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Enough is enough: the UK must do much more to tackle antisemitism
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (533+ words) I'm sure some, if not many, inside and outside our industry, will agree and will disagree with what I am about to say and I emphasise it is a personal observation, not a company one. History is littered with examples…...
Making sense of the sedra: Bamidbar
17+ hour, 59+ min ago (216+ words) Sunday 10 May might come to be remembered as a turning point for the Jewish community in the UK. The rally outside Downing Street was more than a protest. It felt like a reset " a moment when British Jews, together with…...
What must be done after the terror in Golders Green
1+ week, 2+ day ago (519+ words) Jeremy Havardi is a freelance journalist and author There are many things the government must do to try and reassure our increasingly beleaguered community. One is a heightened police presence in areas with a visibly Jewish population, if need be…...
10 reasons to feel hopeful about Israel
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (494+ words) Florit Shoihet is a UK-based Israeli journalist covering Israel and the Jewish diaspora. And yet, Israel has always been a country that confounds grim predictions. Beneath the headlines, there are still plenty of reasons to think that its future may…...
It's long past time for local politicians to stand up for British Jews
3+ week, 1+ day ago (489+ words) In the wake of the cowardly arson attacks on the Jewish community we have seen in recent days, the local elections represent an opportunity. We are calling on every party and every candidate to stand up for British values by…...
AJEX launches Next Gen to connect young Jews with veterans and tackle antisemitism
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (319+ words) AJEX has launched a new programme aimed at bringing younger members of the Jewish community together with veterans, as it seeks to secure the future of remembrance and tackle antisemitism. The initiative, AJEX Next Gen, will engage cadets, university students…...
From "Jew goals" to missed seders: why Pesach still hits home
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (932+ words) A personal reflection on antisemitism, family traditions and why Passover still resonates - football clashes, matzah and all During my time at university, I was shocked to learn that a certain method of scoring on FIFA was referred to as a…...
Who is the real Eve Barlow?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (826+ words) Eve Barlow remembers exactly where she was when she realised things had changed. "I was standing to the side of the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury," the writer tells Life. She was there to see Katy Perry, but Labour leader Jeremy…...
Attorney General challenges Badenoch: Would you ban Jewish prayer in public too?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (359+ words) One of the country's most senior Jewish politicians has challenged Kemi Badenoch to say whether she would object to Jewish prayer in public. Attorney General Richard Hermer made the intervention after shadow minister Nick Timothy said an Islamic prayer event…...
Jewish youth and faith leaders unite in Lords to champion charity and social action
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (606+ words) Jewish youth leaders and faith representatives from across the UK gathered in the House of Lords this week to highlight the role of religion in driving social action and strengthening communities. The "Faith in Charity" reception, hosted by the Aziz…...