Two-in-five British Jews will be strictly-Orthodox by 2040, new study finds..Former Conservative MP rescues thousands in Ukraine Brooks Newmark helps an astonishing 7,602 people, mainly women and children, reach safety.

 

THE DAILY EDITION Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Two-in-five British Jews will be strictly-Orthodox by 2040, new study finds BY MICHAEL DAVENTRY It projects high fertility and low mortality rates will help the Charedi population double in size in less than two decades

ANALYSIS JENNI FRAZER Former Conservative MP rescues thousands in Ukraine Brooks Newmark helps an astonishing 7,602 people, mainly women and children, reach safety.

Families hosting Ukrainian refugees under UK government scheme urged to fill in communal questionnaire BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

Streeting most senior Labour figure to visit Israel under Starmer BY JUSTIN COHEN AND SABRINA MILLER EXCLUSIVE: The shadow health secretary will take part in a biomedical conference and learn more about Israeli tech during visit next week.

EXCL: Louise Ellman launches new staunch defence of Keir Starmer ahead of local elections BY LEE HARPIN

OPINION: There’s no such word as ‘no’ at Magen David Adom BY SABRINA MILLER IN ISRAEL Inside Israel’s new state-of-the-art blood centre.

Student groups call for ‘apology’ over criticism of new NUS president BY JENNI FRAZER Palestine groups on campus demand a public apology from critics of Shaima Dallali, who is poised to become president of the National Union of Students.

Religiously aggravated charge reinstated after community outrage BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Abdullah Qureshi, 28, pleaded guilty at Thames Magistrates last month to a spate of assaults over two hours on August 18 last year.

JFS leaps from ‘Inadequate’ to ‘Good’ in latest Ofsted assessment BY ADAM DECKER Stunning transformation at Europe’s largest Jewish secondary school, less than one year after being put into ‘special measures’ and judged ‘Inadequate’ by inspectors.

US Supreme Court leak energizes Jewish groups ahead of planned abortion rights rally BY JTA

OPINION: Let’s once and for all bury the myth of Hitler’s Zeider BY DAVID WOLCHOVER Sergei Lavrov is wrong; Hitler did not have “Jewish blood”.

OPINION: Lavrov and the contemptuous distortion of history and politics BY JEREMY HAVARDI

Fury after Tory local election candidate claims people with Down Syndrome are not equal BY LEE HARPIN South Tottenham ward candidate Shloime Royde took issue with a call by David Davis MP for “full equality and respect for people with Down Syndrome.”

A place that still defies articulation BY NICOLE LAMPERT AT AUSCHWITZ Jewish News joined British survivors Arek Hersh, Eve Kugler, Harry Olmer, Mala Tribich, Alfred Garwood, Agnes Kaposi and Barbara Frankess as March of the Living returned.

OPINION: My great aunt’s story is a powerful testimony in the face of nationalism and terror BY BELLA WALLERSTEINER   OPINION: We dispel division when we deepen understanding BY MIRIAM CATES MP & PETER GIBSON MP

ROUNDUP Who, What & Where: Mental Health, Ozark, Tehran and The Repair Shop BY BRIGIT GRANT AND LOUISA WALTERS Our weekly roundup of what to look out for in arts, entertainment and all things life!

Down to Business: The metaverse – more than just a buzzword BY CANDICE KRIEGER   WIZO is guiding women towards a better future BY LOUISA WALTERS   Leap of Faith: What would Rebecca say about the troubles of the Royal Family? BY DR RABBI RENE PFERTZEL