Category: Jewish
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Tech that: UK Departure Boards
Available at ukdepartureboards.co.uk Price: From £184.99 to £384.99 What is it?Probably one of the coolest and strangest things I’ve reviewed in a while. The UK Departure Board is an LED board which comes in three sizes and allows you to… Continue Reading
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Antisemitism since October 7 far higher than feared
A devastating new policy paper from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) shows that levels of antisemitism in the UK are far higher than figures most commonly quoted by the CST and police. Based on post-October 7 2023 responses, the… Continue Reading
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Starmer hosts British relatives of those attacked by Hamas
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy have held their first Downing Street event for the Jewish community since taking office, a meeting families of British citizens taken hostage or murdered by Hamas. And Sir Keir… Continue Reading
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Emotional screening of Nova Festival documentary at JCoSS
An assembly room at a Jewish secondary school in Barnet fell silent following a preview screening of the BBC documentary on the October 7th Nova Music Festival massacre. Present alongside more than 50 JCoSS sixth formers and their parents to… Continue Reading
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National Portrait Gallery acquires Kinder portraits inspired by Warner Bros film
The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired two portraits of Kindertransporte refugees from a series made by photographer Simon Hill, a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. The photographs will be held in the gallery’s Permanent… Continue Reading
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OPINION – JOSH GLANCY: A bus ride of reflection through my north London heartland
I board the 310 bus at the southern end of Golders Green station, outside the building that used to be the Hippodrome, nearly became a mosque and is now a slightly mysterious megachurch. I am, as far as I can tell, the only Jewish person on… Continue Reading
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Blinken posts on Babi Yar massacre, drawing sharp criticism from Russia
US secretary of state attacks Moscow in post about WWII massacre of over 30,000 Jews near Kyiv; Russia’s Foreign Ministry responds: ‘Only a scoundrel can say this because Russia is denazifying those who continued the crimes of the Babi Yar… Continue Reading
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Israel’s Third Lebanon War is underway. Here’s what you need to know.
Fighting is underway between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters along the Israel-Lebanon border. What is yet unclear: How many will fight, how long they will stay there, how many people will be killed and whether the blazing… Continue Reading
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For Jewish communities in areas battered by Helene, High Holidays take a backseat to basic safety
It’s been days since Hurricane Helene struck her community, and the CEO of Jewish Greenville still doesn’t know who is OK and who still needs help. “It’s very much a crisis situation for many people here,” Courtney… Continue Reading
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Sadiq Khan confirms counter-hate funding boost amid fears over impact of Gaza conflict
Sadiq Khan is set to announce new funding for grassroots groups as part of a major initiative to challenge both anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hatred. The move comes amid fears of potential “reprisal” attacks in Britain triggered by the… Continue Reading