British Jews

British Jewish group: Investigate Labour anti-Semitism

Jewish advocacy group in London accuses Labour Party of “endemic anti-Jewish behavior”, asks government to investigate.

UK Labour makes faux pas with Passover greeting

British Labour Party wishes Jews a happy Passover, but includes an illustration of bread in the greeting.

Britain: Anti-Semitism at record high for third straight year

Number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in the United Kingdom rose to 1,652 in 2018, according to annual CST report.

British Labour reinstates MP suspended over anti-Semitism

Former MP Jim Sheridan reinstated following investigation into comments about Jews made online.

Dramatic rise in German citizenship applications by British Jews

The number of Britons who asked Germany for the citizenship robbed from their families by the Nazis rose to 1,667 last year.

May blasts Corbyn over anti-Semitism

British Prime Minister accuses Labour leader of making British Jews feel unsafe in their own country.

British Prime Minister:

'I will always stand with you'

British Prime Minister reiterates support for both Israel and the Jewish community of Britain.

Corbyn apologizes for Labour anti-Semitism

In new video, British Labour leader acknowledges there is a real problem of anti-Semitism in his party.

Corbyn: Labour doesn't pose a threat to Jewish community

British Labour leader acknowledges the party has a problem of anti-Semitism, rejects idea that it poses threat to Jewish community.

British Jewish newspapers warn against Corbyn government

Britain’s three Jewish newspapers united in publishing editorial warning of threat to British Jewry by Labour-led government.

Report:

UK Labour leader was 'bored' during meeting with Jewish leaders

Leaked account of meeting between Jeremy Corbyn and British Jewish leaders says he was uninterested and condescending.

'Judaism at its core is an agricultural religion'

Outside London, British Jewry's first communal farm in decades takes root.

British Jews: Meeting with Corbyn was disappointing

Jewish groups in Britain say meeting with Labour leader over anti-Semitism "was a disappointing missed opportunity".

British Labour leader postpones meeting with Jewish community

Jeremy Corbyn postpones scheduled roundtable on relations between Jewish community and his party.

Corbyn urged by Jewish leaders to 'drain the political sewer'

British Labour members agree radical changes must take place in order to end anti-Semitism in the party.

ADL stands in solidarity with British Jews

Anti-Defamation League says it stands in solidarity with British Jewish community after it demanded an end to anti-Semitism in Labour.

Corbyn to British Jews: I oppose anti-Semitism

Responding to British Jewry's letter about the anti-Semitism in his party, Labour leader stresses he is against it.

British Jews to tell Corbyn: Enough is enough

Members of British Jewish community to protest Monday outside the weekly meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party.

UK: 767 anti-Semitic incidents in first half of 2017

UK Jewish community reports a record number of anti-Semitic incidents in the first half of 2017.

'The conflict is the moral question of our time'

Watch: Eitan Schwartz of the Yachad organization explains why a political resolution to Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict is important.

UK Board of Deputies asks candidates to support PA State

UK Jewish leadership sends both candidates list of 10 Commitments; May and Corbyn promised to keep them - one is to advocate for a PA state.

'Without Jews, Britain wouldn't be Britain'

In Passover greeting, British PM stresses the importance of Jews' right to practice their faith.

British PM promises to stand by the Jewish community

In a message for Hanukkah, PM Theresa May vows to defend Jews' right to practice their faith.

UK to help secure its Jewish community - but Switzerland won't

Swiss government says Jewish community needs to levy special tax, reimburse police for the extra protection.

Britain’s Mitzvah Day brings out record 25,000 volunteers

London Mayor Sadiq Khan joins Jewish volunteering day in UK.

Britain to fund guarding for Jewish schools and synagogues

Britain’s Home Secretary Amber Rudd pledges £13.4 million to provide guards for Jewish schools, colleges, nurseries and synagogues.

British Jewish school enrollment rises while population shrinks

Study: The number of Jewish schools in Britain and their enrollments have dramatically increased even as Jewish population has decreased.

Axe-wielding man threatens British Jews

A man carrying an axe made anti-Semitic threats to Jews near Manchester on Rosh Hashanah.

'We thought we'd never see anti-Semitism again'

British Prime Minister Theresa May releases holiday message to Jewish community, pledges to combat rising tide of anti-Semitism.

Jewish lawmaker to bring bodyguard to Labour Party confab

Jewish lawmaker says she will bring a bodyguard to her Labour Party's conference out of fear that she will be attacked.

London Jewish center abused after hosting Corbyn

London Jewish community center receives abusive messages after hosting Labour Party head.

