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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood appealed the original tribunal ruling, but the Upper Tribunal upheld the decision allowing the Gazan family to come to the UK
July 17, 2026, 4:16 pm
Gaza family of 18 wins legal fight to join refugee relative in UK despite Home Office refusal
Judges ruled blocking the family’s entry would breach their right to family life, reigniting debate over UK refugee reunion rules
By Annabel Sinclair
World Jewish Relief's STEP Ukraine programme provides personalised employment support and English language tuition. Photo Credit: Adam Soller Photography / World Jewish Relief
July 13, 2026, 2:04 pm
World Jewish Relief employment scheme delivers £31.5m boost to UK economy
Independent review finds government-backed programme helped more than 13,000 displaced Ukrainians into work while benefiting Britain
By Annabel Sinclair
Lord Dubs with campaigners for refugees in January, including Edie Friedman of JCORE
June 17, 2026, 11:22 am
Fifty years on, JCORE’s mission has never been more urgent
Its leaders warn that rising division and hostility make refugee support and anti-racism work essential
By Rabbi David Mason and Dr Edie Friedman
Rabbi Rebecca Birk, Mayor Zahra Beg (Mayor of Barnet), and Rabbi David Mason (Executive Director, HIAS+JCORE). Photo credit: FPS
June 17, 2026, 11:11 am
First UK Synagogue of Sanctuary status awarded to Finchley Progressive Synagogue
Refugee support projects recognised as new national programme launches to celebrate Jewish communities welcoming asylum seekers
By Annabel Sinclair
Winton children joined by diplomats at AJR plaque unveiling Goodenough College Photos taken by Adam Soller Photography©
May 21, 2026, 10:12 am
AJR unveils Blue Plaque honouring Czech refugee rescue organisations
Ceremony in London at Goodenough College attended by diplomats, descendants of refugees, historians and survivors Lord Alf Dubs and John Fieldsend
By Michelle Rosenberg
UJS student refugee ambassador programme cohort.
April 10, 2026, 5:24 pm
Avadim Hayinu: Why Jewish values demand we stand with refugees
This article is the first in a series for UJS’ ‘7 Weeks, 7 Values’ Omer campaign. This weeks’ value is Chesed - loving-kindness
By Ruben Persey and Samantha Lewkowicz
Faith leaders gather outside Parliament urging the government to protect refugee family reunion rights. Photo Credit: JPIT / Safe Passage
March 27, 2026, 11:06 am
Jewish leaders join 700+ faith figures urging rethink on refugee family reunion curbs
Rabbis among signatories warning new asylum plans risk separating families and fuelling dangerous journeys
By Annabel Sinclair
Rabbi David Mason at the Refugee Shabbat launch. Photo Credit: Jennie van den Boogaard for HIAS.
March 17, 2026, 11:03 am
Jewish leaders and MPs unite to launch record UK Refugee Shabbat
More than 50 MPs, rabbis and community leaders gather as 66 organisations join the UK’s largest Refugee Shabbat
By Annabel Sinclair
Shabbat candles
March 13, 2026, 1:08 pm
Refugee Shabbat in a hardening Britain
As rhetoric on refugees grows harsher, Refugee Shabbat urges Britain to remember the Jewish duty to welcome the stranger
By Judith Flacks-Leigh
Protesters in support refugees in Westminster
March 12, 2026, 10:00 am
1,100+ rabbis sign onto letter supporting immigrant rights: ‘Do Not Oppress the Stranger’
The letter was organised by the Jewish refugee aid group HIAS
By Grace Gilson
Protesters in support refugees in Westminster
March 4, 2026, 1:11 pm
Britain must reject plans for an ‘ICE-style’ deportation agency
Jewish history in Britain shows why immigration policies driven by fear threaten refugees and the country’s moral values
By Rabbi David Mason
His Majesty The King speaks with World Jewish Relief staff and refugee professionals during a jobs fair hosted by the Royal Household at St James’s Palace. Credit: World Jewish Relief
February 18, 2026, 2:07 pm
King drops in as Jewish charity helps 500 refugee professionals at Palace jobs fair
World Jewish Relief-backed initiative brings royal backing to refugee employment amid UK skills shortages
By Annabel Sinclair
Children who arrived on the Kindertransport
January 30, 2026, 12:57 pm
From Kindertransport to today: Why safe routes are central to atrocity prevention
Protecting people before violence escalates is not charity - it is a legal and moral duty rooted in history
By Jonathan Chern
The Tea Party for the centenarians Survivours of AJR in London The German Embassy on 8 12 2025. Photos taken by Adam Soller Photography©
December 12, 2025, 1:45 pm
German Embassy hosts historic tea for centenarian Holocaust survivors and refugees
The event, held jointly with AJR, celebrated the lives and contributions of the remarkable group
By Michelle Rosenberg
Jewish refugees arriving from Germany in February 1939
December 3, 2025, 4:13 pm
World Jewish Relief’s archives are a historical treasure trove
Thousands of families of those who came over on the kindertransport are unaware that a wealth of information about their loved ones even exists
By Rabbi Malcolm Herman
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