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Richard Percival

Richard Percival

Richard worked at the JC in 2023.

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Helen Mirren: 'Israel has to exist forever'

The British actress also said she ignored pressure from the BDS movement to ignore Israel

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Helen Mirren attending a press conference on the movie "Golda" as part of the Jerusalem film festival in July (Photo: Flash90)

US town pays $600k settlement after allegedly discriminating against Jews

US town pays $600k settlement after allegedly discriminating against Jews

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Panoramic view of UC Berkeley on a sunny day, view towards Oakland and the San Francisco bay shoreline in the background, California

Police investigate after shellfish thrown at Jewish fraternity house on Shabbat

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You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is Adam Sandler's best-rated film ever

You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is Adam Sandler's best-rated film ever

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Germany reveals plans for national memorial to remember Polish Jews who died in Holocaust

The memorial will also be dedicated to other Polish victims of World War II and the Nazi occupation of Poland

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August 29, 2023 14:09

1943: Fire breaks out during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a Polish insurrection against the German forces who had occupied Poland at the start of World War II. By 1944 Warsaw was the centre of Polish resistance, but the army was forced to surrender on October 2nd 1944 under pressure from German air raids. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Arab-Israeli activist says he was assaulted at UAE airport over pro-Israel advocacy

The incident occurred while Yoseph Haddad and his family were boarding a plane to Tel Aviv

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August 29, 2023 13:30

Arab-Israeli activist says he was assaulted at UAE airport over pro-Israel advocacy

Bachelorette contestant Josh Seiter says he was victim of 'death hoax' on Instagram

Seiter starred as a contestant on The Bachelorette during its 11th season in 2015

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August 29, 2023 12:24

Bachelorette contestant Josh Seiter says he was victim of 'death hoax' on Instagram

Israeli rabbi fired by yeshiva after he catfished dozens of women on secular dating apps

Yosef Paryzer told dozens of women his name was Jake Segal and that he was an unmarried immigrant

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August 29, 2023 11:17

Israeli rabbi fired by yeshiva after he catfished dozens of women on secular dating apps

'Weird Al' director wants to make biopic of Jewish actor behind Pee Wee Herman

The Al Yankovic Story director Eric Appel said a biopic for the Pee-wee Herman creator would be something 'people would love'

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August 25, 2023 14:52

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: Actor Paul Reubens 'Pee-wee Herman' speaks onstage at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards at the Lexington Avenue Armory on April 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Troye Sivan's new lifestyle brand features a dreidel for nearly £1,000

The Australian singer said his new brand Tsu Lange Yor was an ode to his Jewish ancestry

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August 25, 2023 13:43

Australian actor Troye Sivan poses during a photocall for the film "The Idol" at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 23, 2023. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah director: 'We want Jewish kids to feel seen and celebrated'

Filmmaker Sammi Cohen said she also wanted to ensure the film appealed to Gen Z

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August 25, 2023 12:29

You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah director: 'We want Jewish kids to feel seen and celebrated'

How Jewish is Scooter Braun?

Scooter Braun is one of the richest managers in the US entertainment industry, but how Jewish is he

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August 24, 2023 12:53

LAGUNA BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 18: Scooter Braun speaks onstage at D.LUXE presented by WSJ. Magazine at The Montage Laguna Beach on October 18, 2017 in Laguna Beach, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Dow Jones)

Headmistress jailed after sexually abusing two girls at Australian Orthodox Jewish school

Malka Leifer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for abusing two students

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August 24, 2023 12:32

Malka Leifer, a former Australian teacher accused of dozens of cases of sexual abuse of girls at a school, arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem on February 27, 2018. - Israel on February 12 arrested the Australian woman who is wanted in her home country on child sex abuse charges, police announced. The suspect has been living in a West Bank settlement for the past decade following a complaint filed against her by a former student at a Jewish ultra-Orthodox school she ran in Melbourne. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Muslim group accused of antisemitism allowed to register as charity by watchdog

The Cricklewood Muslim Youth Trust (CMYT) posted a tweet in December 2021 warning Muslims: 'Keep away from the enemies of Allaah the Jews and Christians'

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August 24, 2023 11:44

Muslim group accused of antisemitism allowed to register as charity by watchdog

Jewish jazz icon Sammy Davis Jr's diamond ring set to sell for £70k at auction

Davis Jr also wore the ring when he met US president Richard Nixon at the White House in 1973

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August 23, 2023 15:10

Jewish jazz icon Sammy Davis Jr's diamond ring set to sell for £70k at auction

New York mayor Eric Adams praised by Netanyahu on first foreign trip to Israel

Adams met the Israeli PM during his three-day trip to Israel and prayed at the Western Wall

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August 23, 2023 13:19

Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City visits at the Westren Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site in the Old City of Jerusalem on August 22, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** כותל אמריקה ביקור מתפלל תפילה הכותל המערבי כותל מערבי מושל ראש עיריית ניו יורק אריק אדמס

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