Jewish donor compares Corbyn supporters to Nazis

Major Jewish donor to Britain's Labour Party compares supporters of party head Jeremy Corbyn to Nazi storm troopers.

More British Jews requesting naturalization in Portugal

Portugal’s Jewish community observing an increase in requests for naturalization by British Jews following Brexit vote.

As London prices climb, Manchester beckons British Jews

Manchester is of the fastest-growing Jewish communities in Europe - and with good reason.

Brexit poll: Jews voted 2-1 to remain in EU

Twice as many British Jews voted to remain in the European Union than those who backed the Brexit, according to a new survey.

UK Jews overwhelmingly favored 'remain' in Brexit vote

Poll shows only 31% of British Jews supported Brexit.

British Jewish leaders keep mum on wisdom of Brexit

Britain’s Jewish leaders have mixed reactions to the country’s surprising vote in favor of leaving the European Union.

British haredi teens fund raise for lifeboat crew who saved them

34 haredi teens who were rescued from a beach in Dover raise 5,000 euro for the lifeboat station crew that saved them, promise more.

British Jewish groups call on Labour Party to suspend lawmaker

British Jewish groups call on Labour to suspend Afzal Kahn, who compared Israel to the Nazis.

At home in London, French Jews dread vote on leaving the EU

British Jews are split over referendum on EU membership; French Jews in UK brace for what a 'Brexit' might mean for them.

London's new mayor pays respect to Holocaust victims

London's newly elected Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, attends Yom Hashoah ceremony as his first public engagement in office.

UK student union president urged to address past anti-Semitism

Jewish student leaders call on new NUS president Malia Bouattia to go further to address their concerns over her alleged anti-Semitism.

British donor: Jews quit giving to Labour over anti-Semitism

Major Jewish donor to Britain's Labour Party says no big Jewish donor has given money to the party this year because of the anti-Semitism.

British Jewish leader: UK Jews 'can't trust Labour'

Senior British Jewish figure warns the Labour party is losing its trust due to the many incidents of anti-Semitism.

British Jews meet controversial Labour leader

Main representative body of Jews in Britain meets opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has in the past sympathized with Hamas.

Britain's Chief Rabbi OK with women reciting Kaddish

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis says women who want to say mourner's prayer should be supported.

Lord George Weidenfeld passes away at 96

British philanthropist and Holocaust survivor dies with final act of kindness.

BBC urged to act after caller's 13-minute anti-Semitic rant

Caller to BBC program rants about "Zionist Jews" and their "rule" over Britain. Network urged to hand his details to the police.

Study: Half of UK Jews to Be Haredi By 2031

Haredi Jews becoming the dominant religious power in Britain's Jewish community through demographics alone.

British Foreign Secretary Mocks Labour Leader Over Israel

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond mocks Jeremy Corbyn for failing to mention Israel by name at a Labour pro-Israel event.

British Labour Leader to Address Pro-Israel Group

Jeremy Corbyn accepts invitation to speak at Labour Friends of Israel's reception.

UK Labour's Pro-Israel Group Reaches Out to Corbyn

Labour Friends of Israel invites new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to address reception, despite his ties to pro-Palestinian groups.

New British Labor Leader Says He Has Jewish Ancestry

Jeremy Corbyn says there is a "Jewish element" in his family, stresses he is not anti-religious.

British PM Slams Anti-Semitism in Rosh Hashanah Greeting

British PM David Cameron sends 'very best wishes' to Jewish community in Britain and around the world in honor of new year.

'Friend of Hamas' Elected Leader of UK Oppositon

Jeremy Corbyn wins by a landslide in UK Labor Party elections, in result that is bound to alarm British Jews.

Netanyahu to British Jews: Don't Apologize

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets in London with leaders of the British Jewish community, urges them to stand up to attempts to boycott Israel.

London: Vandals Cover Jewish Monument in Raw Pig's Meat

Jewish community's memorial for King Edward VII defiled in latest anti-Semitic incident in the British capital.

67% of British Jews Worried Over Anti-Semitic Labour Candidate

British Jews on high alert over the success of Jeremy Corbyn, who has been linked to Hamas and to Holocaust denial organizations.

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UK Chief Rabbi's Ambitious Plan to Fight Jewish Apathy

Somewhere along the line Jews lost touch with what synagogues are actually for; UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is determined to fix that.

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What Part Can British Jews Play in Defeating Extremist Islam?

UK Jewish leader outlines ambitious, controversial, plan for Jewish-Muslim engagement, vows to go tough on anti-Semitism.