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Chair of the IICSA, Professor Alexis Jay.
September 2, 2021, 1:14 pm
‘Shocking failures’ among Jewish groups to prevent child abuse, inquiry finds
Inquiry hears concerns about varying child protection policies in Jewish organisations and potential for abuse in yeshivas.
By Josh Salisbury
Strictly-Orthodox man receives his jab from a Jewish volunteer
February 15, 2021, 12:34 pm
More than 250 Charedim attended mass vaccination event after Shabbat
Hackney Jewish community praised for being 'role models who have not been swayed by fear-mongering or misinformation'
By Jewish News Reporter
Leaflet delivered telling people they cannot go to shul
November 11, 2020, 3:39 pm
Hackney Council apologises for lockdown leaflet ordering synagogues shut
Anger in strictly-Orthodox community after local authority told shuls they had to close until 2 December despite guidelines stating they can remain open for private prayer
Roadworks (Photo by Miguel Teirlinck on Unsplash)
October 6, 2020, 5:36 pm
Stamford Hill road closures will be ‘a recipe for chaos’, Jewish groups say
Proposed restrictions in Hackney criticised by the Jewish Community Council following meeting with Council officials, amid calls for public meeting with the mayor
By Jenni Frazer
Roadworks (Photo by Miguel Teirlinck on Unsplash)
From the WebOctober 6, 2020, 11:52 am
Stamford Hill road closures will be ‘a recipe for chaos’, Jewish groups say
Proposed restrictions in Hackney criticised by the Jewish Community Council following meeting with Council officials, amid calls for public meeting with the mayor
By Jenni Frazer
Our top 10 for Forty Under 40
June 3, 2020, 6:06 pm
Forty Under 40: Our top 10 take a bow!
From community leaders and political activists, to LGBT and mental health campaigners, TV hosts and top legal minds, we identify those set to shape the community for years to come!
Hackney Council (Google Maps)
February 20, 2020, 11:07 am
Voice of the Jewish News: Doing deals over children’s safety
This week's Jewish News editorial reflects on damning evidence that Orthodox representatives sought a 'quid pro quo' deal with Hackney council over child safety
By Jewish News
Hackney Council (Google Maps)
June 27, 2019, 3:49 pm
Charedi housing association wins legal battle in Court of Appeal
Agudas Israel Housing Association victorious after non-Jewish family tried to challenge its practice of only allocating social housing to Jews
By Jewish News Reporter
Brandon Lewis visited the Side by Side school in Stamford Hill, December 2018
May 29, 2019, 4:24 pm
Stamford Hill special needs school looks to raise £720,000 by end of the week
Side-by-Side asks for help in raising funds for therapies, as generous backers vow to match donations 'pound for pound'
By Jewish News Reporter
Police in Stamford Hill were forced to remove children from a truck which they said was dangerously overloaded
March 25, 2019, 5:05 pm
Police removed children from ‘dangerously overloaded’ truck in Purim celebration
Officers take youngsters off vehicle during festive celebrations 'purely for safety reasons'
By Jewish News Reporter
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev
February 20, 2019, 2:58 pm
Stamford Hill Charedi school pupils ‘pinched and slapped’ by staff
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev students tell Ofsted inspectors that teachers and staff had been using corporal punishment to discipline
By Jewish News Reporter
January 29, 2019, 4:21 pm
Rabbi Pinter: Health survey unlikely to meet needs of Stamford Hill community
The East London council has announced researchers will be carrying out a door-to-door survey of residents in the borough.
By Mathilde Frot
Orthodox community members watch on shortly after the explosion of the Lag Baomer fire Screenshot from Youtube
May 9, 2018, 4:46 pm
Hackney Council berates Stamford Hill Jewish group over bonfire explosion
Local authority publicly rebukes Orthodox community and says it won't give permission for events in near future
Hackney town hall
January 8, 2018, 4:59 pm
Hackney Council joins Ofsted’s calls to tackle unregistered schools
Local authority looks to challenge illegal yeshivas 'as a matter of urgency' as part of its 'duty to safeguard local children'
By Jewish News Reporter
The SkatePal event in Dalston
August 14, 2017, 12:11 pm
Council-supported ‘skate for Palestine’ event held in Dalston
Fundraiser for a new skate-park in the Palestinian village of Jayyous sponsored by Hackney authorities
By Jewish News Reporter
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