Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 80th anniversary marked by presidents BY DINAH SPRITZER (JTA)Roughly 13,000 Jews were were burnt alive or suffocated as the Nazis burnt down the ghetto to quell the rebellion, sending the remaining some 50,000 Jews to be murdered further east.

 

THE DAILY EDITION Thursday, April 20, 2023

ISRAEL 75 A 75-year legacy: Britain's impact on the creation of Israel BY DAVID MATLOW So much and so many went into building the State of Israel

Former Israeli prime minister to boycott Independence Day ceremony BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL The ceremony, at which Yair Lapid will not be present, marking Israel’s 75th anniversary is set to begin on Tuesday night.

Credit Suisse is impeding probe into Nazi bank accounts, US lawmakers say BY GABE FRIEDMAN (JTA)

Philanthropist honours Holocaust survivors at home of Israeli president BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Eitan Neishlos, founder and chairman of the Neishlos Foundation and grandson of a Holocaust survivor, spoke on Monday at the residence of Isaac and Michael Herzog.

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 80th anniversary marked by presidents BY DINAH SPRITZER (JTA) Roughly 13,000 Jews were were burnt alive or suffocated as the Nazis burnt down the ghetto to quell the rebellion, sending the remaining some 50,000 Jews to be murdered further east.

Norwich mayor apologies to community for 12th century Jewish blood libel BY JN REPORTER Dr Kevin Maguire said of the events that led to the deaths of 17 people in 1144; ‘Medieval Norwich blamed the Jews and we see the horrendous events that followed’

EXCLUSIVE ‘Lucy Dee gave me life’ – Deeply grateful mum-of-two receives heart transplant BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL EXCLUSIVE: Lital Valenci, who suffered from severe heart failure for five years, had been waiting for eight months for a new heart with doctors telling her she had just weeks to live.

Lucy Dee’s siblings thank James Cleverly as they return to UK for Shiva BY JN REPORTER   Rabbi Dee subjected to fake reports his wife’s organs were donated to Palestinian terrorist BY LEE HARPIN   Israeli minister calls on all sides to ‘lower flames’ ahead of 75th anniversary BY JOTAM CONFINO IN ISRAEL

Jewish Women’s Aid appoints interim chief executive BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Monica Tuohy steps in after shock departure of Alison Rosen after just one month in post

Lord Pickles launches Holocaust Testimony portal working group BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues makes announcement at International Forum on Collecting, Preserving, and Disseminating Holocaust Testimonies in central London

Communal leaders urge Jewish voters to participate in local elections BY LEE HARPIN Local elections on May 4th take place in boroughs outside London with significant Jewish populations, including all of Hertsmere, in Bury and Salford in the north west, and Leeds in Yorkshire

Chief Rabbi: Celebrate the King’s coronation by volunteering BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG The Big help Out receives support from UK’s major faith and belief groups including Mitzvah Day

OPINION: Together, Liberal and Reform Judaism stands on the edge of the promised land BY RABBI CHARLEY BAGINSKY AND RABBI JOSH LEVY

Good things in compostable packages BY CANDICE KRIEGER Daphna Nissenbaum, the co-founder of leading compostable packaging company TIPA, is calling on the UK government to support businesses in switching to compostable materials.

MDA UK receives renaissance sculpture looted by Nazis during World War II BY JN REPORTER   English football officials join Kick It Out at March of the Living BY LEE HARPIN   First Jewish career ambassador honoured with a room in his name at Foreign Office BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG