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Outrage over government-funded Irish magazine cover featuring Jewish stars on barbed wire

Comhar magazine accused of ‘defaming the Holocaust’ with Magen Davids on the wire next to pool of blood

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July 4, 2025 10:54

An Irish magazine is accused of producing antisemitic imagery after publishing a front page cartoon of wire barbed with Magen Davids dividing an amputee from sunbathers (photo: X screenshot)

Unilever ‘cuts millions’ in Ben & Jerry’s funding over Gaza donation probe

The corporate giant accused its subsidiary of “resisting basic oversight” and refusing to provide documents for its audit

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July 4, 2025 11:09

Unilever has reportedly cut funding from Ben & Jerry's charitable foundation amid an audit of its donations

jewish pride

New London Synagogue blends queer anthems with Jewish liturgy in time for Pride

Two recordings in memory of shul’s late chazan are a ‘celebration of queer Jewish joy, resilience and faith’

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July 2, 2025 13:25

New London Synagogue's cantorial leads Yoav Oved (right) and David Djemal recorded a performance of Hashkiveinu to the tune of Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Photo: YouTube NLS)

Jewish LGBTQ+

Jewish LGBTQ+ charity shortlisted for National Diversity Award

KeshetUK recognised for work promoting inclusion across British Jewish life

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July 2, 2025 15:10

Members of KeshetUK at London Pride in 2023 (Image: KeshetUK)

Opera

The opera singer who won’t be silenced on Israel

Born in St Petersburg to Ukrainian and Russian parents, acclaimed soprano Ilona Domnich grew up with the message: ‘Don’t disclose. Hide your Jewishness.’ Now she is done hiding

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July 4, 2025 12:02

Chai note: Ilona Domnich (Photo: Omer Barr)

The Charity Awards

Holocaust Educational Trust scoops prize at charity awards

HET’s Testimony 360 project was described as ‘truly outstanding’

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July 4, 2025 12:33

Manfred Goldberg with his virtual testimony in Testimony 360, created using AI (Photo: HET)

Jewish refugees

From Berlin to Finchleystrasse: the Jews who redefined the Finchley Road

Thousands of refugees from Nazi Europe rebuilt their lives in coffee houses, bookshops and cabarets along Finchley Road, turning this dusty stretch of the A41 into a boulevard of dreams. The grandson of two Finchleystrasse pioneers reports

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July 3, 2025 10:15

Bohemian haunt: Cosmo, a meeting place for intellectuals and eccentrics from 1933 to 1998 (Photo: Marion Manheimer)

fruit

Watermelon pizza

A gorgeous fruity finish or teatime treat that everyone will love

July 3, 2025 16:00

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BBQ recipe

Get your grill on

How to get your grill on – it's the perfect way to cook supper any day

3 min read

July 4, 2025 09:25

jewish pride

Dozens of Jews to march at London Pride despite Keshet withdrawal

Synagogue bloc to join parade after Jewish charity pulls out for second year over ‘safety concerns’

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July 4, 2025 14:05

The Star of David on rainbow flags representing inclusivity and solidarity within the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities (Photo: Stock Getty) southern coast of England.

Zohran Mamdani and the Corbynisation of New York

He eats rice by hand to fake Third World authenticity. Identitarian theatrics, anti-Zionism, and socialism are coming to the world’s largest Jewish city

5 min read

July 2, 2025 13:59