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Obituary

Obituary: Ivan Solomons

“Lucky” D-Day veteran – a “shoe-in“ for highest French military accolade

3 min read

May 19, 2022 16:53

Charity

Shirley, 94, is still going door-to-door for Wizo

Shirley Levinson has been collecting for Jewish Women's Week since 1951 and is delighted to be back after pandemic restrictions

1 min read

May 19, 2022 16:48

Shirley, 94, is still going door-to-door for Wizo

The King of Warsaw TV review: A powerful crime drama about Warsaw's pre war Jews

Knowing the fate of Poland and its Jews in the Second World War, this powerful crime drama is something of a double-edged sword

2 min read

May 19, 2022 16:11

The King of Warsaw TV review: A powerful crime drama about Warsaw's pre war Jews

Film

Film review: Emergency

This hectic comedy thriller has a storyline too flimsy and reductive to work as a fully fledged post-race commentary piece

1 min read

May 19, 2022 15:51

Theatre

Theatre review: Oklahoma

I just can’t say no to this darkly psychological revival of the classic musical

2 min read

May 19, 2022 15:41

Money Maven

Money maven: We need furniture – how can we afford it?

Our personal finance expert has advice on the best way to fund big purchases for a couple short on ready cash

2 min read

May 19, 2022 15:10

Money maven: We need furniture – how can we afford it?

Charedi

The rise and rise of the Strictly Orthodox

According to a new report, four out of every ten UK Jews are projected to be Charedi by 2040

4 min read

May 19, 2022 15:04

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Jewish men walk along the street in the Stamford Hill area of north London on January 19, 2011 in London, England. The residents of Stamford Hill are predominately Hasidic Jewish and only New York has a larger community of Hasidic Jews outside Israel. The area contains approximately 50 synagogues and many shops cater specifically for the needs of Orthodox Jews. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Love

Matchmaker: Don’t leave your single friends out in the cold

We need to reinvent the wheel of being a third wheel in a relationship

2 min read

May 19, 2022 15:00

Matchmaker: Don’t leave your single friends out in the cold

David Baddiel

After the Beckham-Peltz nuptials, we have another Big Jewish Wedding this summer

Essex power couple Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash are set to tie the knot later this July

3 min read

May 19, 2022 14:33

After the Beckham-Peltz nuptials, we have another Big Jewish Wedding this summer

My Jewdar is so good I even found one on the Falkland Islands

We diaspora Jews tend to go out of our way to try find reminders of communities that have long since faded away, as well as seeking out those that still survive against the odds

3 min read

May 19, 2022 14:29

Jetty used by visitors arriving by sea in Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands.

The NUS is in a crisis that is entirely of its own making

The self-inflicted scandal over Shaima Dallali leaves this once great student institution in danger of becoming irrelevant

1 min read

May 19, 2022 14:15

The NUS is in a crisis that is entirely of its own making

Antisemitism

Antisemite mountaineer’s name is finally stripped from prestigious climbing award

Annual prize handed out in the memory of Robert L. H. Underhill eventually has name changed by American Alpine Club

2 min read

May 19, 2022 14:01

Antisemite mountaineer’s name is finally stripped from prestigious climbing award

Iran

Iran ‘weeks away’ from having enough fissile material for bomb, Israel warns

Tehran is said to currently hold twice as much enriched uranium as previously estimated

2 min read

May 19, 2022 13:47

Iran ‘weeks away’ from having enough fissile material for bomb, Israel warns

Meet the Palestine activist who likes playing with fire

When she was still a young law student, Nerdeen Kiswani filmed herself apparently threatening to torch a man’s IDF sweatshirt while he was wearing it

3 min read

May 19, 2022 13:34

Meet the Palestine activist who likes playing with fire

Pfeffer's Israel

The clock is ticking: will Naftali Bennett make it to his first anniversary as PM?

The Knesset ended the second week of its summer session with a coalition that is barely holding on

6 min read

May 19, 2022 13:21

The clock is ticking: will Naftali Bennett make it to his first anniversary as PM?

Property

Just £600k for a stately home with a Jewish past – but it needs a roof!

Trehane House in Cornwall, which took in Austrian Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler, is up for sale as the ultimate restoration challenge

2 min read

May 19, 2022 12:51

Just £600k for a stately home with a Jewish past – but it needs a roof!

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