Posts Tagged: British Jews
British ‘Jew-maican’ Moni Tivony Dazzles Judges on Talent Contest Show The Voice (VIDEO)
A British Jew is taking the world of reality TV by storm after dazzling the judges on the British version of the music contest show...
Former British Cabinet Member: Margaret Thatcher Was ‘Untouched by Antisemitism’
Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke Monday. Thatcher represented the Conservative...
Author Criticizes British Muslims for “Deeply Anti-Semitic Views”
An author and former editor at the British publication the New Statesman took the bold step of admonishing the Muslim community in his home country...
British Recognition for Israeli Innovation
I am not a great fan of "awards". Too many of them are given for the wrong reasons to the wrong people. But here is...
Report: British Primary Schools to Remove Hebrew as Officially Recognized Language
Hebrew will be removed as an officially recognized foreign language in the British primary school system, potentially preventing even some Jewish schools from teaching the...
British Court Rules in Orthodox Jewish Battle Over Children’s Education
In a legal battle over the education of their children, a British court has ruled in favor of the mother, who opposed her ex-husband's request...
Manchester Festival Features Nazi Soldiers and Swastikas
A festival in Greater Manchester, England last weekend saw people dressed as Nazi soldiers and flying swastika flags as they walked and drove down local...
Antisemitism & Its Antidotes, Part V
How do you define a problem with antisemitism that seems to reside in the hazy domain of intellectual subtlety, inferred meaning and suppositions...
The Queen’s Jubilee and Her Strategy of Doing Nothing
Over the course of a long (and, of course, rainy) weekend, we Brits are celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Perhaps the most...
Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee and the Jews
While Great Britain celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee—marking 60 years of her reign—with a special extended bank holiday weekend June 2-5, scholars...
British School Exam: Why Do Some People Hate Jews?
British students were recently asked " why some people are prejudiced against Jews" during an examination in which over 1000 religious studies students hoped to...
British PM Cameron: ‘Happy Passover’
British Prime Minister David Cameron had some warm words for his country's Jewish population (as well as Jews across the world), leading into the holiday...
London Mayoral Candidate Angers British Jews Again, This Time Over Iran Money
Ken Livingstone, the former Mayor of London and a candidate to become the city's next mayor, is engaged in a political fight with British Jews...
Legendary Rabbi Kopul Rosen 1913-1962
On March 1st several hundred pupils of Kopul Rosen will gather at his graveside on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem to remember him on...
