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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
Clockwise from lower left:'No. 44 Le baron James,' France, 1900 (Courtesy USHMM); Rembrandt, 'Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver,' 1629, (Courtesy National Gallery London); '11th Commandment: Get all you can, keep what you get, give away nothing,' England, 1830 (Courtesy Jewish Museum London)
March 22, 2019, 10:26 pm
This shocking exhibit reexamines age-old anti-Semitic trope of Jews and Money
Opened March 19, the show at London’s Jewish Museum doesn’t shy away from revealing to the public the extent of vicious anti-Semitic portrayals, past and present
By Jenni Frazer
Alexander Korda, left, with his brother Vincent Korda. (Courtesy BFI National Archive)
January 5, 2019, 1:08 pm
The Jewish director who kick-started British film — and coordinated WWII spies
Hungarian-born Alexander Korda was a hustler, master filmmaker, and once employed Winston Churchill. He’s now the subject of a monthlong season at the British Film Institute
By Jenni Frazer
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