The little-known ‘female Nicholas Winton’ who saved 10,000 Jewish children BY FRANCINE WOLFISZ A new documentary explores how unsung heroine Truus Wijsmuller rescued thousands of Jewish children from Europe during the Second World War at great risk to herself

 

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Peterborough MP calls for ‘shadow’ of antisemitism to be urgently tackled BY LEE HARPIN Paul Bristow invites the JLC to help address the problem directly after the city’s Labour and Tory parties were engulfed by Jew-hate this week with numerous councillors suspended

Labour suspends 14 over antisemitism, Tories urged to expel councillors BY LEE HARPIN

Vote for favourite flavour to create new cheesecake for Shavuot BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Now is your chance to decide which cheesecake flavour should take the crown – with a chance to win a free cheesecake for yourself.

The little-known ‘female Nicholas Winton’ who saved 10,000 Jewish children BY FRANCINE WOLFISZ A new documentary explores how unsung heroine Truus Wijsmuller rescued thousands of Jewish children from Europe during the Second World War at great risk to herself

Shock report reveals Jews and Nazis marched under same banner at Capitol riot BY LEE HARPIN Study from King’s College focusing on radicalisation outlines how activists were ‘united around common narratives of anti-government and anti-Covid conspiracies’

Alleged co-founder of neo-Nazi terror group appears in court

Jewish community backs biggest vaccine drive in history BY JOSH SALISBURY The VaccinAid campaign aims to deliver nearly 2 billion doses to at-risk groups all around the world – and needs your help to do it.

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LL Camps paedophile ‘abused 36 children in Madrid school after changing name’ BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Ben Lewis, who co-ran LL Camps in Bushey, was convicted in the UK in 2016 and is now accused of further offences in Spain.

‘London is a sleeping giant about to be woken up’ BY CANDICE KRIEGER The co-founders of a newly-launched property advice business tell Candice Krieger that the death of the office is a myth and people want to get back to the workplace