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

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)

New poll puts Labour well ahead of Tories among Jewish voters

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Menorah Girls (Menorah Primary Schools Federation)

Charedi girls’ school rated outstanding by Ofsted

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

Rare English medieval siddur goes on display

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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 12:13

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 17:08

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 12:55

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 10:31

(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 16:46

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 12:49

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 09:54

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

Conservatives promise to revive out of school register plan

Manifesto also pledges lifting of faith cap on free school entry

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June 11, 2024 15:11

Conservatives promise to revive out of school register plan

We cannot stand by while refugees suffer, says charity

Rabbi David Mason tells supporters of Hias+JCore that it will campaign for fairer asylum system

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June 11, 2024 13:08

Hias+Jcore deputy director Amos Schonfield with Josh Stein, a volunteer with the Jump scheme to befriend young asylum-seekers

Census shows Jewish Scottish population remains stable

Figures show increased percentage of Jews in rural rather than urban areas

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June 11, 2024 13:07

The Scottish Census shows that the number identifying as Jewish as a religion remains stable (Photo: Getty Images)

Manchester rabbinic couple picked for Borehamwood

Rabbi Greg and Rebbetzin Hannah Bank have been recommended for Yavneh minyan at Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue

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June 11, 2024 10:23

Bound for Borehamwood and Elstree: Rabbi Greg and Rebbetzin Hannah Bank

Chair of Menorah High School David Landau to fight Diane Abbott for Hackney North seat

The seat includes Stamford hill, home to the largest Charedi community in Europe

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June 7, 2024 11:14

Chair of Menorah High School David Landau to fight Diane Abbott for Hackney North seat

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