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Cramped but full of hope: step inside a Jewish flat from 1913
A new Museum of the Home exhibit immerses visitors in the daily life of an East End Jewish family preparing for Shabbos
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Mensches on the benches! Introducing Labour’s brace of brand-new Jewish MPs
Meet the Jewish parliamentarians elected as part of the Starmer landslide
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Emotion is not a measure of truth and morality
If we are to make wise decisions, we must beware of a tendency to move with our feelings
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History tells us our right to be heard is absolute
Lionel de Rothschild refused to cave in to bigotry – and was able to take his seat as an MP
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Rare English medieval siddur goes on display
The 12th-century prayerbook is on display in Bishop Auckland, Durham
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The less than holy king who erected Judaism’s most sacred monument
King Herod was no darling of the rabbis but he was responsible for the Western Wall
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Like Moses, I wandered the desert with no phone signal – and my mind soared
How a trip to the Sahara made me think of the exodus
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Race to save historic record of Jewish life threatened by Ukraine-Russia war
Unique Kyiv collection gathered by author of The Dybbuk is at risk from Russian missiles
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Why Merthyr Tydfil is rallying behind its once-abandoned synagogue
A grand old shul is being redeveloped as a cultural centre for the whole of this south Wales community
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We have to defeat the false ‘colonialism’ narrative about Israel
It is imperative to remind the world of the enduring bond between Jews and the land of Israel
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I’m proud to ‘conflate’ Jews with Israel, let’s not deny our roots
A visit to the magnificent synagogue in Garnethill, Glasgow built by my ancestors in the latter half of the 19th century brought home the truth of how we have always longed for Zion
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Why has it taken until now to get a biography of one of Israel’s founding fathers?
There has been no biography of Pinchas Rutenberg until now yet this uncompromising figure had a key role in Israel’s history
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Stars and MPs back calls for ‘Jewish History Month’ amid rising antisemitism in UK
Is a ‘British Jewish History Month’ the best way to celebrate Anglo-Jewry?
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Hymn to history: the London shul that’s singing its story with the JC’s help
New West End Synagogue’s composer-in-residence Benjamin Till wrote a new work to celebrate the shul’s 144 year history
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Embracing Istanbul’s mysteries
Kate Wickers delves into centuries of history in this tempting Turkish city
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There’s comfort in a catalogue of archivists
<p>A recent conference was an antidote to the feeling that Jews are being ignored and gaslit</p>
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