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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

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Channel Crossing

Keith kayaks across The Channel to mark D-Day

Keith Breslauer and his team made the overnight journey to raise awareness of the Royal Marines charity

By Daniel Ben-David

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Keith Breslauer (left) and Lee Waters, co-leader of the Royal Marines Paddle Group

Thousands of artefacts and memorabilia from the Second World War have been collected and digitised through the 'Their Finest Hour' online archive project

Largest ever publicly accessible online archive of Second World War memorabilia goes live today

2 min read

Mervyn Kersh returns to the infamous D-Day beach (Credit: Courtesy)

Jewish D-Day veterans recount liberating the Nazi death camp Bergen-Belsen

8 min read

Zecharia & Nava Deutsch (Photo: Jewish Chaplaincy)

‘University should have done more to protect us’ says departing Jewish university chaplain

2 min read

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Rachel gets the chop for a good cause

The JC’s new social media editor has had her head shaved for charity

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June 5, 2024 10:24

Rachel's new look

Starmer makes pledge to the Jewish community that Labour will always stand by their side

The leader of the opposition was due to be the keynote speaker at Jewish Care’s annual fundraising dinner but had to pull out due to the snap election

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June 4, 2024 14:05

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer addresses an audience via video message at Jewish Care's annual dinner, June 3, 2024

40,000 people march through London calling for the release of the hostages

Over 120 hostages are still being held in Gaza, 240 days after their capture by Hamas terrorists on October 7

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June 2, 2024 19:02

Thousands gather outside Downing Street to call for the immediate and unconditional release of the Gaza hostages (Photo: Daniel Ben-David)

Mitzvah Day CEO Stuart Diamond wins Outstanding Individual award at interfaith ceremony

Diamond is credited with overseeing increased interfaith engagement and encouraging more volunteers to get involved

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May 30, 2024 14:12

Mitzvah Day CEO Stuart Diamond at the Camden Faith and Belief Awards (Credit: Justin Thomas)

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust gears up for historic 80th anniversary in January

Genocide survivors and HMDT supporters gathered at a private residence for a fundraising tea

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May 29, 2024 13:34

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust fundraising tea at a private residence (Credit: Holocaust Memorial Day Trust)

Hundreds attend the Boys’ 79th anniversary reunion dinner

The Boys are a group of 732 child survivors of the Holocaust who after fleeing the Nazis were placed in the Lake District

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May 29, 2024 13:31

Holocaust survivors, Jackie Young, Harry Olmer, Joanna Millan, Mala Tribich, Rachel Levy, and Zdenka Husserl, at the '45 Aid reunion dinner (Credit: John Rifkin)

Son of Austrian refugee returns to the school which expelled his father

Michael Bibring continues to tell his father’s story to young people

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May 29, 2024 09:26

Harry Bibring (left) and his son Michael, who continues to share his father's story (Photo: Michael Bibring)

Rabbi will take you on a tour of the Jewish history of Islington

Islington Jewish Heritage Trail is part of the Mayor of London’s Untold Stories initiative

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May 29, 2024 06:27

The unveiling of Islington Jewish Heritage Trail at Islington Town Hall by Mayor of Islington Councillor Anjna Khurana, seen here with Rabbi Mendy and Hadasa Korer of Chabad Islington and members of the community (Photo: Chabad Islington)

IDF says it did not strike tents in Rafah and used small missile in airstrike

Israel says the fire could not have come about as a direct result from the low missile payload used during the strike

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May 28, 2024 15:52

IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari (Credit: YouTube)

World leaders greet Israeli strike on Rafah with ‘outrage’ and calls to hold Israel accountable

French President Emmanuel Macron said he was ‘outraged’ at the latest Israeli strike on Rafah

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May 27, 2024 19:07

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint press conference with Ukrainian President at the Dolmabahce Presidental office in Istanbul, March 8, 2024. (Credit: OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pilgrims clash with Israeli police after being denied entry to Mount Meron

A police officer was suspended after pushing an elderly Orthodox man at the site

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May 27, 2024 11:01

Rabbi Avraham Kreuzer, who was pushed by a border police officer during the Lag B'Omer celebrations in Meron, poses for a picture outside a synagogue in Jerusalem, May 27, 2024 (Credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

IDF dismisses reservist soldier who incited mutiny via viral video

Israeli military opened a criminal probe into the incident as ‘a serious violation of IDF orders and IDF values’

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May 27, 2024 09:48

IDF dismisses reservist soldier who incited mutiny via viral video

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