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WJR on ‘mission’ to connect Jewish refugee history with descendants

Do you know someone who arrived in the UK between 1933 and 1946 with the assistance of the Central British Fund? World Jewish Relief might have their files

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

World Jewish Relief is on a 'mission' to connect documents about Jewish refugees arriving in the UK between 1933 and 1946 with their descendants

Representatives from German, Austrian, and Czech embassies explain the process of naturalisation to Shoah survivors and their descendants, August 18, 2024 (Credit: AJR/Adam Soller)

Holoacust Education

Shoah descendents learn how to apply for European citizenship at AJR event

By Hannah Gillott

1 min read

Hias+Jcore deputy director Amos Schonfield with Josh Stein, a volunteer with the Jump scheme to befriend young asylum-seekers

We cannot stand by while refugees suffer, says charity

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

Board of Deputies vice-presidential contenders: (top row from left); Denise Lester, Jeremy Michelson, Owen Power: (below): Andrew Gilbert, Adrian Cohen

Board of Deputies elections

Board of Deputies VP candidates debate refugee policy

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

Why synagogues are being asked to mark Refugee Shabbat this weekend

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 20: People on motor scooter pass by a wall with photos of hostages taken to the Gaza Strip during the deadly Oct 7 Hamas attack on December 20, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. It has been more than two months since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that prompted Israel's retaliatory air and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Amid the sadness in Israel, small glimmers of hope

By Gabrielle Weiniger

4 min read

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

Israel Hamas war 2023

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

By Amelie Botbol

2 min read

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By Richard Pater

How Eritrean street fights link to Bibi’s court reforms

Several questions also remain unanswered from the rioting

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September 7, 2023 14:01

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

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

Israeli police were reportedly 'surprised' by the levels of violence from refugees of the East African nation

By Daniel Ben-David

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September 3, 2023 13:30

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

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

The veteran stage actress opened up on the most recent episode of John Bishop's podcast

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June 7, 2023 16:43

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

Alex Carlile

By Alex Carlile

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

He was the most reasonable person on earth and should be an example to the government

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April 28, 2023 12:18

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)

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

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April 11, 2023 17:47

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

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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

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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

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August 26, 2022 15:27

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

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August 25, 2022 12:51

Israeli rescue expert builds vital Ukraine supplies ‘bridge’

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