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Nottingham grad Josh Cohen elected president of World Union of Jewish Students

Born and raised in North London, Cohen will advocate for 80,000 students from all over the world

By Daniel Ben-David

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Josh Cohen (left) with other Jewish student leaders

School pupils meeting a Holocaust survivor on Holocaust Memorial Day at Kingston, Surbiton and District Synagogue

Gaby Wine

How can someone not know how to pronounce ‘Auschwitz’?

Mainstream schools need to take a long hard look at how they teach the Holocaust to ensure pupils are learning the facts

3 min read

illustration: Miki Shaw

The Etgar Quiz no 291

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Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson said: “The findings of this survey are deeply disturbing, and it is appalling that Jewish students feel unable to participate fully in university life." (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Education Secretary ‘disturbed’ by campus antisemitism revealed by JC

Bridget Phillipson said she was ‘appalled’ at the scale of Jew hate at universities

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

Let’s talk schools: our therapy dog is putting smiles on children’s faces

Mental health is as vital as physical health

By Hannah Martin

2 min read

The Etgar Quiz no 290

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King David Jewish studies head to be new rabbi of Manchester’s Yeshurun Synagogue

Rabbi Benjy and Emily Rickman have been appointed as rabbinic couple of the modern Orthodox community

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

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Good Charedi school gets even better, says Ofsted

Inspectors lavish praise on Menorah High School for Girls

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Board of Deputies keeps mum on yeshivah regulation controversy

The representative body says it will not be commenting on government’s new education proposals

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Let’s Talk Schools: AI is here to stay, let’s embrace it

It is a beneficial tool which children should be taught to use responsibly

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Charedi leader calls government moves to regulate yeshivot ‘alarming’

Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations leader pleads for new Schools Bill to leave religious institutions alone

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Our yeshivahs should be legally protected, not unfairly targeted

’Alarming’ new proposals to regulate religious institutions in Schools Bill are unnecessary

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Nick Ferrari gives JFS graduates a good send-off

The radio presenter said he felt a strong connection to the Jewish community

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(L-R) Head student team Sydney Farrer and Rebekah Stone, head girl Talia Rosen, radio presenter Nick Ferrari, JFS president Lord Levy, deputy headteacher Mrs Anna Joseph, headteacher Dr David Moody, chair of governors Mr Mark Hurst, head boy Noah Bentley and head student team Dan Olsburgh and Bobby Becker (Photo: Sam Morris)

Charedi protesters denounce new Schools Bill as ‘persecution’

Department for Education say Bill ‘does not prevent parents securing a faith-based education’

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Charedi protest against the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Protest against UK yeshivah regulation staged in New York

Proposals to register children being taught outside school settings are due to be debated in Parliament on Wednesday

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Outstanding in all areas: the Ofsted verdict on Sinai

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Council voices concern over yeshivah safeguarding checks

Hackney says it is aware of more than 1,500 children in out-of-school settings, most believed to be in strictly Orthodox institutions

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Ofsted compliments ‘happy’ Beit Shvidler

The Edgware primary gets a good end-of-term report from inspectors

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New Schools Bill poses threat to traditional education, Charedi rabbi warns

The government’s Bill would make it compulsory to register children being home-schooled or taught in institutions such as yeshivot

By Simon Rocker

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Protesters in Westminster last month against the forthcoming Schools Bill (Photo: Rabbinical Committee of the Traditional Charedi Chinuch)

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