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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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Jewish Care home becomes first in UK to launch pioneering dementia care programme

DementiAbility uses activities and items with which residents have a personal connection

By Daniel Ben-David

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Jewish Care staff celebrate DementiAbility accreditation at Jewish Care's Kun Mor and George Kiss Home (Photo: Jewish Care)

Damaged and vandalised trucks carrying humanitarian aid supplies bound for Gaza, May 13, 2024 (Credit: OREN ZIV/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli campaign raises money for Gaza aid security after settler violence

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Woman wielding a large knife in Stamford Hill, May 15, 2024

Knife-wielding woman arrested in Stamford Hill

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Father Francis Wahle, who passed away May 14, 2024 (Credit: AJR)

Reverend Francis Wahle passes away aged 95

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UK Jewish communities given hope as they remember Israel’s fallen and celebrate the nation’s resilience

The Chief Rabbi said the community had more support than it realised

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May 15, 2024 10:48

The community celebrates Yom Ha'atzmaut (Photo: Robert Bray)

85th anniversary of the Kindertransport marked at Wigmore Hall concert

Actor Tom Conti compered the event

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May 14, 2024 12:23

Audience members who came over to the UK on the Kindertransport are applauded at a Wigmore Hall concert to mark the 85th anniversary of their journey (Photo: Adam Soller Photography)

Granddaughter of Kinderstransport refugee to tell his story through music

Cellist Juliette Appel will perform the piece with her sister

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May 14, 2024 11:37

Cellist Juliette Appel, who has composed a piece of music based on her grandfather Kenneth Appel's experience on the Kindertransport. He can be seen in the framed photographs (Photo: Appel)

Netanyahu says ‘day after plan’ includes working with local Gazans to set up civil administration

The Israeli prime minister also said allowing Hamas leadership to go into exile after their surrender was on the table

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May 13, 2024 16:12

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a statement as the US President listens on before a meeting in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. US President Joe Biden landed in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023 as Middle East anger flared after hundreds were killed when a rocket struck a hospital in war-torn Gaza, with Israel and the Palestinians quick to trade blame. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

King Charles becomes royal patron of the UK Jewish community’s oldest charity

Norwood provides services supporting vulnerable children, families and people with learning disabilities

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May 9, 2024 15:35

King Charles III speaks to patient Linda Klinger during a visit to the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre (Photo: Getty Images)

Israel’s Eurovision contestant booed during dress rehearsal ahead of Thursday’s semi-final

Israeli broadcaster Kan wrote to European broadcasting organisations to ensure a similar incident does not happen during the semi-final

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May 9, 2024 12:28

Israel's Eurovision entry Eden Golan says she is trying to focus on 'the huge amount of support' she has received rather than the death threats and backlash against her participation in the song contest (Photo: Sarah Louise Bennett)

Three generations of one family who paid a price to protect Israel

Edan Kleiman, who was paralysed by Hamas, is now the chairman of Beit Halochem

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May 9, 2024 10:45

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School teacher reported to police for glorifying Hamas as ‘defenders of humanity’

Lawyers wrote to Ronan Preastuin’s school saying he was an ‘extremely dangerous influence’ on children

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May 8, 2024 18:08

High school RE teacher Ronan Preastuin (Credit: Social media)

David Cameron pledges to build ‘vital’ Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre alongside Parliament

The memorial was first proposed in 2015

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May 8, 2024 16:01

Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron speaks during a parliamentary meeting to mark Yom HaShoah (Credit: Holocaust Education Trust)

Jewish Care encourages ‘honest and compassionate’ conversations about end-of-life wishes

The message comes ahead of Dying Matters Awareness Week

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May 7, 2024 16:19

Jewish Care is encouraging people to have honest and compassionate conversations about their end-of-life wishes (Photo: Jewish Care)

Community stands ‘united, proud and resilient’ on Yom HaShoah

A ceremony was held next to the Houses of Parliament

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May 7, 2024 12:55

School choirs join members of the Shabbaton Choir and the London Cantorial Singers at the Yom HaShoah UK 2024 ceremony (Photo: Meron Persey Photography)

Anti-Israel encampments erected in Cambridge and Oxford

Organisers target universities and the Pitt Rivers museum

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May 6, 2024 14:27

Pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn of the Kings College, University of Cambridge (Photo: social media)

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