Category Archives: Jewish News
Emlékfa ültetés Erika Van Gelder-Révész emlékére
Dr. Grósz Andor, a Magyarországi Zsidó Hitközségek Szövetsége elnöke,
Dr. Zima András, a Holokauszt Emlékközpont igazgatója,
Breuer Péter, a B’nai B’rith Budapest Páholy elnöke,
Vadász Magda, a B’nai B’rith Budapest Páholy alelnöke.
OPINION: More sanctions not proscription for Iran – a bad year for the Foreign Office
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, Jewish and Zionist organisations are likely to be reflecting on all they have achieved over the past year. Successes will rightly be celebrated, with key lessons being identified so that we can apply them to our work over the next year. Read more » »
OPINION: How much longer can the UK ignore mounting evidence of this existential threat?
The evidence that the Iranian government poses an alarming threat to UK interests is growing by the day. Read more » »
Jewish groups around the world pile pressure on Bertelsmann to drop Waters
The world’s biggest Jewish organisations have signed an open letter calling on a music group to end its relationship with Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters. Read more » »
Foreign office refuses request for documents concerning UK aid to Palestinian Authority
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has refused to disclose and publish documents concerning how British aid to the Palestinian Authority is audited. Read more » »
Former BBYO president Grant Shapps pulls out of Tory leadership contest
Former BBYO president Grant Shapps has pulled out of the Tory leadership race. Tweeting on Tuesday, Transport Minister Shapps, the only Jewish candidate vying to become Prime Minister, announced he was instead backing Rishi Sunak’s campaign to become leader. Read more » »
Former BBYO leader among 11 Tory MPs bidding to be prime minister
In his youth he was the president of the largest Jewish youth organisation BBYO, but today Grant Shapps has his eye on a rather bigger job, the leadership of the Conservative Party. The Transport Secretary is one of eleven expected candidates joining the race to be the next Tory leader, following Boris Johnson’s resignation from the job last week. Read more » »
A history of Jewish life in Britain, one extraordinary artefact at a time
In a quiet suburban road in London, a cheerful academic is rejoicing in talking about the things he loves best – an extraordinary collection of Judaica, charting the history of Anglo-Jewry. Read more » »
British Friends of the Hebrew University appoints new chair
British Friends of the Hebrew University has appointed London-based private equity investor Alan Jacobs as its new chair to replace the outgoing Isaac Kaye, who has been made the group’s president. Read more » »
Elon Musk criticised for meme comparing Justin Trudeau to Hitler
Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, likened Justin Trudeau to Adolf Hitler for the Canadian prime minister’s decision to go after those financing the trucker protest and added that Trudeau was less competent than the Nazi, leading to criticism from Jewish groups. Read more » »
