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Tommy Robinson

Exclusive: Jewish communal groups expressed disgust to Israeli officials over Tommy Robinson welcome

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Aliyah

UK Jewish emigration to Israel jumps by one third

Aliyah from Britain is up 32 per cent year-on-year, according to the Jewish Agency

By Simon Rocker

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(Illustrative) Protesters from a number of London universities attend a pro-Palestine demonstration on October 7, 2025 (Getty Images)

October 7 anniversary

London student groups plan pro-Palestine march for October 7 anniversary

By Hayley Cregor

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The Rákospalota synagogue in Budapest (YouTube/Jonatan Megyeri)

Hungary

Historic Budapest synagogue shuttered by Nazis opens for first time since the Holocaust

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

Music

Macklemore announces ‘Free Palestine’ tour after being dropped as Ed Sheeran support act

By Hayley Cregor

1 min read

Opinion

Tamir Morag

How Israel and the US have crippled Hezbollah’s financial backbone

Liel Leibovitz

Sorry, Ed Sheeran had every reason to know about Macklemore’s anti-Israel vitriol

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The Church of England’s lapse of judgment

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USA

White Jewish pro-Gaza activist ‘with settler family’ admits pretending to be black and Palestinian

Hannah Gann confessed to lying about her identity ‘for years’ before revealing she is, in fact, a ‘white woman of significant privilege and wealth’

By Jacob Jaffa

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New York Times

New York Times sued by shareholders over ‘anti-Israel coverage’

A Jewish whistleblower, cited by the suit, alleged that she repeatedly raised concerns internally but was largely dismissed

By Hayley Cregor

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Front view of the New York Times Building on the west side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City (Image: Getty Images)

Yom Kippur

Pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil calls on God to ‘hold Israel accountable’ during left-wing Yom Kippur event

During the same event, Jewish congressional candidate Brad Lander suggested that the ‘wanton destruction of Gaza’ was ‘at the centre of our shared transgressions’

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

Mahmoud Khalil attends a vigil and protest for Palestine outside Columbia University in New York City on October 7, 2025 (Getty Images)

Iran

Iran and US trade threats as ‘spy’ hanged in Islamic Republic

Hossein Pedaran was convicted of spying for Israel during the 12-day Israel-Iran war

By Melanie Swan

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Hossein Pedaran seen during his televised confession

World News

Canada

Canada’s promise of stability and safety has been broken, Jewish leaders say after Yom Kippur attack

By Bill Gladstone

2 min read

Tony Blair

Tony Blair says Gaza needs to ‘live in peace with its neighbours’ to be ‘free’

By Hayley Cregor

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Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 12, 2026 (Getty Images)

Documentaries

Naza documentary to air free online next month

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Vincent Reynouard during a previous trial for denying crimes against humanity in 2007 (Getty Images)

France

French Holocaust denier jailed for saying gas chambers were ‘made-up stories’

By Hayley Cregor

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Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot helps raise £2.25 million dedicated to ‘healing’ Israel after October 7

By Hayley Cregor

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Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese faces backlash from pro-Palestine activists over photoshoot wearing ‘Israel-linked’ brands

By Hayley Cregor

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Israel's FA accused Heimir Hallgrimsson - pictured clearing up tennis balls bearing the Palestinian flag after a protest by fans in May - of 'ignorance, hypocrisy and stupidity' (Photo: Getty)

Sport

Ireland v Israel game: Taoiseach demands apology for ‘unacceptable’ remarks about Irish football manager

ROI and Israel are set to face each other in Uefa competition on Sunday

By Ben Conway

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UK News

Stolpersteine

Revealed: The little-known Holocaust past of era-defining British designer behind Chopper bike and Popemobile

Tom Karen’s youngest daughter opens up about early life of man behind some of the most iconic creations of the 1970s

By Anthea Gerrie

3 min read

The late Tom Karen at home with his Chopper bike (Image: tomkarendesigner.co.uk)

Trevor Lyttleton

Veteran campaigner against elderly isolation picks up another prize

Trevor Lyttleton was presented the lifetime achiever award at this year’s National Diversity Awards

By Ben Conway

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Lyttleton and his wife, Zippi (credit: David Easton / National Diversity Awards)

Andy Burnham

Burnham at UN: ‘Horrific’ October 7 attacks do not ‘justify’ Israel’s actions in Gaza

The prime minister also criticised the E1 settlement plan, which he claimed could ‘put a viable Palestinian state beyond reach’

By Hayley Cregor

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during the UN General Assembly in New York City on September 22, 2026 (Getty Images)

Church of England

Church of England has damaged its moral authority and must change direction, say Jewish and Christian leaders

Institution criticsed for ‘picking sides over Gaza conflict and engaging with extremists’

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi and his wife are presented with The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation by The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury for his outstanding work as an ambassador of interfaith harmony in Pakistan at The Lambeth Awards 2026 held at Lambeth Palace. Friday 11th September 2026. Photo: Neil Turner for Lambeth Palace

Opinion

Terror won’t scare us away from Jewish life – we’re too stubborn, resilient and contrary for that

The latest plot in Manchester won’t be the last and no doubt this will happen again and again. And yet, like so many others in the community, I have rediscovered the joy that can come from going to shul

By Keren David

3 min read

Armed Police near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue following the terror attack on Yom Kippur, on October 2, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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‘Should we counter-boycott Macklemore at simchahs?’: Letters to the Editor, September 25 2026

Letters this week on Jewish divorce, Ed Sheeran’s woes, United Synagogue magazines and the wedding of Jemima Goldsmith

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By Juliette Coleman

Manchester needed this conversation about peace

A diversity of Anglo-Jewish voices should be given a platform beyond the capital

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By Dov Forman

The genocide slur at my UCL graduation was bad enough – the applause was outright chilling

The thing I couldn’t stop thinking about was not the protesting student, but the people in the room cheering that twisted accusation

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A dream wedding on the French Riviera: Fairmont Monte Carlo

By Fairmont Monte Carlo

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Thw Western Wall, photo by iTravel Dana Freidlander

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Why would we holiday anywhere else?

