Diaspora

It’s time to strengthen links across the Jewish diaspora

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Board president brands social media ‘an open sewer of hatred’ as report reveals surge in antisemitism

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Shavuot

Connecting with Jerusalem: the parashah for Second Day Yom Tov

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog (Image: Israeli embassy)

Diaspora

Herzog voices concern for Commonwealth Jewry in the wake of terror attacks

By Natalie Lisbona

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Senior IDF officials reportedly hope to entice diaspora Jews aged 18 to 25 to enlist (Photo: Getty)

IDF

IDF ‘plans to appeal to young diaspora Jews to enlist’ to plug shortfall in soldiers

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Towering figure: a modern statue of the philosopher Maimonides beside the city walls in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain shows the legacy of the diaspora

Jewish history

Embracing Exile: The Case for Jewish Diaspora review: ‘The case for the diaspora’

By Rabbi Howard Cooper

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Chuck Schumer (pictured) was labelled a 'Palestinian' and a 'self-hating Jew' by Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli (Image: Getty)

US Politics

Israeli Diaspora Minister calls Democrat Senate leader Chuck Schumer a ‘Palestinian’

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By Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Disagreement does not divide us – but misjudgment might

Broadcasting criticism of Israel in the wrong context risks distorting the truth and weakening communal bonds

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April 30, 2025 11:02

Demonstrators raise placards and national flags during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of the remaining Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, in front of the Israeli Defence Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli expat communities in Europe are among the fastest growing in the world

The ‘Israeli-connected’ Jewish population now represents nine per cent of the diaspora, according to new JPR study

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

March 18, 2025 12:00

A man draped in an Israeli flag stands in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany - home to one of the largest Israeli communities outside Israel. (Photo: Getty Images)

Netanyahu government has ‘tarnished’ Zionism, says new group co-founded by former JLC leader

The London Initiative, launched by Sir Mick Davis and Mike Prashker, aims to promote liberal democracy in Israel

By Simon Rocker

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January 21, 2025 17:47

Leader of pro-Palestine bike gang that ‘shut down’ London was once saved from jail by Jews

Yusef Bouattoura has lavished praise on Jews in the past – but now thinks they are ‘greedy’

By JC Reporter

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December 31, 2024 10:15

Yusef Bouattoura the Instagram fitness influencer known as Pro PT once praised his 'loyal Jewish clientele'

Diaspora

It’s time to strengthen links across the Jewish diaspora

Board president brands social media ‘an open sewer of hatred’ as report reveals surge in antisemitism

Connecting with Jerusalem: the parashah for Second Day Yom Tov

Herzog voices concern for Commonwealth Jewry in the wake of terror attacks

IDF ‘plans to appeal to young diaspora Jews to enlist’ to plug shortfall in soldiers

Embracing Exile: The Case for Jewish Diaspora review: ‘The case for the diaspora’

Israeli Diaspora Minister calls Democrat Senate leader Chuck Schumer a ‘Palestinian’

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