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Credit: Laura Ben David
January 26, 2023, 12:48 pm
OPINION: Leah’s tragic case exposes systemic negligence on the part of one Beit Din
Ramie Smith, co-founder of GettOutUK, says religious authorities that operate without oversight must be held to account in cases such as Leah Hochauser, who died while still legally chained to her husband.
By Ramie Smith
The trial scene in The Merchant of Venice
January 26, 2023, 12:03 pm
OPINION: A timeline of prejudice, from Shylock to the Shoah
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust's Farayi Mungazi on why the long-lasting impact of antisemitic tropes in Merchant of Venice remain dangerously relevant today.
By Farayi Mungazi
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount, January 3, 2023. Credit: Twitter
January 25, 2023, 1:28 pm
OPINION: Seeing theocrats and bigots enter government is an affront to our Jewish souls
Sir Mick Davis, who voted in the recent Israeli election as a new citizen, urges the diaspora not to self-censor when it comes to opposing the country's far-right government
By Sir Mick Davis
The national monument of Westerbork camp is a painfully simple reminder of the place's history.
January 25, 2023, 1:09 pm
OPINION: Remember the story of Steven and his tomatoes
Karen Pollock, CEO of Holocaust Educational Trust, recalls an extraordinary story, born of ordinariness, ahead of this week's Holocaust Memorial Day.
By Karen Pollock
Young Orthodox Jewish men in Stamford Hill.
January 25, 2023, 11:34 am
OPINION: I felt humiliated in Stamford Hill #BecauseImfemale
Eve Sacks, co-chair of trustees of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance UK, calls for a communal awareness campaign for mainstream British Jewry to understand honour-based abuse.
By Eve Sacks
Sadiq Khan​ signs the Holocaust Educational Trust (UK)​ Book of Commitment at City Hall in 2018
January 25, 2023, 11:27 am
OPINION: I’m honoured to stand side-by-side with survivors
Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day, London mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to honour those who perished and "do everything I can to root out antisemitism".
By Sadiq Khan
Credit: Wiener Holocaust Library Twitter
January 20, 2023, 4:02 pm
David Baddiel and Matt Lucas discuss acquiring German citizenship
The event, at Westminster Synagogue, took place under the auspices of the AJR, Wiener Holocaust Library and German Embassy.
By Jenni Frazer
Tom Watson
January 20, 2023, 9:59 am
Former Labour deputy leader criticises ‘insolent denial’ of antisemitism within party
Tom Watson expresses "great relief" that Labour leader Keir Starmer "continues to take a strong stance" against hatred.
By JN Reporter
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to protest against Netanyahu's far-right government and judicial overhaul. Jan 07th 2023. (Photo by Matan Golan/Sipa USA). Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News
January 19, 2023, 12:46 pm
OPINION: Make no mistake about the country Israel’s new coalition wants to create
David Davidi-Brown, chief executive of the New Israel Fund, on the fight for the soul of Israel, and why one of the gravest threats to the state's future comes from within.
By David Davidi-Brown
Suella Braverman in the Commons
January 19, 2023, 10:18 am
OPINION: Note to Suella: it’s time to realise words matter
Twisted words and twisting the knife: Jenni Frazer takes the home secretary to task over her recent exchange with a Holocaust survivor.
By Jenni Frazer
Sadiq Khan, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Harris Bokhari at St. John's Wood synagogue.
December 30, 2022, 10:34 pm
OPINION: Sir Ephraim is also chief rabbi for Britain’s Muslims
Harris Bokhari says newly-knighted Sir Ephraim counts a number of interfaith 'firsts' among his record of achievements
By Harris Bokhari
December 30, 2022, 2:14 pm
OPINION: Welcome back to an intense learning environment that’s nothing like school
Veteran Limmudnik Robin Moss reflects on the triumphant in-person return of the community's beloved Limmud festival
By Robin Moss
December 15, 2022, 10:04 am
OPINION: This Chanukah, I’ll recall my late brother Danny
My brother Danny won’t be with us by the Chanukiah this year, but his memory as a sibling, friend and carer is forever, writes Alex Brummer
By Alex Brummer
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