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Sir Tony Blair claims Schindler's List helped to shape his politics (Images: Getty/IMDB)

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Music

Jewish DJ, producer and UK hip hop pioneer Simon Harris dies aged 63

By Siam Goorwich

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A court sketch of the accused, Naveed Akram, appearing wearing a prison-issue sweatshirt via video link in court (Photo: Rocco Fazzari/AFP/Getty)

Australia

Bondi Beach terror attack suspect appears in Sydney court

Naveed Akram did not enter pleas to the 59 charges he faces

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Silver medalist Scotty James of Team Australia poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the men's snowboard halfpipe on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park on February 13, 2026 (Getty Images)

Winter Olympics

Jewish-Australian snowboarder takes home silver medal on the halfpipe

By Ben Conway

3 min read

Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a French Jew who was abducted, tortured and murdered by a gang of criminals (Photo: Flash90)

France

More than 50% of religiously motivated hate crimes in France targeted Jews in 2025

By Canaan Lidor

1 min read

Israel

IDF chief condemns ‘intolerable reality’ after female soldiers chased by Charedi rioters in Bnei Brak

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

What Hitler’s henchmen and women did in their time off

From woke to broke: The Washington Post’s crisis should alarm the BBC and others

Two-tier outcomes: Why British Jews no longer trust the criminal justice system

Deni Avdija’s arrival on the basketball’s highest stage is a dream come true for Israel

The American rabbi tasked with taking on global antisemitism

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Iran

Trump ‘insisted’ Iran talks continue in White House meeting with Netanyahu

The US president said he held out hope that a diplomatic deal with the Islamic regime could be ‘consummated’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

President Trump meets Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House on February 11, 2026 (GPO)

Nicola Peltz

Jewish billionaire Nelson Peltz advises Nicola and Brooklyn to ‘stay out of the press’ amid Beckham feud

Peltz’s remark comes amid the ongoing feud between Brooklyn Beckham and his parents

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz renewed their vows after three years of marriage in a ceremony earlier this month, attended by 200 guests but excluding the Beckham family. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Balmain)

Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani appoints liberal Zionist to lead Office to Combat Antisemitism

Phylisa Wisdom has previously spoken out against the BDS movement, an anti-Israel initiative supported by the New York City mayor

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Phylisa Wisdom, the new leader of the Office to Combat Antisemitism (Image: YouTube)

Iran

US-Iran talks moved to Oman after Islamic Republic threatens pullout

The negotiations had been set to take place in Turkey, but a row over nuclear enrichment and escalating tensions saw them come close to collapsing

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters in Tehran on June 26, 2025 (Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran via Getty Images)

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Iran

Fresh wave of protests break out in Iran amid international solidarity rallies

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Dana Eden attends Apple TV+'s 'Tehran' Season 2 Premiere at The Robin Williams Center on May 04, 2022 in New York City (Getty Images)

Greece

Producer of Emmy-winning thriller ‘Tehran’ found dead in Athens hotel room

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Roedean School in Johannesburg (Image: Roedean School)

Jewish schools

South African school apologises after refusing to play tennis match against Jewish pupils

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Sandra Bernhard onstage during the 42nd Annual Gracie Awards, in Beverly Hills, June 6, 2017 (Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Alliance for Women in Media)

Television

Jewish comedian Sandra Bernhard cast in The White Lotus season four

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Protestors march through Canberra city centre during a protest against the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog on February 09, 2026, in Canberra, Australia (Getty Images)

Australia

Melbourne University condemns ‘death to Herzog’ graffiti on campus building

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

USA curling silver medalists Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin hold up their medals on the podium of the mixed doubles event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo on February 10, 2026 (Getty Images)

Winter Olympics

Jewish-American curler makes history with Winter Olympic silver

By Ben Conway

1 min read

Iran

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Credit: Getty)

Did the UN Secretary-General just say ‘happy birthday’ to the Iranian dictatorship?

