In case you missed it…seven must-read stories from the past week!
Chris Tarrant's documentary on Auschwitz, Roman Abramovich's 'generous donation' to Shoah exhibit and a ten-year-old good deed for his birthday are among this week's top reads...
Relive the past week on jewishnews.co.uk with our top-seven must-read stories from the past seven days…
Scroll down to read our pick of this week’s stories, which included Chris Tarrant’s talking about his new Auschwitz documentary, WJR’s initiative to prioritise women, why the community must find a way to work with Labour, Roman Abramovich’s ‘generous donation’ to Shoah exhibit, a ten-year-old boy’s good deed for his birthday and a look ahead to the new BBC drama The Little Drummer Girl…
1) Chris Tarrant comes face-to-face with ‘depths of evil’ in Nazi railway doc –Former Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host says he ‘cannot comprehend’ the Nazis’ evil, as he visits Auschwitz during Channel 5 show ‘Railways of the Holocaust’
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2) Trailblazing initiative to ‘prioritise women’ launched by World Jewish Relief – Rwandan, Ukrainian and Syrian women speak at JW3 about how the Jewish charity has helped them through hard times
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3) Liberal rabbi: Community must find a way to work with Labour – Rabbi Danny Rich says community in ‘danger of being accused of only wanting regime change’, as he praises JVL chair Jenny Manson
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4) Roman Abramovich makes ‘generous donation’ to Imperial War Museum Shoah exhibit – Russian Jewish billionaire contributes to IWM’s new £30.5m educational project which seeks to help visitors learn about the Holocaust
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5) Boy turns 10th birthday into day of good deeds for mental health charity –Meir Levison of Borehamwood and a group of 20 friends will restore old bikes and furniture as part of Mitzvah Day for community charity Jami
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6) Chanukah in the Square menorah designed by child sex abuser scrapped –Giant candelabra that sits at the heart of Europe’s biggest celebration for Chanukah won’t be used again
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7) The Little Drummer Girl: BBC’s gripping Mossad thriller based on Le Carré novel – Francine Wolfisz speaks to stars Michael Shannon, Alexander Skarsgård and Florence Pugh about the 1970s-set drama dealing with the Israel-Palestine conflict
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