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Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy, 81, with Chief Rabbi Mirvis and Rabbi Joseph Dweck ((C) Blake Ezra Photography)
December 28, 2022, 5:45 pm
Tributes to ‘towering’ former leader of Spanish and Portuguese Jewry in UK
Rabbi Abraham Levy was also a founder of the Naima Jewish Preparatory School and of a leadership programme whose alumni included former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks
By Jenni Frazer
Gibraltar from above (Wikipedia / Author Adam Cli / Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode / Via Jewish News)
April 7, 2021, 12:34 pm
OPINION: Between a rock and a hard place
Derek Taylor reflects on the history of Gibraltar’s Jewish community
By Derek Taylor
The Prince of Wales puts on his kippah as he arrives for his visit to the Nidhe Israel synagogue, Bridgetown, Barbados, where he unveiled a plaque and saw the Mikvah, as he continues his tour of the Caribbean. (Photo credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)
July 31, 2019, 12:02 pm
OPINION: Standing together for our common wealth
From India and Tuvalu to Barbados and Mozambique, the head of The Commonwealth Jewish Council, reflects on the fascinating outposts of kosher culture around the world
By Clive Lawton
Panoramic view of Funchal, the capital city of Madeira island, Portugal
May 30, 2019, 4:12 pm
Reid all about it!
Stephen Oryszczuk visits a luxury hideaway in Funchal and discovers how Madeira’s capital provided a safe haven for hundreds of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Dominic Raab
December 19, 2018, 11:29 am
The next in a short line of Jewish prime ministers?
Jeremy Havardi reflects on what history may have in store for former Brexit secretary  Dominic Raab
By Jeremy Havardi
Visiting the Shaaré Tikvah Synagogue, Lisbon
November 26, 2018, 3:24 pm
Jewish refugees living in the UK take ten-day cruise around the Med
Group of nineteen members of AJR visit Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar on the P&O Ventura, visiting many sites of Jewish interest around Europe
French military helmet from the First World War, which ended in 1918, 100-years ago.
October 18, 2018, 12:50 pm
Jews of the First World War: Ronald Lucas Quixano Henriques 
100 years after the Armistice, we honour notable community members who fought in the Great War
Praia, Cape Verde
August 7, 2017, 2:16 pm
Cape Verde lists Jewish cemeteries as heritage sites
Island nation seeks to keeps its history intact through an American-based project, despite no Jews living there anymore
By JTA
Gibralter
July 13, 2017, 2:13 pm
Life on The Rock: Meet Gibraltar’s Jewish community
Despite differences over religious practice and Brexit worries, Gibraltar’s Jewish community enjoys a harmonious existence
By Rebecca Taylor
Rebbetzens pictures pictured outside Shaar Hashamayim Esnoga Grande, Gibraltar, during a leadership trip organised by Valerie Mirvis
June 3, 2016, 9:52 am
New A-Gender: Between the Rock of Gibraltar and the Rock of Israel
Ilana Epstein reflects on the recent trip to Gibraltar led by Valerie Mirvis, who is the Chief Rabbi's wife
By Ilana Epstein
Rebbetzens pictures pictured outside Shaar Hashamayim Esnoga Grande, Gibraltar, during a leadership trip organised by Valerie Mirvis
May 25, 2016, 11:25 am
Rebbetzens on The Rock: Chief Rabbi’s wife takes 40 female leaders to Gibraltar
Valerie Mirvis led leadership sessions to encourage rebbetzens to be more pro-active in their communities
By Jack Mendel
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