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Did my circumcision make the cut? You’ll have to see my show

After converting to Orthodox Judaism, and a date with a scalpel, comic Max Olesker wrote about a celebrated book about his experience. Now he is taking his story to Edinburgh Festival

5 min read

July 30, 2026 17:28

Razor-sharp drama: Max Oleskar (Credit: Matt Stronge)

Ireland

‘No sign’ of EU sanctions on settlement goods, says Irish foreign minister

Helen McEntee insisted there was ‘no way’ measures against Israelis in the West Bank would ‘drop off the agenda’

1 min read

July 30, 2026 16:52

Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee (Getty Images)

Gary Lineker

Rat post was ‘self-harming’ and ‘gave people a chance to have a pop at me’, says Gary Lineker

The former footballer also said Palestine Action should ‘absolutely’ be de-proscribed during an appearance on the Palestine Deep Dive podcast

1 min read

July 30, 2026 16:47

Gary Lineker appears on Palestine Deep Dive (Credit: Palestine Deep Dive/YouTube)

AJEX

101-year-old Normandy veteran honoured at House of Lords

Lifelong AJEX supporter and member Mervyn Kersh was among those who liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

2 min read

July 30, 2026 16:31

AJEX honorary president Dan Fox (left) and Mervyn Kersh (photo: David Roth)

Social Care Reforms

PM’s social care reforms welcomed by Jewish charities

Andy Burnham made his announcement at a Jewish Care home

3 min read

July 30, 2026 16:06

Leah being supported by Kisharon Langdon (Photo: Blake Ezra)

Israel

Jewish and Arab teenagers unite at 'Cooking Peace' summer camp

‘Food brings people together and brings joy,’ said organisers

1 min read

July 30, 2026 16:01

Jewish and Arab children take part in 'Cooking Peace' at the Ben Shemen Youth Village (Cooking Peace camp)

Palestine Action

Palestine Action founder allowed to appeal proscription in Supreme Court

More than 70 people were arrested outside another London court on suspicion of expressing support for the banned terror group

3 min read

July 30, 2026 15:53

Exterior view of the Supreme Court (Getty Images)

Extreme weather

Israel braces for 47C heatwave as forecasters warn of summer wildfires

Experts expect the heat to be accompanied by ‘dry winds and very low humidity,’ raising concern for vulnerable people

1 min read

July 30, 2026 15:25

Israelis enjoy a water spring on a hot summer day in Jerusalem, July 30, 2026 (Getty Images)

Social Care Reforms

‘I’m delighted the PM has started the national conversation on social care’

The CEO of Norwood hopes that reforms will lead to early intervention rather than waiting until families reach crisis point

1 min read

July 30, 2026 15:25

Andy Burnham at Jewish Care, where he announced his social care reforms (Photo: Getty Images)

Theatre

Got a play script in your drawer? Fish it out now

The Jewish Literary Foundation is looking for eight budding Harold Pinters

4 min read

July 30, 2026 15:04

"If you’re Jewish the work is going to be Jewish": playwright Julia Pascal

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse’s father ordered to pay nearly £1m in legal costs to friends who auctioned off her belongings

A judge ruled that Mitch Winehouse ‘deliberately’ made ‘serious and unfounded allegations’ which he ‘pursued relentlessly’ against the two women

1 min read

July 30, 2026 14:33

Mitch Winehouse poses as a statue of the late Amy Winehouse is unveiled in Camden Town on September 14, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

Theatre

Josh Radnor and Noah Galvin on playing brothers in a new comedy

The American stars are on stage at Soho Theatre

5 min read

July 30, 2026 14:28

Rivalries and royalties: Josh Radnor and (right) Noah Galvin (Credit: Bautista Araya)

Australia

Australian Jewish leader’s post-Bondi portrait wins major art award

The work was dedicated to a fallen friend of Alex Ryvchin, who was killed when IS-linked gunmen opened fire on a Chabad Chanukah event

1 min read

July 30, 2026 13:49

Alex with his tefilin in the sea, by Michael Zavros (ArtGalleryofNSW/MichaelZavros)

Hackney

Green Hackney mayor apologises for giving Haifa a deadline of October 7 to reply to plan to cut twinning ties

Zoë Garbett’s issues new date to Israeli municipality after ‘staggering insensitivity’ of original date

3 min read

July 30, 2026 13:00

Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, congratulates Zoë Garbett after her election as mayor for Hackney (Image: Getty)

Belgium

Belgian Jewish group suing government and national rail operator over death camp deportations

The Belgian state has previously accepted that authorities were complicit in carrying out the Holocaust

1 min read

July 30, 2026 12:23

The SNCB train station in Namur, Belgium (Getty Images)

Film

Award-winning director Mike Leigh says next film will be his last after health struggles

Leigh was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that causes chronic pain and weakness last year

1 min read

July 30, 2026 12:19

English screenwriter, producer and director Mike Leigh at the Cinematheque Française in Paris on March 27, 2025 (Getty Images)

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