Barry Toberman
Barry Toberman is the associate editor (community and news features) of the Jewish Chronicle.
Manchester welfare charity's fears over finances as cost of living crisis bites
The Fed needs to raise a third more from the community to meet its deficit but worries that supporters may not be able to give as generously as in the past
East End Jews in the 20th century: Brady clubs recalled in new exhibition
The exhibition features 100 images, as well as 30 oral testimonies on the Brady clubs
Brighton sells its housing opportunities with weekly tours of new communal hub
Potential buyers and renters shown around the site, which will also include a shul, restaurant, nursery and working space
Baroness Merron has her batmitzvah... 50 years late
The Labour peer was raised in a secular Jewish household and only became involved in Jewish life when she was the Lincoln MP
Ravenswood Village to be taken over by non-Jewish healthcare provider
Move follows review by Norwood into future of Berkshire village caring for those with complex learning needs. Families had campaigned against closure
The Merseyside Jewish population has shrunk... but there's hope for the future
Survey suggests a community of around 2,000 a fall of 500 in a decade, although employment opportunities are bringing younger families to the area
Shock and anger as Jewish Care announces closure of its Brighton residential home
The charity says Hyman Fine House is not financially sustainable, given limited occupancy
Cool offer from United shuls as UK experiences record temperatures
Members are invited for refreshments in air conditioned spaces; care homes take extra precautions for residents and staff
Jewish Care plans new £25 million Redbridge campus
If the application is successful, building work is expected to start in mid-2023, with a target completion date of late 2025
Jewish Care raises £5 million from its first dinner in three years
Nine-hundred guests at West End venue hear praise from Sajid Javid and songs from Boy George
Leeds housing association opens £14m development of 85 apartments but cannot meet demand for family homes
'We don’t keep long waiting lists because we just don’t get them coming up — one in four years'
Chief Rabbi reveals his family's sporting stars at opening of new Maccabi GB headquarters
Rabbi Mirvis also praises Maccabi for promoting sport for all, Judaism and Israel
Cricketing coup for Chai as cancer charity arranges fundraiser with Sir Andrew Strauss
Breakfast will also benefit the Ruth Strauss Foundation, set up in memory of Sir Andrew's wife
Glasgow shuls in merger process agree on future site
Members vote for Giffnock's building as the home of the amalgamated Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue
Norwood's chief executive to quit
Dr Beverley Jacobson, who has worked to modernise the charity, says 'it's the right time to hand over the reins'
Auschwitz survivor and educator Iby Knill dies after contracting Covid
The 98-year-old authored two autobiographies and was a key member of the Holocaust Survivors' Friendship Association
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