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Previously inadequate Charedi school upgraded by Ofsted

Ofsted recognises progress at Beis Medrash Elyon but school still falls foul of requirements to teach about LGBT identity

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May 14, 2024 16:57

Paris

Paris Holocaust memorial defaced with red hands in ‘disgraceful act of hate’

French capital city tagged with red hand graffiti on the anniversary of the Nazi’s first round-up of Parisian Jews

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May 14, 2024 16:21

Paris Holocaust memorial defaced with red hands in ‘disgraceful act of hate’

Terrorism

Three men in court over ‘Isis-inspired’ plot to kill Jews in north-west England

The men are accused of planning to use automatic weapons to cause ‘multiple fatalities’

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May 14, 2024 16:00

The men are accused of planning to inflict 'multiple fatalities using automatic weapons' (Photo: Getty Images)

Amy Winehouse

Zutons singer reveals he warned Amy Winehouse her version of ‘Valerie’ would flop

The 2007 cover produced by Mark Ronson remains a firm favourite among Winehouse fans

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May 14, 2024 13:47

Amy Winehouse's and Mark Ronson's cover of 'Valerie' features the star's powerful soul vocals against a driving bassline (Photo: Getty)

Kindertransport 85th anniversary

85th anniversary of the Kindertransport marked at Wigmore Hall concert

Actor Tom Conti compered the event

2 min read

May 14, 2024 13:23

Audience members who came over to the UK on the Kindertransport are applauded at a Wigmore Hall concert to mark the 85th anniversary of their journey (Photo: Adam Soller Photography)

Board of Deputies elections

New Board president says British Jewry is ‘at inflection point’

Phil Rosenberg, 38, makes history as the Board’s youngest-ever president and sets out his vision for his term in office

5 min read

May 14, 2024 13:20

New Board president says British Jewry is ‘at inflection point’

Protest

Proscribe ‘extreme protest groups’ like Palestine Action, government advised

Palestine Action has been reported to police for offering tips on ‘smashing windows’ and ‘breaking in’ to buildings

3 min read

May 14, 2024 13:13

Last month, members of Palestine Action (not pictured) sprayed red paint on the Ministry of Defence building in London (Photo: Getty)

Turkey

Hamas planned to set up a base in Turkey before October 7 according to secret papers

A document found at the home of the chief of staff to Hamas’s leader in Gaza reveals plans to ‘establish a security branch abroad’

2 min read

May 14, 2024 12:42

Yahya Sinwar (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Kindertransport

Granddaughter of Kinderstransport refugee to tell his story through music

Cellist Juliette Appel will perform the piece with her sister

2 min read

May 14, 2024 12:37

Cellist Juliette Appel, who has composed a piece of music based on her grandfather Kenneth Appel's experience on the Kindertransport. He can be seen in the framed photographs (Photo: Appel)

London

PureGyms in East London vandalised after CEO supports Israel on Question Time

Humphrey Cobbold said Britain should supply ‘defensive weapons’ to the Jewish state but not ‘big bombs’

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May 14, 2024 12:23

PureGyms in east London have been hit by a campaign of vandalism (Photo: Instagram)

Haggadah

New North London investigating Masorti rabbi who called Israeli leaders ‘war criminals’

Rabbi Lara Haft Yom-Tom apologised for controversial Haggadah supplement

2 min read

May 14, 2024 12:14

Rabbi Lara Haft Yom-Tov (Photo: YouTube)

Leeds

Leeds Jewish Free School still in Ofsted’s good books

‘I would pick this school every day,’ says pupil

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May 14, 2024 11:42

A school that values 'diversity, inclusivity, and kindness': Leeds Jewish Free

Na'amod

Radical Jewish group urges community to boycott Board of Deputies

Na’amod has accused the Board of a ‘damaging agenda’ on Israel

1 min read

May 14, 2024 11:37

2WMCYE1 London, UK. 25 February, 2024. Jewish group Na'amod, joined by allies, hold a 'Rally for Rafah' in London's Soho Square. An estimated 1.5 million Gazan's have sought refuge in Rafah from Israeli bombardment elsewhere in the besieged territory and the Israeli government is now threatening a ground offensive there. The rally condemned the killing and called for ceasefire in Gaza, a deal for the release of hostages and an end to the siege of Gaza. Credit: Ron Fassbender/Alamy Live News

Israel-Hamas War

Progressive rabbis call on Israel to halt Rafah attack

The rabbis say they are ‘deeply concerned for the fate of the 133 Israeli hostages still held in Gaza’

1 min read

May 14, 2024 11:26

Rabbi Jackie Tabick was one of the signatories to the letter (Photo: Gary Manhine)

New York

Jewish population of New York reaches 1.4 million

The city is home to the largest Jewish population in the world outside of Israel

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May 14, 2024 10:38

A person walks as police patrol a neighborhood in Brooklyn with a large Orthodox Jewish community on October 12, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Gaza hostages

Our unity is our protection, says ex-hostage on Independence Day

Sapir Cohen spent 55 days in Gaza, where her boyfriend is still held captive

2 min read

May 14, 2024 10:10

Sapir Cohen and Alex Trufanov, whom Hamas abducted on October7. Trufanov remains in Gaza. (Photo: Courtesy of Sapir Cohen)

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