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Pic: Courtesy of Shavei Israel
December 11, 2023, 4:45 pm
India’s ‘lost Jewish tribe’ celebrate Chanukah
Special prayers offered for Israeli hostages and soldiers by Bnei Menashe, who claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel
By Michelle Rosenberg
Rabbi Israel Kozlovsky, director of Mumbai's Chabad center, looks out of a window of the center, in front of a wall pock-marked with bullet holes from the 2008 terror attack. (Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
August 1, 2023, 10:36 am
Terror suspects arrested in India had photos of Mumbai Chabad centre, police say
According to the Times of India, the two suspects are members of Sufa, an Islamist terror group.
By Ben Sales (JTA)
Aish, India, 2023
March 23, 2023, 11:09 am
Aish UK kicks off its 30th anniversary with trip to India
Around 35 young professionals experience historical Jewish wonders from the Malabar Jews of Cochin to the Tiferet synagogue of the ancient Bene Israel community
By Michelle Rosenberg
People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a vaccine at a centre in Mumbai (Photo: REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni)
April 28, 2021, 6:33 pm
Mumbai’s Jewish community among those struck by ferocious COVID-19 wave
Fifteen members of the city's historic community have died as India grapples with a second coronavirus wave
By Michael Daventry
April 21, 2021, 4:02 pm
Meet the Muslim activist who educates about the Shoah and Israel in Urdu
Shaheen Chishti is building bridges between Muslims and Jews by reaching people in a language spoken by 600 million - inspired by his uncle who lived in Golders Green
By Lee Harpin
Delhi police SWAT team (Wikipedia/Author KCVelaga/ Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0))
January 29, 2021, 4:54 pm
Bomb explodes outside of Israeli embassy in India, nobody injured
Local police described it as a “very low-intensity improvised device” and said an investigation so far “suggests a mischievous attempt to create a sensation”
By JTA
Dominic Raab
July 8, 2020, 1:53 pm
Dominic Raab urged to consider Israel sanctions by Labour MP
Government figure says the UK 'opposes not just the settlement building but other violations of international humanitarian law', as Afzal Khan urges action over annexation
By Jewish News Reporter
Jews in the RAF included the Pogrel crew
June 12, 2020, 2:35 pm
Using lockdown to research and archive the Jewish heroes of the RAF
Archivist Cathie Hewitt has spent lockdown researching Jewish members of the RAF,  having previously honoured those who fought in Bomber Command
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Artificial Intelligence
June 5, 2020, 11:01 am
Harnessing tech to improve health
In the second instalment of the Jewish News/UK Israel Business series on the use of Israeli technology to combat Covid-19, Candice Krieger looks at how AI helps combat the crisis
By Candice Krieger
May 8, 2020, 10:03 am
‘I accept thy hand in marriage… if thy’s going to take to me to paradise’
A decade after they were due to say “I Do” at a luxury Mauritius hotel, Stephen Oryszczuk and his (now) missus go there for the first time
By Stephen Oryszczuk
March 23, 2020, 4:02 pm
Israelis applaud hospital staff from balconies as virus fight continues
In a move coordinated through social media, thousands appeared at their windows thank medical workers tackling the pandemic
February 4, 2020, 9:25 am
Top British healthcare leaders hear from Israeli start-up delegation
Ten Israeli start-ups were in London as part of TeXchange initiative, which matches innovative companies with bigger British firms
By Jewish News Reporter
Elias Josephai at the Kochi synagogue in Kerala which he runs all alone
December 19, 2019, 3:25 pm
Shabbat solo in Kochi
In India, Len Williams met a man with the single-minded dedication to run his shul alone
By Len Williams
Steven Spielberg
October 22, 2019, 2:08 pm
Childhood antisemitism made Steven Spielberg ‘ashamed of being Jewish’
Oscar-winning director opens up about bullying he suffered when younger as part of documentary called 'Why We Hate' on the Discovery Channel
By Jewish News Reporter
Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi
October 7, 2019, 4:13 pm
Security increased at Israeli, Jewish sites in India after Yom Kippur alert
Embassy, synagogues, Chabad buildings and schools get increased security after intelligence was received from the agencies of both Israel and India
By JTA
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