July 19, 2018 10:16

'Death should not be a taboo' says the man who wants you to take your children to cemeteries

Can people who kill themselves have a Jewish burial? Can you be buried in a Jewish cemetery if you have tattoos? Melvyn Hartog, of the US Burial Society, is the man with the answers

July 16, 2018 14:40

The students preparing to put a Nazi eugenicist on trial

German psychiatrist and neurologist Ernst Rudin died without facing trial at Nuremberg. An Israeli group is planning to change that

June 27, 2018 12:11

Rabbi Joseph Dweck forced to apologise for comment about Samuel Pepys' diary

The controversial Sephardi rabbi said it was 'not appropriate for me to tweet intimations of vulgarity to the public'

June 01, 2018 15:42

Review: Holy Ceremony

Kafka’s tale is too thin fin noir

May 30, 2018 13:26

Roseanne Barr: Jewish, offensive and confused

As Roseanne's new show is cancelled for her racist tweets, Jenni Frazer traces the comedian's life of reinvention

May 14, 2018 11:34

United Synagogue's Israel tour sparks pride on 70th birthday

Reuven Rivlin, Israel's president, was among the VIPs who met members of the United Synagogue on a special tour to mark the country's 70th anniversary

May 09, 2018 08:41

Corbyn’s friends ‘want Israel eliminated’, says leading Israeli Labour figure

Hilik Bar urged the Labour leader to "speak more loudly and more clearly about the right of Israel to exist"

April 26, 2018 10:14

Jews in uniform: The faces of those who served

A new book features the portraits and stories of Jewish servicemen and women

March 16, 2018 14:04

Macedonia prepares to unveil new Holocaust memorial museum

The new centre in Skopje opens to the public next month

March 08, 2018 14:23

How Charles and Camilla’s affair took over the last big royal visit to Jerusalem

Jenni Frazer looks back at a previous - and particularly memorable - royal visit to Israel.

February 22, 2018 14:51

Obituary: Dr Ephraim Jaffe

Dedicated Manchester geriatrician with a passionate love of Israel

February 11, 2018 22:05

Television review: McMafia Episode 8

What did Jenni Frazer make of the final episode of the BBC's thriller?

February 08, 2018 16:52

Why can't London kosher dining be more civilised?

Jenni Frazer wants a kosher restaurant with proper tablecloths and good service

February 04, 2018 21:58

TV review: McMafia episode 7

The tension rises in the penultimate episode of McMafia.

February 01, 2018 11:36

Donald Macintyre: Throwing light on Gaza’s tragedy

"It’s certainly the most metropolitan and sophisticated of Palestinian cities” says Donald Macintyre of Gaza City, subject of his new book. Jenni Frazer asked him why he chose to write it

January 28, 2018 01:23

TV review: McMafia Episode 6

Six episodes in, and Alex finally shows some sense.