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Jack Mendel

Jack Mendel

Jack Mendel is the former Online Editor at the Jewish News.
Mike Brearley, Daniel Lightman KC, Daniel Norcross and Amjad Khan, at JW3
May 20, 2026, 12:43 pm
Howzat! JW3 hosts cricketing luminaries for discussion on Jewish community links
The panel featured Mike Brearley, who captained England to three Ashes victories, Amjad Khan, former England fast bowler-turned lawyer, and Test Match Special commentator Daniel Norcross
By Jack Mendel
Ishay Ribo performs to a sold-out crowd at St John’s Wood United Synagogue during Sunday’s Aliyah Day fair. Photo Credit: Omri Dagan
November 25, 2025, 5:23 pm
Ishay Ribo brings St John’s Wood to its feet as Aliyah Day fair hits record turnout
More than 1,250 British Jews packed the shul for a sold-out celebration of Aliyah and Israeli music
By Jack Mendel
June 4, 2025, 4:24 pm
Marrakech: where did all the Jews go?
Jews are welcome in the Moroccan city but strangely absent in a place where a community once thrived
By Jack Mendel
March 4, 2022, 1:14 pm
WH Smith apologises and removes ‘The International Jew’ from sale
Retailer insists it has 'strict guidelines' on what it offers to customers and is taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again'
By Jack Mendel
Some of Peter Baum's comments
February 24, 2022, 10:52 am
‘Moderate your tone,’ deputy who made racist remarks is told
Peter Baum was investigated over a series of inflammatory tweets about black people and Palestinians
By Jack Mendel
February 23, 2022, 7:29 am
LIVE BLOG: Putin’s war on Ukraine
Breaking news updates, opinion and analysis on day eight of the conflict.
By Jack Mendel, Jeremy Last, Jewish News Reporter and JTA
An Israel tour in 2022, with the Kotel and Dome of the Rock in the background.
February 14, 2022, 12:15 pm
Tour returns! Jewish teens can visit Israel for first time since start of pandemic
Trips to the Jewish state will return in July and August, with thousands who missed out in 2020 and 2021 able to apply for other extended programmes.
By Jack Mendel
Loretta Kay-Feld (Credit: Michael Sela)
February 9, 2022, 1:42 pm
Israel’s coastal cliffs inspired music for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, composer says
Dual British-Israeli citizen Loretta Kay-Feld walked along the coast as 'music and the words came to me very quickly' to mark Her Majesty's 70 years on the throne
By Jack Mendel
Screengrab dated 26/01/22 taken with permission from video posted on twitter by @Shomrim of a teenager attacking two Jewish men while they were locking up their shop in Cadoxton Avenue, Haringey, London. Issue date: Thursday January 27, 2022.
February 4, 2022, 12:49 pm
Four incidents in 10 days ‘instilled fear’ in Charedi community
Rabbi Gluck, president of Shomrim, said he has met with home secretary Priti Patel’s team and is set to speak with Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick.
By Jack Mendel
Screenshot from Shomrim's video claiming 'yiddos go home' was chanted from a bus
February 2, 2022, 1:01 pm
Church accused of blaring ‘Yiddos go home’ from bus last Shabbat denies claim
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God said it is “very disturbed” by the accusation made by Shomrim, urging the group to withdraw its complaint to the police
By Jack Mendel
Duchess of Cornwall lighting memorial candles with Eva Schloss (https://twitter.com/ClarenceHouse/status/1484188795243151362/photo/3)
January 20, 2022, 5:38 pm
Duchess of Cornwall recalls reading Anne Frank’s diary ‘when I was the same age as her’
The Duchess called Anne's story ‘one in six million that needs to be told’ as she marked the 75th anniversary of the beloved diary's publication.
By Jack Mendel
Some of Peter Baum's comments
January 19, 2022, 11:39 am
Board investigating ANOTHER claim of racism from a deputy
Formal complaint submitted over tweets sent by Peter Baum, calling Desmond Tutu a 'true black coward' and Palestinians 'Nazis'
By Jack Mendel
Lady Lira Winston with Rabbi Lord Sacks picking up her Lifetime Achievement Award (Marc Morris Photography)
December 10, 2021, 11:56 am
Lady Lira Winston dies, aged 72: Tributes to one of ‘the brightest lights of Anglo-Jewry’
Death of Jewish educator and wife of Lord Robert Winston announced with 'enormous sadness and profound shock'
By Jack Mendel
December 2, 2021, 11:35 am
Twitter suspends Wiley AGAIN for claiming ‘Satanic Jews’ control music
Disgraced rapper also shared an image of him dressed as an Orthodox Jew and impersonating a senior figure from Campaign Against Antisemitism.
By Jack Mendel
Chief Rabbi speaking at the event marking 150 years of the US. Credit: Paul Lang Photography
November 30, 2021, 1:46 pm
Chief Rabbi thanks City of London for support saving Bevis Marks from skyscraper bid
Marking the United Synagogue’s 150th anniversary, he reflected on the “rich history” for the community in the square mile dating back hundreds of years.
By Jack Mendel
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