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The Brutalist review: ‘so what if the Holocaust survivor at its centre is fictional?’

The complainants have got it all wrong. This Oscar-nominated movie is not about Adrien Brody’s Hungarian-Jewish architect, it’s an argument for culture

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January 29, 2025 13:37

Design matters: Adrien Brody (centre) as the fictional Bauhaus school architect László Toth

Houthis

To hit the drug-addled Houthis, Mossad could remove their stash

One idea to address the threat involves cutting off the jihadis’ supply of khat, a natural amphetamine

5 min read

January 29, 2025 12:54

Houthis raise their rifles along with a yellow flag of Lebanon's Hezbollah in protest against Israel's military action in Lebanon and Gaza.(Getty Images)

US Politics

Senate Democrats block ICC sanctions bill

Republican lawmakers had looked to crack down on the court following its decision to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials, including Benjamin Netanyahu

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January 29, 2025 12:49

The Democratic contingent in the US Senate has blocked a bill that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (Image: Getty)

Sydney

Caravan packed with explosives and list of Jewish addresses seized in Australia

The discovery follows a spate of antisemitic arson and vandalism attacks in the country

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January 29, 2025 12:34

New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson has launched a major counterterrorism investigation after a caravan was found packed with explosives and a list of Jewish addresses in Sydney (Image: Getty)

Conversion

The people who are choosing to become Jewish after October 7

Hate is on the rise, but some special people are flocking to be part of the tribe

11 min read

January 29, 2025 12:27

The people who are choosing to become Jewish after October 7

Hostages

Freed hostage credits Liri Albag with saving her life during brutal Hamas captivity

Amit Soussana claimed that the terror group ‘chained her like an animal’ and were planning to execute her

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January 29, 2025 12:26

Former hostage Amit Soussana said she was sexually assaulted by Hamas during her Gaza captivity (Image: Getty)

US Politics

Netanyahu to be first foreign leader to meet Trump in second term

The meeting will be used to ‘promote security, stability and our shared democratic values’, according to Trump allies

1 min read

January 29, 2025 12:05

Benjamin Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader to meet President Trump during the latter's second term in the White House (Image: Getty)

Iran

Revealed: ‘Jihadi lioness’ has been hosted by more London charities

Syeda Umme Farwa runs her own Islamic charity – located minutes from a synagogue – where she reportedly memorialised Iranian terrors leader as ‘martyrs’

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January 29, 2025 11:45

Syeda Umme Farwa, who runs the UK-registered charity Labaik Ya Zahra (LYZ), appeared on a list of “jihadi lionesses” compiled by an Iranian outlet (Photo: Facebook)

Will it be ‘America First’ or ‘America Only’ that gets the upper hand in the Trump administration?

There are worrying signs from some of the key Middle East and foreign policy appointments

3 min read

January 29, 2025 10:55

Will it be ‘America First’ or ‘America Only’ that gets the upper hand in the Trump administration?

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu may be resisting it, but a state commission of inquiry into October 7 is now essential

It’s not just about accountability but ensuring the mistakes of the past are not repeated – it is about protecting the future security of the State of Israel

4 min read

January 29, 2025 10:53

Michael Higgins shamed his office and his country on Holocaust Memorial Day

The JC Leader, January 31 2025

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January 29, 2025 10:50

This is a terrible time for Jews, but it’s not a rerun of the 1930s

It matters that we live at a time and in a place where the head of state commemorates the Shoah

3 min read

January 29, 2025 10:33

Protesters at a "rally for Palestine" on January 18 in London (Getty Images)

The release of the hostages was like another birthday

In the same way as some concentration camp survivors celebrated their liberation as a second birthday, perhaps the released hostages will come to do the same, and mark two birthdays a year.

3 min read

January 29, 2025 10:20

Going to shul is the best present you can give yourself

Like the gym, you will always feel better after going to shul, and the more you go, the easier it gets

3 min read

January 29, 2025 10:15

Going to shul is the best present you can give yourself

Bake

Lisa’s Blondies with pecan brittle

These bakes are chunky, chewy and utterly moreish

January 29, 2025 10:04

Cook time: 45 minutes

Maccabi GB

Independent Jewish Day School girls rise to the challenge at football extravaganza

Competing in the Year 5 and 6 Girls football competition, the Hendon-based school beat Yavneh Blue 1-0 in the final in front of 150 spectators to claim their winning medals.

1 min read

January 29, 2025 09:43

Independent Jewish Day School won Maccabi GB's Year 5 and 6 Girls football tournament

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