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Holocaust Memorial Day

Michael Morpurgo uses Holocaust address to call for hope and peace

Recalling own connections with the Holocaust, Morpurgo was moved to tears at the Anne Frank Trust annual lunch

2 min read

January 22, 2024 11:51

Antisemitism

Police investigating after Israelis attacked after speaking Hebrew in Leicester Square, ‘thought they would die’

The Met say they ‘wish’ they could have attended the incident sooner and are now investigating as a hate crime

2 min read

January 22, 2024 10:18

'They're attacking me because I'm Jewish': three Israelis were beaten in London's Leicester Square after men heard them speaking Hebrew

antisemitism

Manchester rally: ‘An attack on our Jewish friends is an attack on us all’

Lisa Nandy and Tom Tugendhat address protest against antisemitism

3 min read

January 21, 2024 20:39

Thousands join march against antisemitism in Manchester earlier this year (Ruthless Images)

Travel

Unlocking the Florida Keys

Cathy Winston finds unforgettable characters, tall tales and a unique slice of Jewish history beyond the tropical delights

5 min read

January 21, 2024 18:04

Board of Deputies

Third candidate announces bid for Board of Deputies presidency

Former senior vice-president Sheila Gewolb says she has the experience to be ‘the face of the Board’

1 min read

January 21, 2024 15:02

Israel Hamas war 2023

Metropolitan Police investigation into alleged Israel war crimes is a ‘waste of resources’

Former Justice Minister Lord Wolfson says taxpayers do not fund police to look at foreign policy issues

1 min read

January 21, 2024 12:49

Lord David Wolfson (right) in Israel with Israeli diplomat Joel Lion

Israel Hamas war 2023

Accusing Israel of genocide is ‘ultimate demonisation’ says Chief Rabbi

’Spurious’ allegations undermine memory of the Holocaust, Sir Ephraim says in Telegraph op-ed

1 min read

January 21, 2024 11:42

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (Photo: Michael Donald)

Tu Bishvat

The mystical Seder with roots in Israel

Tu Bishvat, The New Year for Trees, which falls next Thursday, offers plenty of scope for creative celebration,

4 min read

January 21, 2024 09:30

it is traditional to eat 15 fruits on Tu Bishvat (Unsplash.com)

Etgar

The Etgar quiz no 255

Try our weekly Jewish knowledge test

1 min read

January 21, 2024 09:00

Breakfast recipe

Overnight chocolate and orange oats

Quick, easy and good for you

January 20, 2024 18:00

Labour Party

Meet the Labour MPs who boost rallies where crowds chant for Houthis and against Israel

Last weekend, Limehouse MP Apsana Begum told a rally that the airstrikes against the Houthis were ‘shameful’

4 min read

January 19, 2024 16:33

Zarah Sultana speaking at the January 14 rally against Israel (Image: Twitter / X)

Hostages

‘Words are empty. We want action’: Londoners mark hostage Kfir Bibas’ first birthday

Speakers outside the Red Cross offices, including Hen Mazzig, demanded the release of the hostages, while commemorating ‘the saddest birthday in the world’

3 min read

January 19, 2024 15:20

A gift box for Kfir Bibas's first birthday sat beneath the stage at the demonstration outside the Red Cross office in London on Thursday evening. (Photo: Eliana Jordan)

Hummus

Activists accuse hummus-buyers of ‘supporting genocide’

The supermarket apologised for the label which appeared in a London store this week

1 min read

January 19, 2024 15:19

The sticker on the Sabra hummus (@NiohBerg)

Obituary

The pioneering gerontologist who fled Nazi Germany and revolutionised dementia care

Naomi Feil, whose family fled Nazi persecution in Germany in 1937, has died at the age of 91

4 min read

January 19, 2024 14:37

Naomi Feil transformed the field of dementia care with her validation method. (Photo courtesy of Vicki de Klerk-Rubin)

Barbara Winton

Nicholas Winton’s daughter speaks out

Jennifer Lipman welcomes an intriguing account of the Jewish stockbroker’s extraordinary life

2 min read

January 19, 2024 12:51

Hostages

Raped hostages may no longer be able to have abortions, says daughter of captive

Sharone Lifschitz made the remark during a parliamentary meeting for the families of hostages

3 min read

January 19, 2024 12:07

London-based British-Israelis Sharon Lifschitz, whose parents were taken hostage from the Nir Oz Kibbutz by Hamas terrorists, attending a press conference in London on October 12, 2023. She joined the meeting in Parliament this week via Zoom from Israel. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

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