Stephen Oryszczuk

Stephen is the Jewish News' Foreign Editor

April 28, 2022, 4:40 pm

British Holocaust survivor accuses UK of leaving fellow expats to mercy of the Nazis

"The British wartime government left Jews with British citizenship to rot away in Belsen," reveals Jack Santcross, whose family is “still affected by the betrayal”.

By Stephen Oryszczuk

Ivor Lethbridge with grandson Zak preparing for their barmitzvahs. Picture: BBC

April 5, 2022, 1:07 pm

Grandfather and grandson barmitzvahed on the same day for BBC documentary

Airing next week, ‘Growing Old: A Believer’s Guide’ follows 83-year-old Ivor Lethbridge celebrating second coming of age alongside 13-year-old Zak.

By Stephen Oryszczuk

April 4, 2022, 5:55 pm

New book titled ‘What Does a Jew Look Like?’ challenges Jewish stereotypes

Co-authors, Keith Kahn-Harris and Robert Stothard said the project “showcases some of the many different ways men and women can be Jewish in Britain today”.

By Stephen Oryszczuk

Henry Donn awarded the Freedom of the Borough for his public service in Greater Manchester.

April 4, 2022, 10:53 am

90-year-old Jewish volunteer is awarded the Freedom of the Borough in Greater Manchester

Henry Donn accepted the honour on behalf of the hospitals and organisations that he has served over the years.

By Stephen Oryszczuk

March of the Living in Poland (Jewish News)

April 4, 2022, 10:38 am

This month’s ‘March of the Living’ will likely be the last to include Holocaust survivors

Only eight survivors set to be among 2,000 participants at event in Poland following two-year hiatus due to pandemic.

By Stephen Oryszczuk

Restoration being made to Clifford's Tower in York.

March 29, 2022, 1:30 pm

York Castle’s Clifford’s Tower reopening to the public after £5m revamp

Site of one of the worst antisemitic episodes to take place on British soil receives a multi-million-pound refurbishment and opens to the public on Saturday

By Stephen Oryszczuk

March 23, 2022, 12:26 pm

Ex-Chelsea manager Avram Grant faces new sexual assault allegations

Israeli TV investigation accuses Grant of forcing himself on an 18-year-old in her car and sending other women unwanted sexual messages

By Stephen Oryszczuk

March 18, 2022, 1:55 pm

Family of girl who died after being born with serious brain injuries support new charity

The parents of Alta Fixsler are backing the Tafida Raqeeb Foundation, which will launch in London on 22 March

By Stephen Oryszczuk

Israeli and Ukrainian youths meet online to discuss life under fire.

March 14, 2022, 9:12 am

Ukrainian youths tell Israelis of life under fire

Three years after the two groups met in Israel, Natan Sharansky joins online meeting where they share stories of living in a warzone

By Stephen Oryszczuk

Raymond Blanc in his kitchen at Le Manoir in Oxfordshire

March 8, 2022, 3:32 pm

Truffled eggs at Raymond Blanc’s Michelin-starred Le Manoir restaurant

It's winter fare only in Oxfordshire where this eternal French crafter of culinary masterpieces is recovering from Covid

By Stephen Oryszczuk

March 4, 2022, 12:53 pm

Kyiv charity head: ‘I can’t do anything to change the situation, to stop this war.’

Aleksey Tolkachov speaks to Jewish News as Russian fighter jets fly over his home

By Stephen Oryszczuk

March 3, 2022, 10:46 am

The day I walked into my childhood painting

The Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita has the same striped fish, colourful birds, exotic plants and smiling people as an eight-year-old's artwork drawing of paradise

By Stephen Oryszczuk

Jewish composer Ilan Eshkeri and his fan Tim Peake worked on the show with the European Space Agency

February 24, 2022, 11:47 am

Jewish composer teams up with Tim Peake for stunning space-themed musical experience

Out-of-this-world show on beauty of Earth from space worked on by London-born Ilan Eshkeri and the British astronaut

By Stephen Oryszczuk

Left: Berta Bienenstock pictured on the left with a friend in Siberia, 1941.
Right: Berta in an interview with the Association of Jewish Refugees in 2004

February 21, 2022, 11:46 am

New refugee journeys map helps to ‘reconnect scattered pasts’

An interactive resource has been made available, allowing users to view and hear the stories of refugees who fled Nazi antisemitism and persecution in what’s been hailed as a ‘powerful and illuminating project’

By Stephen Oryszczuk

February 18, 2022, 2:22 pm

The Jewish Earth observer teaching students tech-life balance

Ryan Bell struggled to log-off until a pandemic detox led him to help others

By Stephen Oryszczuk

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