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August 31, 2023, 3:24 pm

Leap of Faith: icons

Is our fascination with celebrities a kind of magic?

By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers

January 4, 2023, 5:55 pm

The former JFS pupil who wears his kippah under his army cap

Captain Louis Trup is one of a handful of Jewish servicemen

By Joy Sable

December 23, 2022, 11:32 am

Voice of the Jewish News: That was the momentous year that was

From the war in Ukraine and death of the Queen to the ascent and demise of a number of prime ministers (you can't expect us to remember precisely how many), this was the year that was...

By Voice of the Jewish News

Richard Ferrer in conversation with Lord Levy in the Labour peer's home office.

September 22, 2022, 8:24 am

‘I don’t get on with everyone but I’m a straight talker… when I shake hands, that’s it’

Lord Levy could teach Facebook a thing or two about social networking. Richard Ferrer goes head-to-head with the fundraiser extraordinaire... on and off the tennis court.

By Richard Ferrer

September 21, 2022, 10:49 am

OPINION: Caught in the poignancy of an era-defining day

Rabbi Charley Baginsky, CEO of Liberal Judaism, on the significance of attending Monday's state funeral of possibly the greatest Queen of England.

By Rabbi Charley Baginsky

September 20, 2022, 10:39 am

Upset after Hyde Park Holocaust Memorial turned into impromptu Queen memorial

Some people were distressed that mourning for the monarch usurped mourning for the six million Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide, with some even calling it a “desecration".

By JTA

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is placed on a gun carriage during her funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London Monday Sept. 19, 2022.

September 20, 2022, 10:25 am

OPINION: Eleven days that reminded us of who we are as a nation

Jewish News' historian Derek Taylor reflects on an extraordinary episode in British history and a once-in-a-lifetime state funeral none of us will forget.

By Derek Taylor

Charlie Berg from Ilford, who attends Clore Tikva School in Barkingside, wrote to Her Majesty to mark her Platinum Jubilee.

September 18, 2022, 5:39 pm

Ilford schoolboy receives posthumous letter from the Queen

Seven-year-old is proud recipient of one of the last letters sent by Her Majesty, posted on the day she died.

By Adam Decker

Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II) and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1950.

September 16, 2022, 2:54 pm

OPINION: Queen was the flagship bearer for our precious values

The late monarch defined the Jewish concept of hisbatlus – best translated as the laying aside of self for other, higher purposes, writes Rabbi Avraham Sugarman.

By Rabbi Avraham Sugarman

Professor Latchman with the order of service for the Queen’s coronation.

September 13, 2022, 4:18 pm

How we mourned – and celebrated – historic royal occasions

Professor David Latchman looks back on the UK Jewish community's proud history of commemorating royal events – happy and sad – with special prayers and services.

By Professor David Latchman

Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Britain's Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York look on as Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal curtseys the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it arrives at Holyroodhouse on September 11, 2022 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

September 13, 2022, 3:49 pm

OPINION: She was our comfort and reassurance in an ever-changing world

Claudia Mendoza and Michelle Janes, co-chief executives of the Jewish Leadership Council, reflect on how the late Queen symbolised our nation's very essence throughout most of our lifetimes.

By Claudia Mendoza and Michelle Janes

The Prince of Wales speaks at a reception at the ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv on the first day of his visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. PA Photo. Picture date: Thursday January 23, 2020. See PA story ROYAL Charles. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

September 11, 2022, 1:36 am

OPINION: The King always had a soothing effect on the battle-weary and neglected

Entrepreneur and former government advisor Daniel Korski recalls the impact of a Clarence House reception on civilians who served in Iraq

By Daniel Korski

Actress Maureen Lipman is made a Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Prince of Wales during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. Picture date: Wednesday October 27, 2021.

September 11, 2022, 12:21 am

MAUREEN LIPMAN: Queen’s death has left me feeling like I’ve lost my oldest friend

OPINION: The acclaimed Jewish actress, presented with her damehood by King Charles, recalls the Queen's visit to Coronation Street and insists the performance with Paddington deserved an acting honour.

By Dame Maureen Lipman

Lord Polak gives his tribute to the late Her Majesty in the Lords

September 10, 2022, 3:12 pm

Tory peer expresses regret Queen never had chance to visit Israel

Lord Polak, CFI's honorary president, recalled conversation with Princess Royal who agreed it 'was sad' Queen 'never walked down the Via Dolorosa into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre'

By Lee Harpin

HRH Her Majesty the Queen and HRH Prince Phillip visiting the former Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen in 2015

September 9, 2022, 4:42 pm

OPINION: Her Majesty was humanity in action

Karen Pollock, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, reflects on what the Queen meant to Holocaust survivors and all she did to secure their legacies.

By Karen Pollock

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