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Hitler

Austrian government begin work to convert Hitler's house into police station

The house in Braunau am Inn where Hitler was born will also be home to a human rights centre

1 min read

October 3, 2023 10:18

1936: German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) discussing plans for a new administration building for the provincial government in Weimar, Germany.Second from the left is Hitler's architect Albert Speer (1905 - 1981). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Schools

School 'breached' restriction on admitting new pupils, says Ofsted

Bnois Jerusalem in Stamford Hill has made improvements but inspectors want to see further progress

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April 10, 2022 10:41

School 'breached' restriction on admitting new pupils, says Ofsted

South Africa

Guarded optimism of the Jewish judges who helped to build a new South Africa

Albie Sachs was one of several Jewish lawyers who have made their mark in the battle against apartheid

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August 9, 2023 17:03

Guarded optimism of the Jewish judges who helped to build a new South Africa

Goodbye Bake Off, Matt Lucas’s going musical

Little Britain star has quit the GBBO tent and is launching a podcast about his favourite stage shows

4 min read

March 16, 2023 14:23

Goodbye Bake Off, Matt Lucas’s going musical

Science

Israeli Nobel professor’s game-changing education project

Dan Shechtman’s kindergarten science initiative is attracting global interest

3 min read

January 8, 2023 09:11

The 2011 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry Dan Shechtman of Israel poses after a press conference at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on December 7, 2011 in Stockholm. AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Politics

Bibi’s crunch coalition talks, Turkey blows hot and cold, Gantz issues Iran warning: This Week in Israeli news

Planning his new executive, Netanyahu faces a mixture of global challenges and opportunities

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November 11, 2022 15:40

Bibi’s crunch coalition talks, Turkey blows hot and cold, Gantz issues Iran warning: This Week in Israeli news

Theatre

At last! Jews get a voice at Royal Court thanks to new play by Jonathan Freedland

The verbatim piece, which addresses the 'ancient prejudice' against Jews, is to be staged at a theatre recently embroiled in a controversy over alleged antisemitism

2 min read

June 16, 2022 09:31

At last! Jews get a voice at Royal Court thanks to new play by Jonathan Freedland

Judaism

Law professor to become first Jewish recipient of 'Nobel prize of theology'

The prestigious award is given to 'scholars that stood out for their publications and/or scientific research'

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October 11, 2022 14:15

Law professor to become first Jewish recipient of 'Nobel prize of theology'

Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Rockets fired at Israel after Islamic Jihad hunger striker's death

Palestinian Islamic Jihad warns that Israel will “pay the price” for Khader Adnan's demise

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May 2, 2023 14:46

Palestinian demonstrators outside the Red Cross building in East Jerusalem February 10, 2012 hold placards during a protest supporting prisoner Khader Adnan, a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group who declared a hunger strike since 56 days in Israeli jails. Photo by Sliman Khader / Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???????? ???????? ????? ???? ?????

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October 14, 2021 16:54

Theatre

Me and You: ‘I wrote this part for Maureen; decades later she’s playing it’

Maureen Lipman and American playwright Martin Sherman on how the acclaimed actress came to play Rose

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April 21, 2023 15:49

Me and You: ‘I wrote this part for Maureen; decades later she’s playing it’

Books

The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation review

Former protégé of leading historian Norman Davies has written a crucial addition to Holocaust bibliography

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September 1, 2023 09:06

The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation review

Theatre

Once on this Island reivew: Scored fairy tale told in the Caribbean tradition

Production of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's tale of two worlds on one island is beautifully sung if a little truncated

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May 25, 2023 10:32

Once on this Island reivew: Scored fairy tale told in the Caribbean tradition

America

American college students march through campus calling for 'intifada'

Students at the University of Michigan protested an appearance on campus by US Vice President Kamala Harris

1 min read

January 16, 2023 14:06

American college students march through campus calling for 'intifada'

Books

Arabesques Book review: Twisting time and place and politics

Anton Shammas' breakthrough novel cleverly interweaves the imagined and the remembered

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February 2, 2023 16:42

Arabesques Book review: Twisting time and place and politics

Antisemitism

New Jersey man charged with attempted murder after Orthodox Jews stabbed and hit with car

The suspect reportedly reportedly made antisemitic remarks as he was arrested

1 min read

April 10, 2022 11:54

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