UK Jewish Film Festival 2025Nightingale brings back special memories for film producerThe short film ‘Beshert’ was filmed at the south-west London care homeBy Gaby Wine2 min read
S&P Sephardi CommunitySephardim welcome new executive directorRebecca Doctors takes the helm of S&P after Rachel Fink makes aliyahBy JC Reporter1 min read
St AlbansSt Albans rabbi and rebbetzin celebrate double figures – and double the membershipRabbi Daniel and Rebbetzin Alli Sturgess took over a shul which had been without a spiritual head for 50 yearsBy Tamar Weeks1 min read
HatzolaWomen in the driving seat at Hatzola HBSTraditionally, Hatzola first responders have predominantly been maleBy Sandy Rashty1 min read
Jewish Small Communities Network‘Historic’ gathering of 50 Jewish small communities in Parliament’We’re vital to British society’: Small communities meet Parliamentarians at Westminster receptionBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Holocaust survivorsManfred Goldberg was a ‘light of redemption and humanity’, says KingRoyals pay tribute to the Holocaust educator, who has died aged 95By Eliana Jordan4 min read
Jewish secondary schoolsApplications to London Jewish secondary schools expected to peak in 2026Demand rose for places this year – and could be even higher for next yearBy Simon Rocker2 min read
British armyFormer chair of St John’s Wood shul appointed Honorary Colonel in the Royal Marines ReserveThe three-year appointment began on October 1By Daniel Ben-David1 min read
NorwichOffensive material about the original blood libel removed from Norwich Cathedral after Jewish Film Festival projectNarrative linking William of Norwich to the Holy Innocents removed from medieval cathedral in home of original blood libelBy Jane Prinsley6 min read
AJEXRemembrance events to honour Jewish contribution to war effortThe Association of Jewish Refugees and the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women are organising significant events this monthBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
InterfaithPioneer Freddie Krivine honoured on 25th anniversary of Jewish-Arab tennis programme‘On the tennis courts, everyone is the same, with no borders’By Jenni Frazer1 min read
GatesheadNew York rabbi all set to fill the Gateshead voidRav Yisroel Mantel is due to visit the Tyneside community at the weekendBy Simon Rocker1 min read
KashrutLeeds chippy batters down faith barriersMarlows, the first fish and chip shop with kosher facilities in the city in half a century, is able to cater for both kosher and halal customersBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
Rabbi Joseph DweckRabbi Dweck to receive LSJS chair in honour of Rabbi Abraham LevyThe Sephardi leader will continue teaching for the college after his aliyah early next yearBy JC Reporter1 min read
