Posts Tagged: London Jews
Will the UK Election Be a Calamity for British Jews?
Just over 50 years ago in the UK, a general election was held that principally was about one issue -- should the striking coal miners...
100 Firefighters Battle Blaze at London Jewish School
JNS.org - About 100 firefighters tackled a raging fire that ripped through London’s Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School on Tuesday night. As many as 15 London Fire...
Animal Rights Activists Deface East London Kosher Slaughterhouse With Antisemitic Graffiti
Animal rights activists scrawled antisemitic graffiti on the walls of a kosher slaughterhouse in east London during a protest last week, the UK’s Jewish Chronicle...
British Muslim Jogger Reunites Lost Kippah With Its Owner Through YouTube
The quest of a British Muslim to reunite a lost kippah with its owner finally paid off on Sunday, the UK's Jewish Chronicle reported. Thirty-two-year-old Muhammed Abdullah -- who came...
New Study: Number of Antisemitic Incidents Targeting London Jews Far Higher Than Official Statistics
A new study that exposed high levels of antisemitism faced by London’s ultra-Orthodox community on a daily basis is “just the tip of the iceberg,”...
Police Seeking London Man Who Yelled ‘I’m Hitler, I’ll Kill the Jews’ Outside Stamford Hill School
Police in London are seeking a man involved in an antisemitic incident that took place on Thursday outside a Jewish elementary school in the British capital, a...
In Rosh Hashanah Greeting, Muslim Mayor Calls London’s Jews ‘Shining Example’ of UK Capital ‘at Its Best’
London’s first-ever Muslim mayor issued a Rosh Hashanah greeting on Sunday, and called the British capital’s Jewish community a “shining example of London at its...
Jewish Woman Pleads Guilty to Bomb Prank at London Synagogue
A Jewish woman pleaded guilty on Monday to making a prank call about a bomb she claimed was planted at a synagogue in north London, Jewish News Online reported. London...
British Actor Calls ‘Daily Mail’ to Task for Headline Specifying Jewishness of Hikers Stranded on Dover Beach (VIDEO)
British-Jewish actor Matt Lucas took the UK's Daily Mail to task on Tuesday for its reportage on a group of Jewish teens stranded on a...
New Study Shows Jewish Observance Costs $18,500 Annually in Extra Expenses
Observant Jews in Britain have to spend close to $18,500 a year in extra expenses to maintain their Jewish lifestyles, according to a new study released...
Hate Crimes Against Members of London’s Largest Jewish Community Doubled This Year
Hate crimes against members of the largest Jewish community in London almost doubled in 2015, according to statistics released on Wednesday by Scotland Yard. Hackney's Stamford Hill...
British Jews Under Pressure
Reviewing the status of Anglo-Jewry can lead to diametrically opposing conclusions. Residing in a northwest London Jewish suburb, one can easily be deluded that life...
Jewish-Funded Monument in London Desecrated With Raw Meat
A Jewish-funded memorial statue in east London was found desecrated by vandals with raw meat on Thursday morning, the U.K. Independent reported. The statue, located in the...
Fascist Demonstrators to Burn Talmud at London Rally in Jewish Neighborhood
The extreme right-wing organizers of a Saturday protest in a predominantly Jewish London neighborhood plan to burn Israeli flags and even a copy of the...
