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Israel-Iran War

‘I was heartbroken to leave Israel during the war’

Nearly 3,000 Birthright participants were evacuated on boats during the war with Iran

4 min read

‘I was heartbroken to leave Israel during the war’

EHC and Maccabi Glasgow table tennis teams: (l-r) Jonathan Danzig, Derek Tobias, Tom Griffin, Nick Silk, John Danzig, Ilia Kutzenov, Norman Tenby, Sue Sinclair, Andy McIntyre, and Fergus Craig (Photo: Carol Levstein)

Edinburgh and Glasgow go head to head in table tennis tournament

The Mrs Raie Levstein Cup takes its name from a former EHC member, who was a formidable table tennis player in her youth

By Ahron Asher Moss

1 min read

The council chamber at Brent Civic Centre during the meeting

Leader of Brent Council accused of ‘sectarianism’ by Jewish community leaders

The meeting took place Wednesday night after Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt promised to hear the Jewish community’s concerns over Brent’s plan to twin with Nablus

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

The Beit Raz Campus (Photo: Beit Issie Shapiro)

The Wohl Legacy

‘First of its kind’ inclusive early years centre in Israel, thanks to UK donors

The Wohl Legacy and the Wolfson Family Charitable Trust helped fund the Beit Raz campus in Ra’anana

2 min read

Guests at the commemorative service for the former Norwood Children's Home (Photo: John Rifkin)

Former residents pay tribute to Norwood orphanage

A memorial fountain has been unveiled in its grounds

By Ahron Asher Moss

2 min read

Pro-Palestinian activists at Brent Civic Centre after attending the council meeting on July 7

Fierce opposition fails to derail plan to twin Brent and Nablus

Council leader Muhammed Butt said he would be contacting members of Jewish community this week to hear their concerns over plan to link north-west London borough with West Bank town

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

CEO of Art Therapies for Children (AFTC), Natasha Ainley

Art Therapies for Children

Children’s art therapy charity raises record-breaking amount amid nationwide mental health crisis

Art Therapies for Children currently supports more than 200 pupils across nearly 40 primary schools

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

(l-r) Marc Meyer, Saul Taylor and Claire Lemer, who are standing to be the next president of the United Synagogue

The United Synagogue

Any questions...for the next US president?

No, not that US president! The JC grilled the three candidates – Claire Lemer, Marc Meyer and Saul Taylor – who are standing to be the next president of the United Synagogue about the role of women, rabbinical burnout, Zionism – and the best thing about kiddush

10 min read

Eretz Hakodesh poster in Golders Green urging potential voters to register for Zionist elections

Stop voting for us, strictly Orthodox Zionist party tells supporters

Eretz Hakodesh believes it has already secured the maximum number of seats – and further votes for it would be wasted

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

(l-r) Marc Meyer, Saul Taylor and Claire Lemer, who are standing to be the next president of the United Synagogue

The United Synagogue

Dayanim need to spend more time in our communities, says United Synagogue presidential contender

Polling has begun for the next leader of the UK’s largest Jewish religious organisation

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

Fiddler on the Roof

A scene from Fiddler on the Roof (Photo: Marc Brenner)

Fiddler on the Roof workshop to explore the father-daughter relationship

Members of the community are invited to take part in this one-off event on Sunday

By Ahron Asher Moss

1 min read

Israel is not fighting to bring home my son’s body, says mother of murdered soldier York’s Orthodox synagogue closes its doors for the last time

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This Jewish mum is so proud of her son’s Jewish pride

By Naomi Firsht

3 min read

Jewish pride can start young (Photo: Getty)

Why are the WZO elections relevant to UK Jews?

Canvassing is more intense than ever this year, as movements on the right and left battle it out

By Simon Rocker

3 min read

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

My commitment as new chair of HMDT

Sir Sajid Javid says that tackling antisemitism is ‘a collective responsibility’

By Sir Sajid Javid

2 min read

This Refugee Week, let’s open our hearts to those seeking a safe haven

A number of Jewish organisations are already running drop-in centres for asylum seekers and refugees

By Rabbi David Mason

3 min read

Every pound we raise for Israel is an act of defiance against attempts to destroy it

The UJIA’s Israel Director outlines the charity’s role in helping rebuild after the Iranian attacks

2 min read

There is no shame in talking about domestic abuse

The chair of the new Young Jewish Women’s Aid committee explains why her generation needs to support the charity

By Lucy Summerfield

2 min read

Holocaust education

I told my Holocaust survivor dad’s story at the school which barred him

Michael Bibring travelled to Austria to speak to pupils of the school that expelled his Jewish father in the 1930s

By Michael Bibring

2 min read

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