A chronological archive of everything I’ve published…
For the Times of Israel by Jenni Frazer posted Nov 24 2015 LONDON — Knitting needles, blood and bras have, on the face of it, nothing in common. But this year’s Mitzvah Day, an annual Jewish-led day of social action, embraced all of these elements and more. And this year, a record 40,000 people took […]
For the Times of Israel by Jenni Frazer posted November 24 2015 LONDON — The author of a new report examining the numbers of Israelis in Britain has told The Times of Israel that “even if the numbers are manageable, it is not a set of statistics that any developed country would be proud of.” […]
LONDON — At the moment, this article is being written by a journalist – a human one. But if the father-and-son British academics Richard and Daniel Susskind are correct, in the next 50 years technological changes will mean a transformation so that traditional professions – medicine, law, accountancy, architecture, and yes, even journalism – will […]
By Jenni Frazer for the Times of Israel November 12 2015 LONDON — While a majority of British Jews say they are committed to Israel, nearly three-quarters of them believe Israel’s negative approach to peace is harmful and almost 24 percent would be prepared “to support some sanctions against Israel” if they thought it would […]
By Jenni Frazer for the Daily Telegraph November 9 2015 Meet Josh Levs – the male feminist who sued his boss for paternity leave Josh Levs made headlines when he sued Time Warner Inc for gender discrimination over paternity leave. He tells Jenni Frazer why he’s now trying to change businesses’ attitudes towards fathers “From […]
Column for Jewish News Nov 5 2015 by Jenni Frazer “My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town…. A German soldier shot her dead in her bed”. It’s a tragic image, though sadly not an uncommon one. But this grandson had a different take on his grandmother’s death. He […]
For Times of Israel by Jenni Frazer October 25 2015 LONDON — Shimon Sheves didn’t want Yitzhak Rabin to address what proved to be the fatal peace rally in Tel Aviv at which the prime minister was assassinated, 20 years ago. The former kibbutznik, who rose to become director-general of Rabin’s office, had a healthy […]
For the Times of Israel October 23 2015 by Jenni Frazer Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman was once memorably described by a somewhat over-excited British drama critic as “pure theatrical Viagra.” Now she’s brought her starry presence to the London stage once again and is bringing to life the story of a heroine of Anglo-Jewry, scientist […]
Column for Jewish News Oct 15 2015 Last week I attended a remarkable event at JW3, London’s Jewish community centre. It was an evening dedicated to reporting back what various communal organisations were, and are, doing to help asylum seekers and refugees. For some in the audience, such as JCORE’s long-time executive director, Edie Friedman, […]
By Jenni Frazer for Times of Israel posted October 10 2015 LONDON — Just over 30 years ago there were riots in the streets of Brixton, in south London. As fewer and fewer Jews felt it was safe to live in the area, young artist Beverley-Jane Stewart heard that her childhood synagogue, Brixton United, would […]