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Growth trend: UK Jewish success story goes on

But history always teaches us to be cautious about predicting the future so watch this space

By Jonathan Boyd

5 min read

Growth trend: UK Jewish success story goes on

An employee at the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) holds one of the vessels that are believed to have contained opium in the 14th century BC, found at the Tel Yehud burial site and on display at the IAA offices in Jerusalem on September 20, 2022. - Israeli experts on September 20 said that they had uncovered the oldest known evidence of opium use, after discovering residue of the hallucinogenic drug in pottery dating from the 14th Century BC. A joint study by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Weizmann Institute of Science found evidence that opium was used in burial rituals in Canaan, a ancient territory that roughly encompasses modern day Israel and the Palestinian territories. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

History

Oldest evidence of opium use discovered at Israeli burial site

By Georgia L Gilholy

1 min read

Property

A very English house’s surprising Jewish links

By Abigail Green

1 min read

Royal Family

Anglo-Jewry embraces a familiar King

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

6 min read

History

General Patton letter in which he refers to Jews as ‘sub-human’ goes on sale online

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

PORTRAIT OF PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN. פורטרט, ראש הממשלה יצחק רבין.

Books

Book review: Maror - The bitter taste of Israel’s inky heart of darkness

By Jenni Frazer

2 min read

The prophet Geremia. Mosaic work on the facade of papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the wall in Rome.â€¨http://www.massimomerlini.it/is/rome.jpgâ€¨http://www.massimomerlini.it/is/romebynight.jpgâ€¨http://www.massimomerlini.it/is/vatican.jpg

By David Aberbach

Salman Rushdie and the Jewish tradition of literary dissidents

5 min read

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Obituary: Mikhail Gorbachev

SSR leader who aided exodus of Soviet Jews, restored diplomatic relations with Israel and oversaw the bloodless break up of the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact

By Andrew Rosemarine

4 min read

September 8, 2022 14:52

By Steven Berkoff

The Catholic Church must apologise to Jews for its sins

As heartfelt public apologies are made for the crimes of slavery, it would be very welcome if the Catholic Church said sorry for the hideous atrocities perpetrated against the Jews

1 min read

September 8, 2022 12:28

Pope Francis arrives to lead his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on October 21, 2020. (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO / AFP) (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

Simon Schama: We can't forget England's bloody antisemitic history

Sir Simon spoke to the JC after DNA analysis revealed that the remains of at least 17 children and adults found in a Norwich well were Jews killed in medieval massacre

By Felix Pope

2 min read

September 8, 2022 12:25

Programme Name: Story of the Jews - TX: n/a - Episode: n/a (No. 3) - Embargoed for publication until: n/a - Picture Shows: Berlin Holocaust Memorial Simon Schama - (C) Oxford Film and Television - Photographer: Tim Kirby

Silence Theatre review: Witnesses silenced by the telling of their tales

Format of stage adaptation of Kavita Puri's Partition Voices, about the casual carving up of land on religious grounds on the subcontinent, sadly imposes a repetitive and predictable pall over the material

By John Nathan

2 min read

September 8, 2022 11:00