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July 7, 2026, 1:13 pm

AJEX honours those with no known grave at Willesden Jewish Cemetery

101-year old D-Day veteran Mervyn Kersh lays wreath at ceremony marking Battle of the Somme anniversary

By Michelle Rosenberg

JFS and JCoSS Combined Cadet Force. Stan Kaye Photography. June 2026

June 29, 2026, 7:05 pm

AJEX marks 20 year anniversary of national Jewish military memorial in Staffordshire

JFS and JCoSS combined cadet force lay a wreath; Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich reads poem by 101 year old D-Day veteran Mervyn Kersh

By Michelle Rosenberg

Mervyn Kersh. Photo Credit: David Lake Photography

June 15, 2026, 4:06 pm

D-Day veteran Mervyn Kersh takes on Maccabi GB community fun run to raise money for AJEX

The 101- year old will undertake the 1k route accompanied by supporters in his wheelchair on Sunday 21 June

By Michelle Rosenberg

June 12, 2026, 5:21 pm

Marquess of Salisbury becomes honorary patron of AJEX

'Jews have made outstanding contributions in virtually every sphere. This country would have been unimaginably poorer without them' says former Conservative MP

By Michelle Rosenberg

June 2, 2026, 5:11 pm

Veteran celebrates barmitzvah at 86 years old

AJEX, Boys Club House and the Royal Hospital Chelsea enable Jewish milestone for Chelsea Pensioner Barrie Davey

By Michelle Rosenberg

May 22, 2026, 12:49 pm

AJEX surprises 101 year old with late husband’s World War Two medals on her birthday

Family, friends, police community officers and Mayor of Brent attend tea party celebration for Martha Abraham

By Michelle Rosenberg

April 15, 2026, 2:05 pm

AJEX launches NextGen to connect young Jews with veterans and tackle antisemitism

New initiative connects youth with veterans to preserve remembrance and challenge antisemitism

By Annabel Sinclair

Firefighters at the scene in Highfield Road, Golders Green, London, after an apparent arson attack on four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance service in London. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the incident is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. Picture date: Monday March 23, 2026.

March 31, 2026, 6:09 pm

From royal permission to royal patronage: a century of British Jews standing tall

The attack on Hatzola is a reminder that antisemitism has not disappeared. It still demands a response.

By Mike Bluestone

AJEX Honorary President Mike Bluestone awarding veteran Barry Brier his RBL national service medal. L to R Stan Kaye Mike Barry and his Son in Law Peter

March 11, 2026, 4:24 pm

AJEX campaign secures long-overdue medal for 91-year old veteran

Corporal Barry Bernard Brier, who served in the Royal Air Force between 1951 and 1953, is the 301st ex-service person to receive their due military honours via the AJEX initiative

By Michelle Rosenberg

AJEX exhibition in foyer of London's City Hall, Friday 27th February 2026. Pic: AJEX

March 3, 2026, 11:53 am

AJEX showcases Jewish military heritage at London’s City Hall

Exhibition tells the powerful story of service, sacrifice and the enduring contribution of the Jewish community to British public life

By Michelle Rosenberg

February 19, 2026, 9:49 am

AJEX presented with Jewish submariner hero’s framed medals

Thomas William Gould was one of three Jewish recipients of the Victoria Cross in the Second World War

By Michelle Rosenberg

AJEX National Chair Jon Tyler credit Justin Grainge Photography.J

January 21, 2026, 2:51 pm

AJEX announces new national chair

Former Reserve SAS captain Jon Tyler highlights how Britain's Jewish community 'have always stood up to be counted when the country needs them'

By Michelle Rosenberg

JFS and JCOSS CCF contingent at the annual awards, January 2026

January 9, 2026, 10:52 am

AJEX honours student cadets at awards ceremony

Outstanding recruits recognised at evening for the Combined Cadet Force

By Michelle Rosenberg

Ruth Bourne dies aged 99. Photo Credit: GB News

December 19, 2025, 6:13 pm

Jewish Bletchley Park codebreaker Ruth Bourne dies aged 99

Manchester-born Jewish veteran who helped defeat Nazi Germany remembered as a quiet hero of Britain’s wartime intelligence

By Annabel Sinclair and Martin Sugarman

Outgoing AJEX National Chair Dan Fox with Chief Executive Fiona Palmer.

December 17, 2025, 6:03 pm

AJEX honours outgoing national chair after four impactful years

Dan Fox praised for his 'passion, tireless commitment and countless hours of work' overseeing annual Parades at Whitehall and veteran testimony podcast

By Michelle Rosenberg

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