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Surf’s up! Jewish and Arab children with special needs lap up the waves off Jaffa

The programme, set up by non-profit organisation HaGal Sheli, teaches life skills through surfing

By Jamie Shapiro

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Taim Abd Elrazek Awwad surfing (Image: HaGal Sheli)

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Charity Commission investigating eight UK charities over activities in West Bank settlements

By JC Reporter

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JFS appeal exceeds £1 million target

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Keep calm and carry on: Jack Attar (right) and Gadi Albert at the summit of Ben Nevis

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We completed the Three Peaks challenge, just days after the Princess of Wales

By Jack Attar

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Left to right: ATFC's COO Nicole Levitus, CEO Natasha Ainley, and head of fundraising Georgia Morgan (photo: Rafe Ibgi)

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Arts Therapies for Children marks decade of showing up for struggling youngsters

By Ben Conway

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Whatsapp CEO Jan Koum (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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WhatsApp co-founder donates record-breaking £147m to Israeli hospital

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

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Erica Marks appointed new CEO of Mavar

By Simon Rocker

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The charity that gives computers – and people – a second chance

A chance conversation at a Jewish wedding led to a thriving organisation which gives people with disabilities, learning difficulties or mental health challenges the opportunity to gain valuable computer skills

By Ben Conway

4 min read

April 22, 2026 09:43

James working on the insides of a laptop (photo: Ben Conway)

By Danielle Haas

Ideological rot has hollowed out human rights NGOs from within

Organisations like MSF, Amnesty, and Human Rights Watch shape policy, education, law, and public discourse – yet they’re only weakly accountable

3 min read

March 30, 2026 11:13

Nasser Hospital in Gaza (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Jewish Care sets out new five-year plan to raise £100m

Supporting the ageing Jewish community is central to the mission

By Ben Conway

2 min read

March 11, 2026 11:13

Jewish Care sets out new five-year plan to raise £100m

Tikva UK reflects on critical work it continues to provide for Odesa’s Jewish community

The fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was marked this week

By Ben Conway

2 min read

February 27, 2026 15:56

Jewish children from Odesa on a new mattress in the displaced persons camp in Bucharest (Photo: Tikva UK)

‘At Charity Extra, we think about the psychology of why people give tzedakah’

The digital fundraising platform has now surpassed $1 billion (£740 million) in donations

By Ben Conway

3 min read

February 26, 2026 15:47

Siberian-born Jewish food writer Alissa Timoshkina’s recipe for hope this Purim

This sweet twist on kreplach, created in partnership with Ukrainian children’s charity Tikva UK, offers a fun alternative to hamantashen

By JC Reporter

3 min read

February 24, 2026 18:20

Food writer Alissa Timoshkina has partnered with Ukrainian children's charity Tikva this Purim (Picture: Lizzi Mayson)

King Charles pops in to refugee jobs fair at St James’s Palace

The employment event was supported by World Jewish Relief

By Ben Conway

2 min read

February 19, 2026 13:40

His Majesty The King meeting Sara, refugee and employee at PwC, at the Refugee Employment Network job fair (Photo: Ian Jones)

JNF UK launches Green Sunday to strengthen Israel’s border communities

The people-led projects aim to revitalise civilian life on Israel’s outskirts

By Ben Conway

2 min read

February 18, 2026 13:14

Ruach Arava Leadership Programme (credit: JNF UK)

Leading philanthropist cuts off groups over apparent support for October 7

Billionaire grant-giver Sigrid Rausing has expressed concern over what she deemed ‘troubling apologies for terrorism’

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

December 31, 2025 12:34

The philanthropist Sigrid Rausing receiving an award from the international Physicians for Human Rights in 2017 (Photo: Getty)

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Surf’s up! Jewish and Arab children with special needs lap up the waves off Jaffa

Charity Commission investigating eight UK charities over activities in West Bank settlements

JFS appeal exceeds £1 million target

We completed the Three Peaks challenge, just days after the Princess of Wales

Arts Therapies for Children marks decade of showing up for struggling youngsters

WhatsApp co-founder donates record-breaking £147m to Israeli hospital

Erica Marks appointed new CEO of Mavar

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