AntisemitismJewish groups welcome social cohesion strategyNew measures include powers for the Charity Commission to shut down antisemitic NGOs and lecturers to report extremism on campusBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
Jewish Culture MonthJewish Culture Month launches programme of more than 100 eventsThe Board of Deputies is behind the inaugural celebration of the Jewish contribution to UK societyBy Alma Green1 min read
Board of Deputies Karen Newman becomes new vice-president of Board of DeputiesShe will provide Progressive voice and female presence on officer teamBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Israel strikes IranBe vigilant about security after outbreak of war with Iran, community advisedCST warns conflict in Middle East brings heightened riskBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Board of DeputiesGewolb and Newman to contest Board vice-presidencyNext month’s by-election will ensure a female presence on the Board’s officer teamBy Simon Rocker1 min read
PoliticsDemand resignation of ‘anti-Israel’ UN rapporteur, 40 peers tell Yvette CooperFrancesca Albanese made ‘outrageous and irresponsible’ comments about the ‘common enemy of humanity’By Jane Prinsley3 min read
religious educationExclusive: Teachers raise alarm after syllabus omits ‘Israel’ from lessons on JudaismJewish practitioners must be involved in writing classroom curricula, says teachers’ groupBy Simon Rocker3 min read
Karen Newman becomes second candidate for Board of Deputies vice-presidencyKaren Newman, recent chair of Liberal Judaism, has entered the contestBy Simon Rocker1 min read||January 22, 2026 14:36
Sheila Gewolb kicks off race for Board vice-presidencyThe former vice-president has launched an early campaign for the vacancy left by Andrew Gilbert’s resignationBy Simon Rocker1 min read||January 20, 2026 14:09
Jewish communal leaders press Middle East minister over lack of IRGC banThe Board and Jewish Leadership Council also expressed concern over the way in which the government advanced its recognition of Palestinian statehoodBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||January 15, 2026 14:00
Andrew Gilbert steps down as Board of Deputies VPBy-election will be held in March, deputies toldBy Simon Rocker1 min read||January 13, 2026 18:04
Jewish Culture Month is chance for community ‘rebrand’, says Board presidentDespite the challenges, there are a lot of reasons to be positive about UK Jewry, Phil Rosenberg believesBy Simon Rocker5 min read||January 12, 2026 15:47
Lib Dem leader urges PM to adopt ‘comprehensive government strategy to tackle antisemitism’Sir Keir Starmer opened PMQs by promising to protect Jewish communities in the UK in the wake of the Sydney terror attackBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||December 17, 2025 14:50
J7 group of diaspora organisations call for more action on antisemitism during Australia tripThe umbrella organisation, of which the Board of Deputies is a member, represents some 90 per cent of the Jewish diaspora worldwideBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||December 11, 2025 13:21
Jewish leaders welcome lifting of two-child benefit capThe policy had a disproportionate impact on Jewish community, they saidBy Simon Rocker1 min read||December 1, 2025 11:25
Board of Deputies cuts suspensions of two members involved in FT Gaza War letterPhilip Goldenberg and Robert Stone can return to the Board next month after making a ‘suitable apology’By Simon Rocker1 min read||November 27, 2025 15:47
