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Second World War

Arnold Schwarzenegger to receive courage award for work in fighting antisemitism

The Hollywood actor is being honoured for his longtime advocacy 'against antisemitism and bigotry'

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July 31, 2023 13:01

Arnold Schwarzenegger to receive courage award for work in fighting antisemitism

USA

Tree of Life gunman was dismayed not to have inspired more attacks on Jews, court hears

Defence lawyers for Robert Bowers are pressing the case that mental illness spurred Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

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July 31, 2023 11:56

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 31: Mourners visit the memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 31, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

France

Stamford Hill woman among three dead in France car crash

The crash took place on Sunday night on the A26 near Lens in northern France

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July 31, 2023 11:47

Stamford Hill woman among three dead in France car crash

Arts

Hooked on crochet? Here's how I learnt to stitch like my granny

Could Joy Sable master the fashionable art of crochet or would it prove a stitch too far?

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July 31, 2023 11:15

Hooked on crochet? Here's how I learnt to stitch like my granny

USA

How the ancient lust libel inspired terror of today

Teenager behind Poway synagogue shootings included role of Jews in 'peddling pornography' in his manifesto - showing how warped medieval beliefs are still alive today

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July 31, 2023 11:11

A make-shift memorial sits across the street from the Chabad of Poway Synagogue on Sunday, April 28, 2019 in Poway, California, one day after a teenage gunman opened fire, killing one person and injuring three others including the rabbi as worshippers marked the final day of Passover, authorities said. - The shooting in the town of Poway, north of San Diego, came exactly six months after a white supremacist killed 11 people at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue -- the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in US history. (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP) (Photo credit should read SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Judicial Reform

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Everyone has an opinion on Israel'

The Israeli prime minister also made clear that he was still trying to reach a consensus on judicial reform with opposition parties

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July 31, 2023 10:08

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Everyone has an opinion on Israel'

America

Brick used in attack on synagogue to be repurposed in renovation

The projectile was thrown through the window of a Chabad house in Florida

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July 31, 2023 09:49

Brick used in attack on synagogue to be repurposed in renovation

Jewish Museum

End of an era! London’s Jewish Museum closes after 28 years in Camden

Four Holocaust survivors led a poignant closing ceremony

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July 30, 2023 18:55

End of an era! London’s Jewish Museum closes after 28 years in Camden

Travel

Magical Mogador

Step back in time in Essaouira to find a history of tolerance in the Moroccan port city

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July 30, 2023 18:30

Fishing boats and city wall of old city(Medina) of Essaouira, Morocco

Holocaust survivors

Holocaust survivor David Leitner, who made falafel a symbol of Shoah resilience, dies at 94

Leitner celebrated liberation from a Nazi concentration camp each year with falafel and now the tradition has spread around the world

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July 30, 2023 14:27

Holocaust survivor David Leitner, who made falafel a symbol of Shoah resilience, dies at 94

Israeli Judicial Reform

Thousands of Israelis protest against judicial reforms as MKs go for summer break

Protesters keep pressure on Netanyahu after judicial turmoil

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July 30, 2023 13:42

Protesters beat drums as they protest against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan in Tel Aviv on July 29, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Politics

Grant Shapps: 'I was asked for 18 years worth of payslips just to open a bank account'

The Jewish cabinet minister revealed that he and his family have all had issues opening bank accounts in the wake of the Nigel Farage row

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July 30, 2023 12:17

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Business Secretary Grant Shapps addresses delegates at the London Tech Week conference at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on June 13, 2023 in London, England. A series of politicians and guest speakers have addressed London Tech Week, which touts itself as a "global celebration of tech, uniting the most innovative thinkers and talent of tomorrow." (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Antisemitism

Kanye West reinstated on Twitter after saying he'll go 'death con 3' on Jews

West was banned after repeatedly praising Hitler and threatening Jews

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July 30, 2023 11:58

Kanye West reinstated on Twitter after saying he'll go 'death con 3' on Jews

Hezbollah

Hezbollah chief calls Israel a 'cancerous growth' which 'must be destroyed'

A high-level Israeli government security summit will take place to discuss the growing threat from Hezbollah in Lebanon

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July 30, 2023 10:42

Hezbollah chief calls Israel a 'cancerous growth' which 'must be destroyed'

America

Rabbis pass motions both endorsing and condemning use of electric cars on Shabbat

In the UK, driving any car on Shabbat is not considered halachically sound

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July 28, 2023 17:34

An electric car drives on a main road in Jakarta on June 7, 2023. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) (Photo by BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images)

An urgent solution is needed to resolve Israel's growing political crisis

The situation is Israel is becoming more dangerous by the day as Bibi pushes through his judicial reforms

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July 28, 2023 16:52

An urgent solution is needed to resolve Israel's growing political crisis

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