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Sep 17, 2026, 1:27 PM

An Unlikely Yom Kippur

If you are looking for somewhere to spend Yom Kippur, you are unlikely to be thinking of Grimsby. So why does a small but determined band from across the United Kingdom and beyond head there year after year for the holiest day in the Jewish...

Dec 6, 2017, 2:13 PM

Recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital should not be seen as controversial

For more than 3,000 years Jerusalem has been the spiritual centre of Jewish life, and since the foundation of the State of Israel, the centre of that country’s political life. In the past few decades, the Knesset has been addressed by heads of state, government...

Jul 5, 2017, 2:33 PM

Why it’s vital to nurture ties with Muslim community allies

I’ve never been one for interfaith encounters that go no further than a cup of tea and a samosa. I’ve dedicated my presidency to building bridges with Muslim communities as I think it’s vital we have the relationships allowing us to share sometimes difficult opinions,...

Mar 28, 2017, 11:12 AM

No campus should be a ‘no go’ area for Jews

UN special rapporteur Richard Falk (photo credit: UN Watch)

In hosting Richard Falk, the London School of Economics failed its duty of care to Jewish students

Nov 10, 2016, 12:45 PM

Let’s strike a balance

Jewish communities on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond have watched this highly divisive US presidential election and its result with a mixture of surprise and alarm. Some of Donald Trump’s suggestions that an elite cabal was behind America’s ills sometimes felt like anti-Jewish...

Sep 28, 2016, 12:59 PM

The Pope is a genuine friend of the Jewish people

The strong connection between the Argentinian Jewish community and the former Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires has been responsible for a WJC delegation visiting Pope Francis before Rosh Hashana in each of the last 3 years to present a honey cake and wish him a...

Nov 5, 2013, 7:53 PM

British Jewry – Loud and Proud

Accusations of a timid response to anti-Israel and anti-Semitic attacks are based in anything but the facts

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Barrister, Mediator and part-time Judge in the Business and Property Division of the High Court of England and Wales. Past President, Board of Deputies of British Jews 2015-2018

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