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The Deep South is changing, but Jews are still stuck in the middle

The arrival of liberals from the cold northern states has empurpled the once-red politics of the South but North Carolina’s politics are as demented as any other state’s and Jews, as ever, are in the middle

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May 11, 2023 14:58

WILMINGTON, NC - SEPTEMBER 23: Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, is seen during a Save America rally for former President Donald Trump at the Aero Center Wilmington on September 23, 2022 in Wilmington, North Carolina. The "Save America" rally was a continuation of Donald Trump's effort to advance the Republican agenda by energizing voters and highlighting candidates and causes. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Rebbetzen

Investing in rebbetzens brings generous returns

What should the collective noun be for a group of rebbetzens? Lady Mirvis suggests 'a powerhouse'

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May 11, 2023 14:57

Investing in rebbetzens brings generous returns

Sport

Kerem A edge past Akiva A in tense All Aboard final

The Hampstead Garden Suburb-based school who won the title in All Aboard-sponsored netball event

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May 11, 2023 14:49

Kerem A edge past Akiva A in tense All Aboard final

Sport

Reich take last title before league stops with 5-4 win over Broughton Park Rangers

Game was given added significance as the league announced last month it would be pausing for next season

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May 11, 2023 14:47

Reich take last title before league stops with 5-4 win over Broughton Park Rangers

Israel at 75

Finding the descendants of Israel’s founding fathers

Israel’s most popular podcaster tells of his quest to discover the views of the later generations of the Jewish state's great pioneers

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May 11, 2023 14:42

Finding the descendants of Israel’s founding fathers

WWII is slipping away into realm of mythology

The use of the Third Reich to score political points or make glib analogies betrays our past

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May 11, 2023 14:01

The U.S. and the Holocaust,09-01-2023,Nazi Party meeting or rally. Sign in back reads "Kauft nicht bei Juden" - Don't buy from Jews.,National Archives and Record Administration NARA,Unknown

Obituary

Obituary: Clive Roffe

Businessman who fought for Jewish burial of medieval bones

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May 11, 2023 14:00

Obituary: Jerry Springer

Charismatic American chat show host who played ringmaster to the ‘worst show in TV history’

3 min read

May 11, 2023 13:40

Jerry Springer Speaks To Guests During His Show December 17, 1998. The Show Which Features Violent Outbrusts And Adult Content Has Been Soaring In The Ratings. (Photo By Getty Images)

Second World War

Swiss to put up memorial to Nazi victims at last

European nation will erect a monument to commemorate those who perished under Hitler's regime

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May 11, 2023 13:36

Rhaetische Bahn/RhB - Der Bernina Express entlang des Lago Bianco. Eine Fahrt von den Gletschern zu den Palmen. Rhaetian Railway/RhB - Bernina Express running beside Lake Bianco. Ferrovia retica/FR - Il Bernina Express lungo il Lago Bianco. Un viaggio dai ghiacciai alle palme. Copyright by Rhaetische Bahn By-line: swiss-image.ch/Christoph Benz

Labour Party

Suspended ex-Labour council leader is still proudly campaigning for the party

Cllr Mohammed Iqbal was leader of the Labour group on Pendle Council until he was suspended last year

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May 11, 2023 13:00

Suspended ex-Labour council leader is still proudly campaigning for the party

Iran

Leaders of Iran’s ‘London office’ are stripped of powers

Charity Commission appoints 'interim manager' to run the organisation behind the Islamic Centre of England

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May 11, 2023 12:54

The Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale (Marc Morris)

What the Chief Rabbi could have said about the King’s coronation

Sir Ephraim Mirvis was suitably honoured and delighted to have been made to feel welcome by King Charles. But was there a mischievous subtext to his carefully crafted remarks?

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May 11, 2023 12:51

What the Chief Rabbi could have said about the King’s coronation

This week's rocket barrage was part of Tehran's terrifying war games

The most crucial element of 'Operation Shield and Arrow' is ensuring that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad don’t join forces under Iranian direction

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May 11, 2023 12:45

Rockets are fired from Gaza City towards Israel, on May 10, 2023. Israel's army and Gaza militants traded heavy cross-border fire on May 10, with 22 Palestinians killed over two days amid the worst escalation of violence to hit the coastal territory in months. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s strongest safeguard is freedom for all, under the law

After watching 'civilisation' fail with the Holocaust, Jews in Israel wanted to uphold the highest principles of civilised nations. It’s something we must never forget

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May 11, 2023 12:19

Israelis hold Israeli flags and dance during the March of Flags at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, June 15, 2021. Photo by Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

In this ever-changing world, we need traditions like the coronation

My Jewish life sustains me when progress is bewildering and the royal family do the same

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May 11, 2023 12:09

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: King Charles III and Queen Camilla stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Behar-Bechukkotai

“I the Lord am your God who brought you out from the land of the Egyptians to be their slaves no more, who broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect” Leviticus 26: 13

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May 11, 2023 11:57

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