The past eighteen months have posed challenges to social cohesion in the United Kingdom and beyond. Developments in the Middle East have affected communities globally, contributing to heightened sensitivities and concerns. In the UK, this…
Category: Jewish
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Students detail antisemitism and intimidation at UK universities
Students from across the UK have shared harrowing testimonies of antisemitic abuse and institutional indifference during two university roundtables hosted by StandWithUs UK in March.
Held at the House of Lords and the Israeli Embassy, the…
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3 sentenced to death for murder of UAE Chabad rabbi
Three people convicted in the November killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the United Arab Emirates have been sentenced to death, according to UAE state media.
Kogan, 28, a Moldovan-Israeli citizen, was working in the UAE last…
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Harvard pauses partnership with Palestinian university
Harvard University announced that it would pause a research partnership with Birzeit University following public pressure, the Harvard Crimson reported last week.
The decision to suspend ties with the West Bank university comes as…
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Trump admin says Harvard federal grants, contracts under review over alleged antisemi
The Trump administration said on Monday that it was reviewing $9 billion in federal contracts and grants given to Harvard University as part of an ongoing effort to crack down on what it says is antisemitism on college campuses.The Departments of…Continue Reading
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Driver who killed Haredi mother, 2 daughters in deadly Flatbush crash claims was ‘pos
Miriam Yarimi, 35, was behind the wheel of an Audi on Saturday afternoon when she ran a red light at high speed and crashed into the Saada family in the Gravesend neighborhood, police said. Yarimi’s vehicle struck an Uber, overturned, and…
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You can fill up on gas — and kosher cholent — at this NJ gas station
At first glance, the first stretch of New Jersey Route 4 — which begins just off the George Washington Bridge coming from Manhattan — looks like any other highway in the tri-state area. As one might expect on a busy…
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Charities continue to support the community this spring
Journey to independence
Deena is one of 500 people supported by Kisharon Langdon across a range of services offered to the Jewish learning disability and autism community and her story is testament to a truly transformative journey. During…
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Schama accuses celebrated writer of ‘sustained moral profantity’ with essay on Israel and the Shoah
Simon Schama has accused the acclaimed author Pankaj Mishra of delivering an “exercise in sustained moral profanity” with an essay on Israel and Gaza that suggested those supporting the actions of the Jewish state had failed to learn…
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‘More and more young people are too anxious to be in a mainstream education setting’
Milestones are an important part of life – but for children going into the final year of primary school in 2020 many of theirs simply didn’t happen.
While many were preparing to move onto ‘big school’ and sitting SATS – their…
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