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When David Bowie fantasised about being Hitler

Bowie, the Sex Pistols, John Lennon: all flirted with Nazi imagery. Elisa Bray speaks to the author of a new book which examines the rock world’s fixation on fascism

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November 13, 2025 11:03

Badge of dishonour: some of the rock and pop stars who flaunted swastikas. Top right: author Daniel Rachel

Hitler

Hitler had one testicle and possibly a micropenis, according to new DNA analysis

The rumour that the Nazi leader had Jewish ancestry has also been debunked

1 min read

November 13, 2025 12:24

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler (Picture: Getty)

Jewish film

Pro-Jewish media initiative signs video game collaboration with Roblox

Produce Michael Weisler, who started the Glow In The Dark initiative, believes that stories have the power to shape the public opinion of Jews

1 min read

November 13, 2025 12:13

Roblox Corporation building located in San Mateo, California (Getty Images)

Israel

Revealed: BBC’s complaints unit rejected every appeal by watchdog over Gaza stories

The blanket rejection has sparked outrage across the political spectrum and calls for a reform of the complaints system

4 min read

November 13, 2025 11:12

The entrance of BBC Broadcasting House (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Film

Nuremberg review: ‘It all feels too sexy, glamorous even’ ★★★

This crowd-pleaser about the first post-war international war crimes tribunal hits some wrong notes

2 min read

November 13, 2025 12:59

Neo-Nazi

Disgraced actress Allison Mack weds reformed neo-Nazi turned Jewish convert under the chupah

The Smallville star, who was jailed over her actions as part of the NXIVM sex cult, admitted that she was worried former Swastika-tattooed Frank Meeink would judge her for her past

1 min read

November 13, 2025 13:44

Allison Mack (left) has married Frank Meeink (right) - the inspiration for film American History X (inset) (Image: Allison Mack - Getty, Frank Meeink - X/Akhenaten, American History X - IMBD)

West Bank

Israel arrests 40 members of Hamas cells planning ‘immediate’ attack in the West Bank

The group is alleged to have planned bombings and shootings against Israelis and was apparently supplied by the Gaza-based terror organisation

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November 13, 2025 14:05

Israeli border police man a checkpoint in the West Bank on June 16, 2025 (Getty Images)

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Chayei Sarah

“And Eliezer said, ‘O Adonai, God of my master Abraham’s house, grant me good fortune this day, and deal graciously with my master Abraham’” Genesis 24:12

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November 13, 2025 15:07

Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well, Carlo Maratta, 60s (Wikimedia Commons)

dieting

The traditional Jewish foods the Ozempic generation should be choosing

GLP-1’s are on the rise – here’s what to eat if you’re using one of them

3 min read

November 13, 2025 15:15

Vegetarian salad

Winter purple salad

Get lunch done in minutes with this delicious, vitamin-packed plate

November 13, 2025 15:21

Books

From the Einstein of sex to letters by Oliver Sacks: meet the authors on the 2026 Wingate Prize longlist

The shortlist will be announced in mid-December and the winner early next year

2 min read

November 13, 2025 15:41

A selection of the titles on the 2026 Wingate Prize longlist

Gaza

Israel reopens key aid crossing to northern Gaza

UN agencies are reporting an uptick in food availability since the ceasefire was implemented

1 min read

November 13, 2025 16:00

Palestinians walk carrying sacks of flour near Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025, after trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered northern Gaza through the Zikim Crossing (Getty Images)

Histadrut

Dozens of officials from Israel’s largest union arrested in undercover corruption sting

Histadrut chief Arnon Bar-David is reported to be among those detained on suspicion of offences including fraud, breach of trust, money laundering, and tax offences

1 min read

November 3, 2025 11:02

Histadrut chief Arnon Bar-David attends a rally calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza outside the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2024 (Flash90)

Judaism

Meet the Native American advocate converting to Orthodox Judaism

Manilan Houle is introducing his mother and nephew to challah and cholent and sees common ground in the struggles of Indigenous and Jewish communities for self-determination

2 min read

October 31, 2025 14:29