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Dr Jonathan Boyd
Dr Jonathan Boyd
Polling station.
June 28, 2024, 11:51 am
OPINION: This election, the Jewish vote is remarkably similar to the UK population
British Jews are influenced by the same political developments, troubled by the same problems, and affected by the same challenges as everyone else in the country
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
An antisemitism protest march in November. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
November 28, 2023, 4:08 pm
OPINION: UK sympathy for Israel is highest in years, so why do we feel so isolated?
The world has changed and we, as a community, urgently need to step up our act, warns the executive director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
Candles and a knitted image of Israel's flag in memory of the victims of the Hamas terror attack. Credit: Paul Zinken/dpa/Alamy Live News
October 25, 2023, 11:26 am
Opinion: No longer business as usual for either Israel or the diaspora
'October 7 represents a devastating blow to Jews everywhere'', writes Dr. Jonathan Boyd from the Institute of Jewish Policy Research
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
Wedding
August 1, 2023, 2:53 pm
Opinion: Behind the numbers of Tu b’Av, the Jewish festival of love
With 28% of Israelis considering leaving the country, Dr Jonathan Boyd shares his thoughts about assimilation and Israel
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
Up to 1,500 boys are estimated to attend unregistered schools in Hackney (Screengrab)
December 2, 2022, 11:05 am
OPINION: Census data will help community plan for future services
Jonathan Boyd says the 2021 snapshot of British life indicates stable numbers amid rocketing growth of the Charedi community
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
June 25, 2020, 10:32 am
OPINION: Jury still out on Jewish Covid-19 data
After the community marks the grim milestone of 500 coronavirus-related deaths, Dr Jonathan Boyd of JPR reflects on the numbers - and whether there really is a 'J-Factor'
By Jonathan Boyd
Boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) supporters
January 31, 2019, 10:36 am
OPINION: Squeezing the wiggle room between anti-Zionism and antisemitism
Dr Jonathan Boyd of JPR reflects on the most report identifying how widespread Jew-hatred is among anti-Israel positions
By Jonathan Boyd
Classroom
January 17, 2019, 9:51 am
OPINION: Why select a Jewish school for your child?
Dr Jonathan Boyd reflects on the latest JPR figures on Jewish community education, which reveals the majority are now Charedi students
By Jonathan Boyd
Jewish graves daubed with swastikas
December 13, 2018, 10:57 am
OPINION: Antisemitism data no reason to cry ‘gevalt!’
Dr Jonathan Boyd of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research reflects on new statistics about European antisemitism
By Jonathan Boyd
Synagogue membership has dramatically fallen since 1990, though the opposite is the case within the Charedi community
July 6, 2017, 12:56 pm
Opinion: Slow erosion of middle-of-the-road Orthodox Judaism
Dr Jonathan Boyd of The Institute for Jewish Policy Research reflects on the dramatic report into declining shul membership
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
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