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Brexit schmexit. How Jewish are Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt?

As the leadership hopefuls seek to burnish their credentials with Tory members, we rate them on the only scale that matters

July 5, 2019 13:34
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt
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Jeremy 'My Best Friend Is A Chasid' Hunt

Jewish genealogical expert Doreen Berger has spent time combing Jeremy Hunt’s family tree, but failed to find the frailest twig of Jewishness.

Undaunted, Mr Hunt made his bid for a Jewish connection this week, telling the JC about his experiences at the Chasidic wedding of one of his best friends from his time at Charterhouse School — which, as a Christian boarding school in Godalming, Surrey, is an unlikely place for a nascent Chasid.

Describing the event — which took place more than 30 years ago — Mr Hunt said: “One of my best friends at school was Jewish and he went on to become Chasidic.