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Stamford Hill girls show ‘impressive’ knowledge of democracy

Ofsted finds significant improvements in previously inadequate Charedi school

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The Houses of Parliament (photo: Getty Images)

Board of Deputies' new President Phil Rosenberg is pledging more action from the Board

New Board president pledges ‘a little less conversation, a little more action’ at his first plenary

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Ofsted praises educational excellence of Chasidic school

Ofsted praises educational excellence of Chasidic school

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour challenger Sir Keir Starmer in BBC election debate on Wednesday (Photo by Jeff Overs/BBC via Getty Images)

London Jews more pro-Labour than those in regions

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Over 1,000 pupils at non-Jewish schools take lessons in Jewish history

The Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre’s new course is showing that Jewish history did not start with the Holocaust

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June 26, 2024 14:33

Dr Bethany Gaunt from the Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre teaching about Jewish history (Photo: The Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre)

Wins for Sacks Morasha and Kerem at Hebrew spelling bee

Israeli refugees from war take part in annual contest in London

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June 26, 2024 10:10

Ivrit spelling bee winners: Micah Gershon, Tamara Aaron and Hannah Mantzur

New poll puts Labour well ahead of Tories among Jewish voters

Aftermath of October 7 appears to have made little difference on party preference, according to JPR survey

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June 25, 2024 11:04

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 22: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer addresses charities at the Civil Society Summit on January 22, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Charedi girls’ school rated outstanding by Ofsted

Top marks for Menorah Primary, Simon Marks rated good

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June 24, 2024 11:46

Menorah Girls (Menorah Primary Schools Federation)

Rare English medieval siddur goes on display

The 12th-century prayerbook is on display in Bishop Auckland, Durham

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June 24, 2024 09:26

Medieval siddur on display at the Faith Museum (Corpus Christi College, Oxford)

Noam withdraws Israel leg from summer tour

Around 500 children from other movements still expected to leave for Israel next month

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June 20, 2024 11:13

A previous Israel tour, organised by UJIA (Photo: UJIA)

VAT hike on private schools could hit poorer Charedi families, Board of Deputies warns

Key Labour manifesto pledge will increase cost of independent schooling

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June 19, 2024 16:08

Stamford Hill (photo: Getty Images)

‘Lovely’ Liverpool nursery impresses Ofsted

King David Kindergarten earns inspector’s seal of approval

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June 18, 2024 11:55

King David Campus, Liverpool (photo: Google Maps)

Surge in aliyah from UK due to increase in Jew-hate

The head of WZO said that by the end of this year, three times as many people may have moved to Israel than in 2023

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June 18, 2024 09:31

(l-r) Chairman of the WZO Yaakov Hagoel, Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely, singer Matisyahu and head of the WZO's delegation to Europe Matan Bar Noy at Sunday's event at KInloss in Finchley, north-west London (Photo:Ofek Avshalom)

‘Anti-Israel activists will weaken support for cultural events’

Barclays bank was forced to withdraw sponsorship from a number of music festivals this summer

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June 16, 2024 15:46

Barclays bank has said that anti-Israel activists will weaken support for cultural events in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Leading Jewish educator: ‘It’s dangerous to wear a kippah in certain parts of the UK’

Rabbi David Meyer said ‘Jew’ and ‘genocide’ were shouted at him in the streets

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June 16, 2024 11:49

Rabbi David Meyer has said that it is "dangerous" to walk around wearing a kippah in certain areas (Photo: Twitter/X)

Let’s talk schools: woeful state of RE is an opportunity to promote Judaism

Schools are crying out for decent resources – and we can help to supply them

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June 16, 2024 08:54

Schoolchildren in Blackburn enjoy an introduction to Judaism at the Board of Deputies' Jewish Living Experience Exhibition

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