February 12, 2020 09:54

Sydney woman first to write music to be performed in UK Orthodox synagogue

Mosaic Voices choir at New West End Synagogue will perform pieces which have been composed by non-Jewish and female composers from around the world

February 11, 2020 17:27

Abigail Morris stands down as Jewish Museum director as it announces 'new direction'

Museum to stop receiving annual £220,000 Arts Council grant as part an 'exceptional course of action'

February 11, 2020 12:09

Jewish Labour Movement signs statement against Trump’s 'sham' Middle East peace plan

JLM joins 25 liberal Jewish organisations to sign joint statement calling on world leaders to reject Trump’s 'one-sided' deal

February 10, 2020 12:38

Board of Deputies defends imam appointed to Tory inquiry into Islamophobia

The board criticised 'attacks' on Qari Asim, who was accused of supporting restrictions on free speech

February 05, 2020 10:43

Former Black Rod says John Bercow called him an 'antisemite' in row over bullying allegations

Former general David Leakey, who served as Black Rod until 2018, said Bercow also criticised 'my background, education and military career'

February 02, 2020 11:48

Dame Margaret Hodge: Antisemitism helped make Labour the 'nasty party'

Dame Margaret says leadership contenders need to engage in an 'open and honest debate' about the challenges the party faces

February 02, 2020 10:29

Palestinian Authority vow to cut ties with Israel and US after rejecting Trump’s peace plan

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said 'I will not have it recorded in my history that I sold Jerusalem'

January 31, 2020 11:14

Antisemite Gilad Atzmon no longer performing at jazz club

The club said that Mr Atzmon had 'agreed to stand down' in order to 'protect the venue’s reputation'

January 30, 2020 14:59

Top rabbi accused of bullying agrees to 'take time away'

Rabbi David Mitchell is due to lead West London Synagogue, the flagship shul of the Reform Movement

January 30, 2020 11:56

Chabad emissaries reassure Jewish residents and tourists in China

The religious global outreach group said it was helping Jews with the 'extreme precautions' being taken to guard against the spread of coronavirus

January 30, 2020 10:14

Jazz club defends decision to host antisemite Gilad Atzmon

On Saturday, Club 606 is due to host Mr Atzmon, whose past statements include 'Jewish ideology is driving our planet into a catastrophe'

January 29, 2020 11:06

Yachad calls on UK Government to reject Donald Trump’s 'one-sided' Middle East peace plan

Trump’s plan, which proposed an independent Palestinian state, also includes US recognition of Israeli annexation of settlements in the occupied West Bank

January 29, 2020 09:56

Let’s pay less attention to unofficial Tweeters

A row over one of Labour's social media 'outriders' has Rosa Doherty thinking we'd might be better off deleting Twitter

January 28, 2020 12:05

'I thought only promiscuous women get cervical cancer' - the survivor fighting stigma to raise awareness

Penny Simmons was diagnosed after a routine smear test but found her friends were putting them off because of misconceptions

January 28, 2020 08:53

Antisemitic graffiti daubed on a bank and takeaway ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

A bank and a Caribbean takeaway were defaced with a Swastika and a Celtic cross, a symbol of white supremacy

January 27, 2020 12:24

Brixton branch of Palestine Solidarity Campaign tweets article that questioned number of Jews murdered in Shoah

The branch tweeted, then deleted, a link to article that said 'accounts vary' and as few as 'hundreds of thousands' may have died