Category: Jewish
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Court ruling allows construction on contested Jewish cemetery land in Poland
A Polish company recently began work at the site of a former Jewish cemetery in Nowa Slupia, Poland, about 40 km (25 mi) east of Kielce. The project moved forward quietly, without the knowledge of cemetery preservation activists, despite the site… -
2,200-year-old pyramid uncovered in Israeli desert dig
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,200-year-old pyramid-shaped Judean Desert structure alongside a trove of rare Hellenistic-era artefacts.
Led by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Heritage Ministry, the excavation is taking…
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Wes Streeting slams ‘completely unjustifiable’ settler violence in West Bank
Wes Streeting has condemned “completely unjustifiable” violence by extremist settlers in the West Bank, adding:”It doesn’t serve in Israel’s self-interest…. it has got to stop.”
The Health Secretary appeared at a Guardian Live…
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Jewish secondary school among top performers in national education awards
Yavneh College has received national recognition for its outstanding academic performance in 2024.
The Jewish secondary school in Hertfordshire has been awarded two accolades in the prestigious Educational Outcomes Awards, organised by SSAT…
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Trump can’t deport Columbia undergraduate pro-Palestinian activist, Jewish judge rules
The Trump administration must stop trying to deport Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests, federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled on Tuesday.
Chung, 21, is an undergraduate who is a legal…
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Gaza sees rare mass protest against Hamas and ongoing war
Hundreds of Palestinians protested against Hamas rule and the ongoing war in Gaza, in what is believed to be the largest public demonstration against the terror group since the 7 October attacks.
Protestors gathered in at least three…
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OPINION: How we’re tackling a steep rise in safeguarding concerns
People say no two days are the same at work. In my role as head of safeguarding and welfare at the United Synagogue, that couldn’t be more accurate. There is no typical day and I certainly couldn’t predict what or who my team and I are…
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Wiz uses its $32bn Google deal to call for hostages return
The founders of Israeli startup Wiz, which recently announced its record-breaking $32bn acquisition by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, are using the deal as a platform to call for the return of the hostage.
The cyber…
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Trump can’t deport Columbia undergraduate pro-Palestinian activist, Jewish judge rules
The Trump administration must stop trying to deport Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests, federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled on Tuesday.
Chung, 21, is an undergraduate…
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Argentina to unseal archives on Nazi fugitives given refuge after WWII
Argentine President Javier Milei has ordered the that archives related to the refuge given to Nazi fugitives escaping Europe after WWII be unsealed, his chief of staff said on Tuesday. “The president directed all state agencies to release…Continue Reading