Refugees

Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

Looking after the ‘stranger’ lies at the heart of the Torah

By Simon Rocker

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Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

Israel

Amid the sadness in Israel, small glimmers of hope

By Gabrielle Weiniger

4 min read

Israel Hamas war 2023

More than 200,000 displaced Israelis crowd into hotels after Hamas terror attack

By Amelie Botbol

2 min read

Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea and pro regime activists clash with Israeli police in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023. Photo by Omer Fichman/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה תומכי משטר אריתריאה פליטים דרום תל אביב כנס מבקשי מקלט עבודה

By Richard Pater

How Eritrean street fights link to Bibi’s court reforms

4 min read

Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea protest outside a conference of regime supporters in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023. Photo by Itai Ron/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה תומכי משטר אריתריאה פליטים דרום תל אביב כנס מבקשי מקלט עבודה

Israel

Netanyahu to consider deportations as Eritrean protest injures hundreds in Tel Aviv

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Refugees

Game of Thrones actress Laura Pradelska: 'My grandmother went through trauma after five years in Auschwitz'

By JC Reporter

2 min read

2nd December 1938: Some of the 5,000 Jewish and non-Aryan German child refugees, the 'Kindertransport', arriving in England at Harwich from Germany. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

By Alex Carlile

My father didn’t want to be labelled a ‘refugee’

3 min read

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We need a Jewish voice to support the less fortunate

My great-grandfather inspired me to embrace a Judaism that strives to relieve the suffering of both our own people and of others

By Rabbi David Mason

2 min read

April 11, 2023 16:47

We need a Jewish voice to support the less fortunate

Association of Jewish Refugees welcomes its newest member... Anne, 103

Anne Callender, whose family fled Berlin, did not know she was Jewish until she was a teeanger

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

March 9, 2023 12:05

Association of Jewish Refugees welcomes its newest member... Anne, 103

New Holocaust series from Unorthodox creator coming to Netflix in April

The story will focus on the heroes who rescued Jews from Nazi-occupied France

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

February 14, 2023 12:57

New Holocaust series from Unorthodox creator coming to Netflix in April

Dancing for Ukraine: Ballet Company made up of refugees from the war to perform Giselle at the London Coliseum

Jaffa-based British-born dance producer Paul Godfrey has brought the company to London for the show

By Claire Cantor

3 min read

August 26, 2022 14:27

Dancing for Ukraine: Ballet Company made up of refugees from the war to perform Giselle at the London Coliseum

Israeli rescue expert builds vital Ukraine supplies ‘bridge’

Moti Kahana, renowned for his operations in saving refugees in Syria and Afghanistan, has launched a humanitarian service to bring vital supplies in and out of Ukraine.

By Jenni Frazer

2 min read

August 25, 2022 11:51

Israeli rescue expert builds vital Ukraine supplies ‘bridge’

JC readers send £130k to aid Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban for a new life abroad

One sent a five-figure cheque after reading an article in the JC in April about charity Azadi, which has already helicoptered 850 people to safety

By Nicole Lampert

1 min read

August 11, 2022 11:36

JC readers send £130k to aid Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban for a new life abroad

Building bridges: Mill Hill US hosts drop-in afternoon for Ukrainian refugees

More than 60 people attended the event, including at least 35 Ukrainians who had fled their homes due to the war

By JC Reporter

1 min read

August 4, 2022 16:11

Building bridges: Mill Hill US hosts drop-in afternoon for Ukrainian refugees

By Kate Maltby

Britain gave my grandmother a refuge – now we must do the same for Afghan women

Each time I hear another plea to house or sponsor a refugee, I think of the woman who helped my grandmother

3 min read

August 4, 2022 09:44

DULLES, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 27: Refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport after being evacuated from Kabul following the takeover by the Taliban of Afghanistan August 27, 2021 in Dulles, Virginia. Refugees continued to arrive in the United States one day after twin suicide bombings at the gates of the airport in Kabul killed 13 U.S. military service members and nearly 100 Afghans. â€œWe will not forgive,â€ President Joe Biden warned ISIS, who claimed responsibility for the attacks. â€œWe will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.â€ (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

The Queen's Paddington sketch sent a message about refugees

Her Majesty keeps out of politics, but for all the humour, there was meaning in her words

3 min read

June 7, 2022 08:56

The Queen's Paddington sketch sent a message about refugees

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Refugees

Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

Amid the sadness in Israel, small glimmers of hope

More than 200,000 displaced Israelis crowd into hotels after Hamas terror attack

How Eritrean street fights link to Bibi’s court reforms

Netanyahu to consider deportations as Eritrean protest injures hundreds in Tel Aviv

Game of Thrones actress Laura Pradelska: 'My grandmother went through trauma after five years in Auschwitz'

My father didn’t want to be labelled a ‘refugee’

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