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JFS Cadet students attend a special AJEX ceremony on Wednesday 22 June 2020 at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark 40 years since the Falklands War, in which a Jewish soldier was killed.
June 22, 2022, 4:08 pm
Jewish military association marks 40 years since the Falklands War
Special AJEX ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in the UK hears how a Jewish soldier was among those not to return
By Jewish News Reporter
Standard-bearers during the annual Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women parade at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Picture date: Sunday November 21, 2021.
November 22, 2021, 11:09 am
Thousands at Cenotaph for 100th anniversary of AJEX Remembrance parade
Sunday’s event took place a century on from the laying of the first Star of David wreath at the Cenotaph in 1921 by a group of Jewish ex-soldiers
By JN Reporter
Standard Bearers including Brian Bloom representing AJEX with the new AJEX National Standard (Antony McCallum, Wyrdlight Photography.)
September 14, 2021, 4:51 pm
Commemoration held for victims of ill-fated 1941 British-Palmach mission
Representatives from AJEX laid wreaths and said kaddish for those who died in Operation Boatswain and honoured British Jewish Agent Lionel Lee who was killed by the Nazis
August 24, 2021, 5:29 pm
Urgent campaign to support safe passage for Afghans launched
The #JewsForSafePassage campaign led by the Jewish News calls for safe corridors to be established so that Afghans at risk can be evacuated.
By Jewish News Reporter
Fiona Palmer, AJEX, Chief Executive and Deborah Field, AJEX Campaign manager proudly holding the CharityExtra cheque from generous donors
July 14, 2021, 2:47 pm
Thousands help AJEX raise £165K to support Jewish veterans
36-hour match-funding campaign will help the charity educate about the duty of serving in the armed forces and welfare for elderly ex-servicemen and women
AJEX honours British Jewish Servicemen & women at the annual commemoration service at the NMA in Staffordshire
June 28, 2021, 1:43 pm
Over 800 people celebrate British Jewish service personnel at virtual ceremony
People from all over the world watch virtual ceremony to show gratitude to serving and ex-personnel for National Armed Forces week.
By Jewish News Reporter
January 28, 2021, 12:06 pm
120 over 80: Our oldest and wisest
From rabbis and volunteers to Shoah survivors and political figures, here is part three of our celebration of the Jewish community's original social influencers!
By Jewish News
A young woman still smiling after being rescued from a London building just wrecked by a bomb dropped by a daylight German Luftwaffe raid.
September 15, 2020, 1:24 pm
Community urged to share previously untold memories of the Blitz
Jewish Military Association calls on those who witnessed the bombing campaign against Britain 80 years ago to tell their stories for the first time
By Jenni Frazer
A young woman still smiling after being rescued from a London building just wrecked by a bomb dropped by a daylight German Luftwaffe raid.
September 8, 2020, 4:50 pm
Memories of The Blitz 80 years on: ‘Only the staircase of our house was left’
Eight decades after British cities were bombed during the Second World War, Jenni Frazer speaks to those with first-hand memories of the terrifying experience
By Jenni Frazer
AJEX chairman Mike Bluestone
June 29, 2020, 11:12 am
900 tune into online commemoration service to honour Jewish servicemen and women
The event sought to 'commemorate all those who fell, whose memories we will always cherish and thank those who served and are currently serving'
By Mathilde Frot
JFS students will be able to take part in approved cadet force
November 29, 2019, 11:40 am
JFS gets first Jewish school cadet force
News of the approval came just days after the schools' students took part in the annual AJEX Remembrance Ceremony and Parade
By Jewish News Reporter
AJEX parade 2018. Credit: Marc Morris Photography
November 13, 2019, 4:12 pm
Community prepares to remember the fallen at AJEX parade this Sunday
Additional security checks and two forms of identification will be required for those who want to march without a ticket
Leslie Sutton with his grandson, Daniel Halawi
February 26, 2019, 3:56 pm
D-Day hero who witnessed Nazi trials mourned
Leslie Sutton, who was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 2016 and attended the Nuremburg Trials, has passed away aged 94
By Jewish News Reporter
AJEX parade 2018. Credit: Marc Morris Photography
November 18, 2018, 3:04 pm
Thousands at Cenotaph for AJEX Remembrance Parade
Hundreds of British Jewish veterans marched down Whitehall to show their respect for the 3,000 Jewish soldiers who died in the First World War
By Joe Millis
AJEX Parade 2017
November 16, 2018, 12:27 pm
Voice of the Jewish News: We owe them our attendance
This week's editorial reflects on the need to honour those who fought for the country at Sunday's AJEX parade
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