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Panel discussion at JW3 on the significance of Israel’s 2026 election, chaired by JW3 chief executive Raymond Simonson in partnership with The London Initiative.
February 13, 2026, 2:09 pm
Israel’s 2026 election could decide survival of democracy, JW3 panel warns
Speakers say next vote is about institutions, equality and Israel’s relationship with Jewish communities worldwide
By Annabel Sinclair
January 28, 2026, 12:44 pm
Roald Dahl Story Company backs first British Jewish Culture Month
EXCLUSIVE: Board of Deputies expands Jewish education as Dahl company turns antisemitic legacy into long-term support
By Annabel Sinclair
Six giant digital candles illuminate the Piccadilly Lights in London during the national Light the Darkness moment marking Holocaust Memorial Day. Credit: Mark Lewis
January 28, 2026, 11:49 am
Six candles light up Piccadilly Circus as UK marks Holocaust Memorial Day
National Light the Darkness moment sees landmarks glow purple in remembrance of six million Jews murdered
By Annabel Sinclair
The King and Queen light candles during a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Photo Credit: The Royal Family
January 28, 2026, 10:58 am
King and Queen honour Holocaust survivors at Buckingham Palace
Survivors and families gather at Buckingham Palace as royal support for remembrance is reaffirmed
By Annabel Sinclair
Shabbat candles
November 18, 2025, 1:43 pm
Shabbat should be peaceful – for too many Jewish women, it isn’t
As JWA Shabbat approaches, Sam Clifford warns the community cannot ignore the silent suffering of Jewish women and children
By Sam Clifford
Isaac Herzog meets Keir Starmer at Downing Street
September 30, 2025, 10:14 am
OPINION: Should we be grateful that Israel claims to have our backs?
President Herzog's empty words ring hollow for British Jewry
By Vivian Wineman
Jewish students attacked by pro-Palestinian protesters on the ULB campus in Belgium. Pic: EJC
September 19, 2025, 2:19 pm
Three-quarters of Jewish students hide identity on campus, global survey warns
UJS says findings reflect UK reality, with antisemitism now “normalised” in university spaces
By Annabel Sinclair
UJS
August 27, 2025, 8:00 am
The key to Jewish pride? Landmark research reveals ecosystem of activities shape identity
Parents urged not to 'outsource' activities as new research for JLC finds home life and peer-led spaces outweigh schools and short-term Israel trips in shaping Jewish futures
By Annabel Sinclair
Pro-Israel supporters taking part in the National March For The Hostages, in central London, in support of family members of hostages being held by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Picture date: Sunday August 10, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
August 13, 2025, 10:28 am
OPINION: The hostage rally was not the place for a political sermon
Heckling was wrong - but Rabbis Baginsky and Levy misjudged a solemn moment meant solely for the hostages' cause
By Jeremy Havardi
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss speaking in the House of Commons, London, as she announced new sanctions against Russia. Issue date: Monday February 28, 2022. See PA story POLITICS Ukraine. Photo credit should read: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire
August 12, 2022, 2:32 pm
Truss sets out plan to ‘protect British Jewry’ with attack on ‘woke civil service’
Tory leadership contender gave speech about UK Jewish community at a Manchester synagogue but was criticised over claims of alleged antisemitism in civil service
By Lee Harpin
August 10, 2022, 1:49 pm
New survey aims to chart UK shul membership for first time since Covid
The Institute for Jewish Policy Research says it is important to understand how synagogue membership has changed because of the pandemic
By Jewish News Reporter
Krystina Derkach, a doctor, fled Kyiv with her five year-old daughter and thanks Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis for the ongoing support from Jewish community (Jewish News)
May 4, 2022, 10:07 pm
‘I am not Jewish but I feel safe here’ – Ukrainian refugees’ praise charity’s work
Jewish News travelled with Chief Rabbi Mirvis and World Jewish Relief to witness JCC Krakow's astonishing work in helping refugees escaping Putin's war in Poland
By Lee Harpin
Speaker John Bercow (Photo credit: House of Commons/PA Wire)
March 8, 2022, 12:18 pm
Former Commons Speaker John Bercow labelled ‘serial bully’ after independent inquiry
Panel upholds 21 out of 35 complaints made against him by former staff members of the first ever Jewish Speaker of the House of Commons
By Lee Harpin
A Board of Deputies plenary, with President Marie van der Zyl (second left)
September 26, 2018, 3:59 pm
OPINION: How Charedim could take over the Board of Deputies
Geoffrey Alderman reflects on the impact of demographic changes for Britain's Jewish community
By Geoffrey Alderman
A Cast member praying at the top of Masada in the programme, Kibbutz, in which eight British Jews "go on a journey to examine some of the most pressing questions facing the Jewish community in 2018", part of the new BBC2 season line up. (Photo credit: Strahila Royachka/BBC/PA Wire)
April 30, 2018, 9:01 pm
BBC documentary will follow eight British Jews exploring their identity
Hour-long programme called 'Kibbutz' will be broadcast in the Autumn with producers saying they have “a broad range of opinions, beliefs and practices”
By Jewish News Reporter
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