Rosa Doherty

Rosa Doherty is social affairs correspondent for the Jewish Chronicle

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Mia Janin’s father urges community to ‘reflect hard’ on her tragic death

‘We need to ask how we can avoid something like this happening again’, Mariano Janin says after tribunal found his daughter took her own life

By Rosa Doherty

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Apprentice star posts about ‘fascist Zionism’ after BBC sent him on diversity training

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Amy Schumer behind project which displayed Holocaust survivors on New York landmarks

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Chief Rabbi planting the first tree in the United Synagogue garden (Photo: United Synagogue)

United Synagogue is almost plastic-free in time for Tu Bishvat

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‘I feel haunted by my grandmother. I’ve always wanted to make sense of what happened in the Shoah’

As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Sylvia Paskin has long struggled to come to terms with the traumas her parents faced. She tells Rosa Doherty why a project in which contemporary Germans learn about the Jews who once lived in their homes is helping her face the past

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January 25, 2024 15:43

Comfort in stories: Sylvia Paskin with her cat Mitzi in her home in Stoke Newington, London

‘It’s time to rethink Holocaust education’

Marc Cave says the way we teach about the Holocaust needs to change in order to confront current antisemitism

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January 25, 2024 14:30

Marc Cave, director of the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, in front of the museum's current travelling exhibition (Photo: David Parry)

Jewish community urged to get jabbed amid measles outbreak

Figures show vaccination rates remain low in areas with large Jewish communities

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January 24, 2024 16:22

Members of the Orthodox Jewish community in Stamford Hill, ahead of Purim on February 25, 2021 (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Schools postpone Holocaust education programmes due to ‘community tensions’ since October 7

The Anne Frank Trust said three schools have pulled out of planned participation post-October 7

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January 22, 2024 13:04

Sara Netanyahu reportedly tried to get rid of Israeli spokesman Eylon Levy

According to reports Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife tried to remove Levy from his role due to previous criticism of her husband

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January 22, 2024 12:37

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 28: Eylon Levy, Israeli government spokesperson, speaks to members of the media about the extended truce, humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages during his daily briefing on November 28, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel and Hamas agreed to a two-day extension to their initial four-day truce, which promised the release of more Israeli hostages held in Gaza, as well as the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Pro-Hamas website hails Gary Lineker after he shared call to ban Israel from football

Quds News Network described the BBC presenter as a ‘renowned English broadcaster’

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January 16, 2024 11:38

Community welcomes cash boost for kosher meals at primary schools

Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to increase funding for kosher meals in Jewish state primary schools

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January 10, 2024 17:28

Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to increase funding for kosher meals at Jewish state primary schools (Mayor of London)

What is Chabad? The group at the centre of the NYC tunnels story

Viral videos have prompted questions about the group embroiled in broiges after tunnels found under world headquarters in New York

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January 10, 2024 12:14

10/05/2023, New York-Brooklyn, United States. Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. (Photo by Nikita Payusov / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by NIKITA PAYUSOV/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Illuminated Chanukah march for the hostages

Participants held lights and yellow balloons to raise awareness of the plight of those still held captive in Gaza

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December 12, 2023 17:38

Illuminated Chanukah march for the hostages

Joe Biden: ‘Without Israel, Jews wouldn’t be safe anywhere’

At the White House Chanukah reception, the US president reaffirmed his commitment to Israel’s right to defend itself

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December 12, 2023 13:40

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Legal eagles win first Paperweight awards

Lawyers honoured for their 'selfless giving of time and expertise' in initiative created in memory of Leonie Lewis, herself a passionate volunteer for Jewish advice charity

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November 16, 2023 13:39

Legal eagles win first Paperweight awards

IDF enters Al-Shifa hospital in ‘targeted operation’ against Hamas terrorists

Israeli troops found weapons and 'terrorist infrastructure' during the operation

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November 15, 2023 11:38

People stand outside the emergency ward of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 10, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Heavy fighting was raging near Al-Shifa hospital, with Israel saying it had killed dozens of militants and destroyed tunnels that are key to Hamas's capacity to fight. Israel launched an offensive in Gaza after Hamas fighters poured across the heavily militarised border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and taking around 240 hostages. (Photo by AFP) / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Removing Byline]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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