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Daniel Ben-David

Daniel Ben-David

Daniel Ben-David is a reporter and community correspondent for the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach him at dbendavid@thejc.com

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William gives his community a helping hand on his bar mitvzah

The 13-year-old made a yad using a 3D-printer

By Daniel Ben-David

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William Solomons and his 3D-printer yad

The late Lord Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild with a copy of the Balfour Declaration at the Clivedon Literary Festival, 2017

Historic meeting to take place between three descendants of key figures of the Balfour Declaration

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with pupils from the North West London Jewish Day School (Photo: Simon Dawson/No.10 Downing Street)

Jewish pupils invited to Prime Minister’s Questions for Pesach

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Noa Argamani has made TIME's 100 most influential people in the world 2025

Former hostage Noa Argamani included in Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people for 2025

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Cardiff gives Rosenberg a president’s welcome

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April 16, 2025 14:06

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The Groff family were travelling to the Catskills for Seder night and to celebrate their daughter’s 25th birthday, when their private plane went down

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April 15, 2025 16:22

Members of the Revolutionary Communist Group demonstrate outside a Barclays bank (Credit: Revolutionary Communist Group/Instagram)

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Communal organisations NJA and Yachad have spoken to the JC about how to talk about Israel since October 7

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The Chabad branch in south London has been receiving boxes of matzah and distributing them to 250 families for five years

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April 9, 2025 17:12

Matzah box delivered to Chabad Greenwich & Docklands with the words 'Free Palestine' and 'Gaza' (Credit: EJA)

Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman warns Trump’s tariffs could lead to ‘economic nuclear winter’

The outspoken CEO has long been a staunch Trump ally but has now broken with the President over trade policy.

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April 9, 2025 12:36

Bill Ackman in East Hampton, New York, August 6, 2016 (Credit: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images for Hamptons International Film Festival)

The home from home where the kids – and the staff – thrive

Daniel Ben-David visits a unique residence in north London

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April 8, 2025 15:21

Staff at Bayis Sheli. Director of care Micki Herzog is second from right (Photo: Daniel Ben-David)

New Holocaust podcast launches with letter saved by Nick Robinson’s grandmother

Every week Objects of the Holocaust will feature a public personality telling the story behind an artefact in their family, starting with the BBC presenter

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April 8, 2025 11:53

Objects of the Holocaust hosts Professor Tim Cole and actress Louisa Clein (Credit: HET)

Houthi intelligence chief reported killed in US airstrikes

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth had said things were ‘about to get worse’ for the rebel group

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April 8, 2025 10:36

People assess the damage following a previous round of airstrikes in Yemen's Hodeida governorate, April 2, 2025. (Credit: -/AFP via Getty Images)

Who are the Irish politicians who have gone full Houthi?

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Meet the Iranians who long for peace with Israel

Three exiles give their views on the Jewish state and possible air strikes by the West against the regime’s nuclear programme

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April 1, 2025 15:55

Left to right: Vahid Beheshti, Dr Namdar Baghaei-Yazdi, Afshin Payravi

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