CultureJews being ‘erased’ from culture, warns head of UK Jewish Film FestivalMichael Etherton said that arts bodies across UK now feel ‘impunity’ to exclude JewsBy Daniel Ben-David6 min read
October 7UK Jews more attached to Israel since October 7, new poll findsBut significant minority believe Israel’s actions in Gaza clash with their Jewish valuesBy Simon Rocker4 min read
By Simon RockerWe will have to adjust to growing diversity over IsraelJust as in the United States, our Jewish leaders face the challenge of a more complex community3 min read
Israel Three-quarters of UK Jews disapprove of Benjamin NetanyhauIsraeli Prime Minister’s standing among British Jews has declined since October 7 says new JPR pollBy Simon Rocker2 min read
JPRMost British Jews believe Israeli government has not done enough to release the hostagesJPR report finds a sharp divide between left- and right-wing opinionBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
EnvironmentalBack to the land: the radical new group promoting ‘earth-based’ JudaismDevon-based Miknaf Ha’aretz is looking to a build a different model of Jewish community from the suburban standardBy Simon Rocker4 min read
JLCJLC leader: British Jewry faces ‘the fight of our lives’ after October 7But new community action places us ‘on the front foot’ says Keith BlackBy Simon Rocker4 min read
How UK Jews do Judaism todayFurther insights from JPR’s new National Jewish Identity SurveyBy Simon Rocker4 min read||February 14, 2024 13:00
Census uncovers increase in British secular JewsBut the vast majority of the community still identify as religious, writes Simon RockerBy Simon Rocker3 min read||January 11, 2024 15:32
Antisemitism has soared across UK since October 7, police figures showThe data comes from 31 of the 46 police forces across the UKBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||December 29, 2023 10:15
UK Jewish population rise higher than first reportedRevised figures now include those who identify as ethnically but not religiously JewishBy Simon Rocker2 min read||December 29, 2023 10:08
Eight out of ten British Jews identify as Zionist, says new pollThe CAA said the November survey countered far-left claims that Zionism is separate from Jewish identityBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||December 28, 2023 10:34
The making of a super-shulA new book charts the rise of one of the UK’s biggest synagogues, New North LondonBy Simon Rocker4 min read||December 28, 2023 10:25
Inquiry launched at university after Jewish lecturer is called a ‘white supremacist’Goldsmiths, University of London appoints senior barrister to probe antisemitism at institutionBy David Rose1 min read||May 18, 2023 08:59
Jews live the longest - thanks to chicken soup and brandyJewish 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 populationBy Ben Bloch2 min read||February 2, 2023 11:16
Antisemitism watchdog launches UK-wide Stand With Jews campaignThe organisation's billboards will feature in cities across the UK such as Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and GlasgowBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||January 17, 2023 15:32
