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First One In, Last One Out by Marilyn Shimon, pictured on right, is published by Mirror Books (RRP £8.99)
September 1, 2020, 3:06 pm
Auschwitz Memorial casts doubt on Holocaust memoir timeline
Memorial raises concerns about new book which claims the author's great uncle was among the first eight Jews imprisoned at Auschwitz
By Mathilde Frot
Janette Hechel pictured with Austrian Ambassador Michael Zimmerman (Credit: Rachel Moses)
September 1, 2020, 12:30 pm
Borehamwood resident gets Austrian honour for services to Shoah education
The Austrian government's prestigious Decoration of Merit in Gold is conferred on an average of three UK citizens each year
By Mathilde Frot
Labour leader Keir Starmer has sought to move the party beyond the row over antisemitism that marred much of his predecessor's tenure.
August 28, 2020, 1:07 pm
Legal crowdfunding appeal backed by JVL raises more than £22,000
The appeal for donations says it was launched by a group of unnamed 'Labour Party members who have been caught up in the absurdities of [its] disciplinary processes'
By Mathilde Frot
The entrance gates to Auschwitz I, (Photo credit: Jemma Crew/PA Wire)
August 27, 2020, 11:36 am
Memoir tells story of survivor who was one of first Jews imprisoned at Auschwitz
Murray Scheinberg spent almost six years in Nazi prisons and concentration camps. Now his tale of survival is retold in powerful new book 'First One In, Last One Out'
By Mathilde Frot
Face coverings should be worn by secondary pupils and staff in local lockdown areas of England, and at the discretion of post-primary schools across the country, the Government announced in another policy U-turn.
August 26, 2020, 11:50 pm
Staggered starts, year capsules and new schedules among ‘immense’ school changes
Jewish schools outline their plans for the new term as government advises students in areas under local lockdown to wear face masks.
By Mathilde Frot
August 26, 2020, 4:52 pm
JLM hopeful of ‘return to positive relationship’ after meeting general secretary
'We recognise the steps being made by the new leadership of the party and we’re hopeful that this is a return to a positive relationship', says JLM spokesperson
By Mathilde Frot
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain
August 25, 2020, 12:34 pm
Maidenhead rabbi on why he ‘broke golden rule of clergy and party politics’
'If there is one lesson arising, it is that antisemitism is racism by another name and needs to be treated the same,' leading Reform rabbi says in letter to newspaper
By Mathilde Frot
Rafi pictured with his GCSE result (Credit: Family handout)
August 25, 2020, 11:55 am
Meet the new Rachel Riley! Nine-year-old achieves top GCSE maths grade
'I just feel very lucky that he was actually able to sit in exam and have a really valid grade. We're just super proud really,' says Rafi Ashkenazi-Bakes' mum.
By Mathilde Frot
Jason Isaacs
August 20, 2020, 5:25 pm
Stephen Fry, Imelda Staunton and Jason Isaacs on JW3 Big Night In lineup
Other stars include Four Weddings and a Funeral star Simon Callow, award-winning producer Mark Ronson and the singer songwriter Boy George
By Mathilde Frot
(Credit: Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona, Unsplash)
August 20, 2020, 2:45 pm
Positive views outweigh anti-Jewish sentiment among Muslims, UK report finds
Nearly half of all Muslim adults surveyed (45 percent) perceived Jewish people positively, according to a survey released by HOPE Not Hate
By Mathilde Frot
Thousands of Muslims held a rally in front of the China Embassy-Jakarta in Indonesia last year, protesting the treatment of Uyghurs. (Credit Image: © Donal Husni/ZUMA Wire)
August 20, 2020, 10:44 am
Jewish News leads call for MPs to pressure China over Uighurs
The campaign, organised in partnership with World Uyghur Congress, René Cassin and the Conservative MP Nus Ghani, petitions parliamentarians to push for sanctions
By Mathilde Frot
Credit: Twitter
August 20, 2020, 9:47 am
FBI account ‘regrets’ distress caused by Protocols of Elders of Zion tweet
The Twitter handle regularly publishes declassified archival documents in response to Freedom of Information Act requests
By Mathilde Frot
Benjamin Netanyahu and the U.A.E.'s Prince Mohammed Al Nahyan. (Wikipedia/Author US Department of State and Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India))
August 19, 2020, 1:46 pm
Deputy withdraws Israel annexation Board motion after UAE deal
A plenary meeting of the Board of Deputies is still set to debate two motions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Mathilde Frot
Three Rivers District Council (Credit: Google Maps Street View).
August 19, 2020, 11:40 am
Council under renewed pressure to adopt IHRA seeks to reassure Jewish groups
'Given how events have already drawn out this process, we would suggest that simplicity is key to bringing this issue to resolution'
By Mathilde Frot
Ben Westerman, Investigations Officer 2016-2017 (Credit: BBC Panorama - Is Labour Anti-Semitic?)
August 19, 2020, 11:12 am
Panorama whistleblowers thank Jewish community for its support
A letter, addressed to Jewish News readers, places 'on record our thanks to the Jewish community for the support we have received' in last year
By Mathilde Frot
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