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Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt (Leonhard Simon/Getty Images)

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Queen Elizabeth and then Chairman of ITV Michael Grade at the opening of the new entrance to Pinewood Film Studios, November 2007 ( STEVE REIGATE/AFP via Getty Images)

Showbiz

I’ve started wearing a Magen David, Lord Grade reveals

By Jane Prinsley

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Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham (4R) and Britain's Housing Secretary Angela Rayner (3L) meet with Jewish community leaders inside 10 Downing Street in central London on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Jack Taylor / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Government

Government announces Cabinet committee on antisemitism ahead of West Bank sanctions

Andy Burnham discusses measures targeting settlements with Jewish leaders in first roundtable with community representatives

By Jane Prinsley

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Natanya Eskin, Lisa Goldberg and Merelyn Chalmers of the Monday Morning Cooking Club (Photo: Alan Benson)

Jewish food

Tradition! Meet the women preserving the recipes every Jewish cook needs

By Siam Goorwich

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youth

Israeli former commandos use surfing and sailing to build self-belief in children at risk of dropping out

By Melanie Swan

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters as he arrives for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

IRGC

US to target BVI banks in bid to ‘asphyxiate’ secretive IRGC financing

By Jacob Jaffa

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How Holocaust education inspires teenagers to speak out – and gives us hope

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FBI

FBI seizes £560k in breakup of Hamas crypto funding and recruitment ring

The group’s supporters were financing its terrorist activities through encrypted group chats on the social media app Telegram

By Phoebe Black

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(Illustrative) A cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Jewish feminism

Feminist leader Gloria Steinem dies aged 92

Steinem rose to global fame as a key figure in the Second Wave feminist movement of the 1960s and ‘70s

By JC Reporter

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Gloria Steinem attends 'Rise, Girl, Rise' at 92NY on February 02, 2026 in New York City (Getty Images)

Iran

US hits IRGC targets around Hormuz as Iran strikes regional bases

The exchanges marked the most significant escalation between Washington and Tehran in weeks

By Melanie Swan

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The US embassy in Jerusalem has issued a security warning for American citizens in the region (Photo: Getty)

US Politics

Vance seeks to smooth relations with sceptical Republican Jews

American vice president said the US had a ‘deeper cultural symbiosis and harmony’ with Israel and UK than with other countries

By Andrew Bernard

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US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

World News

Spain

Antisemitic incidents in Spain rose 15 per cent last year, new study finds

By Phoebe Black

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Leuven's Mayor Mohamed Ridouani (Image: Getty Images)

Football

Belgian mayor blocks Israeli football club from playing Europa League on ‘safety grounds’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Letter from Jerusalem

Have the strictly Orthodox Israelis who long to be part of wider society found their political voice at last?

By Natalie Lisbona

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Mark Ruffalo attends SiriusXM's 'Front Row Series' with the cast of 'Crime 101' at the SiriusXM Studios in New York City on February 03, 2026 (Getty Images)

Jewish celebrities

Jewish celebrities sign open letter defending Avengers star Mark Ruffalo from antisemitism claims

By Jacob Jaffa

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John Galliano next to Anna Wintour (C) during 'Vogue World: Paris' at Place Vendôme in Paris, France, on June 23, 2024 (Getty Images)

New York

Met cancels Galliano exhibition amid backlash over historic antisemitism

By Phoebe Black

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (C) and Minister of Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez (R) at the Tarajal border fence between Ceuta and Morocco on July 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

Spain

Spanish prime minister blames Israel for ‘misinformation’ that sparked Ceuta migrant crisis

By Phoebe Black

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European Union

A Charedi mohel performs a circumcision in Mea She'arim, Israel (Image: Flash90)

European Jewish groups open circumcision training programme amid legal crackdown

The new scheme teaches mohelim medical and sanitary techniques required to comply with local licensing rules

By Canaan Lidor

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Taliban leaders call Jews ‘animals’ and back Palestinians against ‘cruel Jewish occupiers’Australian documentary about Jews being cancelled is ‘cancelled’

UK News

Heaton Park Synagogue

Government bids to block MI5 intelligence disclosure in Heaton Park inquest

Greater Manchester Police have previously apologised for failing to check Jihad al-Shamie’s mobile phones seized in earlier arrests

By JC Reporter

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Exterior view of Thames House, which houses MI5 (Getty Images)

Courts

Lawyer for Palestine Action activist who hit police officer with sledgehammer says his sentence was ‘excessive’

Solicitor representing four Palestine Action activists who attacked Elbit factory will seek to challenge their sentences in the Court of Appeal

By JC Reporter

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Lawyer Simon Natas (right) at the press conference (Image: PA)

High Holy Days

Aish’s new creative campaign steers Jews towards a meaningful new year

The ‘High Holy Ways Code’ continues Aish’s strategy of innovative and accessible guidance for Jewish festivals

By Ben Conway

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Pages 10 and 11 from the booklet (credit: Aish)

Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan’s texts and emails to be searched amid Palantir Met Police row

Unions and activists have urged the government to drop the US-based AI firm’s contracts with the force, as well as the NHS, due to its links with the IDF and the Trump administration

By JC Reporter

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Opinion

The shameful attempt to ostracise Dame Maureen Lipman and other Jewish artists who refuse to disavow Israel

The iconic actress would, of course, never prostrate herself before the self-declared community of the good and for that, she suffers antisemitic abuse, requires protection for her safety and now faces calls for her exclusion. This is where we now are

By Stephen Pollard

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Dame Maureen Lipman (Image: Getty Images)

By The JC

‘Any rabbis you know, tell them we have a vacancy’: Letters to the Editor, September 4 2026

The government’s double standards; Shabbat invitations; Dolly Parton’s wisdom

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By Daniel Finkelstein

The Netanyahu government can’t simply ignore left liberal opinion – even if it’s often shallow

Donal Trump’s support alone isn’t enough and, in any case, he is reaching the half way point of his final term. We can’t just shrug as Labour turns away from Israel and we can’t hope to make progress merely by telling them that they are wrong

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By Angela Epstein

The people of Heaton Park shul came out to confront evil with light – but our ghosts sat among us

The terror attack commemoration signalled our resilience as a community – but two empty seats were a reminder of the darkness we are navigating

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By Yaakov Katz

Netanyahu just condemned settler violence – now what will he do about it?

The question is not whether Israel’s security forces can identify the people behind these attacks. The question is whether they have been told to make it a priority

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By David Harris

How the UN’s 2001 ‘anti-racism’ conference in Durban helped shape today’s hatred of Israel

Twenty-five years ago, a gathering meant to combat prejudice and champion human rights became a watershed for the campaign to demonise, delegitimise and isolate the Jewish state and Jewish people

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By Tina Ghazimorad

Israel’s post-October 7 diplomatic revolution: new allies, new audiences

The Jewish state is looking beyond its traditional Western European partners and engaging new constituencies directly, while deepening ties with old friends in Iran’s opposition and diaspora

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