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This was the toughest year in living memory for UK Jews … and there is no sign of things improving in 2026

Horror of Heaton Park and cynical recognition of Palestine show how extremism and electoral expediency are likely to shape Britain for the worst

7 min read

December 30, 2025 15:39

A mob of anti-Israel demonstrators clad in black and covering their faces gathered outside Villa Park stadium (Image: Roland Leon)

Showbiz

From stage to screen, the world now knows – the show must and will go on for proudly Jewish stars

2025 was a year of glittering prizes – but also when big names found the courage to speak out in defiance of the cancel brigade

5 min read

December 30, 2025 15:27

Scarlett Johansson attends the premiere for "Eleanor The Great" during the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2025. (Image: Getty)

The Chief Rabbi’s vision points the way forward to a hopeful future for our community in 2026

Optimism for Jewish community in UK must be underpinned by government action against extremism and antisemitic hate speech

2 min read

December 30, 2025 15:18

Sir Ephraim Yitzchak Mirvis KBE, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. Byline John Nguyen/JNVisuals 02/01/2022

Yes, I’m mad as hell at the BBC – but I’ll still pay my licence fee

When push comes to shove, l believe we’d be worse off if we lost our public service broadcaster

3 min read

December 30, 2025 15:10

Peter Finch stars as an unhinged newsreader in classic 1976 media satire Network (MGM)

I need a man to find the dipstick but still find Citroën’s story fascinating

A trip to see Ballet Shoes and some musing about cars

4 min read

December 30, 2025 15:08

isis

Islamic State calls for ‘season of terror’ against Jews in the US, Europe and Israel

The terror group is seemingly looking to reassert itself in the Middle East after its power base largely collapsed in 2019

1 min read

December 30, 2025 15:04

Israeli Politics

Netanyahu pardon ‘on its way’ claims Trump, despite Herzog pushback

The Israeli prime minister submitted his request for clemency last month, but declined to admit any guilt in doing so

1 min read

December 30, 2025 14:41

US President Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Why did UK let in activist who called for killing of Zionists but blocked my Egyptian grandmother?

Case of Alaa Abd El-Fattah reveals double standards – it’s a story of national self-sabotage that threatens society

4 min read

December 30, 2025 14:24

Limmud 2025

‘It’s been challenging to hold a broad tent since October 7’ says Union of Jewish Students

The representatives were speaking on Limmud

2 min read

December 30, 2025 14:02

Students at UJS Convention 2025 (Photo: UJS)

veterans

Jewish D-Day veteran honoured in New Year list warns of rising UK antisemitism

Holocaust educator Mervyn Kersh, awarded a BEM by the King for 2026, expressed his concerns that efforts to improve understanding of the Shoah ‘do not always work’

1 min read

December 30, 2025 13:57

D-Day veteran Mervyn Kersh poses for a photo during an event to launch the 80th anniversary commemorations of Allied amphibious landing (D-Day Landings) in France in 1944, in central London on April 26, 2024 (Getty Images)

Food

‘My food prophet mother Evelyn Rose would have loved the new JC cookbook’

Innovation and adventure of Friday Night Feasts is keeping with philosophy of former JC food editor says her daughter

2 min read

December 30, 2025 13:34

‘My food prophet mother Evelyn Rose would have loved the new JC cookbook’

Mental health

What happens when 30 Jews attempt to stay silent for two days? I was about to find out.

Elisa Bray had no idea what to expect on her first Jewish mindfulness retreat. Would it all be too woo woo? Or could she find the peace she craved?

8 min read

December 30, 2025 12:43

Vector illustration depicting young woman being calm and relaxed.

Hamas

Hamas set to elect new leader within weeks

Pro-Iran candidate Khalil al-Hayya is understood to be the frontrunner, while rival contender Khaled Mashaal reportedly favours closer ties with more ‘moderate’ Arab states

1 min read

December 30, 2025 11:58