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My grandparents kept my Jewish identity secret

Previous generations hid their Jewishness out of fear, but we can acknowledge it with pride

3 min read

July 27, 2023 10:41

Back lit image of the silhouette of a woman with her hands pressed against a glass window. The silhouette is distorted, and the arms elongated, giving an alien-like quality. The image is sinister and foreboding, with an element of horror. It is as if the 'woman' is trying to escape from behind the glass.

Oppenheimer liked to pretend he wasn’t Jewish — like the film

Yet again, a major movie has cast a non-Jew to play a famous Jew. This may be part of a deeper erasure of Jews — and antisemitism — going on under the surface of storytelling

3 min read

July 27, 2023 10:30

Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in OPPENHEIMER,

Sport

The Kenton club that keeps serving up champs

Maccabi GB table-tennis club has helped train and nurture numerous players who have gone on to perform on the world stage

2 min read

July 27, 2023 10:23

The Kenton club that keeps serving up champs

Theatre

Grenfell, In The Words Of Survivors review - Pointing the finger for a criminal injustice

A powerful verbatim play which is created from interviews with the residents at the heart of the Grenfell Tower fire

2 min read

July 27, 2023 10:21

Grenfell, In The Words Of Survivors review - Pointing the finger for a criminal injustice

Film

You Hurt My Feelings review - Relationships tested by unvarnished truths

Jewish filmmaker Nicole Holofcener wrestles with questions of honesty in this well-observed comedy

1 min read

July 27, 2023 10:17

China

Chinese president Xi Jinping is 'looking forward' to visit from Netanyahu

Beijing's ambassador conveyed the message in a meeting with the Israeli PM on Wednesday

1 min read

July 27, 2023 10:15

Chinese president Xi Jinping is 'looking forward' to visit from Netanyahu

Obituary

Obituary: Beatty Orwell, Labour's oldest member

East End matriarch, Labour councillor and oldest witness to the Battle of Cable Street

5 min read

July 27, 2023 09:59

Obituary: Beatty Orwell, Labour's oldest member

The Guardian

Guardian cartoonist admits 'car crash' Richard Sharp drawing was antisemitic

Martin Rowson also said he was 'consumed with deep, devouring shame'

2 min read

July 26, 2023 18:31

Guardian cartoonist admits 'car crash' Richard Sharp drawing was antisemitic

Keir Starmer

How Keir Starmer's family embraces Jewish Shabbat traditions at home

The Labour leader's wife is Jewish and the family treasure Shabbat rituals

1 min read

July 26, 2023 17:36

How Keir Starmer's family embraces Jewish Shabbat traditions at home

Antisemitism

J7 Global Task Force formed to address surge in antisemitism internationally

The initiative will unite leaders from the world's most significant Jewish communities

1 min read

July 26, 2023 17:36

The phrase " Zero tolerance for antisemitism " drawn on a carton banner in hand. A girl holds a cardboard with an inscription. Girls on the street. Protest, march. Rally.

Charedi

Charedi campaigners mobilise against registration of children outside school

The Department for Education launched a consultation over what to do about 'children missing education'

1 min read

July 26, 2023 17:02

Charedi campaigners mobilise against registration of children outside school

USA Politics

Ron DeSantis campaign fires aide after sharing controversial neo-Nazi meme video

A controversial video superimposed Florida governor on a Nazi-appropriated Sonnenrad

1 min read

July 26, 2023 16:41

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JULY 17: Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivers remarks at the 2023 Christians United for Israel summit on July 17, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. For this year's summit, CUFI hosts 2024 Republican presidential candidates hopefuls to speak amidst other pro-Israel activists. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Film

The real Oppenheimer's complicated relationship with Judaism

While he tried his best to assimilate, J Robert Oppenheimer's faith was a constant theme throughout his career

6 min read

July 26, 2023 16:29

The real Oppenheimer's complicated relationship with Judaism

Antisemitism

'Antisemitic' Happy Merchant meme removed from popular app after complaints

The meme depicts a caricature of a Jewish man with heavily stereotyped facial features

1 min read

July 26, 2023 15:16

'Antisemitic' Happy Merchant meme removed from popular app after complaints

Holocaust

Yad Vashem to assist with official UK inquiry into Alderney concentration camp

German forces established four forced labour camps established on Alderney, at least one of which became a concentration camp

2 min read

July 26, 2023 13:55

BMCHBB Etrance to S.S Lager Sylt Concentration Camp Alderney, Channel Island United Kingdom

Tour de France 2023

Riding high! The cycling boss who got the world cheering on team Israel

Sylvan Adams is the founder as well as the heart and soul of Team Israel Premier Tech

4 min read

July 26, 2023 13:06

Israel-Premier Tech team's co-owner Israeli-Canadian Sylvan Adams attends a press conference at the Bella exhibition and conference Center in Orestad, Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 30, 2022, for the 2022 Tour de France cycling race. - The first three stages of the 2022 Tour de France will take place in Denmark before the race moves to France. The competition is scheduled to start on July 1, 2022 in Copenhagen. - Denmark OUT (Photo by Bo Amstrup / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by BO AMSTRUP/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

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