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Florence

The rise, fall and rise again of Florence’s Jews

Under the Medicis the Jews of Florence played a key role in its success. But their power was not to last.

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December 28, 2023 13:32

The 3-D re-creation of the Florence Ghetto in the new exhibition

New Zealand

Antisemitic incidents on rise in New Zealand

Schoolchildren and synagogues attacked in wake of October 7 massacre in Israel

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December 28, 2023 13:18

Antisemitic incidents on rise in New Zealand

Germany

Iran linked to German synagogue attack by court

Foreign ministry summons Iranian diplomat after court convicts German-Iranian of Bochum crime

2 min read

December 28, 2023 13:11

Rob Rinder

Fiction review of the year

Our critics’ favourite novels, from a sweetly satirical rom-com to a study in middle-class complicity in the Third Reich

2 min read

December 28, 2023 12:55

Hostages

Hostage billboard campaign in London returns

The billboards also feature the now-famous hashtag ‘Bring Them Home Now’

1 min read

December 28, 2023 12:43

One of the rotating digital billboards in West Hendon (Photo: Amanda Rose)

Showbiz

New Holocaust film to tell incredible story of escape attempt

Oliver Jackson Cohen to star in new Holocaust epic while Tracy-Ann Oberman’s Merchant of Venice 1936 gets a West End transfer

1 min read

December 28, 2023 12:34

Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Photo: Getty Images)

Israel Hamas war 2023

Hamas commander pictured for first time in years in uncovered photo

Mohammed Deif, known as The Shadow, is one of Israel’s most wanted

1 min read

December 28, 2023 12:07

A picture, reportedly from 2018, purporting to show Mohammed Deif

IDF

Israeli teen jailed for refusal to enlist in IDF during Israel-Hamas war

18-year-old activist Tal Mitnick sentenced to 30 days in prison for conscientious objection to military service

1 min read

December 28, 2023 11:55

Tal Mitnick, 18, has been sentenced to 30 days in military prison for refusing to enlist in the IDF. (Photo via X)

Theatre

Should Roald Dahl’s witches be cancelled?

The National Theatre’s production was hard to watch, especially after October 7

3 min read

December 28, 2023 11:16

The Witches company at the National Theatre (Photo: Marc Brenner)

Israel

Israel is losing the propaganda war to Hamas

It’s time for Benjamin Netanyahu to be replaced by a leader with a vision for reconciliation

3 min read

December 28, 2023 11:11

Israel

I’ve been rejected by a Gen Z friend thanks to TikTok and my editor

Young people are being turned into antisemites by the hate pumped out on social media

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December 28, 2023 11:05

Nicholas Winton was a hero, and my shul took care of his garden

I have special memories of the modest, inspiring man who saved 669 children from the Nazis

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December 28, 2023 10:58

Sir Nicholas Winton (Photo by Graeme Robertson/Getty Images).

On Israel, Labour’s core left is a million miles from Starmer

MPs like Kim Johnson — who has claimed without evidence that ‘children are being criminalised for wearing a Palestinian scarf’ — actually represent the default left position

4 min read

December 28, 2023 10:55

On Israel, Labour’s core left is a million miles from Starmer

Israel Hamas war 2023

Think tank boss who hosts ministers hailed Hamas’ ‘epic resistance’ of Israel

Mahmoun Fandy has spoken of his ‘pride’ in the Hamas terror group

2 min read

December 28, 2023 10:49

Fandy (right) with MP Nigel Evans (left) at the LGSI workshop event in 2017 (Image: Facebook)

Polls and Surveys

Eight out of ten British Jews identify as Zionist, says new poll

The CAA said the November survey countered far-left claims that Zionism is separate from Jewish identity

2 min read

December 28, 2023 10:34

Gathering of British Jews and Israelis for a vigil for Israel and to demand the release of hostages held by Hamas, Parliament Square, October 15, 2023

Calendar

Shabbat times from December 29 to January 5

Shabbat times for the week

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December 28, 2023 10:26

Two lit shabbat candles in silver candlesticks

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