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Why I’m using my Sephardi ancestry to get a Portuguese passport

My forebears were driven out of Portugal in 1497. Now I’m reclaiming my birthright

4 min read

July 10, 2025 14:17

Why I’m using my Sephardi ancestry to get a Portuguese passport

IDF

Hamas attempts to steal body of IDF soldier killed in ‘abduction attempt’

Master Sergeant (reserve) Abraham Azulay was dismantling a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip when his unit was ambushed on Wednesday

1 min read

July 10, 2025 14:11

Abraham Azulay was killed in Khan Younis on Wednesday after Hamas terrorists tried to abduct him – and then steal his body (Image: Instagram/ @IDF)

Art Therapies for Children

Children’s art therapy charity raises record-breaking amount amid nationwide mental health crisis

Art Therapies for Children currently supports more than 200 pupils across nearly 40 primary schools

1 min read

July 10, 2025 13:59

CEO of Art Therapies for Children (AFTC), Natasha Ainley

Theatre

West End venue drops queer Jewish musical after anti-Israel backlash

Phoenix Arts Club cancels Israeli actor’s satirical show after online criticism

5 min read

July 10, 2025 13:23

West End venue drops queer Jewish musical after anti-Israel backlash

Lily Ebert

TIME magazine lists Lily Ebert’s great-grandson Dov among world’s top 100 influencers

The great-grandson of Lily Ebert said he is ‘deeply humbled’ to be recognised

2 min read

July 10, 2025 12:44

Dov Forman has been listed in TIME magazine's inaugural list of 100 most influential online creators

Labour’s planned Islamophobia definition threatens free speech and security

Anti-Muslim hate is vile and must be fought. But a sweeping definition of Islamophobia risks silencing criticism of Islamism – undermining free expression and aiding extremists

5 min read

July 10, 2025 12:42

Launch of the report Islamophobia Defined with a working definition of Islamophobia by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims on November 27, 2018. (Image: All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims)

Brent

Fierce opposition fails to derail plan to twin Brent and Nablus

Council leader Muhammed Butt said he would be contacting members of Jewish community this week to hear their concerns over plan to link north-west London borough with West Bank town

3 min read

July 10, 2025 12:41

Pro-Palestinian activists at Brent Civic Centre after attending the council meeting on July 7

Pro-Gaza independent MPs

Jewish groups slam Gaza-Holocaust comparisons by pro-Palestine MP

Iqbal Mohamed compared Israel’s actions in Gaza to Nazi atrocities

3 min read

July 10, 2025 12:29

Independent pro-Gaza MP Iqbal Mohamed seemingly referred to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails as 'hostages' during PMQs (Image: Parliament TV).

Israel-Iran War

Exclusive: I gave birth in a bomb shelter as Iranian missiles fell around me

British-born Natalie Seeff welcomed her newborn son in remarkable circumstances last month

2 min read

July 10, 2025 11:51

Natalie Seeff welcomed her third son in a bomb shelter during Israel's war with Iran

sidrah

Parashah of the week: Balak

“Now Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, so he did not, as on previous occasions, go in search of omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness” Numbers 24.1

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July 10, 2025 11:28

Balaam, statue by Tommaso della Porta, 16th century Italy (photo: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons

East London

Founder of London Islamic school ranted about defeating ‘usurping Jews’ on October 7

The radical cleric made his incendiary comments on the day of the Hamas massacre in 2023

5 min read

July 10, 2025 11:18

On the day of the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel, teacher and cleric Ustadh Mahmood Almadani prayed for "victory to our mujahideen brothers in Gaza" during a sermon a short drive away from several synagogues (Photo: YouTube screenshot)

Calendar

Shabbat times from July 11 to July 18

Shabbat times for the week

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July 10, 2025 11:17

As British Jews, we must be prepared for unpredictable politics

Phil Rosenberg on how the Board of Deputies is responding to the ever-changing political environment

2 min read

July 10, 2025 11:02

Too Much review: new Lena Dunham series is a soppy, sweet love letter to London ★★★★

The ‘Girls’ writer’s big return to TV pays homage to beloved British romcoms with impeccable cast, lots of tears and plenty of sex

3 min read

July 10, 2025 10:54

Megan Stalter as Jessica in the new Netflix series 'Too Much', written by Lena Dunham. (Photo: Ana Blumenkron/Netflix)

Film

David Corenswet is the first Jew to play Superman – but how Jewish is he?

Created by comic book writer-artists Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman has a very Jewish history

3 min read

July 10, 2025 10:48

Jewish soul: David Corenset as the superhero

Hamas

Home Office dismisses UK lawyers’ bid to overturn Hamas’ proscription

The firm argued that the group ‘does not pose any threat’ to British citizens and claimed the ban violates the UK’s obligation to ‘end the genocide’ in Gaza

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July 10, 2025 10:46

London-based Riverway Law lost their application to have Hamas removed from the UK's list of proscribed terrorist organisations (Credit: X/Riverway Law)

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