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December 21, 2023, 5:00 pm
OPINION: When it comes to free speech, our rights must be right
The right of expression has been magnified but our sense of responsibility lags far behind, warns the founder and chairman of the PR Office.
By Shimon Cohen
Stock photo of children outside a school.
December 15, 2023, 10:51 am
OPINION: The tense battleground of religion in schools is not a Jewish Issue
Having independent faith schools alongside state schools showcases the UK as a live-and-let-live model for students, writes Shimon Cohen.
By Shimon Cohen
British and Israeli flags waved in Trafalgar Square
November 16, 2023, 8:16 am
OPINION: Show leadership, strength, pride and wisdom… NOT dread
If those who plead victimhood would only look, they would see our community going about its regular life with self-confidence, writes Shimon Cohen.
By Shimon Cohen
Rally in Trafalgar Square, calling for the release of Israeli hostages taken into Gaza. © Tayfun Salci/ZUMA
November 6, 2023, 4:14 pm
OPINION: UK remains a resilient home for Jews in this relentless crisis
Chairman of The PR Office, writing in a personal capacity, says the right of British Jews to live in peace is being undermined
By Shimon Cohen
Stamford Hill
March 6, 2023, 4:35 pm
OPINION: Where is the tolerance for members of our own religion?
Why do we think we have the right to criticise those who have a different Jewish way of life to us just because we are also Jewish?, asks Shimon Cohen.
By Shimon Cohen
British and European flags
October 21, 2021, 4:45 pm
OPINION: When it comes to Shechita, Brexit actually does mean Brexit
Calls for labelling of non-stunned meat will lead to a lot of scrutiny on Shechita and many will see it as the start of a slippery slope of further regulation, writes Shimon Cohen
By Shimon Cohen
Cow (Photo by Garrett Butler on Unsplash via Jewish News)
December 17, 2020, 4:25 pm
OPINION: Court’s absurd bid to define Shechita for Jewish communities in Europe
Following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice, upholding a Belgian ban on kosher slaughter, Shechita UK's Shimon Cohen picks apart the decision
By Shimon Cohen
Screenshot from preview video with Amanda Spielman and Eli Spitzer
October 23, 2020, 9:48 am
OPINION: Ofsted is not following the law – it is a law unto itself
After head of the education inspectorate said Charedi Jews want a 'group opt-out from the law' on same-sex education, a representative of the Torah Education Committee responds
By Shimon Cohen
July 31, 2020, 12:49 pm
OPINION: Think this is all a fuss over nothing? Just look at Belgium
Shimon Cohen of Shechita UK reflects on the challenges facing the community's right to eat kosher food
By Shimon Cohen
Shechita UK campaign director Shimon Cohen
July 2, 2018, 3:07 pm
OPINION: British values have become a fundamentalist doctrine
Shimon Cohen responds to David Brown's opinion piece last week regarding Ofsted's latest action against Charedi schools
By Shimon Cohen
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