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Star-studded opening to UK Jewish Film Festival

The 19th UK Jewish Film Festival got off to a glitzy start on Saturday evening as stars of the gala premiere, Closer To The Moon, joined 300 movie fans for a reception and screening at BFI on the...

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Acting for the good

Yavneh College deserves the highest praise for acting on the school places shortage while others simply talk. It is all very well holding seminars and meetings to discuss the problem and work out what...

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UN selects anti-Israel Canadian law professor to report on Palestinian...

Michael Lynk - who has compared Israeli settlements to “the transfer by the Nazis of German-speaking peoples into newly conquered lands during the Second World War” - will be appointed the United...

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Internet troll on trial for Luciana Berger death threats

A man admitted sending antisemitic messages and death threats to Luciana Berger in court today.John Nimmo, 28, of South Shields, pleaded guilty to sending two e-mails to the Jewish MP for Liverpool...

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Luciana Berger unsuccessful in bid to be Labour's Liverpool mayor candidate

Luciana Berger, the Jewish MP for Liverpool Wavertree, has failed in her attempt to be selected as Labour’s candidate for the upcoming mayoral contest in Liverpool. Ms Berger came third out of the...

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Leading UK kosher store issues warning after Israeli salmonella fear

One of London’s biggest kosher supermarkets has announced that customers should return certain hummus and tehina products to the store, amid concerns that they may contain salmonella.Kosher Kingdom in...

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92 per cent of Jewish Labour Movement back Owen Smith for party leadership

The Jewish Labour Movement has nominated Owen Smith for the Labour leadership by a landslide.Some 92 per cent of the members voted for the Welsh MP who is challenging Jeremy Corbyn. The organisation...

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Tributes paid to trainer Nicki Waterman following her death at 52

Tributes have been paid to Nicki Waterman, fitness trainer to the stars, following her death from a rare form of cancer.Mrs Waterman, a member of Belsize Square Synagogue, was diagnosed with an...

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Theresa May to remove cap on faith-school admissions

The government is set to remove the 50 per cent cap on faith-based admissions to free schools.Prime Minister Theresa May announced the move this morning as part of a wide-ranging package of school...

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British child of German-Jewish refugees wins Nobel Prize for physics

A Jewish scientist is one of the three British academics to win the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics.Michael Kosterlitz, along with David Thouless and Duncan Haldane, was honoured by the Nobel committee...

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