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Starmer warns: Antisemitism ‘still kills Jews today’ on Holocaust Memorial Day)
Starmer warns: Antisemitism ‘still kills Jews today’ on Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day
Ann Kirk
Much-loved Holocaust educator mourned
Much-loved Holocaust educator mourned

Ann Kirk died weeks after her husband, Bob, who also came to England on the Kindertransport
Bradford Synagogue
Shul inscription stone cements link between bar mitzvah boy and his great-great-great grandfather
Shul inscription stone cements link between bar mitzvah boy and his great-great-great grandfather

Joseph Stroud’s connection to Bradford Synagogue goes back five generations
Hackney
Dalston Jewish cemetery to be restored following National Lottery grant
Dalston Jewish cemetery to be restored following National Lottery grant

Historic Reform burial ground, described as a ‘vital community asset’, to be transformed
Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day is an occasion for all of us
Holocaust Memorial Day is an occasion for all of us

Hundreds of schools, local authorities, museums and interfaith organisations will be marking the event on January 27
Hostages
Filling the void: Hostage families share the healing power of art and music
Filling the void: Hostage families share the healing power of art and music

A new exhibition in London showcases the work of those struggling through the cruel reality of their loved ones being abducted by Hamas
Queen Camilla
Queen Camilla warns we must ‘never forget’ the lessons of the Holocaust at Anne Frank Trust lunch
Queen Camilla warns we must ‘never forget’ the lessons of the Holocaust at Anne Frank Trust lunch

Her Majesty became the first royal patron of the charity last year
Jewish Care
Next Shabbat, let’s start talking about our mental health
Next Shabbat, let’s start talking about our mental health

Marcus Sperber is chair of Jewish Care
Anti-Israel protests
CAA renews attack on Met Commissioner over policing of pro-Palestinian demos
CAA renews attack on Met Commissioner over policing of pro-Palestinian demos

Sir Mark Rowley said the campaign’s calls for banning marches ‘ignore the reality of the law’

‘We need to look after ourselves to guarantee our future’

Guildford’s faith leaders sign religious freedom declaration to mark 750 years since Jewish expulsion

Netanyahu government has ‘tarnished’ Zionism, says new group co-founded by former JLC leader

Good Charedi school gets even better, says Ofsted
In Focus
Holocaust survivors share their keepsakes to teach lessons of the past

Holocaust survivors share their keepsakes to teach lessons of the past

The 80 Objects/80 Lives digital exhibition was launched just before Holocaust Memorial Day
Board of Deputies keeps mum on yeshivah regulation controversy

Board of Deputies keeps mum on yeshivah regulation controversy

The representative body says it will not be commenting on government’s new education proposals
Paperweight seeks community support to help those in crisis
Paperweight seeks community support to help those in crisis

The charity is aiming to raise £450,000
Survivors and descendants mark 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz
Survivors and descendants mark 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz

The ceremony took place at Jewish Care’s Holocaust Survivors’ Centre
Board of Deputies thanks Met chief for policing of pro-Palestinian protest at the weekend
Board of Deputies thanks Met chief for policing of pro-Palestinian protest at the weekend

Board president Phil Rosenberg told Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley the community owed the force ‘a huge amount of appreciation’
High Court criticises Beth Din over decade-long, £100k father v son dispute
High Court criticises Beth Din over decade-long, £100k father v son dispute

A beth din composed of rabbis from the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations had found in favour of father against his rabbinical son
A day of ‘mixed emotions’ for hostage campaigners as three captives are freed
A day of ‘mixed emotions’ for hostage campaigners as three captives are freed

Hundreds of activists have been putting up posters and yellow ribbons for the past 15 months
Spotlight
Masorti senior rabbi joins faith leaders urging Keir Starmer to back Climate Bill

Masorti senior rabbi joins faith leaders urging Keir Starmer to back Climate Bill

A joint letter handed to 10 Downing Street says the prime minister has an opportunity to be an ‘inspiration’ if he were to back the bill
Sally keeps on walking as she celebrates 105

Sally keeps on walking as she celebrates 105

The centenarian’s zest for life has caught the attention of an international professional photographer
Jewish social care charities say Labour’s Casey Commission fails to address ‘urgent issues’
Jewish social care charities say Labour’s Casey Commission fails to address ‘urgent issues’

Norwood, Jewish Care and Nightingale Hammerson have all criticised the Casey Commission
Charedi leader calls government moves to regulate yeshivot ‘alarming’
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
How thousands of children fled Nazis on Kindertransport as new details discovered
How thousands of children fled Nazis on Kindertransport as new details discovered

Vital new documents about the rescue programme, which saved an estimated 10,000 people, have been uncovered
King Charles says he ‘can’t bear’ to see dwindling numbers of Holocaust survivors
King Charles says he ‘can’t bear’ to see dwindling numbers of Holocaust survivors

The King marked Holocaust memorial day at a Buckingham Palace event on Monday
Community urged to sign up to NHS organ donor register
Community urged to sign up to NHS organ donor register

Nearly 8,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant

More Community News

Centenarian raises money for great grandson’s rare fatal disease
Centenarian raises money for great grandson’s rare fatal disease

Tay-Sachs is a rare genetic disease most commonly detected in children of Ashkenazi Jewish descent
The Jewish-founded ‘make a wish’ charity making the dreams of terminally ill kids come true
The Jewish-founded ‘make a wish’ charity making the dreams of terminally ill kids come true

Stephen Allan was awarded an OBE in the King’s 2025 New Years Honours List for his service to charity and the media industry
Outstanding in all areas: the Ofsted verdict on Sinai
Outstanding in all areas: the Ofsted verdict on Sinai

Orthodox primary has developed a winning formula
Football fans unite to call for the release of the last remaining British hostage
Football fans unite to call for the release of the last remaining British hostage

‘Proud’ British citizen Emily Damari is a ‘lifelong’ Spurs fan
New Jewish Care Trustees to bring ‘invaluable’ expertise in palliative and mental health care
New Jewish Care Trustees to bring ‘invaluable’ expertise in palliative and mental health care

Dr Abigail Swerdlow and Dr Charles Daniels have joined the charity’s Board
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