Statue of medieval Jewish woman who helped fund Westminster Abbey is unveiled Chief Rabbi Mirvis and a representative of the Royal Family joined more than 1,000 people in Winchester’s Jewry Street, to see the statue of Licoricia of Winchester inaugurated

 

THE DAILY EDITION Friday, February 11, 2022

Smotrich sparks fury comparing UK community leaders to pre-Shoah German Jews BY LEE HARPIN Far-right Israeli MK reported to have said British communal bodies are ‘behaving more like the non-Jews’, while article emerges by Mizrachi’s head quoting the politician in 2019

OPINION: The only abomination is Smotrich’s words and agenda BY HEN MAZZIG   OPINION: British Jews refuse to be used as pawns for Israel’s far-right BY LAURA JANNER-KLAUSNER

VIDEO: Nazi police or a bowl of soup? US congresswoman’s ‘gazpacho’ slip goes viral BY JTA Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican, referred to the ‘gazpacho police’ when she intended to accuse Democrats of running a ‘gestapo’ force

Jewish News Podcast: Chief Rabbi’s appeal to young Jews Chief Rabbi Mirvis sits down with Jewish News to discuss why he’s putting climate change and the refugee crisis at the centre of a world-first programme for young British Jews

Chief Rabbi praises Justin Welby’s ‘courageous’ in support for Jews, Israel BY JENNI FRAZER   Chief Rabbi’s ‘bubble-bursting’ global social responsibility scheme is relaunched BY JENNI FRAZER

Statue of medieval Jewish woman who helped fund Westminster Abbey is unveiled Chief Rabbi Mirvis and a representative of the Royal Family joined more than 1,000 people in Winchester’s Jewry Street, to see the statue of Licoricia of Winchester inaugurated

ANALYSIS SARAH EBNER OPINION: With Austrian citizenship, my family comes full circle Journalist Sarah Ebner reflects on the mixed emotions of getting citizenship for the country her family were driven out of by the Nazis

OPINION: Moving on from the Y-word is a welcome step in a never-ending process BY IVOR BADDIEL   ‘Spurs take the knee to eradicate racism – then fans sing the Y-word’

It’s all over for Apprentice Amy as Lord Sugar points his firing finger BY LOUISA WALTERS Amy Anzel became the six person to be axed from the boardroom, on Thursday evening’s show.

TOP OPS

GEOFFREY ALDERMAN OPINION: Labour’s war on the wrong type of Jew Professor Geoffrey Alderman looks at how the Opposition is handling its vocal anti-Zionist Jewish members   DAVE RICH OPINION: Human toll these high numbers take CST’s Dave Rich analyses the impact of today’s shocking and record-breaking antisemitism stats   ALEX BRUMMER OPINION: A matter of life and death for Ukraine’s Jewish story As conflict looms between Ukraine and Russia, Alex Brummer looks at its impact on Jewish sites   YEHUDIS GOLDSOBEL OPINION: Are we adequately safeguarding our children from harm? Yehudis Goldsobel says the impression is that our community is missing a collaborative approach and a real understanding of what is possible when it comes to protecting children

ANALYSIS PAUL ANTICONI OPINION: A view from the ground in Ukraine World Jewish Relief’s chief executive Paul Anticoni talks about the way the charity is supporting Jewish communities under the looming prospect of further conflict with Russia

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