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‘A pleasure to be back’ as regional shuls plot their return
Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds congregations speak about their plans
North London barmitzvah boy will be back in shul for big day
Thomas Hunt will have his ceremony at Hadley Wood US on Shabbat - the first day religious buildings can reopen for services
Lovebirds are first to the chupah after wedding restrictions are relaxed
The heartwarming story of Cara Messias and Adam Kaye, who will marry at Bevis Marks next week
Portugal urged to maintain citizenship rights for Jews
Approximately 60,000 Jews worldwide have applied for citizenship under a 2015 law
Dutch parliament votes to fight antisemitism
A motion to fund security for Jewish organisations was rejected
Large Chasidic wedding in Elstree broken up by police
Videos of the event showed a large gathering of strictly-Orthodox Jews disobeying social distancing guidelines
Charity mugs are just the NHS’s cup of tea
Renowned illustrator Sir Quentin Blake has created three rainbow mug designs for a charity supporting NHS workers
Kinderstransport survivor tells online school assembly of 'very relevant' story of persecution
Vera Schaufeld took part because 'at this time where racism has been a very important issue, I feel that any sort of discrimination is something that needs to be talked about'
Board calls on Plaid Cymru to expel candidate over post linking George Floyd death to Israel
Sahar Al-Faifi was previously suspended over antisemitic posts before being reinstated earlier this year
BLM Oxford accused of antisemitism after posting notorious mural
The group later apologised and removed the image, saying they 'stand resolutely against antisemitism'
El Al cancels all flights for Wednesday as pilot's union announces they won't fly
The airline has suffered massive losses due to coronavirus and is seeking government aid
Carl Reiner, US comedy legend, dies aged 98
He died of natural causes on Monday at his home in Beverly Hills
Long-Bailey says she never meant to 'cause hurt' over conspiracy-article retweet
The former shadow education secretary was sacked last week for sharing an interview in which Maxine Peake linked the killing of George Floyd to Israel
Over 100 legal heavyweights sign letter opposing Israeli annexation plans
Lord Woolf joined former supreme court justices and other Jewish law experts in expressing ‘grave concern’ over the plans
Fifty Jewish organisations meet Israeli diplomats to argue against annexation
Representatives met in 18 consulates and embassies across the world
£30m extra is needed for care of learning disabled in the community, report finds
The report also suggested the current levels of residential care were 'unlikely to be sustainable' in the next 15 years
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