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Leo Baeck College

Variety is the spice of rabbinic life for new Leo Baeck students

The students who have joined the college’s semichah course this year have a strong creative and cosmopolitan profile

7 min read

September 24, 2026 10:46

Fabrizio Melis (Photo: Leo Baeck College)

Terrorism

Son of Israeli ambassador to US fighting for life after West Bank terror attack

Neria Leiter was severely injured after a Palestinian driver rammed security personnel at a checkpoint

1 min read

September 24, 2026 10:22

Israel

Israeli election authorities ban all Arab parties from running in upcoming Knesset poll

The move, decided by a committee of political representatives, is likely to be challenged in the courts

1 min read

September 24, 2026 10:11

Members of the Central Elections Committee during a hearing on September 23, 2026, on the request to disqualify Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from the upcoming Knesset elections (Flash90)

Stolpersteine

Revealed: The little-known Holocaust past of era-defining British designer behind Chopper bike and Popemobile

Tom Karen’s youngest daughter opens up about early life of man behind some of the most iconic creations of the 1970s

3 min read

September 24, 2026 06:00

The late Tom Karen at home with his Chopper bike (Image: tomkarendesigner.co.uk)

Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot helps raise £2.25 million dedicated to ‘healing’ Israel after October 7

The actress donated a £750,000 prize she received as part of the fund which will pay for mental health care and trauma treatment

2 min read

September 23, 2026 17:26

Gal Gadot attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' 'The Runner' at Harmony Gold on August 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Getty Images)

New York Times

New York Times sued by shareholders over ‘anti-Israel coverage’

A Jewish whistleblower, cited by the suit, alleged that she repeatedly raised concerns internally but was largely dismissed

2 min read

September 23, 2026 17:14

Front view of the New York Times Building on the west side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City (Image: Getty Images)

Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese faces backlash from pro-Palestine activists over photoshoot wearing ‘Israel-linked’ brands

The UN special rapporteur, who has long been criticised for alleged anti-Israel bias, has now drawn the ire of the boycott movement

1 min read

September 23, 2026 16:53

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese presents her latest report before delegates at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 23, 2026. (Getty Images)

Sport

Ireland v Israel game: Taoiseach demands apology for ‘unacceptable’ remarks about Irish football manager

ROI and Israel are set to face each other in Uefa competition on Sunday

3 min read

September 23, 2026 16:02

Israel's FA accused Heimir Hallgrimsson - pictured clearing up tennis balls bearing the Palestinian flag after a protest by fans in May - of 'ignorance, hypocrisy and stupidity' (Photo: Getty)

Emmanuel Macron

Israel accuses Macron of ‘grotesque absurdity’ over comment that Hamas has ‘never operated’ in West Bank

French President’s comments come just days after the murder of father-of-six Netanel Shukron in the territories by an attacker linked to the Palestinian terror group

1 min read

September 23, 2026 14:55

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City. (Photo Getty Images)

Germany

“Jewish life is no longer safe in Germany,” says the country’s Chancellor

Friedrich Merz says he will do “everything possible” to protect Jewish communities

1 min read

September 23, 2026 14:52

German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, Friedrich Merz, attends a press conference in Berlin on September 21, 2026, the day after state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin. The CDU fared disastrously in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, finishing way behind the winning far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. In Berlin, the CDU finished second behind the leftist Die Linke party. (Photo Getty Images)

Succot

Meet the ‘Sukkah Boys’ – the industrious handymen helping Australian Jews observe Succot

Billy Klein and Zuzz Rapp build hundreds of succot in the two weeks before the holiday

2 min read

September 23, 2026 14:39

The Sukkah Boys have built thousands of succot since launching their venture (Photo: The Sukkah Boys/Facebook)

Jewish primary schools

Wolfson Hillel among top-ranked primary schools after new inspection

Its results have put it in the highest 0.5 per cent of primary schools so far inspected under new evaluation framework

1 min read

September 23, 2026 13:46

Wolfson Hillel pupils cheer the announcement of their Ofsted report

Terror won’t scare us away from Jewish life – we’re too stubborn, resilient and contrary for that

The latest plot in Manchester won’t be the last and no doubt this will happen again and again. And yet, like so many others in the community, I have rediscovered the joy that can come from going to shul

3 min read

September 23, 2026 13:37