Sharp rise in religious hate crimes recorded by UK’s largest police forces;Tel Aviv University announces opening of dedicated PTSD clinic;From Hitler Youth to Judaism: Yitzchak von Schweitzer tells his story at Limmud

 

THE DAILY EDITION Sunday, December 31, 2023

Jewish News co-publisher Justin Cohen awarded MBE in New Year Honours List BY JENNI FRAZER Philanthropist Gerald Ronson is knighted as awards go to Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, Brighton Football Club chair Tony Bloom and head of Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel Gavin Stollar

Married couple arrested after putting ‘bloody handprints’ on Downing Street gate BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER The Metropolitan Police said two people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after paint was thrown at the gates.

Police say man professing ‘love’ for Hamas was just ‘amicably arguing’ for his cause BY RICHARD FERRER EXCLUSIVE: Jewish News supplied video of the incident on Oxford Street to the police along with the man’s mobile number and email address. Police have refused to investigate, saying the proud terrorist sympathiser was legally “supporting his own view”.

Sharp rise in religious hate crimes recorded by UK’s largest police forces BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER

Tel Aviv University announces opening of dedicated PTSD clinic BY JENNI FRAZER The university says the clinic expects to treat “large numbers of civilians and reserve soldiers suffering as a result of the war

Tougher sanctions urged for extremist West Bank settlers if violence goes on BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER The US and UK have already announced that they will ban such extremist settlers from entering their countries while EU leaders are set to consider similar proposals.

Bookmobile spreads joy to displaced Israeli children, page by page BY JENNI FRAZER   Two Israeli-Americans missing since 7 October confirmed killed in Hamas attack BY LUKE TRESS (JTA)

OPINION: I can’t help but marvel at the impact my ‘safta’ has had on the world BY DOV FORMAN Reflecting on my great-grandmother Lily Ebert’s wisdom and resilience on the occasion of her 100th birthday

Survivor Lily Ebert ‘so touched’ by personal letter from King on 100th birthday BY JN REPORTER

From Hitler Youth to Judaism: Yitzchak von Schweitzer tells his story at Limmud BY BEATRICE SAYERS The 97-year-old former Waffen-SS officer who lives in the UK after a long period in South Africa has spent the past 40 years as an Orthodox Jew

Daughter of Nicholas Winton made ‘big ask’ for casting of One Life film BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER The life story of British stockbroker Sir Nicholas is being adapted into One Life with Sir Anthony Hopkins taking on the role of a man who saved Jewish Czech children from the Nazis.