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Israeli rabbi officiates wedding of fallen son’s ex-fiancée

Nearly two years after his son fell in battle, Tamir Granot oversaw the marriage of the woman the soldier had planned to wed

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August 15, 2025 14:07

Rabbi Tamir Granot officiated the wedding of hi fallen son's ex-fiancée (Image: courtesy)

NHS

Woman says she stepped in as elderly Jewish couple targeted in NHS waiting room

Jewish couple in emergency room allegedly blamed for war in Gaza by fellow patient until member of the public intervened

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August 15, 2025 13:57

A Jewish couple were allegedly verbally abused by a member of the public at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital emergency department earlier this week (Photo: NHS)

Palestinian statehood

NASA removes all mentions of Palestine from its website

The reference to a Palestinian state were first dropped from a ‘connect with us’ form, where it was listed as an option for the user’s nation of origin

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August 15, 2025 13:52

NASA has removed all references to a Palestinian state from its website (Image: Getty)

Edinburgh Fringe

The only explicitly antisemitic jokes I’ve heard at Fringe have come from Jews. Hmm

I think the idea that an antisemitic joke becomes a Jewish one if it’s told by a Jew, is misguided

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August 15, 2025 16:03

The word ‘Jewish’ was burned from the comedian Rachel Creeger's posters at the Edinburgh Fringe. The vandalism came after she was forced to move her show to another venue over 'safety concerns'

Jewish history

Embracing Exile: The Case for Jewish Diaspora review: ‘The case for the diaspora’

This is an erudite, provocative and timely book on Jewish accomplishments in ‘exile’, and how they have been to the benefit of Jews and non-Jews alike

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August 15, 2025 17:05

Towering figure: a modern statue of the philosopher Maimonides beside the city walls in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain shows the legacy of the diaspora

Theatre

Every Brilliant Thing review: ‘a funny play about suicide’ ★★★★

After 70 uninterrupted minutes, we emerge knowing something of life under the pall of depression and suicide – and it makes for a funny and moving night out

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August 15, 2025 16:25

Audience participation: Lenny Henry shares the stage in this life-affirming production

Muslim Brotherhood

Rubio Says US Working to List Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization

The Secretary of State says Washington is moving forward with efforts to blacklist the Islamist movement behind Hamas, a step that would align the US with Middle Eastern allies

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August 15, 2025 16:36

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood burning Israeli and American flags at a protest (Image: Getty)

Film

Savages review: ‘diminished by preachy tone’ ★★★

The environmental issues behind this film about an adopted orangutan are certainly urgent, but it wears its campaigning heart on its sleeve and it doesn’t help

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August 15, 2025 16:47

Forest family: Clay comes alive in this affecting tale

Camp Simcha

Former heart surgery patient launches Camp Simcha project with help from Watford Football Club

Joel Ucko is marking ten years since his operation

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August 15, 2025 18:14

Football

Joe Jacobson – from Jewish footballer to...Jewish doctor!

The former Wycombe Wanderers player has been recognised for his work fighting discrimination in football

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August 15, 2025 12:18

Joe Jacobson on the pitch (Photo: Getty)

The Windermere Boys

Award-winning garden unveiled at 80th anniversary of arrival of the Windermere Boys

The original design, with a Magen David at its centre, won a Gardeners’ World award

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August 17, 2025 07:08

Arek Hersh, one of the Windermere Boys, in the memorial garden on the site of the original Calgarth Estate (Photo: Snappy Dayve)

Holocaust Memorial Day

80 Candles for 80 Years exhibition touring the UK

The Holocaust Memorial Day project marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

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August 17, 2025 08:38

Some of the candle-holders designed for the 80 Candles for 80 Years project, organised by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and now being displayed in an exhibition (Photo: HMDT)

Gaza

Netanyahu backs end to Gaza War – but rules out phased hostage deal

The prime minister said only the immediate release of all hostages, the disarmament of Hamas and the ‘demilitarisation’ of the Strip could end the conflict

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August 17, 2025 08:56