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October 7 Massacres

October 7 inquiry finds IDF abandoned civilians on Zikim beach

Hamas terrorists murdered 17 civilians during their assault on Israel's coast on Oct. 7, 2023.

2 min read

May 5, 2025 09:36

An Israeli soldier patrols Zikim Beach near the border with the Gaza Strip (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Israel Briefing

JC Israel Briefing Day 578: Israel hits the Houthis

Plus, details of the expanded Gaza offensive

3 min read

May 6, 2025 07:28

Israel has launched retaliatory strikes against the Houthis in Yemen after a missile hit Ben-Gurion Airport over the weekend (Image: Getty)

Kosher restaurant

This central London restaurant is turning kosher for one night only

Joanna Nissim wants to give religious foodies a flavour of Spanish fusion fine dining at Fitzrovia’s Arroz QD

5 min read

May 5, 2025 20:38

This central London restaurant is turning kosher for one night only

Holocaust

Deborah Lipstadt marks 25 years since landmark victory in Holocaust denial case

The professor and her legal team reflected on the libel case that became defining moment in fight against antisemitism during an event at Mishcon de Reya

3 min read

May 1, 2025 15:32

From left to right: Anthony Julius, Jonathan Freedland, Professor Deborah Lipstadt, James Libson, Sir David Hare at an event to mark the anniversary of the Irving v Penguin Books Ltd case in the offices of law firm Mishcon de Reya (Photo: courtesy of Mishcon de Reya)

Vegetarian

Thai sweetcorn and bean fritters

These crunchy vegetarian fritters are perfect for a light supper or as part of a mezzo meal

May 6, 2025 08:00

Universities

Masked Gaza activists light fires and occupy building on University of Washington campus

Dozens of activists arrested after Monday night protests

1 min read

May 6, 2025 10:26

Some of the activists who took part in the University of Washington protest (Image: YouTube)

Holocaust

New Nazi recordings confirm the Holocaust was ordered by Hitler

A senior SS officer admitted that the Führer gave explicit instructions for the mass extermination of Jews, claiming this was confirmed by Reinhard Heydrich

2 min read

May 6, 2025 10:17

Newly uncovered recordings of Nazi war criminals apparently confirm that Hitler directly ordered the Holocaust (Image: Getty)

Gaza

Israel to launch new Gaza aid distribution plan to bypass Hamas

Three designated distribution centres are to be established in Rafah, with each Gaza family being able to collect a weekly allotment in a process overseen by vetted NGOs and private US contractors

1 min read

May 6, 2025 11:04

Israel

Blood money or vital aid? How rabbis wrestled with German reparations

Post-Nazi Germany’s offer of compensation to Israel for the Shoah split the country

3 min read

May 6, 2025 12:08

Israeli Opposition leader Menachem Begin addressing a protest in Tel Aviv agraints German reparations (National Photo Collection of Israel)

Israeli Politics

New Gaza campaign ‘very close to a war crime’ claims ex-Israeli PM

Ehud Olmert described the conflict as a ‘war without a purpose’ and said death toll on both sides was ‘obnoxious and outrageous’

1 min read

May 21, 2025 15:11

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has claimed that the new Gaza offensive is 'very close to a war crime' (Image: Flash90)

Architecture

The architect bidding to rebuild Hamburg’s Bornplatz

Born in South Africa to a Jewish father and an Anglican mother, David Kohn brings his eclectic life experience into his work

5 min read

May 28, 2025 14:29

Hamburg's Bornplatz Synagogue, destroyed by the Nazis, is due to be rebuilt (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Ted Cruz renews bid to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terror group

The senator’s new bill revives a long-running debate: is the Brotherhood a terror threat hiding in plain sight – or too complex for a one-size-fits-all designation?

3 min read

June 11, 2025 14:35

US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Image: Getty)

Dessert

Pavlova with lemon-olive oil curd

A zingy, summer twist on everyone’s favourite meringue dessert

June 12, 2025 09:42

Cook time: 1 hour

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof’s golden couple: ‘Our Tevye and Golda chemistry is real’

Lara Pulver and Adam Dannheisser reveal what it’s like to play husband and wife in the latest garlanded production of the world’s most loved musical

7 min read

June 12, 2025 11:36

Happy together: Adam Dannheisser and Lara Pulver in Fiddler on the Roof (Credit: Marc Brenner)

Rabbis

Gathering of top rabbis turned away from Bosnia after minister claimed it would ‘legitimise’ the ‘genocidal’ state of Israel

The politician appeared to conflate the purely religious event with political Zionism, claiming that the presence of the event would ‘justify genocide’

3 min read

June 11, 2025 16:04

Members of the Conference of European Rabbis at its headquarters in Munich, Germany (Image: CER)

gluten free recipe

Chewy, crusty gluten free bagels

A traditional Jewish treat that’s ‘free-from’ friendly

June 12, 2025 11:21

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