Posts Tagged: Britain Jews
Why I Loved the Coronation, and Support King Charles
Whatever one may think of monarchy, the coronation of King Charles was a magnificent pageant. It illustrates why the Talmud was so keen on going...
Amid Antisemitism Controversy, BBC Calls Alfred Dreyfus a ‘Notorious Jewish Spy’
The BBC’s relationship with the UK Jewish community seems to have become increasingly strained this year. Earlier this month, many Jews were appalled by a...
A Wake Up Call for British Jews
British Jews and many other British nationals were shocked and dismayed with the outcome of last week’s general election in the UK. Contrary to expectations, Prime...
Report Shows Record Number of Antisemitic Incidents in UK in 2016
CST’s new Antisemitic Incidents Report shows that there were a record number of antisemitic incidents in the UK in 2016. According to CST, there were 1,309 antisemitic...
UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Denies Antisemitism Crisis Within His Party
JNS.org - Jeremy Corbyn, who heads the United Kingdom’s Labour Party, has denied that his party has an anti-Semitism problem amid a rash of controversial statements...
UK Media Reports on Anti-Muslim Crimes, Ignores Anti-Jewish Ones
Multiple U.K. media outlets have devoted coverage to new statistics from the Metropolitan Police Service about hate crimes in London, which demonstrate that – from July 2014 to July...
Viewing UK Anti-Semitism Through the Lens of ‘Civilization’
One of the issues in the recent U.K. general election was excessive immigration. Did this represent a burgeoning xenophobia within British society - an effort to...
British Anti-Semitic Incidents Reach Lowest Level Since 2005
JNS.org - British anti-Semitic incidents have reached their lowest level since 2005. The Community Security Trust (CST) reported that 529 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded...
Christmas With Britain’s Jews
For many British Jews, Christmas is a special and even surreal experience. As Santa Claus tried to find his way amid gale-force winds and ice storms...
