman Hassan Iquioussen decided by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP via Getty Images)

Hate preacher goes on the run after deportation order granted in France

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Highgate headstone at last for Babyn Yar author Anatoly Kuznetsov

Donations poured in after an appeal was launched last month to raise £2,000 to memorialise the last resting place of the man who wrote about the mass slaughter of Jews in Ukraine

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September 1, 2022 13:52

Highgate headstone at last for Babyn Yar author Anatoly Kuznetsov

All the rage! Jewish punk group score victory in Battle of the Bands contest

Best friends Billy Alexander, Aaron Bennis and Brandon Miller formed Arkley while studying at the Borehamwood school

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September 1, 2022 11:23

All the rage! Jewish punk group score victory in Battle of the Bands contest

Jeremy Corbyn praises ‘good messages’ of anti-Zionist rapper Lowkey

The former Labour leader and independent MP took to twitter to support the controversial musician

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August 30, 2022 11:09

Jeremy Corbyn praises ‘good messages’ of anti-Zionist rapper Lowkey

Tory MP investigated over £20k payments from Palestinian group

Crispin Blunt is also under investigation by the parliamentary watchdog for failing to declare his interest in the Palestinian pressure group

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August 28, 2022 09:10

Concervative MP Crispin Blunt arrives to attend a meeting of The Bruges Group, a pro-Brexit think tank, in London on January 23, 2019. - The Bruges Group are long-time supporters of leaving the European Union and, are against the emergence of a centralised EU state. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Could £13m upgrade spell the end of queues at Ben Gurion?

New digital check in kiosks could solve travellers' woes

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August 25, 2022 10:46

Could £13m upgrade spell the end of queues at Ben Gurion?

Diamond encrusted ring belonging to notorious Jewish gangster Micky Cohen up for auction

It's part of a huge sale of gangsters' jewellery in Los Angeles

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August 18, 2022 16:00

Items on display on June 13, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California at a preview of Julien's Auctions "The Mob: A History of Organized Crime's Most Notorious Artifacts" include Mickey Cohen's gold and diamond Star of David ring, estimated between $800-$1,200.. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Colleagues mourn loss of ‘genius’ Israeli scientist mowed down in Kent car smash

Noga Sella, 40, died from injuries sustained in crash outside a multi-storey car park in Ramsgate, Kent, last week

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August 18, 2022 10:15

Colleagues mourn loss of ‘genius’ Israeli scientist mowed down in Kent car smash

Burnley FC decides not to rename stand dedicated to 'antisemite' former owner

After what the club described as a six-month probe, it has decided to adopt the IHRA definition, but not rename the Bob Lord stand

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August 16, 2022 15:57

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: General view inside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Leicester City at Turf Moor on January 19, 2020 in Burnley, United Kingdom. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

British high street tycoon Sir Ralph Halpern dies at 83

Sir Ralph, the son of Jewish immigrants who lost their family fortune fleeing Nazi oppression, started his career as a trainee at Selfridges

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August 12, 2022 12:00

British business executive Sir Ralph Halpern, head of the Burton Group, on May 22, 1985. (Photo by Stuart Goodman/Express/Getty Images)

Israeli father and daughter killed in fatal crash in Ramsgate

Noga Hirshfeld was a physicist working in Cambridge

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August 12, 2022 11:44

Israeli father and daughter killed in fatal crash in Ramsgate

Rachel Riley: Court dismisses ex-Corbyn aide's appeal against libel win

Laura Murray was ordered to pay £10,000 in damages to the Countdown star in December last year, after sending an accusatory Tweet which called Riley 'dangerous' and 'stupid'

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August 11, 2022 16:50