Jewish Book Week 2025A life-affirming Jewish Book Week made space for debate... and dinner plansLondon’s longest-running literary festival was packed with new ideasBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
SchoolsJFS to offer bulge class amid surge in demandEurope’s largest Jewish school says applications have doubled over the course of two yearsBy Simon Rocker1 min read
UniversitiesHundreds demonstrate outside LSE against ‘Understanding Hamas’ book launchLSE governor Baroness Altmann said she is ‘ashamed’ that the university chose to host the book launchBy Daniel Ben-David4 min read
Sadiq KhanWhy couldn’t London light up for the Bibas family?Cities all over the world marked their tragic deaths, but Sadiq Khan’s London was a notable absenceBy Jake Wallis Simons2 min read
Palestine Solidarity CampaignPalestine Solidarity Campaign director pleads not guilty to public order offencesBen Jamal, who is accused of breaching police conditions on a recent protest, will return to court for trial in JulyBy JC Reporter1 min read
Swiss CottageJewish residents call for an end to weekly ‘intimidating’ Swiss Cottage protestsThe JC has seen evidence of at least 60 alleged criminal offences at the demonstrations, including assault and expressions of support for HamasBy Jane Prinsley7 min read
FootballQPR owner shared posts calling for Israel to be ‘dismantled’ and praising HezbollahRuben Gnanalingam also reposted conspiracy theories that Israel ‘owns’ the US, citing paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein as evidenceBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
‘I had to grab my identity’ – the tattoo artist cancelled for being Jewish now inundated with requests for Hebrew artAdam Silas received a wave of antisemitic abuse last year, but his local community has now rallied around him to support his workBy Elisa Bray3 min read||January 30, 2025 12:28
Revealed: ‘Jihadi lioness’ has been hosted by more London charitiesSyeda Umme Farwa runs her own Islamic charity – located minutes from a synagogue – where she reportedly memorialised Iranian terrors leader as ‘martyrs’By Jane Prinsley5 min read||January 29, 2025 11:45
Virgin flight from London to New York gets an unexpected Hebrew twist‘Trippy’ Virgin Atlantic safety video with Hebrew subtitles baffles travellersBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||January 26, 2025 12:15
Barnet FC drops Amnesty appeal after backlash from fansThe National League club said it wanted to ‘avoid any political stance that could cause offence’By Jane Prinsley1 min read||January 26, 2025 11:15
CAA renews attack on Met Commissioner over policing of pro-Palestinian demosSir Mark Rowley said the campaign’s calls for banning marches ‘ignore the reality of the law’By Simon Rocker2 min read||January 22, 2025 16:48
Family of visionary Jewish architect Richard Seifert reunite in his London Space HouseThe brutalist office complex has been carefully refurbished to bring his unique vision back to lifeBy Imogen Garfinkel1 min read||January 22, 2025 10:23
London transfer and national tour for Fiddler on the RoofThe beloved production is set to take on London’s Barbican before heading across the UK and IrelandBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||January 21, 2025 14:29
Pro-Hezbollah teacher in London vows to make children holy warriorsChildren are taught to venerate the Ayatollah at Islamic school near a south London synagogueBy Jane Prinsley7 min read||January 16, 2025 13:59
There’s light! Venue steps in to host rejected Jewish singerCharedi star Benny Friedman was booked after JC reported his plight amid rising antisemitism in the artsBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||December 24, 2024 13:04
