Category: Jewish

Tory leadership contenders Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have both expressed concern about the continuation of pro-Palestine demos as they appeared at a Conservative Friends of Israel hustings. Speaking separately at a well-attended event on… Continue Reading

With the rise of the campus protest movement post-Oct. 7, the terms “Zionist” and “Zionism” have suddenly entered the popular lexicon as never before. At our institution — Case Western Reserve University — the calls… Continue Reading

Haim and Benny Briskin, owners of an Israeli window company, found notes added to a shipment of parts, sent by their long-time German supplier, Roto Frank FTT GmbH company. “Fuck Israel,” the notes said. “We have been working with the Germans… Continue Reading

When Rose Cohen, a Jewish woman in London, joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) soon after the First World War, it was a decision taken in hope and optimism and idealism. And it killed her. Rose was not alone with her ideals. In… Continue Reading

Before 1998, Todd Solondz had made just two films. His debut, 1989’s Fear, Anxiety and Depression had a title that neatly summed up the director’s weltanschauung but was a critical and commercial failure with its pale imitation of Woody… Continue Reading

As an avid swimmer in Kenwood Ladies Pond, I know well that the season has turned. Water temperatures that a mere fortnight ago were a relatively comfortable 16.5C are now down to 12C and steadily dropping. And as a Jew, I am acutely aware that… Continue Reading

Amazon has taken down a video featuring one of its senior vice presidents delivering a speech while wearing a necklace in the shape of the map of Israel with the Palestinian flag over it. Dr Ruba Borno, a senior vice president for Amazon Web… Continue Reading

The South Wales Jewish community has accused Plaid Cymru of “aligning itself with voices that refuse to condemn terrorism” after the party called for an Israel arms ban. All four of its MPs also called for a sporting and economic boycott… Continue Reading

The chief executive of Masorti Judaism is stepping down early next year. Rachel Sklan has been in post for nearly two years, prior to which she was deputy chief executive of the conservative Jewish movement for three years, and director of the… Continue Reading

The UK government has announced a new round of sanctions targeting senior Iranian military figures and organisations for their role in attempting to destabilise the Middle East. A response to Iran’s attack against Israel on 1 October, the… Continue Reading