Groups working to support Israeli hostages and their families awarded 2024 ‘Jewish Nobel’;When will our Jewish communal leaders demonstrate genuine courage?PM announces £72 million to fund security for Jewish communities

 

THE DAILY EDITION Thursday, February 29, 2024

PM announces £72 million to fund security for Jewish communities BY JENNI FRAZER Prime Minister gets tough on antisemitism, pledges more funds for CST, and is summoning university leaders to insist they do more for Jewish students

Middle East minister hints at UK role in peacekeeping force BY LEE HARPIN   Balaclava-wearing members of Justice for Palestine Society ‘occupy’ campus building BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG

Case against protester who wore mask at pro-Palestine rally is dismissed BY JN REPORTER Ibrahim Hlaiyil, 38, was charged with failing to comply with a requirement to remove a face covering, under Section 60aa of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act.

Architect Daniel Libeskind suggests a rethink of UK Holocaust memorial site BY BEATRICE SAYERS EXCLUSIVE: Designer of the Jewish Museum Berlin says proposal to build in Westminster has ‘so many obstacles’ and that real agreement is needed on where it should go

United Synagogue creates new roles to ‘break down barriers’ for people with disabilities BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG The US hires two specialists to provide best practice, inclusion and improved accessibility for an estimated 60,000 members of the community

Two candidates battling to stand for Labour against Corbyn BY LEE HARPIN EXCLUSIVE Former BBC Newsnight presenter and a respected local councillor compete to be party’s candidate in Islington North

‘I was given five years to live before a stem cell donor changed everything’ BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG In a second interview to mark the 27th yahrzeit of Sue Harris, Jewish News meets James Whitehill, given a second chance at life following the discovery of an aggressive type of blood cancer

OPINION: More joy, less oy: Jewish student life in the face of adversity BY GUY DABBY-JOORY Jewish students are showing they’re tougher than anything antisemites throw at them, writes Guy Dabby-Joory from UJS

OPINION: GIFT’s 20th birthday reminds us there’s always good among all this bad BY RABBI NAFTALI SCHIFF GIFT is set to celebrate 20 years of immense charitable activity across the communal spectrum of British Jewry, Israel and beyond.

Chief Rabbi launches landmark study of UK’s Jewish educational system BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Ephraim Mirvis calls the partnership project with the United Synagogue, PaJes and UnitED, the most “significant Jewish educational initiative in a generation”

OPINION: When will our Jewish communal leaders demonstrate genuine courage? BY ALEX BRUMMER Will Jewish leadership in the UK, with the possible exception of Campaign Against Antisemitism, ever be courageous enough to stand up publicly to evil?

Groups working to support Israeli hostages and their families awarded 2024 ‘Jewish Nobel’ BY JACKIE HAJDENBERG (JTA) Presented annually since 2013, the award is given by the Genesis Prize Foundation and has historically gone to Jewish celebrities or public figures.

UK campaign launches to encourage the nation to back female founders BY CANDICE KRIEGER

THEATRE New show about The Battle of Cable Street deserves a much wider audience BY LOUISA WALTERS Rap, rock and romance bring this story to life with a rousing score and star performances

FOOD From Gordon Ramsay to working at London’s newest Michelin star restaurant BY LOUISA WALTERS Pastry sous-chef Hesky Meyer broke out of the kosher kitchen to enter the world of high-end dining

‘Golda,’ biopic about Israeli leader at war, wins top prize from Cinema for Peace Foundation BY TOBY AXELROD (JTA)