Jewish groups around the world pile pressure on Bertelsmann to drop Waters BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER...Roald Dahl Museum displays plaque apologizing for author’s ‘racist views towards Jewish people’

 

THE DAILY EDITION Wednesday, July 19, 2023

United Synagogue instructs shuls to remove old siddurim thanking child sex abuser BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Old editions which thank linguist Sidney Greenbaum in the introduction should be withdrawn, says synagogue body

Pleas for direct bus route connecting London’s big Jewish communities BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER The current bus journey between Hendon and Golders Green and the strictly Orthodox world of Stamford Hill is 1.5 hours

Britain’s new Israel ambassador sets out stall in first public appearance BY JENNI FRAZER Simon Walters said that being brought up in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles had given him a keen awareness of the dangers of sectarianism.

Jewish groups around the world pile pressure on Bertelsmann to drop Waters BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER A letter coordinated by Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), a non-profit entertainment industry organisation, has attracted the support of 14 of the highest-profile Jewish organisations across the developed world.

Roald Dahl Museum displays plaque apologizing for author’s ‘racist views towards Jewish people’ BY JENNI FRAZER Buckinghamshire museum has placed a panel in the welcome area of the building, condemning the celebrated children’s writer’s racism.

Joe Biden finally invites Benjamin Netanyahu to meet in US, after months of tension BY BEN SALES (JTA) The invitation was extended and accepted during a phone call between the two leaders on Monday.

Handful of US Democrats to steer clear of Isaac Herzog’s Congress address BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

Tory MP accuses Israeli military of killing ‘dozens of Palestinian children’ in 2023 BY LEE HARPIN Peterborough MP Paul Bristow led sustained condemnation of Israel from MPs across all parties in a foreign questions session in the Commons

GB News presenter accused of sharing ‘antisemitic myth’ about Jews and Covid BY LEE HARPIN Presenter Beverley Turner tweets claim Ashkenazi Jews and east Asians experienced ‘less harm’ from Covid virus, which looks ‘increasingly like a bio weapon to destroy the west’

CST says new UK counter-terrorism strategy ‘highlights need for all to remain vigilant’ BY LEE HARPIN New report says ‘primary domestic terrorist threat’ comes from ‘Islamist terrorism’ but next most serious threat is from right-wing extremism

‘Airbnb for schools’ crowned Business of the Year at Work Avenue awards

Ancient Israeli oil lamps missing for three years believed to be in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER Israel Antiques Authority has made several unsuccessful efforts to have the national treasure returned, according to Israeli newspaper

The grape is king at Anglo-Israel wine tasting event in London’s Pall Mall BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER VIPs clink glasses in glamourous surrounds as guests toast 75 years since the State of Israel was founded

Former head of Shomrim in Brooklyn pleads guilty to sex crime involving teenager BY PHILISSA CRAMER (JTA) Jacob Daskal will be sentenced to between 14 and 17 years in prison and will register as a sex offender after pleading guilty.

This ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ star just got engaged BY EVELYN FRICK JTA “I had no idea but I kind of had an idea so I did my nails,” says Cindy Seni from Netflix dating show

FOOD / Review: Delicatessen in Hampstead BY ANGIE JACOBS   Tech that: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra BY DANIEL ELIAS