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Obituary

Obituary: Sheindy (Sara) Perez, Holocaust survivor

She survived the horrors of the death camps to launch a successful export business in Sussex

4 min read

January 5, 2026 09:54

Obituary: Sheindy (Sara) Perez, Holocaust survivor

Police

West Midlands Police accused of fabricating evidence to ban Maccabi supporters

The force drew up the ‘intelligence’ after the decision of “no away fans” had already been taken, the Sunday Times reports

3 min read

January 4, 2026 13:04

Mounted police officers secure the area outside Villa Park in Birmingham, central England, on November 6, 2025 for the UEFA Europa League league-stage football match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv as demonstrators gather outside. (Getty Images)

Jewish celebrities

Haim star’s Jewish wedding to former JFS deputy head boy is her Cinderella fairytale come true

Singer and bassist Este wore the dress of her dreams at her wedding to British businessman Jonathan Levin

1 min read

January 4, 2026 11:42

Este Haim from Haim (Image: Getty Images)

local government

Local councils that boycott Israeli companies could be sued

Firms hurt by BDS could take authorities to court, says Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

2 min read

January 4, 2026 11:29

Israel

Israeli leaders praise Trump after US captures Venezuela’s Maduro

Netanyahu congratulates the American president for his ‘bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice’

1 min read

January 4, 2026 10:47

US President Donald Trump addresses the media after the United States military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. (Image: Getty)

Chabad

The secret minyan that kept Judaism alive under Soviet oppression

A new book documents the underground efforts of the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe to resist the Communist regime

3 min read

January 3, 2026 17:30

BBC

BBC apologises for Jeremy Bowen filming in family home without permission for October 7 report

Corporation pays out £28,000 compensation after International Editor and crew entered residence left badly damaged by terror attack

2 min read

January 2, 2026 17:46

BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen reporting from Israel (Photo: BBC YouTube)

Ellie Goldstein

Ellie Goldstein: I still dance every week with my Strictly partner Vito Coppola

The pair have continued to learning the dances they did not get to perform after being voted off the show

1 min read

January 2, 2026 17:08

Strictly partners Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola (Photo: Ellie Goldstein/Instagram)

Books

Sensory vignettes from Walter Benjamin’s Berlin childhood

This short book is an excellent introduction to the eminent philosopher’s formative years through the eyes of his child self

2 min read

January 2, 2026 16:40

Sensory vignettes from Walter Benjamin’s Berlin childhood

Limmud 2025

Limmud 2025 – How was it for you?

The JC asks this year’s Limmudniks about their highlights of the UK’s biggest cross-communal Jewish educational and cultural festival

4 min read

January 2, 2026 15:44

The bar was a central meeting hub of Limmud festival (Photo: Limmud)

Switzerland

Three Jewish people feared missing or dead in Swiss ski resort fire

The bar where the fire broke out was located in the same building complex as the resort's synagogue

3 min read

January 2, 2026 15:35

Mourners lay flowers and candles near the bar Le Constellation where a fire ripped through the venue during New Year's celebrations (Photo: Getty)

The BBC’s silence on Iran’s protests is a scandal

The regime’s fall would reshape the world. Yet for Britain’s national broadcaster, the Guardian and their ideological fellow travellers, there is little to see

5 min read

January 2, 2026 14:59

Anti-regime protestors in Iran (Image: X)

BBC

BBC’s The Repair Shop leaves out any mention of Jews from story on the Kindertransport

Dame Helen Mirren brought in broken cello of refugee-turned-theatrical impersario Martin Landau for repair

2 min read

January 2, 2026 13:32

Actress Dame Helen Mirren appearing in an episode of The Repair Shop on BBC iPlayer (Credit: BBC iPlayer/The Repair Shop)

Health and Fitness

Get yourself simchah fit for the new year

Jewish personal trainers give Gaby Koppel tips for fitness beyond January

5 min read

January 2, 2026 13:24

Kick starter: fitness promoter Eve Sacks

A year of hate from the far left and right is a wake-up call for US Jews

The community must rediscover its strength as antisemitism that infected Democrats and campuses now consumes the conservative fringe too

7 min read

January 2, 2026 12:24

Mourners lights candles during a vigil outside of the White House for two Israeli embassy workers killed by a pro-Palestine shooter (Getty)

IHRA

NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani revokes IHRA definition of antisemitism on first day in office

The newly sworn-in mayor of New York City is also staunch supporter of the BDS movement

1 min read

January 2, 2026 12:08

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's first Muslim mayor on New Year's Day (Photo: Getty)

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