Jenni Frazer

Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz speaks at the annual Greenbelt arts, faith, and justice festival in the UK, 2016. (YouTube)

June 17, 2021, 3:57 pm

UK teacher dropped by Orthodox school after she receives rabbinical ordination

Statement from Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis says Rabba Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz ‘stepped beyond the boundaries of mainstream Orthodoxy’

By Jenni Frazer

'What We’re Scared Of,' by author Keren David. (Courtesy)

January 22, 2021, 10:49 am

Dating, zits and bigotry: UK’s 1st YA novel to cover anti-Semitism gets it right

When Keren David was approached about breaking ground on a tough topic, the hit author and journalist had concerns. But ‘What We’re Scared Of,’ out this week, is right on key

By Jenni Frazer

Illustrative: A Palestinian class at the Salem School, East Jerusalem, December 6, 2017. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

August 21, 2020, 9:57 am

Leaked EU review giving high marks to PA textbooks allegedly studied wrong books

Israeli education watchdog IMPACT-se claims German report examining Palestinian schoolbooks for the UK is riddled with errors, overlooks anti-Semitism and incitement to violence

By Jenni Frazer

London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. (Google street view)

August 20, 2020, 10:51 am

Anatomy of a rumor: London U says Hebrew year abroad not nixed, despite reports

After online criticism over dorms on ‘occupied territory,’ Dr. Yair Wallach claps back at wagging tongues on both sides of the political divide, says language program will continue

By Jenni Frazer

Stephen Bush, the new chairman for the British Board of Deputies' Commission on Racial Inclusivity, standing in front of the House of Commons in Westminster, July 15, 2020. (Jenni Frazer/ Times of Israel)

July 24, 2020, 9:20 am

Meet the new head of UK Jewry’s first-of-its-kind racial equality commission

As US-inspired racial justice protests sweep the world, the British Board of Deputies assigns Stephen Bush to listen to British Jews of color and implement policy change

By Jenni Frazer

Leon and Marianna Lubkiewicz owned a bakery and gave food to Jews in hiding. They were executed by the Germans. (Courtesy Pilecki Institute)

July 10, 2020, 4:00 pm

A Polish govt institute honors Poles who saved Jews. Scholars say it’s whitewash

Critics claim Pilecki Institute’s brief is to publicize heroes and overlook Poles who collaborated with Nazis, but its founder denies ‘any kind of political agenda’

By Jenni Frazer

Artwork for 'Miriam and Youssef' designed by Adish, Israeli-Palestinian fashion house operating in Tel Aviv and Ramallah; show creator Steve Waters. (Courtesy BBC World Service)

April 29, 2020, 3:57 pm

BBC dramatizes birth of Israeli nation in ‘balanced’ new 10-part radio play

Out April 29, ‘Miriam and Youssef’ blends fact with fiction as it depicts nascent state from multiple viewpoints: a Jewish woman, her Arab neighbor, and a British Mandate official

By Jenni Frazer

Forty-year-old Dani Schuchman regularly rides 30 miles on his bicycle. (Courtesy)

March 27, 2020, 12:52 pm

Young fit UK bicyclist hit hard by COVID-19; Wife says, ‘No one is immune’

London-based Anna Schuchman says her fitness-hip family once thought drastic measures unnecessary, but when husband Dani fought for his life, she realized anyone can be at risk

By Jenni Frazer

Illustrative. Ultra-Orthodox Jews in the Stamford Hill section of London. (CC BY-dcaseyphoto/Flickr)

March 22, 2020, 11:04 pm

Two ultra-Orthodox Jews die in London as coronavirus shutters most communities

While modern Orthodox and liberal communities close in fear of COVID-19, the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, an ultra-Orthodox umbrella group, continues religious services

By Jenni Frazer

Photographer John Offenbach in front of one of his subjects at his London Jewish Museum exhibition, 'Jew.' (Courtesy)

November 23, 2019, 7:32 am

Wild, colorful, book of portraits shatters all stereotypes of who is a Jew

Catch an Argentinian-Jewish cowboy, a murderer, tattooed Jews and more in ‘Jew,’ by John Offenbach, the center of a new exhibit at London’s Jewish Museum through April

By Jenni Frazer

Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson touches down at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel with CEO Shai Weiss. (Courtesy Virgin)

October 24, 2019, 2:55 pm

After feting Virgin’s maiden voyage, Branson to meet with Israel space industry

Flamboyant travel company founder Sir Richard Branson says he’s wide open for Startup Nation pitches during brief Israel stay

By Jenni Frazer

British-Jewish actor Adam Godley, left, along with Simon Russell Beale, center, and Ben Miles, in 'The Lehman Trilogy,' at the National Theatre. (Mark Douet)

September 9, 2019, 11:53 pm

Drama erupts in UK as Jewish thespians claim they are cast out of roles

As edgy musical ‘Falsettos’ opens in London, debate known as ‘Jewface’ sees Britain’s minority groups unite to protest lack of representation in heavily Jew-centric productions

By Jenni Frazer

Labour MP John Mann with German Premier Angela Merkel at the International Coalition for Combating Antisemitism. (Courtesy)

July 27, 2019, 3:30 pm

New UK anti-Semitism adviser: Jews are the canary in the coal mine for humanity

Labour MP John Mann hopes new PM will keep him in role he was given in one of May’s last acts as premier; no love lost between lawmaker and some Corbyn allies in his own party

By Jenni Frazer

Benjamin Dreyer at Hatchards, London’s oldest bookshop, promoting the UK version of his book, 'Dreyer’s English.' (Isabelle Ralphs/ Cornerstone Publishing/ Penguin Random House UK)

July 26, 2019, 9:04 pm

From US to UK, veteran editor Benjamin Dreyer has the last word on English style

The Random House copy chief and self-described ‘nice Jewish boy’ isn’t shy when it comes to proper use of grammar and punctuation — as his new, and humorous, book can attest

By Jenni Frazer

The cast in the revival of 'The Tsar Wants His Photograph Taken,' London, May 4, 2019. (Dr. Frank Abba Smith)

May 17, 2019, 4:53 pm

Kurt Weill operetta banned by the Nazis gets one-night-only revival in London

1928’s comic ‘The Tsar wants his photograph taken’ lampoons anarchists’ Jewish stereotypes even while connecting a modern researcher to his family’s roots

By Jenni Frazer