Iranian state news agency reports letter of ‘congratulations’ from Guterres

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Jewish boy, 13, ‘attacked by five men’ on his way to synagogue Rothschild Vienna Mahzor sold for almost £5m in near-record for illuminated Hebrew manuscript

UK News

Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn backed anti-Israel group going door to door to push boycott in Sheffield

Labour ex-leader’s support for campaign revealed as tactic also seen in Brighton and Bristol

By Jane Prinsley

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Activists going door to door in Sheffield to invite support for the boycott campaign (X)

Charities

Former Oxfam boss accuses charity of antisemitism over ‘disproportionate’ focus on Gaza

Dr Halima Begum, who left the charity in December, claimed there was pressure within the organisation to call the crisis a ‘genocide’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Dr Halima Begum who was CEO of Oxfam GB for a year-and-a-half (Image: CharitySoWhite)

Museum

British Museum removes the word ‘Palestinian’ from ancient Middle East displays

The museum admitted it had ‘retroactively’ applied the term, including by referring to people in the region as being of ‘Palestinian descent’

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Palestine Action

Met Police will stop arresting Palestine Action supporters after High Court ruling

The force said it would no longer detain people for displaying support for the group, even though it remains proscribed while the government appeals the verdict

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Demonstrators gather outside the High Court during a ruling on whether the government's ban of Palestine Action was unlawful on February 13, 2026 (Getty Images)

Opinion

Are they the baddies? Green-backed Israel boycotts go door to door

The hate marches were a signal of where we were heading. Hunting down the addresses of those who refuse to blacklist the Jewish state shows that we have arrived

By Stephen Pollard

3 min read

By Arsen Ostrovsky

After Bondi, the anti-Israel protests against Herzog shame Australia

Do we allow the loudest and most extreme voices to dictate our national conversation? Or do we say “enough is enough” to those who spread hatred under the guise of activism?

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By Jonathan Sacerdoti

Prince William courts Saudi Arabia while Israel remains untouchable

It would be a striking gesture were the heir – or the King – to visit the Jewish state soon, signalling solidarity with a democracy facing multi-front threats, including from Iran. It would also acknowledge that those threats are aimed at Britain, too

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By The JC Leader

Antisemitism is costing Britain investment and jobs

When anti-Jewish conspiracy theories are allowed to metastasise, they hollow out institutions, corrode democratic norms and ultimately make a society poorer – morally and materially

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By Melanie Phillips

Bret Stephens is wrong. Jews can’t just turn inward and ignore antisemitism

We have a moral obligation to fight for our survival. We should be saying that Zionism is an inseparable part of Judaism, and so antizionism is an attempt to destroy not just Israel but Judaism itself

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By Maureen Lipman

The man who personally saved the lives of 1,000 musicians

Bronislaw Huberman was an infant prodigy who, by the time he was 12, had played Brahms on his violin… er… to Brahms.

4 min read

By Danny Stone

To shut down this pipeline of hate flowing into UK society, we must follow it to its source

Anitsemitism Policy Trust chief executive Danny Stone has a plan to stop the surge in vile racism online

2 min read

Life

My youth club leader Michael Moritz is now a billionaire (and, yes, I did predict he had a big future!)

By Gaby Koppel

5 min read

Books

Sex, lies and terrorists

Ellie Levenson’s thriller is a twisty page-turner with an intriguing concept that grabs from the get-go

By Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Books

There’s no easy cure for the world’s longest hatred. But this book is a start

This rigorous guide works for Jewish readers trying to comprehend how this irrational madness is happening again, and for allies grappling with the question of why people hate Jews

By Nicole Lampert

2 min read

World expert: David Harris and his new book

JC blind date

The JC Blind Date: ‘After I said I don’t eat non-kosher meat, he ordered a lamb shank’

For this month’s blind date, Michelle and Saul went out for an Indian meal. How spicy did things get?

