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Israel Hamas war 2023

'All they saw was bloodstains': Londoner's desperate search for mother, 74, missing from kibbutz

Grandmother and retired teacher Ada Sagi was living on the Kibbutz Nir Oz, close to the border with Gaza, when she disappeared

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October 9, 2023 18:37

'All they saw was bloodstains': Londoner's desperate search for mother, 74, missing from kibbutz

There's a problem with discussing 'Jewface' - no-one can agree what Jews look like

‘Of course, you’re not Jewish, are you?’

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January 13, 2022 13:36

There's a problem with discussing 'Jewface' - no-one can agree what Jews look like

Jewish Comedy

Idina Menzel reveals the chaotic way she started her showbiz career

Jewish star Menzel was paid $100 for her first gig when she was just 15-years-old

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August 21, 2023 11:18

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 17: Idina Menzel visits SiriusXM Studios on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

The Schmooze: It can be a man’s world in Wizo — and I’m proof

Working on my new immersive exhibition opened my eyes to how I can get involved in this wonderful organisation

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February 9, 2023 14:16

The Schmooze: It can be a man’s world in Wizo — and I’m proof

Israel

Israeli soldier jailed for 10 days after assaulting Palestinian activist

Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said the sentencing was a 'disgrace'

1 min read

February 15, 2023 17:36

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Bemidbar

“This is the service of the members of the Kehat family in the Tent of Meeting... they shall first lower the screening curtain and cover the Ark of the Testimony with it” Numbers 4:4-5

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May 19, 2023 08:12

Film

Halloween ends film review: A half-baked idea with no real hook

The series is bowing out, not with a bang, but rather with a whimper

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October 14, 2022 11:18

Halloween ends film review: A half-baked idea with no real hook

Ukraine

Israel orders evacuation of embassy in Kiev as Russian troops mass on Eastern border

Yair Lapid followed the UK government in moving the embassy to Lviv

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February 21, 2022 17:44

Residents attend an open training organised for civilians by war veterans and volunteers who teach the basic weapons handling and first aid on one of Kiyv's city beaches on February 20, 2022, amid soaring tensions with Russia. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Judicial reform protests

Anger as Hollywood billionaire Arnon Milchan begins Netanyahu corruption trial testimony from UK

Pro-democracy protestors greeted the Hollywood mogul and Sarah Netanyahu at her husband’s corruption trial

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June 25, 2023 12:17

Anger as Hollywood billionaire Arnon Milchan begins Netanyahu corruption trial testimony from UK

Holocaust remembrance

Vienna’s UK embassy honours diplomats and clergy who saved Jews from Nazis

The UK ambassador recently discovered her own grandmother escaped on the Kindertransport

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March 7, 2023 14:12

Vienna’s UK embassy honours diplomats and clergy who saved Jews from Nazis

Judaism

The lawyer who wants to help free our minds

Roland Brandman’s new book, Sapphire Mind, mines the rich tradition of Jewish meditation

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August 26, 2022 14:08

The lawyer who wants to help free our minds

Jeremy Corbyn as Mayor of London, best idea ever

The former Labour leader is allegedly being urged to run for City Hall

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July 28, 2022 13:07

Jeremy Corbyn as Mayor of London, best idea ever

When the Choctaw helped the Irish

Emma Shevah's research into family history uncovered a touching alliance

2 min read

January 7, 2022 08:53

Israel

Fury of orthodox leaders as Israeli courts allow secular weddings in Israel for the first time

Currently non-orthodox Jewish marriages are not recognised as binding in Israel

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July 11, 2022 15:30

Beautiful outgoing wedding set up. Jewish Hupa on romantic wedding ceremony , wedding outdoor on the lawn. Wedding decor. A pink box for presents in the shape of a heart is on the table.

Queen Elizabeth II

David Beckham: 'My Jewish grandfather inspired me to queue for the Queen'

The footballer said that his lifelong appreciation for the monarchy came from his mother's dad

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September 20, 2022 12:46

English former football player David Beckham leaves Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, in London on September 16, 2022 after paying his respects to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as it Lies in State. - Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, until 0530 GMT on September 19, a few hours before her funeral, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP) (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Re'eh

Both are on the other side of the Jordan, beyond the west road that is in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the Arabah — near Gilgal, by the terebinths of Moreh” Deuteronomy 11:30

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August 10, 2023 13:19

A torah (Hebrew scripture) reading. The "yod" - a hand-shaped silver pointer - is used by the reader to mark his or her place in the text.

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