Jewish NewsFrancine Wolfisz Archives - Jewish News https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/writers/francine-wolfisz/ Britain's Biggest Jewish Newspaper Online Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:20:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Our cyclists are ready to step onto the Olympic podium, says billionaire Israel team patron Sylvan Adams https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/high-hopes-we-will-come-home-with-some-bling-says-billionaire-cyclist-patron-sylvan-adams/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:15:22 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429125 The owner of Israel's Premier Tech cycling team believes they're a serious contender at the 2024 global sports competition

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‘Where Was God In Auschwitz?’: Yad Vashem UK and The Fed bring Holocaust testimony books project to London https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/where-was-god-in-auschwitz-yad-vashem-uk-and-the-fed-bring-holocaust-testimony-books-project-to-london/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:50:14 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1428582 JW3 hosts launch for initiative enabling survivors and refugees to tell their stories

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Amit Rahav, Michael Aloni and Lior Ashkenazi star in Holocaust series on Disney+ https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/amit-rahav-michael-aloni-and-lior-ashkenazi-star-in-holocaust-series-on-disney/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:21:59 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1428429 Bestselling book telling extraordinary story of family's survival comes to the screen

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Jews spat at and punched in sickening scenes outside LA shul https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/jews-spat-at-and-punched-in-sickening-scenes-outside-la-shul/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:17:35 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1426058 President Joe Biden said: “Intimidating Jewish congregants is dangerous, unconscionable, antisemitic, and un-American."

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Ultra-Orthodox men must be drafted into army, rules Israel’s Supreme Court https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/ultra-orthodox-men-must-be-drafted-into-army-rules-israels-supreme-court/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:05:04 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1425994 Judges ruled 9-0 that Haredi men can no longer be exempted from IDF service

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England football fans in ‘sobering’ visit to Bergen Belsen https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/england-football-fans-in-sobering-visit-to-bergen-belsen/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:25:47 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1425630 The visit was co-organised by the World Jewish Congress and group What Matters, which works to combat antisemitism and racism in sport

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Tributes to United Synagogue’s head of burial Melvyn Hartog, who has died aged 76 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/tributes-to-united-synagogues-head-of-burial-melvyn-hartog-who-has-died-aged-76/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:22:14 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1425602 Community stalwart who spent more than 23 years advising bereaved families and wider society on Jewish burial, died on Sunday following a short illness.

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Fauda actor says he can relate to children whose parents were killed on October 7 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/fauda-actor-says-he-can-relate-to-children-whose-parents-were-killed-on-october-7/ Mon, 20 May 2024 18:53:25 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1423561 Yaakov Zada Daniel says life continues on and right now these children need our help

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‘I converted to Judaism when my son got cancer’ https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/i-converted-to-judaism-when-my-son-got-cancer/ Thu, 02 May 2024 12:19:07 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1422246 Touching new film tells the story of a father's spiritual journey in search of a deeper connection

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HJPS head ‘delighted’ after school leaps up Ofsted rankings from Inadequate to Good https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/hjps-head-delighted-after-school-leaps-up-ofsted-rankings-from-inadequate-to-good/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:32:55 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1420664 In a report published today, Hertsmere Jewish Primary School was praised for providing “a happy and inclusive culture”, as well as placing “the safety and well-being of staff and pupils.”

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Wingate prizewinner’s mother didn’t want to be featured in her daughter’s books https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/wingate-prizewinners-mother-didnt-want-to-be-featured-in-her-daughters-books/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:08:01 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1418931 Elizabeth McCracken found a way to write about her mum while adhering to her wishes

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Fauda star pays tribute to Jewish Child’s Day https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/fauda-star-pays-tribute-to-jewish-childs-day/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:24:13 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1418562 Zada Daniel was in London for the first time to support a fundraising dinner for the leading UK grant giving charity on Tuesday night, which raised £275,000.

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As Adam Sandler brings the bat mitzvah to Netflix, we focus on the real-life version https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/as-adam-sadler-brings-the-bat-mitzvah-to-netflix-we-focus-on-the-real-life-version/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:02:28 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1400730 Is it all about the mojoto bar - or is it still a meaningful rite-of-passage?

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The Bourne identity: A celebration of the south coast’s finest Jewish hotels https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/oh-i-jew-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:29:28 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1374052 Francine Wolfisz gets stuck in to a new book about the Jewish hotels of Bournemouth

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Alex Scott ‘proud’ of her Cable Street relative in Who Do You Think You Are? https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/alex-scott-proud-of-her-cable-street-relative-in-who-do-you-think-you-are/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:59:49 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1357353 The 37-year-old presenter discovers how her Jewish great-grandfather Philip Gittleson was caught up in the events of 4 October 1936

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