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JLC leader: British Jewry faces ‘the fight of our lives’ after October 7
But new community action places us ‘on the front foot’ says Keith Black
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How UK Jews do Judaism today
Further insights from JPR’s new National Jewish Identity Survey
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Census uncovers increase in British secular Jews
But the vast majority of the community still identify as religious, writes Simon Rocker
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Antisemitism has soared across UK since October 7, police figures show
The data comes from 31 of the 46 police forces across the UK
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UK Jewish population rise higher than first reported
Revised figures now include those who identify as ethnically but not religiously Jewish
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Eight out of ten British Jews identify as Zionist, says new poll
The CAA said the November survey countered far-left claims that Zionism is separate from Jewish identity
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The making of a super-shul
A new book charts the rise of one of the UK’s biggest synagogues, New North London
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Inquiry launched at university after Jewish lecturer is called a ‘white supremacist’
Goldsmiths, University of London appoints senior barrister to probe antisemitism at institution
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Jews live the longest - thanks to chicken soup and brandy
Jewish centenarians share the secret to a long a life after the census revealed that the proportion of 100-year-olds in the Jewish community is nearly three times higher than in the overall population
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Antisemitism watchdog launches UK-wide Stand With Jews campaign
The organisation's billboards will feature in cities across the UK such as Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow
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The changing landscape of British Jewry
Initial figures from the new Census reveal how the community is evolving
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Arise, Sir Ephraim: Meet the man behind the New Year's Knighthood
A lover of jokes, song and Spurs, Ephraim Mirvis is described as 'warm and principled'
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SAS Rogue Heroes continues the tradition of joke Jewish soldiers
This comic relief role for Jewish soldiers has been a constant for well over a century
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Board of Deputies calls for Jewish 'ethnicity' to be included on Census form
'We are concerned many Jewish citizens... will not feel fully counted'
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Nearly half of French Jews tell their children not to reveal religion in public
A new report says that antisemitism 'often conceals itself behind the mask of human rights and egalitarianism'
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How the pandemic changed our religious behaviour
Attachment to the Jewish community grew among religious Jews, but fell among secular Jews, according to new JPR report
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