May 24, 2019 16:08

Mary Honeyball, a Labour MEP for 19 years, quits party over 'shameful' inaction on antisemitism

She did not run for re-election on Thursday and announced her resignation after the polls closed

May 24, 2019 10:13

Redbridge rabbi sees latest merger as turning point for dwindling community

'I think there is a possibility to grow," says Steven Dansky on the eve of amalgamated Cranbrook congregation's first Shabbat

May 24, 2019 09:43

Manchester Jewish Representative Council condemns 'openly racist' Tommy Robinson and 'tiny number' of Jewish supporters

Responding to pro-Robinson flyers distributed among Orthodox Jews in the city, the organisation says 'you are not welcome in our city’

May 24, 2019 09:05

Israel brings wide-ranging fires under control, but fears new blazes in extreme heatwave

Firefighters battles blazes in multiple areas around the country, with Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Croatia sending firefighting aircraft to help

May 23, 2019 15:55

Unmasked: the Christian missionary couple who infiltrated a Chassidic community

The couple, going by the names 'David and Rivkah Costello', were unmasked by a member of Brooklyn's Jewish community, where they had previously operated

May 23, 2019 14:59

Holocaust photo exhibition in Vienna defaced with swastikas

One message on the defaced pictures of survivors read '1 Jesus = 6,000,000 Jews'

May 23, 2019 10:59

Judith Kerr, author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, dies at 95

The writer, who left Germany with her family just before the Nazis came to power, delighted generations of children

May 23, 2019 09:52

Iceland Eurovision entry Hatari 'considers legal action' against El Al for 'worst' plane seats

Crew reportedly assigned the band middle seats at the back of the plane, saying 'this is what they get' in response to political statements at the song contest

May 22, 2019 12:37

Jeremy Corbyn defended Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 'wipe Israel off the map' speech's 'salient points'

'Anybody who recognises Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation’s fury,' Iran's president said. Mr Corbyn said it was 'an opportunity to build dialogue'

May 22, 2019 09:49

New independent reviewer of terrorism legislation reveals he guarded his wife's synagogue

Jonathan Hall QC said it gave him a 'different perspective'

May 22, 2019 08:59

Natalie Portman denies 'creepy' Moby's claim they were dating

The Hollywood star said they had not 'flirted', as he claims in his new book, says he was 'interested in me in a way that felt inappropriate'

May 21, 2019 16:19

We understand Henrikh Mkhitaryan: it’s time to move the Europa League final away from Baku

For decades we have seen Israeli athletes unable to compete in certain countries because of their nationality. We are seeing the same thing here

May 21, 2019 15:22

Drafts of Israeli independence declaration cannot be privately sold, Supreme Court rules

Judges ended a four-year legal battle, saying the documents with rough markings are state property

May 21, 2019 13:10

Ex-Stamford Hill Shomrim member sentenced over false robbery accusation against teenagers

Michael Scher received a suspended jail sentence, while an arrest warrant has been issued for Yaakov Nowogrodski, who police believe has fled the country

May 21, 2019 10:57

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee won't act against student who held up a swastika sign and called for Jews to be gassed

The chancellor said his institution 'will always be a forum for the free exchange of ideas'

May 21, 2019 09:44

Fire Brigade urges Lag Ba'Omer caution after last year's bonfire explosion in Stamford Hill

Dozens of people were injured after one fire got out of hand last year, possibly after batteries from smartphones were thrown on the blaze