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‘If only she had known about her cancer risk earlier’ says sister of Ann Summers boss

Vanessa Gold was speaking at the annual Jnetics ‘Knowledge is power’ ladies’ night

5 min read

May 22, 2025 16:46

Jacqueline Gold (left) and Vanessa Gold (Photo: Getty/Paul Lang)

Children’s book roundup: the top three

From means girls and ill-fated crushes to swashbuckling seagoing sagas, here are the three best new books for kids aged nine and over

1 min read

May 30, 2025 09:52

Kosher

Orthodox foodies fly from New York to Hendon for a taste of kosher fine dining

A group of New Yorkers flew to London for a reservation at chef Andrew Krausz’s exclusive back garden restaurant

2 min read

May 30, 2025 11:32

Orthodox foodies fly from New York to Hendon for a taste of kosher fine dining

Lord Hermer

Attorney General compares modern criticism of international law to ‘1930s Germany’

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp called for Lord Hermer to be sacked over the remarks

2 min read

May 30, 2025 11:20

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 6: Attorney General Richard Hermer leaves Number 10 following the first cabinet meeting since Labour formed a government under Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street on July 6, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Alex McBride/Getty Images)

Vicious propaganda always preceded the murder of Jews

Those who claim to be committed to human rights must reassess how their language about Israel impacts the Jewish diaspora

2 min read

May 30, 2025 12:31

Vigil outside of the White House for Israeli embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who were murdered after leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum (Image: Getty)

Jewish music

The young Israeli giving the shofar a new voice

Bar Zemach, the first known musician to play the shofar chromatically, on how he was inspired and driven by the vision of his grandfather

3 min read

May 30, 2025 12:59

Shofar-blower extraordinaire: Bar Zemach is taking the horn from the synagogue to the concert hall (Photo: Jenni Munz)

Is there any point arguing with those that compare aid drops in Gaza to Auschwitz?

When commentators make these false comparisons, they’re showing us who they really are

3 min read

May 30, 2025 09:08

Gaza

UN chief who made false claim about 14,000 babies dying doubles down on Gaza ‘starvation’

Tom Fletcher accused Israel of deliberately withholding food from Gazans, calling it a ‘war crime’

1 min read

May 30, 2025 15:26

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher doubled down on claims that Israel is intentionally starving Gaza's population (Getty Images)

Crime

Thugs smash up Jewish-owned business in Stamford Hill

Palestine Action claims responsibility after attackers break windows of property company in Stamford Hill and throw red paint inside

2 min read

May 29, 2025 10:54

Locals inspecting the damage after a Jewish property business in Stamford Hill was devastated by vandals overnight

USA

Meet the sex therapist rabbi who heals Jews, Christians and Muslims alike

Dr Caleb Jacobson is a specialist in the sexual healing of Abrahamic faiths

6 min read

February 19, 2025 09:18

Meet the sex therapist rabbi who heals Jews, Christians and Muslims alike

Paris

PSG fans wave ‘stop genocide in Gaza’ banner during Champions League final

UEFA could hit the the winning team with a 10,000 euro fine

1 min read

June 1, 2025 10:11

Paris

Vandals deface synagogues and Holocaust memorial in Paris

The Paris Prosecutor’s Office said that a religious motive for the incidents was being investigated

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June 1, 2025 09:16

Green paint spray-painted by vandals is seen on the walls of the Agoudas Hakehilos synagogue in Paris on May 31, 2025. (Photo: Jewish News Syndicate/Getty Images)

The United Synagogue

Senior rabbinic couple of St John’s Wood Synagogue to retire early next year

Rabbi Ivan and Rebbetzin Rachie Binstock will be stepping down after three decades leading the congregation

1 min read

June 1, 2025 12:05

Dayan Ivan and Rebbetzin Rachie Binstock (photo: St John's Wood Synagogue)

Music

Jewish band’s Brighton show cancelled by music promoter

It follows the cancellation of Oi Va Voi’s Bristol gig last week

2 min read

June 1, 2025 12:05

Steve Levi-Kallin, John Matts, Kalliopi Mitropoulou, Josh Breslaw and David Orchant of Oi Va Voi

Trump could be about to cut a bad nuclear deal just as a weak Iran closes in on the bomb

Such an agreement would risk trading fleeting calm for long-term peril

3 min read

June 1, 2025 12:17

Iranian protesters hold placards outside the Omani embassy hosting a fifth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, in Rome on May 23, 2025. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)

October 7

‘We both broke down together’: Montana Tucker grieves with October 7’s youngest survivors in new documentary

Director Asaf Becker’s ‘The Children of October 7’ features searing testimonies from children who endured the unthinkable

2 min read

June 1, 2025 13:08

Montana Tucker, left, hears the testimony of October 7 survivor Amit as part of Asaf Becker's documentary 'The Children of October 7', released on Paramount+ on 2 June, 2025. (Photo: Orit Pnini)

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