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Northern Ireland

European Union 'tried to block kosher products', former Northern Ireland minister claims

Brandon Lewis made the comments while defending Liz Truss on Sky News

1 min read

August 16, 2022 11:52

European Union 'tried to block kosher products', former Northern Ireland minister claims

Conservative Party

Rishi Sunak recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s ‘historic capital’ and says there's ‘very strong case’ for UK embassy move

Sunak also committed to getting the Westminster Holocaust memorial built, and passing legislation to combat BDS

4 min read

August 16, 2022 11:24

Rishi Sunak recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s ‘historic capital’ and says there's ‘very strong case’ for UK embassy move

Jeremy Corbyn

Russell Brand slammed by antisemitism campaigners for platforming Corbyn apologist

Aaron Maté claimed that Labour antisemitism was a ‘scam’ in order to ‘delegitimise Corbyn’

3 min read

August 15, 2022 17:36

Jerry Sadowitz often pushes boundaries, but that's exactly the point

The comedian offers one of the purest forms of risqué comedy out there

2 min read

August 15, 2022 17:27

Jerry Sadowitz often pushes boundaries, but that's exactly the point

United Nations

Israel condemns re-assignment of senior UN official who criticised 'indiscriminate' Gaza rockets

Sarah Muscroft is a British aid worker serving in the West Bank and Gaza

2 min read

August 15, 2022 15:45

Head of Office for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for the occupied Palestinian Territory Sarah Muscroft visits, with a delegation, the Um Qussah school, slated for demolition by Israeli authorities within area C (where Israel retains control, including over planning and construction) of the occupied West Bank, in the vicinity of the Palestinian village of Khashm al-Daraj in the southern area of Yatta, on February 8, 2021. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

Conversion

Leading Reform shul's change of heart on conversion policy

Edgware and Hendon now supports 'inherited status' — where the child of a non-Jewish mother and Jewish father can be recognised as Jewish without undergoing conversion

1 min read

August 15, 2022 15:32

Leading Reform shul's change of heart on conversion policy

Jewish Comedy

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz defends cancelled routine as 'funny and worth saying'

The veteran standup was condemned by an Edinburgh venue as 'unsafe, homophobic, misogynistic and racist'

3 min read

August 15, 2022 13:51

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz defends cancelled routine as 'funny and worth saying'

Holocaust

Dutch city renames park named for mayor who betrayed Jews to the Nazis

There were 250 Jews on the list given to the Nazis, and by 1951, only 27 remained in the city

1 min read

August 15, 2022 13:24

Dutch city renames park named for mayor who betrayed Jews to the Nazis

Music

British contestant on Israeli talent show: I made aliyah due to London antisemitism

Josh Brennan said he was assaulted for wearing a Magen David necklace

1 min read

August 15, 2022 12:15

British contestant on Israeli talent show: I made aliyah due to London antisemitism

Travel

RAK rocks: the new kid on the UAE tourist block

Exploring Ras al Khaimah

5 min read

August 14, 2022 18:30

RAK rocks: the new kid on the UAE tourist block

Jewish Comedy

Edinburgh Fringe: Jewish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has show cancelled over 'not acceptable' material

The veteran standup is known for his shocking performances

1 min read

August 14, 2022 13:07

Edinburgh Fringe: Jewish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has show cancelled over 'not acceptable' material

Israel

Jerusalem terror attack suspect arrested after seven wounded near Western Wall

A pregnant woman and Chasidic family were among those hit by gunfire

2 min read

August 14, 2022 12:58

Israeli security inspect a bus after an attack outside Jerusalem's Old City, August 14, 2022. - Israeli police said they had arrested a suspect in a pre-dawn gun attack on a bus in central Jerusalem that wounded eight people according to an updated casualty toll. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Manchester Leeds

The Judaic treasures of Manchester

A new digital display opens a window on one of the world's most important collections of books and manuscripts

4 min read

August 12, 2022 16:46

Books

Children's books review: Combat, chaos and comedy in David Solomons’s new offering plus a pasta cat from Michael Rosen

Even the most action-hungry reader will be satisfied by Solomons' entertaining fable

1 min read

August 12, 2022 15:48

Children's books review: Combat, chaos and comedy in David Solomons’s new offering plus a pasta cat from Michael Rosen

Jews pledged their love to Stalin’s Russia – and he slaughtered them

Any lingering deluded hopes for the future under communism where shattered on the Night of the Murdered Poets in 1952

5 min read

August 12, 2022 15:43

Jews pledged their love to Stalin’s Russia – and he slaughtered them

Liz Truss

Liz Truss slammed for 'unfounded' civil service antisemitism allegation

The candidate for Prime Minister said civil service culture can 'stray into antisemitism' in address to UK Jews

2 min read

August 12, 2022 14:30

Liz Truss slammed for 'unfounded' civil service antisemitism allegation

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