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Horror as 44 killed in crush in Galilee

Thousands had gathered to celebrate Lag b'Omer

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April 30, 2021 07:41

MERON, ISRAEL - APRIL 30: An Orthodox Jewish man prays after dozens were killed in a crush at a religious festival in Mount Meron on April 30, 2021 in Meron, Israel. At least 44 people were crushed to death and over 150 more injured in a stampede, as tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered to celebrate the Lag B'omer event, late Thursday. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Anger over failure to pay compensation for violin “seized by Nazis”

Current holders dispute claim it was seized

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January 26, 2021 14:56

Anger over failure to pay compensation for violin “seized by Nazis”

Methodists to discuss divestment amid concern over Jewish settlements

Church leaders told that Israeli government is obstructing Palestinian self-determination

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January 26, 2021 11:40

A picture taken on October 14, 2020 shows Israeli construction cranes and excavators at a building site of new housing units in the Jewish settlement of Kochav Yaakov, near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. - Israel approved 2,166 new homes in settlements across the occupied West Bank, official figures sent to AFP showed, ending an eight-month lull in settlement expansion. The approvals came less than a month after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements to normalise relations with Israel, which in return pledged to freeze its plans to annex swathes of the West Bank. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

The Etgar Challenge January 25

contains material not in the Etgar handbook

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January 25, 2021 12:11

Calling young writers

Enter the JC's competition to find new writing talent - for secondary school or sixth form college age pupils, aged 11 to 18

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January 25, 2021 11:56

Asian Lady Writing Notebook Diary Concept

Police revise wedding number to 150

Investigation launched into those responsible for the wedding

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January 24, 2021 11:10

The memories that couldn’t be wiped out

Philosopher Simon May's new book explores his family's attempts to obliterate their Jewish identity

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January 28, 2021 10:29

A book from the heart

Liz Kessler's father was saved from the Nazis thanks to a chance encounter with a British family. Now she's written a powerful book inspired by his story.

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January 28, 2021 12:59

We’re in perfect harmony

Israeli husband and wife, Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg, both pianists, have a new album out.

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January 28, 2021 14:10

Israel extradites Malka Leifer to Australia

Sex abuse suspect extradited after 13 years

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January 27, 2021 15:15

Malka Leifer, a former Australian teacher accused of dozens of cases of sexual abuse of girls at a school, arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem on February 27, 2018. - Israel on February 12 arrested the Australian woman who is wanted in her home country on child sex abuse charges, police announced. The suspect has been living in a West Bank settlement for the past decade following a complaint filed against her by a former student at a Jewish ultra-Orthodox school she ran in Melbourne. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Shul kiddushes will be stopped, Barnet Council warns

Police last weekend imposed a dispersal zone on part of Golders Green to prevent social distancing breaches

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January 28, 2021 10:26

Shul kiddushes will be stopped, Barnet Council warns

Now we all have to bear witness, says Prince Charles in HMD message

The task of remembrance is for all people and all time, the prince, who is patron of the HMD trust, says

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January 27, 2021 09:58

Now we all have to bear witness, says Prince Charles in HMD message

Methodists to review divestment policy amid concerns over Jewish settlements

Critics of Israel want to ensure the Church pulls investments from companies profiting from West Bank settlement

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January 28, 2021 11:25

Methodists to review divestment policy amid concerns over Jewish settlements

WATCH: Prince Charles and Camilla light Holocaust Memorial Day candle

'This is our time when we can each in our own way be the light that ensures the darkness can never return'

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January 27, 2021 16:32

Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales arrives to attend the wedding of Britain's Princess Eugenie of York to Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on October 12, 2018. (Photo by Gareth Fuller / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read GARETH FULLER/AFP/Getty Images)

Dignity for the deceased as burial staff deal with surge of deaths during pandemic

United Synagogue praises the dedication of employees as funerals this month are almost double the number held in January 2020

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January 28, 2021 12:26

Dignity for the deceased as burial staff deal with surge of deaths during pandemic

The prince who knew my father

In his Window on the World column, Jonathan Shalit looks back at his memories of the Duke of Edinburgh

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May 6, 2021 13:59

WINDSOR, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Prince Philip (C), Duke of Edinburgh takes part in the transfer of the Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles at Windsor castle on July 22, 2020 in Windsor, England. The Duke of Edinburgh has been Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles since its formation in 2007. HRH served as Colonel-in-Chief of successive Regiments which now make up The Rifles since 1953. The Duchess of Cornwall was appointed Royal Colonel of 4th Battalion The Rifles in 2007. (Photo by Adrian Dennis - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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