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Syria ‘willing’ to join Abraham Accords, claims Trump ally

Representative Cory Mills recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Damascus and expressed his ‘optimism’ regarding the country’s new president Ahmed Al-Sharaa

2 min read

April 24, 2025 16:32

Syria's leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa has expressed willingness for his country to join the Abraham Accords, according to a US Representative newly returned from talks in Damascus (Image: Getty)

Chai Cancer Care

‘It doesn’t feel real’ - Fundraiser launched as toddler undergoes treatment for rare brain cancer

Three-year-old Raffi Starkowitz faces months of medical care – his parents will need to take time off work to support him

3 min read

April 24, 2025 16:27

Raffi Starkowitz, aged three, from Bushey, Hertfordshire, has already undergone major surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital to remove a tumour

Air fryer vegan dark chocolate and pistachio cookies

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April 24, 2025 16:26

Cook time: 10 minutes

Air fryer vegan dark chocolate and pistachio cookies

Israel

The fightback against campus antisemitism has begun

The Pinsker Centre is empowering mostly non-Jewish students to challenge radical anti-Israel voices through dialogue and arguments

3 min read

April 24, 2025 16:00

Antisemitic graffiti on a wall in a Pro-Palestinian protestor encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in May 2024 (Image: Getty)

A shiva for Julius Caesar and Rome’s other Jewish surprises

From Judaean gladiators to perfect fried artichokes, I’ve had four days of marvellous history and art

4 min read

April 24, 2025 15:41

A vintage lithograph depicting the death of Julius Caesar (Image: Getty)

The age-old link between antisemitism and misogyny

The parallels between the abuse suffered by women at the hands of extreme trans rights activists and what Jews endure from self-professed Palestinian supporters are striking

4 min read

April 24, 2025 15:36

Susan Smith (left) and Marion Calder, directors of For Women Scotland speak to the media outside the Supreme Court following its ruling that women are defined as biological females in terms of the Equality Act 2010 (Image: Getty)

Auschwitz

In pictures: Hostages and Holocaust survivors march through Auschwitz to mark Yom Hashoah

The crowds, including Israeli President Isaac Herzog, silently walked through the former death camp to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its liberation

2 min read

April 24, 2025 15:26

The presidents of Israel and Poland, as well as ten former Hamas hostages including Eli Sharabi (centre), were among the crowds (Image: Getty)

What Britain’s Corbyn era can teach American Jews

‘Geostrategic antisemitism’ doesn’t need a majority to become an organising principle – just enough elite backers

4 min read

April 24, 2025 14:02

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Image: Getty)

Music

Kneecap shares tweet accusing Israel of ‘owning politicians’ and ‘controlling corporate media’

The post followed the announcement that the Metropolitan Police has referred the group to its Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit over a video allegedly showing one of its members shouting “up Hamas, up Hezbollah”

2 min read

April 24, 2025 12:43

Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap (Image: Getty)

Yom HaShoah UK

Community marks Yom HaShoah in moving Westminster ceremony

Leaders pledge to continue to mark Yom HaShoah every year, even when Holocaust survivors are no longer around

3 min read

April 24, 2025 12:21

Kindertransport refugee Lord Alfred Dubs (centre) lights a candle (Photo: Meron Persey Photography)

Genealogy

Andrew Garfield explores Jewish roots in BBC1’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are’

The Spider Man actor goes on a teary voyage to Poland and America in pursuit of information about long-lost family members

3 min read

April 24, 2025 11:58

Andrew Garfield appeared in the 22 April episode of BBC1's 'Who Do You Think You Are', through which he made several illuminating discoveries about his Jewish lineage. (Photo: BBC / Wall to Wall / Stephen Perry)

Itamar Ben-Gvir

Pro-Palestine protestors hurl bottles at Ben-Gvir after speech

The far-right minister is on a tour of the US, including a dinner at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort

2 min read

April 24, 2025 11:57

Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was confronted by a crowd of pro-Palestine protestors following his speech at Yale University (Image: Itamar Ben-Gvir's office)

Theatre

Theatre review: Ghosts ‘Today’s moral landscape imposes itself on Ibsen’s play’

The action is updated to 21st century Britain

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April 24, 2025 11:43

Holocaust

Latvia drops investigation into Nazi collaborator’s Holocaust participation because it was ‘not genocide'

Prosecutors claimed that Herberts Cukurs’ actions ‘do not constitute’ genocide under the country’s criminal code

2 min read

April 24, 2025 11:36

Herberts Cukurs was a Nazi collaborator in Latvia who has been accused of participating in the mass murder of the country's Jews (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Artificial intelligence

Will robots be able to work on Shabbat?

Question: Will it be ok for a robot to switch on the TV and cook on Shabbat when technology allows?

3 min read

April 24, 2025 11:15

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Shemini

“Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it; and they offered before the Eternal strange fire, which God had not commanded them” Leviticus 10:1

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April 24, 2025 11:07

The bodies of Nadab and Abihu are carried from the Tabernacle (James Tissot, 1836-1902/Wikimedia Commons)

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