Opinion

Holocuast Memorial Day

This was the year the Jews were told ‘the Holocaust is not about you’

Holocaust Memorial Day has been so debased that it is no longer fit for purpose

By Jake Wallis Simons

3 min read

President Higgins controversially addressing the Holocaust Memorial Day event in Dublin

Harry Olmer survived the Buchenwald concentration camp and the infamous 'death marches' and is now a beloved member of his community in the UK (Image: Alamy)

Holocaust survivors

Harry Olmer: from concentration camps to tea with the Prime Minister

By Karen Pollock

2 min read

(From L to R) French Baroness Nadine de Rothschild, Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, Baroness Alain de Rothschild, born Mary Chauvin du Treuil, and Baroness Liliane de Rothschild attend a meeting of The Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO) in October 1973 (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Adam Paulden

WIZO will build on the work of strong Jewish women

By Adam Paulden

2 min read

The cruel theatre of Gaza shows how well Hamas understands psychology

By Jake Wallis Simons

The cruel theatre of Gaza shows how well Hamas understands psychology

3 min read

The Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne after an arson attack in December (Getty Images)

By Osher Feldman

Australian Jews now wake up every morning wondering, ‘What’s next?’

2 min read

Donald Trump

Will it be ‘America First’ or ‘America Only’ that gets the upper hand in the Trump administration?

There are worrying signs from some of the key Middle East and foreign policy appointments

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

3 min read

By The JC Leader

Michael Higgins shamed his office and his country on Holocaust Memorial Day

The JC Leader, January 31 2025

1 min read

By Stephen Pollard

This is a terrible time for Jews, but it’s not a rerun of the 1930s

It matters that we live at a time and in a place where the head of state commemorates the Shoah

3 min read

Protesters at a "rally for Palestine" on January 18 in London (Getty Images)

By Vicki Belovski

The release of the hostages was like another birthday

In the same way as some concentration camp survivors celebrated their liberation as a second birthday, perhaps the released hostages will come to do the same, and mark two birthdays a year.

3 min read

Leaders

‘Never Again’ is more vital today than ever before

The JC Leader, January 24 2025

By The JC Leader

1 min read

'Never Again is now far more than an abstract idea. It has a real, vital message: that Jews must be defended from those who seek to kill us' (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

The Met must stand firm against the Gaza marchers

The JC Leader, January 17 2025

1 min read

"National March for Gaza" in London, on June 8, 2024 (Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

New Aliyah figures are a source of reflection and celebration

The JC Leader, January 10 2025

1 min read

New immigrants to Israel celebrate (Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

There is just no excuse for routing marches past shuls

The JC leader, 3rd Jan 2025

1 min read

Opinion

This was the year the Jews were told ‘the Holocaust is not about you’

Harry Olmer: from concentration camps to tea with the Prime Minister

WIZO will build on the work of strong Jewish women

The cruel theatre of Gaza shows how well Hamas understands psychology

Australian Jews now wake up every morning wondering, ‘What’s next?’

Will it be ‘America First’ or ‘America Only’ that gets the upper hand in the Trump administration?

Michael Higgins shamed his office and his country on Holocaust Memorial Day

This is a terrible time for Jews, but it’s not a rerun of the 1930s

The release of the hostages was like another birthday

Leaders

‘Never Again’ is more vital today than ever before

The Met must stand firm against the Gaza marchers

New Aliyah figures are a source of reflection and celebration

There is just no excuse for routing marches past shuls

Letters

Letters to the Editor, October 4 2024

Letters to the Editor, September 20 2024

Letters to the Editor, August 30 2024

Letters to the editor, 16 Aug 2024

Letters to the editor, 9 August 2024

Letters to the Editor, 5 July 2024

Letters to the editor, 14 June 2024