Category: Jewish
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Lord Pickles speaks of profound challenges posed to Holocaust memory by AI
Lord Pickles has warned of the “profound consequences” to society of faked imagery relating to the Holocaust produced through generative AI and other emerging technologies. In a speech given at the UK co-sponsored Conference on… Continue Reading
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Lammy: No excuse for Israeli restrictions on aid reaching Gaza
David Lammy has said there is “no excuse” for Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid reaching Gaza.In his statement at the UN Security Council, the foreign secretary also accepted the world has “failed” to bring about the… Continue Reading
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UK to confirm asset freeze on Iran’s national airline
The UK is announcing an asset freeze on Iran’s national airline in a new effort to further restrict its direct, scheduled commercial air services. As a state-owned airline, Iran Air, is sanctioned in response to the Government of Iran’s… Continue Reading
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Argentina seizes trove of Nazi memorabilia as part of international arms investigation
Police in Argentina have seized a trove of Nazi weapons and memorabilia, including dozens of guns, uniforms and busts of Hitler, in their latest discovery of Nazi relics in a country that gave refuge to Nazi leaders. The federal… Continue Reading
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Want your kids to do the right thing? Read on….
Making volunteering part of a young person’s journey to adulthood is the goal of the award-winning Jewish youth charity Project ImpACT. As the name clearly states, this is an initiative that empowers, educates and engages teens to… Continue Reading
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San Francisco’s Jewish museum to close for at least one year
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is taking a “sabbatical” for at least 12 months. That’s the word the museum is using to describe the closure of its galleries to visitors starting Dec. 15 for at least a year as the… Continue Reading
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Police tell Palestine demo organisers to move route to avoid synagogues
Pro-Palestine demo organisers have been forced to change the route of their next march in central London after police chiefs recognised concerns raised by communal leaders about interruption to nearby synagogue services on… Continue Reading
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Stars of stage and screen support Anne Frank Trust UK at charity ball
The Anne Frank Trust UK will be one of five charities benefiting from a celebrity fundraiser in Manchester championing youth charities. Philanthropist Dr Michael Josephson’s sixth annual charity gala ball last weekend raised £1.2… Continue Reading
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OPINION: Fear and denial – why we founded the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism
We set up the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (LCSCA) because we were afraid. Antisemitism had been progressively spreading into academic disciplines in the social and human sciences, and it was becoming more and… Continue Reading
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OPINION: Students are fighting antisemitism with Jewish pride
It’s been a tough start to the new academic year for Jewish students. Events in the Middle East continue to reverberate on our campuses, and protests too often veer into antisemitic tropes and intimidatory slogans. Though many encampments… Continue Reading