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Nisa-Nashim

Jewish and Muslim women join forces to fight extremism and build bridges

‘You are changemakers. You will go back to your communities and make the changes we want to see’

2 min read

October 20, 2025 14:11

Making tote bags of friendship and solidarity at Nisa-Nashim conference (Photo: Nisa-Nashim)

As a Jewish Aston Villa fan, I am worried for my city

Since October 7, our life in Birmingham has never felt more precarious

2 min read

October 20, 2025 10:44

Sweden

Malmö cancels Jewish film festival after every cinema refuses to participate

Sweden’s culture minister said the situation was ‘an absolute disaster for society’

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October 20, 2025 15:44

The Jewish International Film Festival was founded in 2024 (Image: The Jewish International Film Festival)

Hadley Wood Jewish Community

Hadley Wood Shul appoints new rabbinic couple

Rabbi Toby and Rebbetzin Bracha Weiniger are moving from St John’s Wood Synagogue

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October 20, 2025 16:53

Rabbi Toby and Rebbetzin Bracha Weiniger

Manchester

Ex-wife of Manchester terrorist reveals that he raped her

Elizabeth Davis says Jihad Al-Shamie became increasingly violent and controlling

3 min read

October 20, 2025 17:26

Jihad Al-Shamie was married to Elizabeth Davis for 12 months (Picture: Jihad Al-Shamie/ Facebook)

Holocaust

Israeli woman arrested after allegedly burying Holocaust-survivor mother in garden

Sharon Kantor is accused of failing to report the death so that she could continue to receive her mother’s social security and Shoah reparation cheques

1 min read

October 20, 2025 12:33

Police investigating in the garden of the Karmiel home (Image: Israeli police)

When the police suggest being Jewish is a provocation

A solicitor was questioned for wearing a Star of David. The Met’s own words confirm it: the force now treats a Jewish symbol as potentially “antagonising.” Is it any wonder that open antisemitism is given its head on the streets of London?

3 min read

October 21, 2025 08:26

Hostages

Hamas returns body of kibbutz civil defence hero killed on October 7

Tal Haimi ‘fought like a lion’ to defend his community from terrorists, while his death meant he never met his infant son

1 min read

October 21, 2025 09:09

Lisa Nandy

Culture secretary suggests pro-Gaza MP is ‘behaving in a way that is antisemitic’ over Maccabi fan ban

Lisa Nandy slammed MPs who suggested that all of the club’s fans, who have been banned from attending an upcoming match against Aston Villa, were hooligans

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October 21, 2025 10:13

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy in the Commons (Image: Parliament TV).

Film

Gal Gadot returns to London set after disruption by anti-Israel activists

The star was reportedly considering abandoning filming in the capital altogether due to harassment by protesters

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October 21, 2025 10:46

The Israeli film star suffered monthslong headaches, leading to the discovery of the massive buildup that could have killed her and her baby. (Getty Images for Disney)

Jeremy Corbyn

Petition to reverse ban on Maccabi fans outstrips call for exclusion

The counter-petition labelled the ban ‘deeply troubling’ and ‘unjust’

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October 20, 2025 14:11

An empty Villa Park three hours before kick off in the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal on December 9, 2023 (Image: Getty Images)

documentary

‘It’s a way of processing grief – and connecting’: Ben Stiller on making a documentary about his famous parents

The movie star shares his inspiration for creating ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ about parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara - and what it revealed about his relationship with his own kids

5 min read

October 21, 2025 10:53

Ben Stiller and sister Amy Stiller in 'Stiller and Meara: Nothing is Lost'. Credit: Apple TV+

With a ceasefire in place, it’s time for a reset of UK-Israeli relations

At a time of international instability and major economic and social challenges, the benefits to Britain of stronger ties with the Jewish state are undeniable

3 min read

October 21, 2025 11:28