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Maggie Gyllenhaal speaks on stage during the 2026 Closing Ceremony for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (Image: Getty Images)

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Mayim Bialik attends the 'Father Mother Sister Brother' red carpet at the Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2025 (Getty Images)

Jewish celebrities

Thousands of public figures sign letter rejecting Gaza genocide ‘lie’

By Ella Bloom

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Pro-Palestine

Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour after concert venues threaten cancellation

There were calls for the rapper to be taken off the Loop tour after he said ‘free Palestine’ and projected pictures of Gaza at an earlier gig

By Jamie Shapiro

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the J50 Forum in Jerusalem on September 1, 2026 (GPO/Shlomi Amsalem)

Zionism

More than 50 communal groups, including Board and JLC, sign declaration that Zionism is ‘part of Jewish identity’

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Interiors

How to design the perfect kosher kitchen

By Anthea Gerrie

4 min read

Mansour Abbas of Ra'am holds a joint press conference with new party member Yoav Segalovich in Nazareth on August 31, 2026 (Flash90)

Israeli Politics

Likud files petition seeking to bar Arab parties from running in upcoming elections

By Hayley Cregor

1 min read

Opinion

Jake Wallis Simons

Fauda’s truthful Gaza war drama trumps the blood libel of the Naza ‘documentary’

Ashley Perry

Israel’s deepening partnership with Greece and Cyprus is reshaping the Eastern Mediterranean

Sharren Haskel

Britain may target Israeli settlements – but Palestinians will pay the price

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Pro-Palestine protests

Palestine flag pitch invader booed after disrupting Yankees 9/11 game

Kelly Marcucci was charged with trespassing after running onto the field at 9.11pm on the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack

By Hayley Cregor

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A fan carrying a Palestinian flag runs onto the field at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2026 (Getty Images)

Music

Black Eyed Peas’ ‘mazel tov’ lyric was intended to thank Jewish friend’s father, reveals will.i.am

The singer explained that the song ‘I Gotta Feeling’ was written with simchot in mind

By Ben Conway

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US musician and producer will.i.am looks on from the pit lane at the end of qualifying for the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco, on May 24, 2025. (Getty Images)

Books

JK Rowling’s agent Neil Blair leads fightback against the boycotters with new imprint to promote Jewish and Israeli books

The venture is a response to the post-October 7 chill experienced by some authors

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Neil Blair in New York 2024 (photo: Getty Images)

celebrities

Sydney Sweeney’s naked sports advert samples the Hatikvah

American actress strips off in provocative new campaign featuring Israel’s national anthem

By Ella Bloom

1 min read

Sweeney in the Novig advert (Screenshot: X)

World News

New York Times

New York Times’ reporting displayed ‘deep and systematic’ bias against Israel after October 7, study claims

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

The failed Doha operation allowed the US to 'push' Israel into a deal it had initially resisted, Jared Kushner said (Photo: Getty Images)

Politics

Jared Kushner: Israel's failed Doha strike on Hamas gave US leverage for Gaza deal

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

Eyal Shani

Exclusive: To share food is to spread joy, says ‘godfather of Israeli cuisine’ Eyal Shani

By Daniel Ben-David

4 min read

Chief Rabbi speaking at the 9/11 commemoration in London today

September 11

‘Islamist extremism has continued to stain our world’, says Chief Rabbi at event to remember 9/11

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Letter from Jerusalem

Dayan who was a Hasmonean old boy and is now helping rabbis to serve even the remotest communities

By Natalie Lisbona

6 min read

Yair Mazor as Boaz in Tell Me Everything (Picture credit: Ziv Berkovich)

Israel

Israeli 80s-set drama Tell Me Everything sweeps awards at nation’s Oscars

By Ella Bloom

1 min read

Foreign secretary Ed Miliband in Westminster (Credit: PA)

Iran

Iran greets Ed Miliband’s settlement sanctions as step towards ‘the end of Israel’

Islamic Republic propaganda outlets hail measures announced by foreign secretary of “naive UK government”

By Ali Hamedani

2 min read

UK News

Heaton park synagogue attack

Chief Coroner to ask Home Secretary to open public inquiry into Heaton Park terror attack

The decision would allow the government to withold information from MI5 related to the attack from public disclosure, which minister claim is necessary to protect national security

By JC Reporter

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Sir Stephen Watson, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, (R) with then-Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham (L) and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (C) visit the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation following the terror attack on the synagogue on October 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

Palestine Action

Palestine Action protester wanted by police after absconding during trial

Sean Middlebrough was convicted of criminal damage in relation to an attack on an Elbit Systems factory in a separate trial last month, which can now be reported for the first time

By JC Reporter

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(Illustrative) A demonstrator holds a placard in Trafalgar Square during a protest in support of Palestine Action on October 4, 2025 in London, England (Getty Images)

Leeds

Leeds Minster’s Gaza tapestry ‘likely’ to include Palestinian terrorists

The city’s Jewish Representative Council, which made the claim, said it made the Jewish community ‘anxious and angry’

By Jamie Shapiro

3 min read

The "Stitch The Names Together" tapestry (Image: Stitch The Names Together)

Courts

Churchill statue ‘vandal’ tells court he is proud of pro-Palestine protest

Olax Outis told court: ‘I don’t really care about the financials involved’

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Graffiti reading 'Free Palestine' is pictured on a statue of Britain's former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, in central London on February 27, 2026. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP via Getty Images)

Opinion

Friends I helped and supported turned on me because I stood by Jews

As for Ed Miliband, clearly we know why he never became Prime Minister and Andy Burnham won't be getting my vote

By Boy George

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Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband (Image: Parliament TV)

By Melanie Phillips

Dana Nessel is really arguing that Jewish survival is an obstacle to the perfection of the world

The statement by Michigan’s Jewish attorney-general is another example of how liberals channel Christian redemption into their secular belief system

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By Miranda Levy

My very Jewish anniversary gift for my health-neurotic New York husband? Shingles jabs!

