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The Ferrari-driving grandson of a Lubavitcher who took a P Diddy ‘victim’ under his wing

When a record producer confided in David Sugarman about an alleged assault – denied by the rapper – the Florida strategist promised him justice

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October 11, 2026 06:00

Part of the family: record producer Jonathan Hay (left) and David Sugarman (Photo: Jonathan Hay Media)

Dance

Royal Ballet School’s Centenary Celebration: ‘I hope Dame Ninette was looking down from above’ ★★★★

The programme showed the versatility of today’s dancers, tackling classics alongside more modern works

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October 9, 2026 20:01

The Royal Ballet's centenary celebration at the Royal Opera House (Credit: Tristam Kenton)

Barnet

Labour MPs demand Barnet Green councillor explain support for ‘alienating’ Zionism is racism motion

Sarah Sackman, Dan Tomlinson and David Pinto-Duschinsky ask Charli Thompson to reconcile position with her ‘duty to represent a diverse community’

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October 9, 2026 18:07

Justice Minister Sarah Sackman, MP for Finchley and Golders Green (Image: Sarah Sackman).

Proposed legislation would bar US aid to UN until body designates Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist groups

A US Democrat announced the proposed policy on October 7

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October 9, 2026 16:35

Congressman Josh Gottheimer annoucned the proposed legislation on October 7 at a remembrance ceremony in New Jersey (Photo: JNS)

We’ve been married a year – and already I’m ordering for him

My husband David loves to shop and loves to entertain, the more the merrier and I’m a pretty good… guest

5 min read

October 9, 2026 15:45

Spirituality

The Talmud knew the power of humour

An extract from the newly published JoyWorks – Jewish Wisdom for a Happy Life

3 min read

October 9, 2026 15:30

Marilyn Sokol from Old Jews Telling Jokes performing in New York, 2013 (Photo: Getty Images)

Books

Time being review: intriguing deep musings on life and death

This hybrid novel is not always credible but it does raise arresting questions

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October 9, 2026 15:29

Leeds

Leeds Jewish Free School is ‘a special place to learn’, says Ofsted in latest inspection report

Pupils of different faiths ‘interact harmoniously’ at the secondary school

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October 9, 2026 15:27

A small caring school with strong values: Leeds Jewish Free School

Law

Solicitor in line to become first Jewish Law Society president in over 50 years

Jeff Lewis, who is due to take on the role in 2028, described the appointment as a ‘great honour’

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October 9, 2026 15:20

Jeff Lewis is head of litigation at Brabners solicitors in Manchester (Photo: Jeff Lewis)

Burnham calls out the Greens’ antizionism – but is his hostility to Israel much better?

While Polanski et al can only shout about the Jewish state, Labour can – and does – go after it. Isn’t the worse villain then the government that is actually sanctioning Jerusalem?

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October 9, 2026 14:45

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham (Image: Getty Images)

Green Party

Exclusive: Government’s independent adviser on antisemitism calls for EHRC probe into Green Party

Lord Mann slammed Zack Polanski for ‘running away’ from his party’s ‘Zionism is racism’ debate

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October 9, 2026 14:21

Stickers against fascism are displayed on day one of the Green Party annual conference at Brighton Centre on October 2, 2026 in Brighton (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Books

Locked up for nine months with a Nazi

Kazimierz Moczarski’s Conversations with an Executioner, translated into English for the first time, is an outstanding historical account of what made one of Himmler’s close confidants tick

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October 9, 2026 14:20

Polish writer and journalist Kazimierz Moczarski and his book which has just been translated into English by Sean Gasper Bye

Chess

Israeli players may be barred from entering Malaysia for World Amateur Chess Championship next month

The country has barred Israeli citizens from entering for more than half a century

1 min read

October 9, 2026 14:14

An Israeli man takes part in a chess competition in Tel Aviv, October 21, 2010 (Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize makes a mockery of the award for its embrace of anti-Israel bias

From playing down antisemitic remarks to levelling accusations of genocide against the Jewish state, the former UN human rights chief’s record makes her selection a disgrace

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October 9, 2026 13:38