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October 7

Brighton and Hove’s Jewish community is united behind the hostages

‘We weren’t prepared to go down without a fight’ says Heidi Bachram and Adam Ma’anit, the organisers behind many of the city’s hostage campaigns

By Daniel Ben-David

5 min read
Adam Ma'anit and Heidi Bachram in front of the memorial to the British victims of October 7, in Palmeira Square, Brighton (Credit: Daniel Ben-David)
Refaat Alareer, who was killed in Gaza on 6 December 2023, wrote on social media that Hamas’s October 7 attack was “legitimate and moral”. One of Alareer's poems inspired a controversial play in Brighton set to open this week (Photo: Getty Images)
Brighton

Brighton theatre doubles down on play inspired by poet who called Jews ‘evil’

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read
A photo of hostage Tsachi Idan is projected onto the Brighton cliffs by the Yellow Ribbon Campaign. (Photo: Nikki Greco)
Hostages

Campaigners project hostages’ faces onto iconic Brighton cliffs

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read
Full English - kosher-style Photo: BNJC
Kosher

Review: Why Brighton’s back on the (kosher) holiday wish list

By Victoria Prever

5 min read
'No cops no terfs no Labour, no pride in genocide' banner at the front of Brighton Pride parade, August 4, 2024
Brighton

Brighton & Hove Pride accused of being a ‘Hamas haven’ after rejecting a Jewish delegation

By Daniel Ben-David

4 min read
Mason Reynolds, 19, wrote online that he wanted to 'make Jews afraid again' (Photo: Counter Terror Policing South East)
Terror

Neo-Nazi teenager who plotted to blow up Brighton synagogue jailed

By Felix Pope

1 min read
Anna Calvi headlined the Great Escape Festival in 2019 in Brighton, England (Photo: Getty Images)
BDS

Brian Eno and Massive Attack back anti-Israel boycott campaign against music festival

By Felix Pope

2 min read

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