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local elections

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha’s husband Mark Adderley elected despite Green suspension over ‘antisemitic’ comments

Mark Adderley suggested that Mossad was behind the murder of Charlie Kirk and compared Israel to Nazi Germany

1 min read

May 10, 2026 13:35

Mark Adderley with his wife Nadia Sawalha (photo: screenshot via YouTube - The Sawalha-Adderleys)

Life after death

Eternal dreams: the elusive idea of life after death

Jewish doctrine is flexible about what happens when we take our leave of this world

3 min read

May 10, 2026 12:50

Court and Crime

Pair who verbally abused Jewish man for TikTok video admit antisemitic hate crime

Adam Bedoui and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub travelled to the Stamford Hill area to ‘film antisemitic content for social media’, police said

1 min read

May 10, 2026 10:33

(L-R) Abdelkader Amir Bousloub and Adam Bedoui (Met Police)

Seret

Israeli film festival is ‘still standing’ in UK after 15 years

Co-founder of Seret said that calls to boycott and budget cuts wouldn’t get in their way

2 min read

May 10, 2026 09:40

Co-founder of Seret, Odelia Haroush (centre) with guests at the opening night gala, including actors Nelly Tagar (right) and Yossi Marshak (second from left) (Photo: Nir Segal)

Etgar

The Etgar Quiz no 326

Try our weekly Jewish knowledge test

1 min read

May 10, 2026 09:00

Hackney

‘It’s going to be a rough few years’ – Jewish residents of Hackney voice concern as Greens claim historic victory

Zack Polanski’s party claims council and mayoralty to end unbroken Labour rule since 2002

3 min read

May 8, 2026 20:12

Children's books

Children’s books: 7-12 years

From a space-colonising dynasty to an ice-cream ambush, JC Life rounds up the best new titles for kids

1 min read

May 8, 2026 17:52

Government

PM writes to synagogues to voice his support ‘at this painful and frightening time’

Letter comes amid spiralling attacks on the Jewish community

1 min read

May 8, 2026 17:39

Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Photo by Jack Taylor - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Boulder attack

Man who firebombed Boulder pro-hostage march sentenced to life without parole

Mohamed Sabry Soliman was handed a 2,128-year prison term after pleading guilty to 100 charges, including first-degree murder

3 min read

May 8, 2026 17:08

Mugshot of Mohamed Sabry Soliman (Boulder Police Department)

'45 Aid Society

Matt Lucas: ‘My own family history has taught me importance of Holocaust education’

The actor and writer was in conversation with Rob Rinder at the ‘45 Aid Society annual dinner

2 min read

May 8, 2026 16:22

Matt Lucas (left) and Rob Rinder at the '45 Aid Society annual dinner (Photo: Gary Perlmutter)

Football

Norwich City FC Supporter Panel’s inclusivity ambassador resigns after ‘ban Israel’ comments

Jessica Pye, part of the club’s official supporters panel, objected to the signing of Israeli forward Liel Abada

1 min read

May 8, 2026 16:09

Inclusivity ambassador Jessica Pye (Image: YouTube)

Jewish names

The curious case of the fast-shrinking Cohens

Over the past 125 years, my surname has declined by 42 percent in the UK. Why are we on the way out?

8 min read

May 8, 2026 15:57

So farewell, Cohen: (clockwise from top left) Major Sir Benn Jack Brunel Cohen; rugby player Ben Cohen; Tesco founder Sir Jack Cohen; Sacha Baron Cohen; Janet Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico; footballer George Cohen

Court and Crime

Man who threatened to cut Jews’ throats pleads guilty to hate crimes

Wayne Kelly shouted abuse at a group of synagogue goers in Salford while walking his dog, before saying he would go home to retrieve knives to murder them

1 min read

May 8, 2026 15:53

Manchester Magistrates Court (Getty Images)

PRO-PALESTINE DEMONSTRATIONS

Labour MPs call for Nakba Day rally ban

Mark Sewards said the event demonstrated an ‘obsessive focus on the world’s only Jewish state’

2 min read

May 8, 2026 15:48

Several anti-Israel demonstrators held placards drawing comparisons between the Gaza war and the Holocaust at last year's Nakba march (Credit: X/@habibi_uk)

interfaith

Women better at doing interfaith than men post-October 7, report finds

Interfaith dialogue has suffered ‘significant setbacks’, but many people remain committed to it

2 min read

May 8, 2026 15:48

Shining a light: Muslim and Jewish participants at the Nisa-Nashim event light a candle to mark the first anniversary of October 7 (Photo: Yakir Zur)

The success of the Greens is another kick in the teeth for Britain’s Jews

Antisemites are going to antisemite, but the sorry truth is that most people would rather turn a blind eye to bigotry than place themselves in the uncomfortable position of confronting it

3 min read

May 8, 2026 15:25

Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, congratulates Zoë Garbett after her election as mayor for Hackney (Image: Getty)

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