Prime Minister asked to ‘celebrate as well as defend’ Jews in meeting with communal leaders
The 45-minute meeting followed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer expressing alarm at rising hostility towards Jews
Angela Rayner steps in over plan to build skyscraper next to Bevis Marks shul
The deputy PM will assess the planning application ahead of committee meeting next month
Chai Cancer Care reports 15 per cent increase in men seeking cancer support
The cancer support organisation is seeing more men approach them for support than ever before
Hackney stands with Israel as motion to ‘de-twin’ from Haifa is defeated by Labour councillors
An attempt to end the 50-year-old relationship was roundly rejected
Azerbaijan’s Jews hid away during the Soviet era - now they say they are safe and free
The country, located where the Caucasus Mountains meet the Caspian Sea, achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
Holocaust education is confronting ‘existential crisis’, director of new project says
Sussex University has been awarded five year-grant to research the influence of AI, computer games and digital media on understanding of the Shoah
Europe’s largest kosher supermarket opens in Stamford Hill, with a mixed response from locals
Hillwood Shopping District has dethroned Kosher Kingdom as the largest specialty-Jewish retailer in the UK
Jewish Care says budget changes will ‘actively harm’ care sector
The increase in NI will push up costs by over £1m
Youth movements announce Israel tours are going ahead
UJIA and Mosaic Teens are offering huge subsidies to people who have never been to Israel
Rabbi Leo Dee hits Palestinian Authority with £10m lawsuit over his family’s murder
A law passed by the Knesset earlier this year allows victims of terror and their families to sue the PA
London protest against Francesca Albanese called off after row between rival campaign groups
Campaign Against Antisemitism claimed another group, Stop the Hate, had ‘hijacked’ their demonstration
Iranian cleric at COP29 attacks Israel in speech
The pre-COP29 event ‘World Religions for a Green Planet’ saw hundreds of religious leaders from around the world speak about the environment
After 750 years, the town of Guildford gets its very own rabbi
The Surrey town has had a Jewish community for centuries, but hasn’t had a rabbi since the expulsion of Jews from England
Israel suspends funding to Haaretz after publisher describes terrorists as ‘freedom fighters’
The head of Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry said the Haaretz publisher’s comments were ‘straight out of the playbook’ of Israel’s enemies
Native Americans burn effigy of Netanyahu controlling Biden as a puppet
The annual ‘burning of Kookooee’ ceremony takes place on the last Sunday of October and is said to represent the New Mexico community’s fears
Jewish comic to lead medley of acts at Chabad fundraiser
Magicians, classical music, and comedy will come together on Sunday
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