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Jul 6, 2018, 3:55 PM

Labour’s failure to adopt full IHRA definition is an extraordinary act of bad faith

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism is internationally recognised and widely used. It provides a clear framework that helps us to identify and tackle antisemitism. It carries the confidence of the representative bodies of British Jewry -...

Jul 6, 2018, 11:54 AM

For some Jews it’s still not safe to be out and proud

Jewish News celebrated the 10 LGBT+ trailblazers in the community, posting a photo of myself and my friends with our youth movement flag at London’s last pride. Somehow the pages of a Jewish newspaper felt a more daunting space...

Jul 5, 2018, 11:49 PM

Wherefore Israel Engagement?

It has been six months since I took over as chairman of UJIA and the landscape has not become any easier. I took on this role because I passionately believe that our children and our grandchildren should have a...

Jul 5, 2018, 3:48 PM

This will be a very proud weekend for LGBT+ Jews

This Friday night, hundreds of LGBT+ Jews and others will gather at West London Synagogue for a special service to mark Pride in London. The next morning, KeshetUK – the organisation working so no one has to choose between their Jewish and LGBT+...

Jul 5, 2018, 12:16 PM

An archive more important than life

Outside of academic circles very few of us have heard of the The Oneg Shabbat Archive or the exceptional man Emanuel Ringelblum . With the assistance of associates he created a top-secret archive documenting the tragic fate of 3.5 million...

Jul 4, 2018, 7:00 PM

William the witness: Why Prince’s Israel visit was so profound for Shoah education

“I am well aware that the responsibility falls now to my generation, to keep the memory alive of that great crime, as the Holocaust generation passes on. And I commit myself to doing this.” These powerful words came from the future...

Jonathan Hoffman

Jul 4, 2018, 1:31 PM

Sir Mick’s five straw man arguments in the row over Zionism

Sir Mick Davis lays claim to the moral high ground in his Jewish News column (3 July). But his history means no-one will be fooled. In previous columns he has used the language of our enemies, speaking of the...

Marie van der Zyl

Jul 3, 2018, 11:48 AM

Ofsted must take a less aggressive approach to Charedi schools

I have been deeply alarmed over recent weeks and months at the increasing hostility emerging between the educational authorities – particularly Ofsted – and our Charedi community. Many Jewish schools have an excellent relationship with the educational authorities, with a...

Jul 2, 2018, 4:59 PM

British values have become a fundamentalist doctrine

David Brown’s Jewish News article last week does not reflect the ethos of Jewish schools or how the ‘British values’ agenda has been enforced. As Orthodox Jews, our community is proud to demonstrate two fundamental values: respect and tolerance....

Jul 2, 2018, 11:33 AM

Israel has a simple solution – help the children

Pious politicians and columnists alike have something in common — they praise action when it is “the right thing to do”. I will lay bets that almost everyone, across the political spectrum, is in agreement on one thing — the...

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