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Jacob Judah

Jacob Judah is a JC reporter

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Rabbi says attending private minyanim 'idol worship'

Rabbi Moshe Freedman said he would deny aliya to anyone who had attended one

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Rabbi says attending private minyanim 'idol worship'

Jewish family raising £100,000 to help elderly and NHS workers

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Liberal Judaism introduce emergency burial restrictions

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New Students' Union president dressed as Holocaust victim

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Oxfam apologises to Israeli ambassador for selling antisemitic book

The charity's chief executive says: 'This should not have happened'

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March 23, 2020 13:38

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Foreign Office coronavirus chief condemns antisemitism

Jon Benjamin, who was previously ambassador in Chile and Ghana, made the remarks on Sunday

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March 23, 2020 10:21

Foreign Office coronavirus chief condemns antisemitism

Board calls for 'respect religious traditions' over coronavirus deaths

Board President Marie van der Zyl says proposed emergency legislation should be amended so councils must still respect the deceased's beliefs

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March 22, 2020 13:27

Board calls for 'respect religious traditions' over coronavirus deaths

Israelis demonstrate digitally against Knesset adjournment

Coronavirus restrictions meant that Israelis wanting to voice worry about the direction of democracy were forced online

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March 22, 2020 13:15

Israelis demonstrate digitally against Knesset adjournment

Leader’s murder could spell disaster for vanishing Dagestan community

Izgiyagu Pashayev died in hospital after being attacked by the brother of a woman he had offered shelter to

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March 22, 2020 12:39

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French Chabad leader dies of coronavirus

He was the headmaster of Beit Hanna, one of France's largest Jewish schools

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March 22, 2020 11:14

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Arrests after police break up Strictly Orthodox wedding receptions in New Jersey

Hundreds of guests attended the weddings in Lakewood in breach of coronavirus regulations

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March 22, 2020 10:28

Arrests after police break up Strictly Orthodox wedding receptions in New Jersey

Holocaust survivor is first Israeli coronavirus death

Aryeh Even rebuilt his life in Israel after emigrating from Hungary in 1949

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March 22, 2020 09:08

Holocaust survivor is first Israeli coronavirus death

Israeli President addresses diaspora in coronavirus speech

Reuven Rivlin said that communities globally were entering a difficult time of fear and confusion because of the corona crisis

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March 20, 2020 11:20

Israeli President addresses diaspora in coronavirus speech

Charedi group says only healthy men should attend shuls

The Union has said that women, children and those in the at risk categories should stay away

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March 20, 2020 10:31

Charedi group says only healthy men should attend shuls

Israelis protest 'undemocratic' coronavirus measures

Hundreds of Israelis staged a drive-by protest along the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem motorway and outside the country's parliament

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March 19, 2020 14:30

Israelis protest 'undemocratic' coronavirus measures

WHSmith apologises for selling Mein Kampf and Protocols of the Elders of Zion

The chain said the books had been 'immediately removed from sale' and 'apologise sincerely' for selling the antisemitic texts

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March 18, 2020 14:38

WHSmith apologises for selling Mein Kampf and Protocols of the Elders of Zion