Trade UnionsDoctors and teachers must remain politically impartial during Palestine ‘day of action’, government saysJewish organisations had expressed concern over the TUC’s campaignBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Trade UnionsFears as teachers and nurses plan to wear Palestinian colours at workJLC say plan could ‘damage’ community cohesionBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
Board of DeputiesBoard of Deputies achieves first gender-balanced executive committee in 264 yearsElection of five women to the leadership team comes after launch of gender equality initiative last monthBy Eliana Jordan1 min read
Tommy RobinsonBoard of Deputies welcomes jailing of EDL founder Tommy RobinsonSolicitor General Sarah Sackman: no one should consider themselves above the lawBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
AntisemitismBoard and ADL launch classroom resource to combat ‘global tsunami of antisemitism’Free digital resource aims to ‘inoculate’ against antisemitism with classes on Jewish life in BritainBy Jane Prinsley1 min read
Board of DeputiesCAA and Board of Deputies pledge to work togetherHistorically, the two organisations haven’t collaboratedBy JC Reporter2 min read
SuccotWe will say l’chaim this Succot – but we can’t forget the darknessShuls will be trying to find a balance between our obligation to celebrate and remembering those in captivityBy Elisa Bray3 min read
Starmer hosts British families of hostages and calls for their immediate release ahead of October 7 anniversaryHostage families were also passed a message of solidarity from the King and QueenBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||October 1, 2024 08:31
UK Jewish leaders unite to condemn BBC over 'institutional hostility' to IsraelDanny Cohen’s review calls for an independent inquiry into the broadcaster’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflictBy Imogen Garfinkel4 min read||September 30, 2024 12:04
Employer guide includes more advice on preventing workplace antisemitismFour out of 10 people were found to have experienced antisemitism at work since October 7By Gaby Wine1 min read||September 19, 2024 17:03
Death certificate reforms hoped to speed up Jewish burialsJewish tradition encourages funerals within 24 hours of a deathBy Ellie Grant1 min read||September 13, 2024 15:12
Post-October 7 challenges on the agenda in Board’s three-year proposalsThe 2024-2027 triennium outline includes plans to fight antisemitism and celebrate British Jewish cultureBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||September 11, 2024 15:58
Board of Deputies launches gender equality planInitiative launched after elections yielded all-male leadership team for first time in 15 yearsBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||September 11, 2024 09:38
Dame Louise Ellman accepts new role at Board of DeputiesBoard meetings to be run by independent chairs rather the president in move to make them more inclusiveBy Simon Rocker1 min read||September 3, 2024 13:17
Esther McVey refuses to apologise for ‘minimising the horrors of the Holocaust’Former ‘common sense minister’ told the JC: ‘no equivalence was being suggested’ between Nazis and proposed smoking banBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||August 30, 2024 11:06
Parents of October 7 victim call for a permanent memorial to be built in BritainLisa and Michael Marlowe are leading the search for a location for a memorial to those killed in Israel on October 7By Daniel Ben-David4 min read||August 28, 2024 09:15