In case you missed it…seven must-read stories from the past week!
How cloned pigs could be kosher, a Jewish comedian saying it's ok to joke about the Holocaust and our 44-page Passover supplement are among this week's top picks
Relive the past week on jewishnews.co.uk with our top-seven must-read stories from the past seven days…
Scroll down to read our pick of this week’s stories, which included how cloned pigs can be kosher, Israeli and Iranian footballers posing together on Facebook, the Chief Rabbi condemning an Israeli Chief Rabbi for comparing black people to monkey – and of course don’t forget to scroll through our 44-page Passover supplement!
1) Chief Rabbi criticises Muslim leaders’ silence on fighting anti-Semitism – Jewish leader vents frustration that Islamic colleagues get ‘cold feet’ before prior meetings and ‘keep schtum’ on tackling Jew-hatred
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2) Israeli and Iranian footballers pose together on Facebook – Maor Buzaglo and Ashkan Dejagah appeared side-by-side as two met up in London
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3) Chief Rabbi Mirvis rebukes Israel’s Sephardi leader for calling black people ‘monkeys’ – Sephardi head Yitzhak Yosef criticised for using ‘deeply offensive and totally unacceptable’ language
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4) David Baddiel: ‘You can definitely do jokes about the Holocaust’ – Jewish funnyman backs Scottish man who taught his dog to do a Nazi salute – saying no topics are off limits in comedy
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5) Rabbi says cloned pig could be kosher, even with milk – Jews set to bring home the bacon after renowned rabbi claims treif meat grown artificially in a lab could be kosher
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6) OPINION: Sara J Bloomfield – “Poland was once a leader in Shoah commemoration”
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7) SEDER IN STYLE – DON’T FORGET TO READ OUR PASSOVER SUPPLEMENT!
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