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Ben Weich

Ben Weich

Ben Weich is a reporter for the JC.

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Cinema firm in u-turn after cancelling Israeli films

Picturehouse Cinemas had announced the cancellation of four screenings of movies in the Seret International Film Festival

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Cinema firm in u-turn after cancelling Israeli films

Cinema chain pulls out of Israeli film festival after protest

Cinema chain pulls out of Israeli film festival after protest

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Yiddish leaflets lead Labour to Hackney ward victory

Yiddish leaflets lead Labour to Hackney ward victory

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Parkinson’s disease: why Jews are more at risk and research towards a cure

Parkinson’s disease: why Jews are more at risk and research towards a cure

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Leading US Reform rabbi dies in plane crash

Rabbi Panken served as the president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, a four-campus seminary for Reform Judaism

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May 8, 2018 08:47

Leading US Reform rabbi dies in plane crash

Solicitor struck off for headbutting EastEnders star’s dad

Philip Saunders was caught on CCTV attacking property developer Mohammad Reza Ghadami at the Royal Courts of Justice

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May 2, 2018 14:55

Solicitor struck off for headbutting EastEnders star’s dad

Tributes paid following death of JFS pupil

Oli Leigh was a gifted sportsman, representing Team GB at the 2017 Maccabiah Games

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May 2, 2018 10:30

Tributes paid following death of JFS pupil

Labour reaches out to strictly Orthodox voters with Yiddish leaflets

North London Charedim have been urged to break traditional voting patterns in a bid to solve housing crisis

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May 1, 2018 16:25

Labour reaches out to strictly Orthodox voters with Yiddish leaflets

Arab-Israeli film-maker targeted by BDS boycotters

Representatives of the UK BDS movement criticised Holy Air for portraying Israel as a “melting pot of cultures, religions and social backgrounds”

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May 1, 2018 10:31

Arab-Israeli film-maker targeted by BDS boycotters

Former IDF man jailed for murdering daughter

The Old Bailey heard Robert Peters, 56, had planned the murder of Sophia Peters "for weeks"

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April 30, 2018 16:12

Former IDF man jailed for murdering daughter

Chazan found guilty of sexual assault

Jason Blair, 47, was convicted by a jury of five counts of sexual assault of a teenage girl

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April 30, 2018 09:56

Chazan found guilty of sexual assault

Antisemitic comments posted to Jeremy Corbyn's Facebook page

Labour promised to take "appropriate action" against members found to have used antisemitic language

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April 29, 2018 17:00

Antisemitic comments posted to Jeremy Corbyn's Facebook page

First Jew picked in NFL draft first round in 30 years

Quarterback Josh Rosen, from Los Angeles, was selected by the Arizona Cardinals

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April 29, 2018 15:42

First Jew picked in NFL draft first round in 30 years

Berlin holds second march in solidarity with Jews

The #KippaHeadsUp march follows demonstrations against creeping antisemitism in Berlin, Cologne, Erfurt and Potsdam

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April 29, 2018 13:16

Berlin holds second march in solidarity with Jews

Corbyn team distances itself from Wadsworth claims

Labour sources say only contact with expelled activist was to ensure supporters did not interrupt disciplinary hearing

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April 29, 2018 12:14

Corbyn team distances itself from Wadsworth claims

Labour activist Marc Wadsworth expelled

Expulsion comes after confrontation with MP Ruth Smeeth

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April 27, 2018 11:29

Labour activist Marc Wadsworth expelled

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