By Michael Ben-Baruch

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Negotiating the way through new homes sales and lettings

By Nick Staton

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Sitting comfortably? A Natuzzi surprise

By Martin Benjamin

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Life

So we meet again – the new Israel...and the new me

By Karen EH Skinazi

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Ruth Madeley as Jewish activist Judy Heumann in Being Heumann (Photo: TIFF)

Film

Being Heumann review: A triumph of a film about the mother of the disability rights movement ★★★★

While the movie does a fantastic job bringing Judy Heumann to life, curiously absent is any mention of her Judaism

By Barry Levitt

1 min read

Film

The Liberation review: An astonishing portrait of a troubled Holocaust survivor drawn into a cult ★★★★

Set in 1980s New Jersey, the film is based on the story of Israeli director Guy Nattiv’s own grandmother

By Barry Levitt

2 min read

The Liberation review: An astonishing portrait of a troubled Holocaust survivor drawn into a cult ★★★★

Books

The most lucid and coherent summary of today’s antisemitism you will read

Dave Rich’s new book From Be’eri to Bondi: Global Antisemitism after October 7 is a masterclass in analysing contemporary Jew-hate

By David Bennun

4 min read

Evil tide of Judeophobia: Kibbutz Be'eri resident Miri Gad Mesika visiting her parents' burnt out house in October 2025; mourners look at flowers laid next to beach in memory of Jews murdered at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 20, 2025

Theatre

Golden Boy review: Josh O’Connor packs a punch in his return to the stage after 11 years

The actor has a sensitive face and the torso of a fighter – and conveys the human equivalent of a knife edge as he switches between sweetness and raw rage in this rarely staged Broadway hit

By John Nathan

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Golden Boy review: Josh O’Connor packs a punch in his return to the stage after 11 years

JC recipes

Sukkot recipe

Apple and date crumble bars

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 50 mins

Cake

Ricotta, walnut and berry olive oil cake

By Sue Quinn

Cook time: 1¼ hrs

Dessert recipe

Honey and thyme-roasted apricot knafeh

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 1 hr – 1 hr 20 mins

Sophia Baruch's Iraqi red rice with chicken (Photo: Giora Hirsch)

Break Fast meal

Timmen ahmar plao b’gig: Iraqi red rice with chicken

By Sophia Baruch

Cook time: 25 mins

The Jewish Chronicle

‘Roo the Jew’: Wayne Rooney reveals his Jewish ancestry in new Disney+ documentary

Exclusive: Jewish communal groups expressed disgust to Israeli officials over Tommy Robinson welcome

UK Jewish emigration to Israel jumps by one third

London student groups plan pro-Palestine march for October 7 anniversary

Historic Budapest synagogue shuttered by Nazis opens for first time since the Holocaust

Macklemore announces ‘Free Palestine’ tour after being dropped as Ed Sheeran support act

Opinion

How Israel and the US have crippled Hezbollah’s financial backbone

Sorry, Ed Sheeran had every reason to know about Macklemore’s anti-Israel vitriol

The Church of England’s lapse of judgment

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White Jewish pro-Gaza activist ‘with settler family’ admits pretending to be black and Palestinian

New York Times sued by shareholders over ‘anti-Israel coverage’

Pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil calls on God to ‘hold Israel accountable’ during left-wing Yom Kippur event

Iran and US trade threats as ‘spy’ hanged in Islamic Republic

World News

Canada’s promise of stability and safety has been broken, Jewish leaders say after Yom Kippur attack

Tony Blair says Gaza needs to ‘live in peace with its neighbours’ to be ‘free’

Naza documentary to air free online next month

French Holocaust denier jailed for saying gas chambers were ‘made-up stories’

Gal Gadot helps raise £2.25 million dedicated to ‘healing’ Israel after October 7

Francesca Albanese faces backlash from pro-Palestine activists over photoshoot wearing ‘Israel-linked’ brands

Ireland v Israel game: Taoiseach demands apology for ‘unacceptable’ remarks about Irish football manager

UK News

Revealed: The little-known Holocaust past of era-defining British designer behind Chopper bike and Popemobile

Veteran campaigner against elderly isolation picks up another prize

Burnham at UN: ‘Horrific’ October 7 attacks do not ‘justify’ Israel’s actions in Gaza

Church of England has damaged its moral authority and must change direction, say Jewish and Christian leaders

Opinion

Terror won’t scare us away from Jewish life – we’re too stubborn, resilient and contrary for that

‘Should we counter-boycott Macklemore at simchahs?’: Letters to the Editor, September 25 2026

Manchester needed this conversation about peace

The genocide slur at my UCL graduation was bad enough – the applause was outright chilling

Sponsored

A dream wedding on the French Riviera: Fairmont Monte Carlo

Why would we holiday anywhere else?

Negotiating the way through new homes sales and lettings

Sitting comfortably? A Natuzzi surprise

Life

So we meet again – the new Israel...and the new me

Being Heumann review: A triumph of a film about the mother of the disability rights movement ★★★★

The Liberation review: An astonishing portrait of a troubled Holocaust survivor drawn into a cult ★★★★

The most lucid and coherent summary of today’s antisemitism you will read

Golden Boy review: Josh O’Connor packs a punch in his return to the stage after 11 years

JC recipes

Apple and date crumble bars

Ricotta, walnut and berry olive oil cake

Honey and thyme-roasted apricot knafeh

Timmen ahmar plao b’gig: Iraqi red rice with chicken