Entertainment‘I have to stand up for my heritage’: magician Julius Dein on losing followers for supporting IsraelThe social media star and former JFS boy, known for his energetic magic trick videos, said he lost ‘almost a million’ followers after October 7By Eliana Jordan3 min read
IsraelIsrael at 76: Is it more important to be safe or to be free?As a beleaguered democracy facing a savage terrorist group, the dichotomy is acute for the Jewish stateBy Jake Wallis Simons18 min read
BooksThe New York rabbi giving Bridgerton a Yiddishe twistJo David has drawn on her experience delivering High Holy Day sermons to write a Regency romanceBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
October 7October 7 and the celebrations that followed on UK streets stirred our deepest demonsThe Hamas attack brought together modern anti-Israel activism with centuries of racism, says Dave RichBy Dave Rich8 min read
FoodThe unapologetically Zionist vegan chef who refuses to be ‘cancelled’ for supporting IsraelInstagram’s champion of Jewish pride and food talks to the JC about cooking up a storm despite the hatersBy Jane Prinsley4 min read
Social MediaMeet the women facing down the trolls to stick up for Israel onlineMany Jewish women have found their voice fighting hatred on social media in the months following October 7By Nicole Lampert5 min read
TelevisionB’nei mitzvot on the BBC ‘showed the positive side of being a Jewish teen’‘It puts a shining light on Judaism’, says Dylan, 13By Elisa Bray2 min read
BBCInterior Design Masters’ Francesca Kletz wants to be the ‘Joan Rivers of decorating’The Jewish star of BBC One’s Interior Design Masters opens up to the JC about her identity, living in Israel, and singing Fiddler on the RoofBy Jane Prinsley4 min read
Matisyahu‘They lit my Jewish fire’: How Matisyahu blew away the boycott mobThe Chasidic reggae star tells the JC about getting cancelled, threatened and abused on his recent tour of America – and what he did to fight backBy Jane Prinsley5 min read
jewish puppy loveMy puppy makes me smile in dark timesJudy Silkoff’s mischievous new pet has cost her a fortune in vet bills but the love she inspires makes her worth itBy Judy Silkoff2 min read
Neo-NaziNeo-Nazis turn up at doorstep of US journalist who investigated themJordan Green reveals what happened when he investigated a far-right network in North CarolinaBy Jane Prinsley5 min read
Jewish mothers‘Normally I’d have bought her a Mother’s Day card, some chocolates and flowers’This Sunday is Mother’s Day and Rosa Doherty’s first without her beloved mum. She can’t send her a card, but her gratitude could not be strongerBy Rosa Doherty3 min read
DatingHinge and Tinder are swamped with anti-Zionism, say Jewish singlesOnline dating is not immune to the October 7 effect, say Jewish singlesBy Jane Prinsley7 min read
German citizenshipHow I connected with my inner German selfWhen Gaby Koppel decided to reclaim her Berlin-born father’s nationality, being handed a passport alone didn’t quite pass muster...By Gaby Koppel5 min read
FashionFlamboyant New York fashion icon Iris Apfel dies aged 102The colourful trendsetter found fame in her 80s with the ‘more is more, and less is a bore' mantraBy Rosa Doherty2 min read
