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Speaking publicly about the Shoah was an eye-opener

The intensity of the reaction to my new book has surprised me, as have the different responses depending on where I’ve been speaking – but it tells us much about ourselves

4 min read

July 14, 2022 12:23

Speaking publicly about the Shoah was an eye-opener

Shechita

Animals should be stunned before shechita, report to Reform rabbis says

Rabbi Jonathan Romain, of Maidenhead Synagogue, insisted Reform rabbis were not advocating changes in government policy

1 min read

July 14, 2022 12:07

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY BENOIT FAUCHET A man checks carcases of bovine animals after a Kosher ritual slaughter, in Haguenau, eastern France on July 21, 2016. / AFP / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Science

Meet the Jewish space engineer who helped bring us images taking us closer to moment of creation

Shul-going NASA veteran Michael Kaplan was part of the team that built the James Webb Space Telescope

2 min read

July 14, 2022 12:03

Meet the Jewish space engineer who helped bring us images taking us closer to moment of creation

History

Eerie 3000 year old curse unearthed in Jerusalem

A newly deciphered stone reveals that 3,300 years ago the governor of Jerusalem was the target of a terrifying curse

2 min read

July 14, 2022 11:56

Eerie 3000 year old curse unearthed in Jerusalem

A weary Biden's arrival to Israel was anticlimactic but sincere

Biden’s warm words in his speech all seemed sincere, but he’s suffering from the plummeting ratings in the polls back home

5 min read

July 14, 2022 11:55

US President Joe Biden disembarks from his plane upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022, as he starts his first tour of the Middle East since entering the White House last year. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Never mind The Godfather: these are the James Caan classics you need to watch

The son of refugees from Nazi Germany, he played up his bruising apprenticeship in the pool halls and played down his career as a college football player and acting student

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July 14, 2022 11:53

American actor James Caan on the set of the film 'Rollerball', in which he plays the hero Jonathan E., UK, August 1974. (Photo by John Downing/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sephardi Judaism

Lauderdale Road rabbi to leave for Holland Park

Dayan Daniel Kada is moving after less than two years at the S & P's leading congregation

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July 14, 2022 11:52

Lauderdale Road rabbi to leave for Holland Park

Westminster

Jewish critics of Holocaust memorial branded ‘appalling’ by trustee Sir Lloyd Dorfman

In April, the High Court quashed plans to build the memorial at Victoria Tower Gardens

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July 14, 2022 11:42

Jewish critics of Holocaust memorial branded ‘appalling’ by trustee Sir Lloyd Dorfman

Antisemitism

Jewish children targeted by 'gas chamber’ hissing in classrooms

Jewish children are being taunted by classmates hissing to emulate the Nazi gas chambers in schools nationwide, says a campaigner

2 min read

July 14, 2022 11:33

Jewish children targeted by 'gas chamber’ hissing in classrooms

Antisemitism

'My daughter was driven out of her school by antisemitic bullying'

Girl was 'deeply traumatised' after being subjected to a campaign of hate that lasted months

2 min read

July 14, 2022 11:29

Sad desperate young girl suffering from bulling and harassment at school

Conservative Party

Who does the Jewish man on the street’s want as our next PM? Jacob Rees-Mogg

The JC asked Jewish voters across the country about the Tory leadership race... and their views may come as a surprise

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July 14, 2022 11:15

Who does the Jewish man on the street’s want as our next PM? Jacob Rees-Mogg

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival and Fringe 2022: Twenty must-see acts - and one must-read book

Jenni Frazer's pick as the arts bonanza bounces back

10 min read

July 14, 2022 11:00

Edinburgh Festival and Fringe 2022: Twenty must-see acts - and one must-read book

Charity

Cancer charity supporters bowled over by breakfast with Sir Andrew Strauss

Former Test captain tells Chai event about the foundation set up in his wife's memory and why he approves of the England team's more aggressive approach under its new coach

1 min read

July 14, 2022 10:32

After a lifetime of LGBT activism, the woke mob turns on Bette Midler

While Bette Midler championed gay rights from the start of her career, this wasn’t enough to stop her being attacked mercilessly, writes Nicole Lampert

4 min read

July 14, 2022 10:29