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Richard Ferrer
Batia at her Between Us exhibition last year
June 27, 2024, 1:09 pm
SPECIAL REPORT: The peace campaigner who came to kill
Richard Ferrer reveals for the first time the full story of the Gazan who, after partnering with an Israeli on a peace project, arrived at her kibbutz on 7 October to murder her
By Richard Ferrer in Kfar Aza
Israeli hostages Almog Meir Jan and Andri Kozlov as the IDF stormed a Gazan residential building to rescue them.
June 12, 2024, 5:25 pm
OPINION: Next time Israel, maybe send Yahya Sinwar a friendly save-the-date card
It was a breathtaking operation, reminiscent of Entebbe. However, not everyone shared in the joy of the hostages' return, choosing instead to criticise Israel for how it rescued them
By Richard Ferrer
Yoni, left, his identity hidden, speaking at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv
June 5, 2024, 10:17 am
7/10 hero seriously injured in Gaza fitted with 3D printed skull
A 23-year-old lieutenant has customised 3D-printed plates meshed onto the right side of what remains of his natural skull
By Richard Ferrer in Tel Aviv
Israeli army rescue medics and a hospital worker stretcher a wounded Israeli soldier from a helicopter.
May 28, 2024, 9:34 am
Combat injury mortality rate in Israeli hospitals drops to record low of 6.3%
This figure, the lowest percentage in the history of warfare, contrasts with 30 percent mortality rate in the Second World War and 10 percent in Iraq
By Richard Ferrer in Tel Aviv
Left: An Israeli house in the northern Israeli border town of Metula, which was damaged by Hezbollah shelling. Right: Barry Praag at Daria village, on the sun-drenched shores of the Galilee.
May 24, 2024, 11:04 am
‘We fled our home on the northern border in October – returning seems more distant than ever’
Former Londoner Barry Praag, one of 80,000 Israelis evacuated from Israeli towns under fire from Hezbollah, shares his displacement ordeal and fears for the future.
By Richard Ferrer in northern Israel
JW3's Raymond Simonson (left) introduces candidates Zoe Garbett, Sadiq Khan, Rob Blakie and Susan Hall, with chair Richard Ferrer, (right).
May 15, 2024, 8:22 pm
BBC apologises after presenter calls JN mayoral debate the ‘Jewish lobby’
BBC London presenter Eddie Nestor repeatedly asked mayoral candidate about 'power' of Jews in staging hustings following a debate hosted by JW3
By Jenni Frazer
Zoe Garbett, Sadiq Khan, Rob Blackie, Susan Hall and Jewish News editor Richard Ferrer at Jewish community hustings
April 12, 2024, 8:47 am
Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall clash at eventful Jewish community mayoral election hustings
Fringe candidate Andreas Michli was ordered to leave the event, chaired by Jewish News editor Richard Ferrer at JW3, after repeatedly heckling from the audience
By Lee Harpin
In act two, the suite hosts high school sweethearts Muriel and Jesse. Parker's bored housewife struggles to resist Broderick's schmoozy Hollywood playboy.
February 2, 2024, 10:04 am
THEATRE REVIEW: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick live up to Plaza Hotel’s five-star rating
Married for nearly 30 years, the Sex And The City star and her real-life Mr Big share a chemistry that lights up the West End in Plaza Suite – Neil Simon's exuberant 1960s comedy.
By Richard Ferrer
The Zone of Interest
January 24, 2024, 10:31 am
FILM REVIEW: The twilight zone between evil and ignorance
Our capacity to ignore what’s under our nose if it offends our eyes and ears ­– if it lies outside our zone of interest – is tested to breaking point and beyond in Jonathan Glazer’s unflinching new film about the commandant of Auschwitz, writes Richard Ferrer
By Richard Ferrer
Azeem Rafiq playing for Yorkshire and South African rising star David Teeger.
January 12, 2024, 6:27 pm
Azeem Rafiq urges rethink over removal of Jewish Under 19s cricket captain over Gaza war
Star bowler whose allegations of racism while playing for Yorkshire prompted a damning investigation brands Cricket South Africa's decision 'horribly wrong'
By Richard Ferrer
Zvika Klein, editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, joined fellow editors Jodi Rudoren of The Forward and Jewish News editor Richard Ferrer for a round-table discussion
December 21, 2023, 11:46 am
3,000 watch online panel with editors of Jewish News, Jerusalem Post and The Forward
Zvika Klein, editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, joined fellow editors Jodi Rudoren of The Forward and Jewish News editor Richard Ferrer for a round-table discussion
By Jenni Frazer
Osama bin Laden’s antisemitism-filled justification for terrorism had for more than 20 years had its own page on the Guardian's website
November 18, 2023, 12:16 pm
OPINION: Guardian still has content for Osama bin Laden fan club to enjoy
After the website is forced to remove the late al-Qaeda chief's antisemitic 'Letter to America', Jewish News' editor says it has plenty of work to do
By Richard Ferrer
September 20, 2023, 10:29 am
Household names to inspire emerging Jewish journalists
Emma Barnett and Hugo Rifkind among the star mentors taking part in Jewish News and Jewish Renaissance magazine’s Emerging Journalists Scheme in conjunction with the UJS and sponsored by Dangoor Education
By Michelle Rosenberg
Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam
April 12, 2023, 12:54 pm
REVIEW: David Baddiel’s affectionate two fingers up to faith
It would be a sea-splitting miracle if The God Desire has the cultural impact of the author's previous seminal work, writes Richard Ferrer. This time the iconoclast bites off more than he can Jew.
By Richard Ferrer
April 5, 2023, 9:44 am
PODCAST: Guess who’s coming to seder…
Jewish News editor Richard Ferrer chats with David Roth in new Pesach podcast series from Anu, The Museum of The Jewish People.
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