Category: Jewish
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OPINION: Experiencing Leeds as a true centre of Jewish collaboration
One of the great benefits of Jewish Care’s membership of the Jewish Leadership Council is the connection we can make with communities across the UK. I tend to spend more time in the summer visiting Jewish Care resources and communities… Continue Reading
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OPINION: After the hype, the Israel-Hamas war played little role in the results of the US election
The US election was not about Jews or Israel, but you could see signs of the role Israel’s war against Hamas played in the battle of Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris if you looked hard enough. It might be in the “Free Gaza” or “Arms… Continue Reading
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OPINION: I’m tired of Palestinians being linked to the behaviour of non-Palestinians abroad
It is a fact that many of the Tel Aviv Maccabi soccer fans acted in a disgusting, racist, and hateful manner in Amsterdam. Some of them spewed hateful slogans, ripped up Palestinian flags, acted in a lawless manner, and screamed racist,… Continue Reading
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Starmer addresses South Hamptead Synagogue’s centenary Shabbat
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria have joined the 500-strong congregation at South Hampstead Synagogue – with the prime minister also delivering a speech as part of the centenary Shabbat celebrations.
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A survivor kept the key from a German synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht. 86 years later, the relic is returning home.
Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel was used to hearing her mother tell the story. On the evening of Nov. 9, 1938, her mother, then Marianne Katzenstein, who was 16 at the time, was in her family’s synagogue in Bielefeld, Germany,… Continue Reading
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OPINION: Moderates must stop extremists hijacking demos or lose their rights to protest
Most of us woke up on Friday to the distressing news of what had happened on the streets of Amsterdam. As we searched for details, videos were arriving of the hunting, persecution, and attacks on the streets of Amsterdam of Israelis/Jews by… Continue Reading
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Amsterdam pogrom reflects alarming trend across Europe
The rise in antisemitic incidents across Europe in 2024 has reached a fever pitch in recent years. This troubling trend, intensified by the ongoing war in Gaza, has manifested in various forms — from physical violence to institutional… Continue Reading
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We asked Jewish leaders about their priorities under a second Trump term
The leader of one Jewish nonprofit described Donald Trump’s return to the presidency as “terrifying.” Another called it a “serious setback.” And yet another welcomed the news, calling the president-elect “a proven… Continue Reading
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Masked man attempts to kidnap Hasidic boy walking to synagogue with father in Brookly
A shocking incident happened in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York on Saturday afternoon, when a masked man tried to kidnap a young Hasidic boy from his father. Watch the recording of the incident captured by the security… Continue Reading
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Keir Starmer attends South Hamptead Synagogue’s centenary Shabbat with wife Vic
Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria have joined the 500 strong congregation at South Hampstead Synagogue – with the Prime Minister also delivering a speech as part of the centenary Shabbat celebrations. The PM spoke warmly of his long-term… Continue Reading