May 20, 2019 16:28

How the tragic death of a Gaza girl became a poisonous piece of fake news

The story of Aisha Lulu shows us the peril of choosing narrative over truth

May 20, 2019 10:50

Israel-Poland tensions rise further after Prime Minister describes potential restitution for Jews as 'a victory for Hitler'

A further incident on Friday saw a far-right political candidate put a kippah in front of another politician, accusing her of 'kneeling before the Jews'

May 20, 2019 10:00

Herman Wouk, Orthodox Jewish author of 'The Caine Mutiny' and 'This Is My God', dies at 103

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist saw a number of his works of fiction adapted into movies - but arguably it was one of his works of non-fiction that had the most far-reaching effect

May 17, 2019 17:00

German Bundestag passes motion defining BDS movement as antisemitic

The motion urges both the national and local governments to withhold any support or funding for BDS events, organisations and projects

May 17, 2019 12:00

JLM urges Labour MP Ruth George to call out councillor who shared neo-Nazi material

MP condemned for failing 'to stand clearly in solidarity against anti-Jewish racism'

May 16, 2019 14:32

British Jews rejoice as Skittles sweets confirmed as kosher by KLBD

The popular confectionery is now kosher in multiple flavours from any shop in the UK

May 15, 2019 17:38

German biscuit empire heiress apologises after downplaying her family company's use of Nazi slave labour

There was anger after Verena Bahlsen, of Choco Leibniz biscuits, said 'we paid the forced labourers as much as the Germans and treated them well. We did nothing wrong'

May 15, 2019 16:42

Ex-Labour parliamentary candidate let off over tweets on antisemitism and Jewish MP's 'Zionist sympathies'

Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt said Labour's National Constitutional Committee 'found the charges lodged against me to have been unproven'

May 15, 2019 14:12

Lawyer who was ordered to undergo diversity training for calling anti-Israel group 'scummy racists' wins appeal

Matthew Berlow had his case taken up by a barrister who read about his case in the JC

May 15, 2019 11:44

Whistleblowers 'collect 100,000 Labour e-mails' to expose party's attempts to protect alleged antisemites

One ex-staffer says it 'was on a scale and at a level the public does not begin to understand'

May 14, 2019 13:35

Former Labour MP Bridget Prentice resigns from party after 45 years, citing its lack of action on antisemitism

Ms Prentice also condemned Jeremy Corbyn's lack of leadership on the issue and described Luciana Berger being bullied out of the party as "shameful"

May 14, 2019 11:51

Fred Austin, teacher, charity worker and strong advocate for Holocaust education, dies at 90

Rescued from Europe months before the start of the Second World War, he would go on to become the youngest headteacher at a British grammar school

May 13, 2019 16:49

Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir to take Israeli flag into space

She will be co-piloting a mission to the International Space Station later this year

May 13, 2019 14:39

Corbyn's aides interceded to reinstate 'Jews in gutter' activist Glyn Secker

The extreme anti-Zionist activist was let back into the party last year after Labour officials were told Mr Corbyn was 'interested in this one'

May 13, 2019 11:43

Council apology for 'appallingly managed' anti-Israel panel event that followed taxpayer-subsidised play

A Sheffield Council representative said she would be contacting both the Festival of Debate and the team behind a production of 'My name is Rachel Corrie'

May 10, 2019 13:38

Ilford’s former rabbi ‘awaits adventures new’ in Southend

Geoffrey Hyman joining coastal congregation