Westminster Hall, built in 1097, stages its first Chanukah celebration;Three-quarters of UK Jews more fearful for their safety since 7/10;From Kibbutz Be’eri to the White House, menorahs retrieved from 7/10 light up for Chanukah

 

THE DAILY EDITION Thursday, December 14, 2023

Westminster Hall, built in 1097, stages its first Chanukah celebration BY LEE HARPIN Lord John Mann and the APPG on Antisemitism organises a moving first ever Chanukah event in the oldest building on the parliamentary estate, attended by rabbis and political leaders

Opinion: As the candles fade, we must keep the light on BY BENJAMIN BELL   Lord Cameron ‘unaccountable’ to MPs amid Middle East conflict, Labour claims BY DAVID LYNCH (PA), RHIANNON JAMES AND BEN HATTON   Rachel Reeves tells JLM Chanukah event Starmer has led Labour out of ‘dark times’ BY LEE HARPIN

Sunak says UK committed to two-state solution after Israeli ambassador remarks BY PA Asked by Sky News in an interview whether Palestinians would have their own state in any peace deal, Ms Hotovely replied: “The answer is absolutely no.”

Cameron announces travel ban on settlers responsible for violence against Palestinians BY LEE HARPIN

Holocaust educational centre commissions four artists to illuminate history BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Working in ceramics, video, installations, writing and sound, the creatives will take up residency at Holocaust Centre North at the University of Huddersfield

A rising South African cricket star dedicated an award to Israel. Then he was investigated for hate speech BY JACOB GURVIS (JTA)

Darkness to light: Noam Sagi speaks at concert fundraiser for Kibbutz Nir Oz BY JOY FALK New London Synagogue celebrates the release from captivity in Gaza of Ada Sagi and cantorial lead David Djemal sings ‘Bring Him Home’ as a prayer for the release of his cousin’s friend, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, and all the hostages

Jewish community raises £1 million for infertility charity campaign BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

JEWISH NEWS-JLC POLL Three-quarters of UK Jews more fearful for their safety since 7/10 BY LEE HARPIN Exclusive Jewish News/JLC survey reveals the chilling impact of October 7th Hamas terror attacks on the UK community

Rebuilding children’s lives is the focus since October 7 BY ANGIE JACOBS   Shoah Foundation launches project to document ‘unspeakable barbarity’ of 7 October BY TIMES OF ISRAEL   StandWithUs UK’s Instagram account suspended following attacks by anti-Israeli groups BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Former rabbi given 20-month suspended sentence for possession of child abuse material BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Yuval Keren from Pinner led Southgate Progressive Synagogue before his arrest in 2022. Police found 1,694 indecent images of children, of which 189 were category A (the most extreme).

From Kibbutz Be’eri to the White House, menorahs retrieved from 7/10 light up for Chanukah BY JACKIE HAJDENBERG (JTA) In the wake of the attack and in the shadow of the war it began, as well as a reported rise in antisemitism, Oct. 7-related menorahs have taken on special significance.

UK announces fresh Hamas sanctions as Sunak hints at Royal Navy role in Gaza aid BY JN REPORTER   OPINION: Light amid darkness – a Chanukah for our times BY RABBI PINY HACKENBROCH

‘Absolutely no’: Israeli ambassador pours cold water on two-state solution BY JN REPORTER ‘Israel knows today, and the world should know now that the Palestinians never wanted to have a state next to Israel,’ Tzipi Hotovely told Sky News.

Charities keep the flames of hope alive all year round BY LOUISA WALTERS   Austrian teen arrested for alleged plan to attack Vienna synagogue BY JACOB GURVIS (JTA)   Nightingale Hammerson hosts care home research forum BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Healing a traumatised nation that no longer sleeps at night BY JENNI FRAZER The chair of Israel’s national mental health NGO says the huge increase in its workload began the moment Hamas attacked.

Bendicks, the mint with a hole where hechsher used to be BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

The debate over what should happen in Gaza after the war, explained BY RON KAMPEAS (JTA) Does Israel stay in the Gaza Strip? If so, for how long? And who takes its place?

M16s, dead donkeys and bombs: Meet the elite IDF soldier fighting terror in the West Bank BY JN REPORTER   Harvard president will remain in office despite criticism of her response to antisemitism BY ANDREW LAPIN (JTA)

Empty spaces: Powerful images show before and after of 7 October devastation BY JN REPORTER The initiative is part of a project by photographers Michal Chitayat and Sharon Derhy, whose 80-year-old father-in-law is still held captive in Gaza

‘I would not open a Jewish cafe in Germany today’ BY ETAN SMALLMAN   Sharia law NHS doctor has no regrets over Piers Morgan TV appearance BY JENNI FRAZER   King Charles hosts interfaith summit at Buckingham Palace BY JN REPORTER