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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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Sandys Row Synagogue hopes to open heritage centre

The educational hub would share the story of the once flourishing East End Jewish community

By Daniel Ben-David

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Sandys Row Synagogue in London's East End (Photo: Foundation For Jewish Heritage)

Nathan Sheldon (second from left) with his friends, who are walking 100 miles to raise funds for men's mental health charities in Israel in his memory

Friends to walk 100 miles in memory of ‘kind and gentle’ Nathan

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World Jewish Relief is on a 'mission' to connect documents about Jewish refugees arriving in the UK between 1933 and 1946 with their descendants

WJR on ‘mission’ to connect Jewish refugee history with descendants

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Yechiel Leiter has hinted that Israeli-Saudi normalisation is be 'closer than ever' (Image: X/Yechiel Leiter)

Israel’s new US ambassador suggests Saudi normalisation on the brink

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The lessons of Auschwitz are being lost, Ron Lauder warns world

In his address at the 80th anniversary ceremony at the death camp, the Jewish leader references October 7 in a powerful wake-up call

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January 28, 2025 13:09

President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder makes an address on behalf of the major donors of the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

‘The Jewish community has been reborn’ says King Charles in Krakow

His Majesty also went to a community centre inspired by his conversation with a Holocaust survivor, which sits just miles from the site of the camp

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January 27, 2025 15:41

Britain's King Charles III looks at belongings of people once deported to Auschwitz (Getty Images)

Queen Camilla warns we must ‘never forget’ the lessons of the Holocaust at Anne Frank Trust lunch

Her Majesty became the first royal patron of the charity last year

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January 24, 2025 12:54

Queen Camilla called on us all to 'never forget' the lessons of the Holocaust at the Anne Frank Trust lunch this week (Image: Ian Jones)

Guildford’s faith leaders sign religious freedom declaration to mark 750 years since Jewish expulsion

The proceedings included a ceremony at Guildford Castle and a symbolic walk through the city

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January 22, 2025 14:05

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Survivors and descendants mark 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz

The ceremony took place at Jewish Care’s Holocaust Survivors’ Centre

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January 21, 2025 10:54

Jewish Care Holocaust Survivors' Centre and Generation2Generation commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz 80th (Photo: Yakir Zur)

More than seventy arrested after Palestine protestors defy Met’s calls for calm

Some protestors breached the containment zone around the BBC set up by the police

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January 18, 2025 18:08

A protester holds up an Israeli flag on Whitehall (Getty)

Breaking: Israel and Hamas officially agree to ceasefire and hostage release deal

President Biden confirmed the agreement in a press conference this evening, plus more details on how it will be implemented

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January 15, 2025 17:19

The deal followed a breakthrough in negotiations between mediators on Monday night in Doha (Getty)

Charity recognised for ‘oustanding’ volunteer management

The contribution of the charity’s volunteers equates to £9.5m a year

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January 15, 2025 15:10

Some of the hundreds of Jewish Care volunteers celebrating Volunteers' Week at Southend and Westcliff Jewish Community Centre (Photo: Jewish Care)

Masorti senior rabbi joins faith leaders urging Keir Starmer to back Climate Bill

A joint letter handed to 10 Downing Street says the prime minister has an opportunity to be an ‘inspiration’ if he were to back the bill

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January 15, 2025 14:35

Zero Hour handing the joint letter to 10 Downing Street

Jewish social care charities say Labour’s Casey Commission fails to address ‘urgent issues’

Norwood, Jewish Care and Nightingale Hammerson have all criticised the Casey Commission

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January 15, 2025 14:21

Charities have criticised the Casey Commission into adult social care, announced by Labour (Jewish Care/Omaggio)

Why I stayed on to coach Israel even after my son was killed in Gaza

Oren Smadja reveals how he dug deep to stay with Israel’s judo team at the Paris Olympics

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January 15, 2025 11:03

Oren Smadja embraces judoka Peter Paltchik

King Charles says he ‘can’t bear’ to see dwindling numbers of Holocaust survivors

The King marked Holocaust memorial day at a Buckingham Palace event on Monday

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January 14, 2025 09:26

King Charles says he ‘can’t bear’ to see dwindling numbers of Holocaust survivors

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