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Rosa Doherty

Rosa Doherty

Rosa Doherty is social affairs correspondent for the Jewish Chronicle

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Equine therapy is a galloping success for vulnerable children

Jewish charities are helping kids boost their mental health with horses

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Equine therapy is a galloping success for vulnerable children

Teenager faces fears to skydive from altitude of 10,000ft for charity

Teenager faces fears to skydive from altitude of 10,000ft for charity

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Famous Carlisle Magen David window saved after local campaign

Famous Carlisle Magen David window saved after local campaign

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US university president who helped to hire controversial pro-Palestine professor resigns

US university president who helped to hire controversial pro-Palestine professor resigns

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'Devoted' Jewish grandparents die in Liverpool flood tragedy

Elaine and Philip Marco were trapped in their car after driving onto a flooded road

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August 29, 2023 10:02

'Devoted' Jewish grandparents die in Liverpool flood tragedy

Woman suffering from cancer needs Jewish stem cell donor to save her life

Former magistrate Louise Kaye, who is suffering from blood cancer, needs to find an Ashkenazi Jewish match

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August 24, 2023 12:30

Woman suffering from cancer needs Jewish stem cell donor to save her life

Bedfordshire celebrates its first grown-up’s bat mitzvah for almost two decades

Chiara Mitchell-Middleton, who had a Catholic upbringing, converted through Liberal Judaism

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August 24, 2023 11:41

Bedfordshire celebrates its first grown-up’s bat mitzvah for almost two decades

'Inspiring' new evidence shows how Jews thrived in York after antisemitic 1190 massacre

A trove of documents reveals how the city’s Jewish residents lived and worked alongside their Christian neighbours, mostly harmoniously, in the early 1200s

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August 22, 2023 16:08

'Inspiring' new evidence shows how Jews thrived in York after antisemitic 1190 massacre

Vanessa Feltz says she hates being single as she signs up for Celebs go Dating

The presenter announced her split from partner Ben Ofoedu earlier this year

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August 21, 2023 14:42

Vanessa Feltz says she hates being single as she signs up for Celebs go Dating

China recommends Israel for group travel

Travel between the countries stopped completely during the pandemic

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August 20, 2023 09:48

China recommends Israel for group travel

Israeli women take home gold and silver medals at windsurfing World Championships

It is the first time in a decade that Israel has won a windsurfing world title

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August 20, 2023 09:26

Israel's Shahar Tibi reacts after winning the iQfoiling race as part of the ninth day of the sailing world championships, in Scheveningen, on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Sem van der Wal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by SEM VAN DER WAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Meet the millennial matchmaker who is helping her mates find a shul

Sonti Ramirez is launching a digital platform to help engage Jews to a synagogue

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August 17, 2023 12:24

Meet the millennial matchmaker who is helping her mates find a shul

Exhuming remains of 7,000 Sephardi Jews was ‘contravention of Jewish law'

Calls for a memorial to be built for those whose bodies were dug up from East End cemetery and reburied in unmarked mass graves

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August 17, 2023 10:40

Exhuming remains of 7,000 Sephardi Jews was ‘contravention of Jewish law'

Leonard Bernstein's children defend Bradley Cooper's 'nice big nose' in Maestro

The actor's fake nose has re-ignited the 'Jewface' debate after a new trailer was released

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August 16, 2023 15:08

Leonard Bernstein's children defend Bradley Cooper's 'nice big nose' in Maestro

London boy has first bar mitzvah held in Indian city for 34 years

Shem Kerem celebrated the 'phenomenal' occasion with his family and a local Jewish boy

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August 15, 2023 16:47

London boy has first bar mitzvah held in Indian city for 34 years

Jewish students at University of Nottingham to get kosher meals for the first time

Home-cooked meals will be prepared by university chefs in Chabad’s newly licensed kosher kitchen

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August 15, 2023 13:24

Jewish students at University of Nottingham to get kosher meals for the first time

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