For the JC April 20121 The Church of England has suddenly withdrawn prayers and a video designed for people to observe Maundy Thursday at home — because of “perceived associations” with a Seder. In an apology, the Rev Dr Richard Sudworth, the Church’s National Inter-Religious Affairs Adviser, said: “The brief prayers and actions are not, […]
For the JC April 2021 Israeli researchers have developed a Covid test which can deliver results in just 20 seconds — making it the perfect solution for someone who is about to get on a flight. The new test is conducted through a device called the SpectraLIT, a handheld piece of equipment created by the […]
For the JC April 2021 “Amol iz geven a mayse” — or “once upon a time” — there was a language learning app called Duolingo. And this week, Yiddish, the language of poets and dreamers and east European Jewish workers, became the app’s 40th language, and one hundredth free course. The much-anticipated course, released on […]
For the JC April 2021 Mystery surrounds a decision taken by the Pears Foundation to remove its name from the Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, which it established at the University of London’s Birkbeck College in 2010. Inquiries to Pears about its decision were met with referrals to the news announcement on its website, […]
For the JC April 2021 Last year’s global pandemic led to a major sea-change in the nature of world-wide antisemitism, according to a report issued this week. The Kantor Centre for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University said that there were clear “contradictory trends” on display in 2020. While there was […]
For Jewish News March 21 2021 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has described a Hatzola pop-up vaccine centre in the heart of the Orthodox Jewish community as “a game changer and a life-saver”. Speaking to Jewish News on Sunday after visiting the John Scott centre in Hackney’s Green Lanes, the mayor said: “I have […]
Billy Bragg for Jewish News March 19 2021 In one of JW3’s most unusual encounters, the dean of the London School of Jewish Studies, Rabbi Raphael Zarum, went head-to-virtual-head with the rock singer and political activist Billy Bragg — and the two men found much more in common than might be expected. In a sparky […]
For Jewish News Feb 11 2021 British taxpayers are continuing to pay for a Palestinian education system in which school pupils are routinely taught incitement, hatred of Israel and glorification of terrorism. Many of the textbooks are written by vetted officials, whose salaries are paid by the UK. Despite numerous assurances from the Palestinian education […]
For Jewish News Feb 10 2021 The Yesh Atid (There Is A Future) party leader, Yair Lapid, has said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 2015 speech to Congress “was a huge mistake”. The consequence, he said, was “that the Obama administration negotiated an Iran deal without Israel at the table. After that speech, they were not […]
Leora Harverd for JN Jan 12 2021 by Jenni Frazer Dr Leora Harverd’s day currently begins any time from 6 am — if she is woken up by her surgery’s practice nurse, telling her a new batch of anti-Covid vaccines has arrived — and continues until vaccinations cease at 4pm, before returning to her other […]