‘Eleanor’ wore its Jewishness lightly – a rarity in these timesThe flawed script – it veers into improbability at a bat mitzvah – hardly matters: the acting is superb and Scarlett Johansson’s direction makes it lingerBy Maureen Lipman4 min read
LimmudLimmud Ukraine shows Jewish life is ‘unbreakable’The city of Lviv played host to a three-day festival of Jewish learning and culture at the weekendBy Simon Rocker1 min read
UkraineTorah translated into Ukrainian for first time despite printing press being hit by Russian strikes‘This is truly a huge step forward for all Ukrainian-speaking Jews,’ said Chief Rabbi Moshe AzmanBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
UkraineRabbi escapes with his life as Russian drone hits synagogue moments after he stepped out to put up mezuzahKherson’s only synagogue has been damaged, but not destroyed, while Rabbi Wolff ‘miraculously’ avoided death or injuryBy Katie Grant2 min read
Yom KippurOn Yom Kippur we bring before God a bleeding heart and a troubled conscienceWhat questions will be uppermost in our mind on the holiest day of the year?By Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg3 min read
UkraineThe kosher kitchens feeding war torn UkraineInside the synagogue soup kitchens in Kharkiv and Dnipro busy feeding wartorn communitiesBy Felicity Spector3 min read
UkraineRussian suicide drone hits historic synagogue in OdessaThe city's Jewish community has strongly condemned the attack as crossing a ‘moral red line’By Daniel Ben-David1 min read
By Maurice HelfgottBritish Jews unite to help people both in Israel and GazaBacked by the UK community and in coordination with Israeli authorities, World Jewish Relief provides vital humanitarian assistance to both sides of the conflict3 min read||July 16, 2025 10:58
Ukrainian girl receiving cancer treatment in Israel killed in Iranian missile strikeNastia Borik had struggled to walk after undergoing a bone marrow transplantBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||June 20, 2025 15:24
Jewish diplomat named as UK’s next ambassador to PolandDame Melinda Simmons has been announced as Britain's woman in Warsaw following stint in UkraineBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||May 13, 2025 16:18
By Melanie PhillipsStarmer’s moral clarity on Ukraine is absent when it comes to the Jewish state3 min read||March 13, 2025 11:53
Bernard-Henri Lévy: ‘The war against Hamas and Russia is one battle against the same evil’The renowned French intellectual speaks to the JC from the Russian frontBy David Herman4 min read||March 13, 2025 11:34
Amid Russia danger, pro-Palestine activists are ‘national security threat’, warn former defence ministersThe senior parliamentarians warned protests risk degrading Britain’s reputation as a ‘reliable supplier’ to our alliesBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||March 4, 2025 11:24
‘Traitor to Jews’ – Lavrov attacks Zelensky as ‘pure Nazi’ amid Trump tensionsThe Russian Foreign Minister reiterated his country’s claim that it invaded Ukraine in order to ‘de-nazify’ itBy JC Reporter2 min read||March 3, 2025 10:35
By Stephen PollardIn the new world order, Europe needs IsraelTrump’s backing for Putin on Ukraine has changed everything3 min read||February 26, 2025 13:17
‘Tucker Carlson, call me!’, Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi says he’s duty-bound to tell the world about Russia’s aggressionMoshe Azman’s adopted son was killed during the conflict last yearBy Lorin Bell-Cross6 min read||February 20, 2025 13:55