Most people I know in the community are preoccupied with their bodily functions – especially compared with my gentile friends, who spend as much time trying to avoid the doctor as we do collecting second opinions

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By Ashley Hirst

In the Temple, they blew the shofar on Shabbat – come see and hear it

Scroll & Stone, the site I created to tell the story of the Jewish people through 750 pieces, from the Merneptah Stele to Bevis Marks, has a new room: a reconstruction of the Beit Hamikdash in 50 CE

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Becoming and believing

By Rabbi Charley Baginsky

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‘Queen of the gavel’ swaps sea swimming for a buoyant Shoreditch sale room

By Martin Benjamin

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Resin Pomegranate Honey Dish and Spoon in Red by Waterdale Collection

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Celebrating tradition, beauty and togetherness

By Danya Kay

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Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

By JWed

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Life

Our Loves review: This film on October 7 feels unworthy of its devastating subject ★★

By Barry Levitt

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The Statue of Liberty (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Travel

Coast to coast: one woman’s love affair with America

By Anthea Gerrie

6 min read

Food

Rising to the top: inside east London’s oldest Jewish bakery

Fourth-generation baker Jennifer Rinkoff spills the beans about a new cookbook that celebrates her family’s bakery business, her favourite memories – and future plans

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

Rinkoffs bakery is an east London institution (Photo: Jenny Smith and Kim Lightbody)

Judaism

Ashley Jackson interview: ‘Becoming Jewish, it seems I’ve gained a whole new family’

Jesse Jackson’s daughter tells Elisa Bray why she chose to embrace Judaism

By Elisa Bray

8 min read

Beauty

Nailing the new year

Jewish tradition has spent 17 centuries thinking about our fingertips. Here is why a manicure is never just a manicure

By Viola Levy

3 min read

JC recipes

Honey cake

Caramelised honey and black pepper cake

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 40-50 minutes

Vegetarian recipe

Fennel, grape and olive tarte tatin

By Yotam Ottolenghi

Cook time: 1 hour 25 mins

Cake

Brown sugar cake with brown sugar cream and sumac roasted strawberries

By Yotam Ottolenghi

Cook time: 35 mins + 15 mins

Shabbat recipe

Almond croissant rugelach

By Leah Koenig

Cook time: 25-30 mins

The Jewish Chronicle

Venice jury chair Maggie Gyllenhaal compares Gaza documentary to film about Holocaust

Thousands of public figures sign letter rejecting Gaza genocide ‘lie’

Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour after concert venues threaten cancellation

More than 50 communal groups, including Board and JLC, sign declaration that Zionism is ‘part of Jewish identity’

How to design the perfect kosher kitchen

Likud files petition seeking to bar Arab parties from running in upcoming elections

Opinion

Fauda’s truthful Gaza war drama trumps the blood libel of the Naza ‘documentary’

Israel’s deepening partnership with Greece and Cyprus is reshaping the Eastern Mediterranean

Britain may target Israeli settlements – but Palestinians will pay the price

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Palestine flag pitch invader booed after disrupting Yankees 9/11 game

Black Eyed Peas’ ‘mazel tov’ lyric was intended to thank Jewish friend’s father, reveals will.i.am

JK Rowling’s agent Neil Blair leads fightback against the boycotters with new imprint to promote Jewish and Israeli books

Sydney Sweeney’s naked sports advert samples the Hatikvah

World News

New York Times’ reporting displayed ‘deep and systematic’ bias against Israel after October 7, study claims

Jared Kushner: Israel's failed Doha strike on Hamas gave US leverage for Gaza deal

Exclusive: To share food is to spread joy, says ‘godfather of Israeli cuisine’ Eyal Shani

‘Islamist extremism has continued to stain our world’, says Chief Rabbi at event to remember 9/11

Dayan who was a Hasmonean old boy and is now helping rabbis to serve even the remotest communities

Israeli 80s-set drama Tell Me Everything sweeps awards at nation’s Oscars

Iran greets Ed Miliband’s settlement sanctions as step towards ‘the end of Israel’

UK News

Chief Coroner to ask Home Secretary to open public inquiry into Heaton Park terror attack

Palestine Action protester wanted by police after absconding during trial

Leeds Minster’s Gaza tapestry ‘likely’ to include Palestinian terrorists

Churchill statue ‘vandal’ tells court he is proud of pro-Palestine protest

Opinion

Friends I helped and supported turned on me because I stood by Jews

Dana Nessel is really arguing that Jewish survival is an obstacle to the perfection of the world

My very Jewish anniversary gift for my health-neurotic New York husband? Shingles jabs!

In the Temple, they blew the shofar on Shabbat – come see and hear it

Sponsored

Becoming and believing

‘Queen of the gavel’ swaps sea swimming for a buoyant Shoreditch sale room

Celebrating tradition, beauty and togetherness

Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

Life

Our Loves review: This film on October 7 feels unworthy of its devastating subject ★★

Coast to coast: one woman’s love affair with America

Rising to the top: inside east London’s oldest Jewish bakery

Ashley Jackson interview: ‘Becoming Jewish, it seems I’ve gained a whole new family’

Nailing the new year

JC recipes

Caramelised honey and black pepper cake

Fennel, grape and olive tarte tatin

Brown sugar cake with brown sugar cream and sumac roasted strawberries

Almond croissant rugelach