Court and CrimeMan who punched Jewish father outside synagogue found not guilty on all chargesSamir Magdy Hassan Aly was involved in an altercation over a parking space before a bat mitzvah in 2022By Jane Prinsley3 min read
Court and CrimeMan accused of antisemitic attack outside synagogue says ‘my body did not act with my brain’Samir Magdy Hassan Aly told the court he was acting in self-defence during an altercation over a parking spaceBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Metropolitan PoliceTwenty-nine people arrested for showing support for Palestine Action hours after the group’s proscription came into effectPalestine Action was officially proscribed as a terrorist organisation under the UK’s Terrorism Act 2000 effective from midnight on July 5By Daniel Ben-David1 min read
jewish prideDozens of Jews to march at London Pride despite Keshet withdrawalSynagogue bloc to join parade after Jewish charity pulls out for second year over ‘safety concerns’By Jane Prinsley2 min read
jewish prideNew London Synagogue blends queer anthems with Jewish liturgy in time for PrideTwo recordings in memory of shul’s late chazan are a ‘celebration of queer Jewish joy, resilience and faith’By Jane Prinsley3 min read
Cookbook‘My Iraqi motherland rejected me because I was Jewish. It’s left a scar’Linda Dangoor’s recipe memoir is filled with flavours from her birthplace and the countries to which she and her family travelledBy Elisa Bray4 min read
shomrimPolice search for knife-wielding man who hacked mezuzahs off Golders Green doorsThe suspect was captured on camera, sparking fears other homes could be targetedBy Jane Prinsley1 min read
‘I’m finally home’: emotional homecoming for Emily Damari as she attends Tottenham match in north LondonHundreds gathered at Tottenham Hotspur stadium and Highgate Synagogue to welcome freed British-Israeli hostageBy Jane Prinsley5 min read||May 11, 2025 16:10
Met restricts anti-Israel Shabbat protest in north LondonPublic Order Act powers used to block protests in Jewish area on Fridays, citing ‘cumulative impact’By Jane Prinsley2 min read||May 7, 2025 19:48
Anti-Israel protesters demonstrate against Gal Gadot’s stunt double during filming in LondonThe Israeli actress will star in the upcoming thriller The RunnerBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||May 1, 2025 16:50
Jewish bloc at London Pride cancelled over safety concernsKeshet UK has pulled out of Pride celebrations for second year after organisers allegedly rejected requests for antisemitism awareness trainingBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||May 1, 2025 13:26
The alternative siddur for ‘God-optional’ servicesMartin Di Maggio is leading efforts to establish Humanistic Judaism in the UKBy Simon Rocker4 min read||May 1, 2025 11:20
Two Charedi schools sound alarm over financial blackholePardes House Grammar School and Shiras Devorah High School face closure if they can’t make up their funding shortfallBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||April 25, 2025 13:37
Swastikas daubed across children’s playground in north LondonPark near two synagogues vandalised with Nazi-era symbolsBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||April 22, 2025 08:51
Rabbi who found ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti on matzah box says he will order more than ever this yearThe Chabad branch in south London has been receiving boxes of matzah and distributing them to 250 families for five yearsBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||April 9, 2025 18:12
Speaker at KCL student union society event ranted about ‘scared’ Jews with ‘a lot of money’ and defended child marriageAbutorab Islam suggested a nine-year-old girl was ‘mature’ enough to consummate a marriage and said Brits have ‘no right’ to talk about age of consentBy Jane Prinsley5 min read||April 9, 2025 17:29
