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Former Labour Prime Minister Clem Attlee. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Credi: Anefo

Clement Attlee revealed to have sponsored a Jewish family from Germany in 1939

Paul Willer, 90, reflects on the ‘remarkable kindness’ of the former Labour Prime Minister who gave him refuge in the UK

Sir Ben Helfgott is made a Knight Bachelor of the British Empire by the Prince of Wales during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham palace, London.

Arise, Sir Ben! Shoah survivor knighted by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace

Educators praise his ‘determination, dedication and unparalleled perseverance’ in teaching future generations about the Holocaust

A Palestinian boy looks behind a wall separating Jewish part and Palestinian part of the West Bank

Quakers divest from companies which ‘profit from occupation of Palestine’

British Jewish leaders condemn the religious group’s ‘appalling’ decision to severe ties to firms operating in the West Bank

An Airbnb event in Los Angeles, 2016, was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against settlements. (Photo credit: David Mercer/PA Wire)

Israel threatens to slap high taxes on Airbnb after it bans West Bank listings

Netta performs for British Airways to mark 80 years of Tel Aviv flights

Lord Michael Howard, Rabbi Lord Sacks with his award, and David Lidington

Rabbi Lord Sacks recognised for ‘bridge building’ between Jews and Christians

Former chief rabbi given prestigious award in Downing Street ceremony as he heralds the ‘pioneering’ work of the CCJ

Interfaith group recognised for educating about Srebrenica genocide

Leader of British-Indian community stands ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with Jews

Mitzvah Day 2018: Jews and Muslims unite to make 2,500 bowls of chicken soup

Dutch prosecutors drop Jewish leader’s ‘assault’ claim against Labour activist

By JTA

Chair of the Hague-based CiJo Jewish group has complaint against British pro-Corbyn journalist Paul Mason dropped

Jenny Rathbone AM. Source: National Assembly For Wales via Wikimedia Commons

Labour politician suspended for questioning shul security concerns

A Cardiff Bus en route to Barry. Credit Daniel Andrews via Wikimedia Commons

South Wales police treating bus assault as antisemitic hate crime

By Joe Millis

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Five Jewish schools to hire specialists for mental wellbeing of students

Jewish leaders attend two-day ‘psychological resilience’ conference

Jonathan Arkush, former President of the Board of Deputies

Former Board president Jonathan Arkush to co-lead brit milah group

Press TV journalist: Mitzvah Day is ‘Zionist infiltration’ of Muslim community

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt speaking at a Conference of European Rabbis event. Credit: Eli Itkin.

Top European rabbi warns Israeli leaders not to cosy up to far-right

Israeli cabinet minister says Hamas leader’s ‘time is limited’

NUS president joins 130 student leaders on landmark Auschwitz educational visit

By Joe Millis

Shakira Martin joins first-of-its-kind visit to former death camp as part of HET’s Lessons from Auschwitz Universities Project with UJS

For first time in its history – UJS presidential election has all-female line-up

‘Milestone moment’ heralded as Lauren Keiles, Joanna Phillips and Esther Offenberg are chosen to battle it out to lead Jewish students

Top Ops

Joan Ryan

OPINION: Middle East peace must go beyond party politics

Labour Friends of Israel chair Joan Ryan MP, reflects on the need to work across political lines to achieve a solution to the conflict

James Brokenshire

OPINION: Mitzvah Day helps build a vision of stronger communities

Communities Secretary James Brokenshire MP looks ahead to taking part in the annual day of Jewish-led social action

Jeffrey Newman

OPINION: Why I’m flying to tell the UN we’re waking up to climate change

Rabbi Jeffrey Newman explains why he’s off to Poland, on his own, to the major intergovernmental conference (COP24) on climate change

Lord Gadhia and Zaki Cooper

OPINION: Four lessons all Brits can learn from Indian and Jewish communities

At a time of political turbulence, two minority share convergent values and stories which offer an inspirational message to the whole of the UK

Jehangir Malik

OPINION: Jewish penicillin was a Mitzvah Day tonic for us all!

Jehangir Malik, the head of Muslim Aid UK, reflects on the landmark interfaith chicken soup cooking for Mitzvah Day 2018!

Alex Brummer

OPINION: Long-lost film foretells the pitfalls of ‘Utopia’

Who’d have thought a flickering, silent move Die Stadt ohne Juden (City without Jews) could be so evocative, writes Alex Brummer

Scotland's Stuart Armstrong (second right) and Israel's Shiran Yeini (second left) battle for the ball when the two sides met in November 2018 (Jane Barlow/PA Wire.)

Israel beaten by Scotland in dramatic Nations League decider

By Jewish News Reporter

Young people of different faiths at Arsenal

Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium hosts groundbreaking youth interfaith event

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