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Elisa Bray

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The KC speaking up for British hostage families: ‘It’s been quite a rollercoaster’

Barrister Adam Wagner and solicitor Adam Rose feel their work is ‘very personal’

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy meet with the families of hostages and the bereaved at a commemoration event at 10 Downing Street in September 2024 (Picture: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street)

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Some of us are too scared to watch films on the Holocaust

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After October 7, Silas felt 'compelled' to get his first-ever Jewish-inspired tattoo – a small Star of David on his arm

‘I had to grab my identity’ – the tattoo artist cancelled for being Jewish now inundated with requests for Hebrew art

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Nathalie Freedman

‘Sexual assault can take place in our community. So let’s break the silence’

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This Chai nutritionist has shared her tips for the best cancer-fighting diet

Susan Fruhman’s charity book is packed with recipes and tips for patients, carers and anyone wanting a healthy diet

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January 27, 2025 14:08

How she can help: Susan Fruhman's book is full of nutritious recipes

A nutritionist’s five top tips for an instantly healthier diet

Thse small changes can hugely improve your health

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January 27, 2025 14:07

A nutritionist’s five top tips for an instantly healthier diet

The Jewish musicians who were forced to play for the Nazis

To mark 80 years since Auschwitz’s liberation, a new BBC film commemorates the 15 orchestras of Auschwitz

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January 23, 2025 15:47

The same tune: Raphael Lasker-Wallfisch plays for his mother, Anita, a cellist who arrived at Auschwitz at the age of 18 in 1943

Paul Danan

Actor and reality TV star who fought his own demons while helping others fight addiction

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January 22, 2025 19:01

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Paul Danan attends the "Once Upon A Time in London" world premiere at Troxy on April 15, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

The complex Jewish past of Bob Dylan

From bar mitzvah boy to born-again Christian releasing gospel music, then back to Judaism, the singer-songwriter is a walking contradiction of Jewishness

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January 16, 2025 10:02

Bob Dylan at his son's bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, September 20, 1983. (AP Photo/Zavi Cohen)

Striking a chord for Jewish pride

Hilton Nathanson set up the charity Bishnat in his father’s memory to celebrate Judaism’s musical traditions and, in the wake of October 7, to show solidarity with the Jewish state

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January 14, 2025 11:28

In concert Credit: Leor Meheli

How ketamine could save the lives of traumatised Israeli soldiers

The Class B drug is highly effective in treating PTSD if used in conjunction with trauma therapies, experts tell Elisa Bray

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January 8, 2025 14:23

Participants and volunteer workers on the retreat, including (third from left) Dina Beer

Surge in British Jews emigrating to Israel

l Latest figures show that numbers making Aliyah doubled last year amid historic levels of antisemitism at home

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January 8, 2025 11:42

Warren and Leah Phillips with daughters Evie and Rosie arrived in Israel from Manchester to start their new lives in August 2024 (Photo: Warren Phillips)

When the cantor met a Jewish Jazz legend: generations bond over timeless music

Legendary jazz musician David Lee has worked with stars from Judy Garland to Louis Armstrong – his latest musical partner is Cantor David Rome

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December 31, 2024 13:34

David Lee, David Rome

The Jewish shows on stage and screen not to miss this year

From Shtisel spin-off Kugel to Andy Cohen’s The Real Housewives of London, 2025 has plenty in store

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December 31, 2024 10:04

The Jewish shows on stage and screen not to miss this year

2024 in review: Jewish music

This year Eden Golan, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and the world’s first Israeli-Palestinian boy band hit all the right notes

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December 24, 2024 16:27

2024 in review: Jewish music

The Jewish Santa who has spread festive magic for 35 years

Daniel Rolnick was once booked for a party hosted by Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise at the Dorchester

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December 20, 2024 14:56

Dispensing good cheer: Daniel Rolnick has been Santa for 35 years

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