By Karen Glaser

2 min read

Make me a match: Michelle and Saul (Photo: Gary Manhine)

Winter Olympics

From obese yeshivah student to Slider-Man – the remarkable run of Israel’s Olympic bobsleigh pilot

Is bobsleighng permitted on Shabbat? Yes it is says this Orthodox athlete

By Jane Prinsley

6 min read

Super slider AJ Edelman (Photo: David Zimand)

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Sticky toffee date cake

By Katie Marshall

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Cake

Pear and chocolate frangipane tarts

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 20 minutes

Vegetarian recipe

Golden brown rice and lentils with sweet dates

By Silvia Nacamulli

Cook time: 45-50 minutes

Tu Bishvat

Spiced nuts, olives and raisins on hummus

By Georgia Freedman

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The Jewish Chronicle

Tony Blair: Watching ‘Schindler’s List’ inspired my approach to politics

Jewish DJ, producer and UK hip hop pioneer Simon Harris dies aged 63

Bondi Beach terror attack suspect appears in Sydney court

Jewish-Australian snowboarder takes home silver medal on the halfpipe

More than 50% of religiously motivated hate crimes in France targeted Jews in 2025

IDF chief condemns ‘intolerable reality’ after female soldiers chased by Charedi rioters in Bnei Brak

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What Hitler’s henchmen and women did in their time off

From woke to broke: The Washington Post’s crisis should alarm the BBC and others

Two-tier outcomes: Why British Jews no longer trust the criminal justice system

Deni Avdija’s arrival on the basketball’s highest stage is a dream come true for Israel

The American rabbi tasked with taking on global antisemitism

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Trump ‘insisted’ Iran talks continue in White House meeting with Netanyahu

Jewish billionaire Nelson Peltz advises Nicola and Brooklyn to ‘stay out of the press’ amid Beckham feud

Zohran Mamdani appoints liberal Zionist to lead Office to Combat Antisemitism

US-Iran talks moved to Oman after Islamic Republic threatens pullout

World news

Fresh wave of protests break out in Iran amid international solidarity rallies

Producer of Emmy-winning thriller ‘Tehran’ found dead in Athens hotel room

South African school apologises after refusing to play tennis match against Jewish pupils

Jewish comedian Sandra Bernhard cast in The White Lotus season four

Melbourne University condemns ‘death to Herzog’ graffiti on campus building

Jewish-American curler makes history with Winter Olympic silver

Did the UN Secretary-General just say ‘happy birthday’ to the Iranian dictatorship?

UK News

Jeremy Corbyn backed anti-Israel group going door to door to push boycott in Sheffield

Former Oxfam boss accuses charity of antisemitism over ‘disproportionate’ focus on Gaza

British Museum removes the word ‘Palestinian’ from ancient Middle East displays

Met Police will stop arresting Palestine Action supporters after High Court ruling

Opinion

Are they the baddies? Green-backed Israel boycotts go door to door

After Bondi, the anti-Israel protests against Herzog shame Australia

Prince William courts Saudi Arabia while Israel remains untouchable

Antisemitism is costing Britain investment and jobs

Bret Stephens is wrong. Jews can’t just turn inward and ignore antisemitism

The man who personally saved the lives of 1,000 musicians

To shut down this pipeline of hate flowing into UK society, we must follow it to its source

Life

My youth club leader Michael Moritz is now a billionaire (and, yes, I did predict he had a big future!)

Sex, lies and terrorists

There’s no easy cure for the world’s longest hatred. But this book is a start

The JC Blind Date: ‘After I said I don’t eat non-kosher meat, he ordered a lamb shank’

From obese yeshivah student to Slider-Man – the remarkable run of Israel’s Olympic bobsleigh pilot

Support the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper

Sticky toffee date cake

Pear and chocolate frangipane tarts

Golden brown rice and lentils with sweet dates

Spiced nuts, olives and raisins on hummus