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October 9, 2026, 3:33 pm

Jewish couple flee Russian missile strike in nightclothes: ‘We cannot afford to rent a flat’

Lyudmila and Pavel Petukhova face an uncertain future after Russian attacks kill dozens and leave Jewish families fearing winter.

By Annabel Sinclair

October 1, 2026, 5:29 pm

Kanye West’s Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm

The rapper’s planned St Petersburg shows faced criticism over his past antisemitic remarks and glorification of Hitler

By JN Reporter

Galina Protzenko outside her destroyed apartment block in Sumy following a Russian glide bomb strike. Credit: World Jewish Relief

September 28, 2026, 4:36 pm

Aid worker for World Jewish Relief’s Ukrainian partner has her home destroyed in Russian strike

Hesed Haim staff member Galina Protzenko survived with her husband and five rescue cats after their Sumy flat was destroyed

By Annabel Sinclair

Thousands of Spanish residents of Ceuta take to the streets to protest migrant camps. Pic: Twitter/X

September 2, 2026, 9:13 am

Spain’s prime minister blames Israel, Russia for disinformation around Ceuta border crisis

Sánchez said the governments were motivated by Spain’s criticism of 'the genocide in Gaza and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine'

By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)

August 14, 2026, 1:02 pm

Russian Jewish politician faces 12 year prison sentence for sharing Daily Mirror front page

In February 2022, Lev Shlosberg shared a post on Telegram which included a picture of the British paper's coverage of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine days earlier

By Daniel Sugarman

Counter-terror officers warn hostile states are using children as proxies to target Britain and Jewish communities. Photo: Wikipedia

July 10, 2026, 10:45 am

Teenagers as young as 15 being arrested in hostile state probes, police say

Counter-terror police warn Iran, Russia and China are exploiting vulnerable young people to carry out hostile acts in Britain

By JN Reporter

June 8, 2026, 11:21 am

Roman Abramovich carried messages between Ukraine and Russia, Zelensky confirms

Former Chelsea owner reportedly relayed messages between Kyiv and Moscow, as Zelensky renewed his offer to meet Putin

By JN Reporter

Jewish community member in Ukraine whose home was damaged by Russian strike and then repaired by World Jewish Relief

June 4, 2026, 10:42 am

When the suffering fades from the headlines, our Jewish responsibility remains

After more than four years of war, there is a risk that we stop seeing the human stories behind the statistics. We cannot allow that to happen.

By Paul Anticoni

Newly married 92- year old couple Michael and Tamara Gorny Pic: JCC Kyiv

May 12, 2026, 9:36 am

Married at 92: Kyiv couple wed as ceasefire brings brief peace

Jewish community centre hosts five weddings in one evening

By Michelle Rosenberg

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky (Photo: Reuters)

April 29, 2026, 9:56 am

Ukraine threatens sanctions against Israel for buying ‘stolen’ grain from Russia

Israel’s foreign minister said the latest ship had not actually entered the port

By Grace Gilson

The Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson Mississippi was firebombed in January 2026 - almost 60 years after it was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan (picture: Beth Israel congregation)

April 16, 2026, 1:26 pm

Blaming Israel is the moral coward’s answer to antisemitism

There has been no comparable surge in attacks on Russian Orthodox believers or Shia Muslims in response to the actions of Russia or Iran. Yet when Jews are targeted, “Israel” is invoked as justification

By Daniel Sugarman

Jewish Ukrainians line up to receive aid distribution in Kyiv in the fall of 2025. (Theia Chatelle)

February 24, 2026, 11:11 am

After four years of war, Ukraine’s Jews weather shortages and uncertainty

“Parents tell us of children who can’t sleep at night,” says one rabbi who works with Ukrainian families

By Theia Chatelle JTA

Lucie Kon, BBC Storyville, at the BAFTAS 2026. Pic: Courtesy

February 23, 2026, 3:39 pm

Jewish BBC producer bags BAFTA for best documentary

Lucie Kon hails 'incredible' honour for ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ which now heads to Hollywood's Academy Awards on 15 March

By Michelle Rosenberg

Interior of Great Choral Synagogue before January 19th 2026 bombing

January 20, 2026, 5:19 pm

Historic Odesa synagogue damaged by Russian drone strike

Tikva appeals for support to restore Great Choral shul in Ukraine's third largest city

By Michelle Rosenberg

New immigrants upon arrival with Minister of Aliyah and Absorption Ofir Sofer. Pic: Official website of Ministry of Aliyah

January 2, 2026, 1:21 pm

UK aliyah up by almost 20% in 2025, new figures show

While there has been a significant increase in those migrating to Israel since 2023, far more people have left the country in that time

By Jewish News Reporter

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