For the JC July 2020 Italy is finally to recognise the Jewish uncle of a British man as one of the Ardeantine massacre victims after years of futile campaigning by the family was brought to an end by local detective work and a scientific breakthrough. The 1944 shooting of 335 civilians, personally authorised by Hitler, […]
For the JC July 31 2020 The lecturer who was fired by Southampton Solent University for saying that Jewish people were among the cleverest in the world has said that he was “marched out in front of my students like a thief” by three women from the university’s HR department. Stephen Lamonby also revealed that […]
For JN June 2020 An unexpected five week hospital stay in New York for Ari Feferkorn and his wife — when she went into labour early — has led to the creation of a new service for London Jews. Bedside Kosher, Mr Feferkorn’s idea to provide Jewish patients with fresh kosher food, has now begun […]
For the JC June 2020 The Senior Rabbi of the Reform Movement, Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, has effectively thrown down the gauntlet to the proposed incoming Israeli ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, by calling for her to “set aside” her political views when she arrives in London in the summer. Ms Hotovely, a leading Likud […]
For the JC June 2020 Five public figures, including the leading Jewish filmmaker Mike Leigh, and controversial director Ken Loach, have written to the chair and chief executive of Bafta, urging them to reconsider the nomination for an award of the BBC Panorama programme on Labour antisemitism. Their move comes at the same time as […]
For the Jewish News May 2020 When a giant pantechnicon rolled up from Arsenal Football Club at London’s JW3 on Wednesday, carrying a staggering four and half tonnes of food destined to relieve food poverty, it was the high point of an extraordinary project by the Jewish Community Centre for London. And it started in […]
For the Jewish News May 2020 The Chief Rabbi and Board of Deputies have warmly welcomed a remarkable caveat to the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act, which came into effect this week. The addition to the Act, which changes the system of organ donation from “opt-in” to “opt-out” in England, means that halachic considerations will […]
For the JC May 2020 The financially troubled Jewish Museum has been given almost £1 million in bailout cash from Arts Council England, which now will be involved in helping to choose the institution’s next director, following the departure of Abigail Morris. There are also questions over whether its Camden Town building will reopen after […]
Rachel Riley and Laura Murray for Jewish News April 2020 A High Court hearing due to be held in public on Tuesday, in which the Countdown presenter Rachel Riley is taking legal action against Labour’s complaints chief, Laura Murray, will be changed to private paper submissions because of the coronavirus crisis. A judge will later […]
Keir Starmer for JN April 2020 Labour’s new leader, Sir Keir Starmer, hit the ground running this weekend by writing to the Board of Deputies and pledging to do all he could to rid the party of the “stain” of antisemitism. He has called for a video conference as soon as possible with the leaders […]