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‘The song celebrates the joy, love and huge personality Celine brought to our family’

Big Little Life (Cece’s Song) remembers Celine Ziff, who died of an extremely rare form of cancer at just one year and 19 days

2 min read

June 19, 2026 13:20

Celine 'CeCe' Ziff Z'L (Photo: courtesy)

punk

Punk turns 50: The Jewish voices that helped shape the scene

Jenni Frazer speaks to a writer whose book tells the story of the man behind two of punk’s iconic shops

4 min read

June 19, 2026 12:56

Punk turns 50: The Jewish voices that helped shape the scene

Germany

Man on trial accused of tracking Jewish figures as targets for Iran-backed attacks

The suspect, a Danish national of Afghan origin, is accused of helping the overseas arm of the IRGC prepare prospective murders and arson attacks

1 min read

June 19, 2026 12:40

Germany

Wagner festival accused of silencing debate on composer’s antisemitism after cancelling talk by Jewish author

The festival’s organisers have since apologised and the talk will go ahead as planned

2 min read

June 19, 2026 12:37

Figurine of German composer Richard Wagner in front of The Festival Theatre in Bayreuth, southern Germany, July 25, 2023 (Credit: CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

Even an escape to the sun lies in the long shadow of this conflict

Would Spanish locals have been as hospitable if they’d known one key fact about this tourist?

3 min read

June 19, 2026 12:24

Landscape around the small Spanish town of Daroca (Image: Getty Images)

The Iran deal is neither a defeat for Israel nor a victory for the Islamic Republic

Tehran has made significant concessions, entering the negotiations militarily weakened, economically devastated, and politically fragile. It is now critical that Jerusalem help shape the outcome of the talks

5 min read

June 19, 2026 12:04

Israel

Four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon ‘security zone’

Prime Minister Netanyahu has insisted Israel will retain a presence in souther Lebanon, despite the unfolding US-Iran ceasefire

2 min read

June 19, 2026 11:16

Israeli soldiers man a roadblock along the Ramim Ridge area in northern Israel following a suspected infiltration incident along the Israel-Lebanon border on June 09, 2026 (Flash90)

Iran

US-Iran talks cancelled as Vance postpones Switzerland trip

Tehran also suspended its participation in the negotiations amid continuing conflict in Lebanon

2 min read

June 19, 2026 10:43

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel

A cocktail of anxiety and hope

Leading Israeli Reform theologian Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur, who is visiting the UK, speaks about the movement’s future and his recent book

5 min read

June 19, 2026 09:58

Iran

Iran chief negotiator vows to avenge Supreme Leader’s death with ‘liberation of Jerusalem’

Regime leading official Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf makes threat as deal to end conflict is signed with US

2 min read

June 18, 2026 17:11

Iran's chief negotiator and Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty)

Jewish schools

Joy for Clore Tikva, Alma and King David Manchester at Ivrit spelling bee

Young spelling stars shine at the 10th anniversary contest

3 min read

June 18, 2026 16:51

Spelling stars: winners Roni Itach, Jessica Gilbert and Olivia Rabinovitch with Dalia Wittenberg and Pajes director of education Sharon Radley at the National Hebrew Spelling Bee

Lisa Nandy

BBC Arabic ‘challenge’ raised with new director general by Culture Secretary

Corporation chief Matt Brittin understands ‘seriousness’ of issues around language service, Lisa Nandy tells JC

3 min read

June 18, 2026 16:41

Matt Brittin at Broadcasting House, London on his first day as Director General, May 18, 2026 (Brook Mitchell / AFP via Getty)

Israel

Israel cuts ties with top EU diplomat over alleged ‘apartheid’ remarks

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar accused Kaja Kallas of ‘acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness toward the State of Israel’

1 min read

June 18, 2026 16:36

(L-R) Irish Finance Minister Simon Harris, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the European Council in Brussels on November 11, 2025 (Getty Images)

Court and Crime

Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of Palestine activists after 17-hour deliberation

Iain Evans, Hisham Alkhamesi, Hana Yun-Stevens and Frank Sherman were accused of criminal damage but claimed they were trying to ‘disarm’ an aerospace factory they said had links to Israel

1 min read

June 18, 2026 16:35

A general view of Birmingham Crown Court on October 17, 2024 (Getty Images)

Trump’s Iran deal has led Israel and the US to the very brink of disaster

By committing to withdraw all troops and lift sanctions in return for little more than a promise not to pursue nukes, the US president has emboldened the West’s enemies and set the stage for future confrontations

3 min read

June 18, 2026 16:31

US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in France on June 17, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

Green Party

Green activist group accuses party of ‘prioritising’ antisemitism over other forms of racism

A report by ‘Global Majority Greens’, which is backed by the party’s deputy leader, accuses its leadership of creating a ‘hierarchy of racism’

1 min read

June 18, 2026 16:25

Mothin Ali, Deputy Leader of the Green Party, delivers his speech on the second day of the Green Party Conference on October 04, 2025 in Bournemouth (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

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