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Sidrah

Negative messaging: this week’s sidrah, Ki Tavo

“Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law” Deuteronomy 27:26

1 min read

August 27, 2026 11:35

Mount Ebal, where the biblical curses were to be read when the Israelites crossed into Israel (photo: Daniel Ventura/Wikimedia Commons)

Yiddish

Organisers schep naches from success of first Yiddish festival in the suburb

ZumerFest UK was the brainchild of Norrice Lea member Martin Kaye

1 min read

August 27, 2026 11:13

Klezmer jamming sessions at ZumerFest (Photo: courtesy)

Rosh Hashanah recipe

Rosh Hashanah apple and pomegranate tarte tatin

A tried and tested tarte tatin, with a fun Rosh Hashanah twist

August 27, 2026 10:12

Cook time: 35 mins

A classic tarte tatin – with a tasty Rosh Hashanah twist (Photo: Inbal Bar-Oz)

Calendar

Shabbat times from August 28 to September 4

Shabbat times for the week

1 min read

August 27, 2026 09:44

Norway

It was the birthplace of the Oslo Accords… so why have Norway’s relations with Israel turned so very frosty?

On a visit to the annual democracy festival of Arendalsuka, the JC finds what lies behind the political hostility to Jerusalem – and why there just may be hope for better relations

6 min read

August 27, 2026 08:17

It was the birthplace of the Oslo Accords… so why have Norway’s relations with Israel turned so very frosty?

Ukraine

‘Hitler tried to kill me because I’m Jewish. Now Putin wants to kill me because I’m Ukrainian’

In his home town of Odesa, Holocaust survivor Roman Shvartsman, 89 relives the trauma of his wartime childhood as Russian forces launch a deadly drone attack on the city

5 min read

August 27, 2026 08:00

Witness to horrors: Roman Shvartsman in Odesa (Image: Getty)

How the Green Party is embracing the politics of Palestinian extremism

When even a Jewish-Arab peace group that speaks of ‘apartheid’ and ‘genocide’ is deemed beyond the pale, the argument is no longer about Israel’s policy, but its very legitimacy

2 min read

August 27, 2026 07:33

Green Party MP's, members, activists and supporters gather on Bournemouth beach for a 'Red Line for Palestine' protest on the second day of the Green Party Conference, on October 04, 2025 in Bournemouth. (Getty Images)

isis

Courageous refugee campaigner who has helped thousands of children to recover from evil of Isis

The Springs of Hope Foundation’s Jewish founder Lisa Miara explains how the centre brings its attendees back to life

3 min read

August 27, 2026 07:00

Founder and president of the Springs of hope Foundation Lisa Miara (Courtesy)

Kanye West

Russian stadium says Kanye West concerts ‘cannot take place’

Last week the venue described West, who has often made antisemitic comments before apologising, as ‘the most influential musical artist of our time’

3 min read

August 26, 2026 18:47

Kanye West, otherwise known as Ye (Image: Getty Images)

Stamford Hill

Chasidic school at centre of planning battle is praised by Ofsted

Talmud Torah London is challenging an order from Hackney Council to leave its current premises

1 min read

August 26, 2026 17:54

Talmud Torah London (photo: Google Street View)

Liverpool

Liverpool mayor calls for suspension of Lib Dem councillors who compared local train station to Auschwitz

Councillors Richard Kemp and Pat Moloney have since stood by their comments, though the latter apologised for causing ‘offence’

3 min read

August 26, 2026 16:47

Liverpool Town Hall on March 19, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israeli Politics

Former IDF general Ofer Winter launches new right-wing party for 2026 elections

Winter, who unveiled Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad and former Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum as candidates, used the launch event to call for the ‘emigration’ of Palestinians

1 min read

August 26, 2026 16:39

Ofer Winter at the launch of the new Amcha Yisrael party in Jerusalem on August 25, 2026 (Flash90)

Palestine Action

US government announces sanctions against Palestine Action

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the measures would put ‘far-left extremists on notice’

1 min read

August 26, 2026 16:27

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a press conference in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department on August 24, 2026 (Getty Images)

Film

Mathieu Kassovitz on starring in De Gaulle: Résistance and how being Jewish informs his work

The rebel director returns to the heart of French cinema

5 min read

August 26, 2026 16:16

Maverick: French actor-director Mathieu Kassovitz

batmitzvah

JCoSS pupil sets up shop to sell 60 simchah dresses

Charlotte Summers is going to hold a sale on Sunday September 6 to raise funds for Chai Cancer Care and Finchley Foodbank

1 min read

August 26, 2026 16:07

Charlotte Summers is hoping her batmitzvah dress sale will be a big hit (Photos: Getty Images; courtesy)

EUJS

Does Brexit mean Brexit? Not at the annual European Jewish student jamboree

Ari Sheldon writes about a week of pool parties, late night singalongs and aqua aerobics with over 300 Jewish students and young professionals at EUJS Summer U

2 min read

August 26, 2026 15:58

Summer U 2026 participants (Photo: EUJS)

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