VIDEO: The 97-year-old Holocaust survivor still working as a GP BY REUTERS AND MICHAEL DAVENTRY Hungary’s antisemitic wartime laws meant Istvan Kormendi had to attend medical school lectures illegally. Today, he’s administering COVID-19 vaccines

 

THE DAILY EDITION Thursday, April 1, 2021

Lisa Nandy: Labour can now be ‘honest broker’ for Israel and Palestine BY LEE HARPIN Shadow foreign secretary speaks to the JN about rebuilding trust with the Jewish community and her party’s Middle East policy

Ex-staffer sues Labour for defamation over leaked antisemitism report BY JOSH SALISBURY   Labour publishes material to improve antisemitism complaints process BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

VIDEO: Neo-Nazi police officer convicted of belonging to banned terror group Pc Ben Hannam, 22, was found guilty of membership of banned extremist group National Action (NA), described in court as based on “Aryan purity” and a hatred of Jews.

Appeal after swastika painted on property in Oxford BY JOSH SALISBURY   Holocaust denier Alison Chabloz jailed over barrage of antisemitic abuse BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

Rabbi under investigation for promoting underage forced marriage BY JTA Yoel Roth accused of allowing children as young as 15-years-old to tie the knot, after journalist who grew up in the Charedi community shares shocking photo of the “couple”.

Could Israel’s next coalition depend on this Arab party? BY NATHAN JEFFAY

VIDEO: The 97-year-old Holocaust survivor still working as a GP BY REUTERS AND MICHAEL DAVENTRY Hungary’s antisemitic wartime laws meant Istvan Kormendi had to attend medical school lectures illegally. Today, he’s administering COVID-19 vaccines

Virtual Yom HaShoah ceremony to be held: ‘Our community will always remember’ BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

Luton airport boss: ‘UK to Israel route will drive our recovery’ BY CANDICE KRIEGER Alberto Martin, the head of London Luton Airport, predicts a surge of people booking trips from London to Tel Aviv in exclusive JN interview

ANALYSIS NEIL MARTIN OPINION: One last virtual event – but perhaps the most important of all Neil Martin, head of Yom HaShoah UK, reflects on the online ceremony to mark 76 years since the end of the Holocaust

OPINION: We’ve become shells of our former selves BY DR MICHAEL BRUNNER   OPINION: Declaration is way out of antisemitism-Israel-Palestine entanglement BY YAIR WALLACH   OPINION: The intriguing discovery of an Anglo-Jewish treasure BY VIVIAN WINEMAN

March of the Living prepares to mark Israel’s birthday online BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Broadcast on April 15 will include contributions from over 25 countries

Historians call for MI6 to release ‘Nazi spy’ files BY JOSH SALISBURY Files which could shed light on MI6’s alleged use of Nazi war criminals as spies after the war should be released, urge researchers.

BBC to uncover ‘real Amy Winehouse’ with 10th anniversary documentary BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER