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Schools

Yavneh College wins top education award

The Orthodox secondary school in Elstree said National SMSC Quality Mark reflected the centrality of the school’s motto

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September 21, 2023 11:41

Calendar

Shabbat and Succot times from September 29 to October 6

Shabbat and Yom Tov times for the week

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September 29, 2023 10:33

Two lit shabbat candles in silver candlesticks

Ukraine

An Israeli couple escaped the invading Russian forces in Ukraine - thanks to their pet dogs

Anton and Yulia Lev tell the JC of their terrifying three weeks - and how they were able to flee thanks to a Russian soldier who loved animals almost as much as they did

6 min read

April 21, 2022 16:00

An Israeli couple escaped the invading Russian forces in Ukraine - thanks to their pet dogs

Spain

The Jewish family bursting onto Spain's Kosher wine scene

Annie Molco is a proud Jewish mother using the family business to bring her sons together

3 min read

June 2, 2023 13:53

The Jewish family bursting onto Spain's Kosher wine scene

Simchat Torah

The singular joy of Simchat Torah

Simchat Torah is not mentioned in the Torah and there is no particular mitzvah associated with Shemini Atzeret, so what is their significance?

4 min read

October 16, 2022 10:01

Film

The hidden Jewish roots of the summer's biggest flicks

Both Barbie and Oppenheimer have their roots in the Jewish American dream

2 min read

July 6, 2023 15:29

The hidden Jewish roots of the summer's biggest flicks

Fifty years on, time to reflect on how Jews made Ugandan Asians feel welcome

There is too much "them and us" thinking and the Jewish community has always stood up for minorities

2 min read

February 21, 2022 11:54

Ugandan Asian refugees arriving at Stansted Airport in Essex, 18th September 1972. They are some of the 27,000 Ugandan Asians to arrive in Britain after their expulsion by Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin. (Photo by P. Felix/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

My memories of Russian spy next door

The new TV drama Litvinenko about the agent assassinated in London is close to home for me - he and his wife were my neighbours

2 min read

December 1, 2022 13:08

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Celebrity

Former Cincinnati mayor and television star Jerry Springer dies at 79

The family have said 'he's irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humour will live on'

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April 27, 2023 16:26

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 04: TV host Jerry Springer arrives to BritWeek 2012's "Evening with Piers Morgan" on May 4, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Thumbs-up from Ofsted for Wohl Ilford Primary

Classrooms are 'calm and purposeful'

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January 31, 2022 16:07

Thumbs-up from Ofsted for Wohl Ilford Primary

Holocaust

Long-lost tapes capture Adolf Eichmann bragging of his role in the Final Solution

Recordings emerge in documentary that sheds new light on leading Nazi

4 min read

June 1, 2022 09:43

Long-lost tapes capture Adolf Eichmann bragging of his role in the Final Solution

Abuse

Rabbis offered ‘hush money’, claims sexual assault victim

Rabbi produced an ‘envelope of cash‘ from perpetrator for ‘therapy’, says woman subjected to years of abuse

5 min read

February 2, 2023 14:52

Rabbis offered ‘hush money’, claims sexual assault victim

Books

Book review: Britain’s Jews: Confidence, Maturity, Anxiety - Too confident, where’s the angst?

An unconvincing survey of modern British Jews, much of which was gleaned from conversations conducted over Zoom during lockdown

2 min read

November 10, 2022 13:56

Book review: Britain’s Jews: Confidence, Maturity, Anxiety - Too confident, where’s the angst?

Fury with Brighton Labour party over readmission of conspiracy-post councillor

The local party said Anne Pissaridou had rebuilt trust with the Jewish community – but Sussex Jewish Rep Council say they haven’t heard from her

2 min read

February 3, 2022 13:14

Fury with Brighton Labour party over readmission of conspiracy-post councillor

USA

United States set to rejoin 'anti-Israel' UNESCO

The United States withdrew from the UN cultural organisation in 2018 under President Donald Trump due amid claims of anti-Israel bias

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June 14, 2023 16:27

United States set to rejoin 'anti-Israel' UNESCO

Family history

Nigel Planer: 'My father hid that he was Jewish until his 70s'

The Young Ones star has said his family kept their origins secret after fleeing Nazi Germany

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July 23, 2023 12:55

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: Nigel Planer attends the Ronnie Barker comedy lecture with Ben Elton at BBC Broadcasting House on June 5, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

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