Rosa Doherty

Rosa Doherty is social affairs correspondent for the Jewish Chronicle

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Charities fear funding and staff gaps because of Brexit

Jewish Care said it could not function without EU nationals working there

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Charities fear funding and staff gaps because of Brexit

Social Responsibility Week to encourage charity outside the community

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Aide to a Shadow Cabinet member accuses Rachel Riley 'smears'

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Don't be grateful Emily Thornberry condemned the abuse Rachel Riley faced

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Cancelled Holocaust exhibition finds new venue

Community centre in Redbridge agrees to host the exhibition after a Golders Green mosque was pressured into dropping it because of Yad Vashem's involvement

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January 10, 2019 15:50

Cancelled Holocaust exhibition finds new venue

Mosque cancelled Shoah event over Iran fear

The JC understands mosque leaders had been 'frightened about the backlash it was getting'

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January 10, 2019 13:23

Mosque cancelled Shoah event over Iran fear

Rabbis speak out about their battles with depression ahead of Mental Health Awareness Shabbat

'I have had therapy on and off all my adult life. It has been a blessing'

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January 10, 2019 11:53

Rabbis speak out about their battles with depression ahead of Mental Health Awareness Shabbat

Prayer items, including tefillin, stolen and dumped in a pond

Shomrim said the incident took place in Stamford Hill, north London on Wednesday.

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January 10, 2019 11:08

Prayer items, including tefillin, stolen and dumped in a pond

Rachel Riley brands George Galloway ‘antisemite scum’

She tells ex-Labour MP to ‘f*** off’ in heated exchange

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January 9, 2019 18:49

Rachel Riley brands George Galloway ‘antisemite scum’

Jewish talent nominated for Baftas

Nominations also include documentaries Three Identical Strangers and RBG

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January 9, 2019 12:28

Labour councillor who suggested Jewish papers colluded with Mossad is back

Mary Bain Lockhart said 'Israel is a racist State. And since the Palestinians are also Semites, it is an antisemitic state'

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January 9, 2019 10:38

Labour councillor who suggested Jewish papers colluded with Mossad is back

Hasmonean cancels talk by kosher meat boss convicted of fraud

Sholom Rubashkin, who was convicted of falsifying financial documents to secure a loan, had his 27-year jail term for fraud commuted Donald Trump

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January 6, 2019 17:24

Hasmonean cancels talk by kosher meat boss convicted of fraud

Mosque cancels Shoah exhibition over Yad Vashem link

The mosque said it 'has no connection to any foreign government and stays well clear of anything political or perceived to be political'

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January 6, 2019 13:00

Mosque cancels Shoah exhibition over Yad Vashem link

Jews in Scotland 'are considering leaving over antisemitism'

Ephraim Borowski, director of the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC) said that Jews in Scotland felt 'alienated, vulnerable and not at home'

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January 6, 2019 11:32