Young and old: The seven victims of deadly Jerusalem synagogue attack identified BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL The attack near a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday was one of the deadliest in years. The victims include a Ukrainian woman and a 14-year-old boy

 

THE DAILY EDITION Monday, January 30, 2023

Median age of person identifying as Jewish in England and Wales is 41 years old BY LEE HARPIN Newly published results from the 2021 Census in England and Wales confirm more women identifying as Jews in England than males

Young and old: The seven victims of deadly Jerusalem synagogue attack identified BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL The attack near a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday was one of the deadliest in years. The victims include a Ukrainian woman and a 14-year-old boy

Dame Esther Rantzen remaining ‘optimistic’ following lung cancer diagnosis BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER The 82-year-old Jewish broadcaster, long-time activist and founder of charities Childline and The Silver Line, confirmed the news on Sunday.

OPINION: Why has The Economist used an ancient anti-Jewish image to illustrate a modern business story? BY ALEX BRUMMER Imagine my indignation on opening the latest edition of the magazine on Holocaust Memorial Day to find a terrible trope revived, writes Alex Brummer.

Hertfordshire rabbi quits synagogue after 10 years to become a therapist BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Rabbi Alan Garber leaving Shenley United after a decade to become a cognitive behavioural therapist.

Connection is the theme for all three vying to be UJS president BY STEPHEN ORYSZCZUK As Jewish students prepare to go to the polls, Stephen Oryszczuk finds out how the candidates propose to improve the campus experience

Starmer promises Jewish community Labour ‘won’t let up’ in antisemitism fight BY LEE HARPIN Keir Starmer uses London regional conference speech to say fight against anti-Jewish racism must carry on because if ‘we stop for one moment, then we forgo the right to change our communities, our cities, and our country’

School librarian ordered to remove a poster with an Elie Wiesel quote BY ANDREW LAPIN (JTA) The quote came from Wiesel’s 1986 Nobel acceptance speech and begins: “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.”

‘Yeah, do it for Kanye’: Assault victim says his attackers made antisemitic comments BY RON KAMPEAS (JTA) West last year embarked on a spree of public antisemitism that caused his past praise for Adolf Hitler to be revealed.

Project manager hired to lead restoration of historic Merthyr synagogue BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Neil Richardson, who is overseeing plans for a Welsh Jewish Heritage centre on site, says Jewish experiences in Wales are valued and celebrated

TELEVISION The Apprentice: time to throw in the towel? BY AMY ANZEL One of Lord Sugar’s former boardroom victims delivers her verdict on episode four of the latest series of The Apprentice