England

UK Jewish toddler taken off life support and dies

British courts had refused to allow Alta Fixsler's parents to take her to Israel or US for treatment or to let her die at home.

UK Jewish community horrified by murder of MP David Amess

Longtime lawmaker remembered as a great friend of the British Jewish community and of Israel.

Murdered UK MP David Amess worked to help most vulnerable

PM Boris Johnson pays tribute to Amess, who was killed on Friday, saying that "all our hearts are full of shock and sadness today."

UK soccer team denounces anti-Semitic poster

South London team Millwall F.C. removed the neo-Nazi poster from near its stadium and sent a report to law enforcement.

UK gov: Jews victims of 1 in 5 religious-based hate crimes

The main Jewish communal security organization in the UK is sounding the alarm in the wake of shocking new data on hate crimes against Jews.

Israeli government passivity is killing Alta Fixsler

Israeli government, and specifically FM Yair Lapid, knows exactly what specific diplomatic means they need to employ to save Alta's life.

UK hospitals install made in Israel wheelchair docking stations

Israeli invented docking stations provide patients with easy access to wheelchairs in a timely and safe manner.

Parents of Alta Fixsler lose battle to have her die at home

The parents of two-year old Alta Fixsler have been denied their wish to have their daughter's life support withdrawn at home.

London rejects plan that would have endangered 320-year old shul

London scraps proposal to build towering high rise that would have left historic Bevis Marks Synagogue bathed in darkness.

Worry as new high rise set to tower over UK’s oldest synagogue

320-year old Bevis Marks synagogue could be engulfed in total darkness if 48-story office tower is built.

Historic British resort town hit with anti-Semitic graffiti

Knaresborough's town statues and medieval castle vandalized with Nazi symbols and lewd images.

London: Protestors who called to 'rape' Jewish daughters charged

4 charged with hate crime for broadcasting rape threats against Jewish women, other anti-Semitic abuse in Jewish London neighborhood.

Teachers in England lack knowledge to teach about the Holocaust

Study finds alarming lack of knowledge about the Holocaust, even among teachers who teach the subject.

150-year old Bristol, UK synagogue saved thanks to renovation

The historic Orthodox synagogue was given a life saving renovation in large part due to generous donations from its aging congregants.

UK soccer fans set up support group to tackle anti-Semitism

Fans of Watford Football Club launch support group, encouraged by former Israeli soccer star Ronny Rosenthal, to connect Jewish supporters.

London police arrest man following five anti-Semitic assaults

28-year old suspect in police custody under suspicion of committing five racially motivated attacks.

UK Jewish couple kicked out of tearoom for kosher request

Restaurant owner tells couple to leave after they asked for cucumber as a replacement or offered to pay full price without the chicken.

London solicitor charged with contaminating food at supermarkets

Leoaai Elghareeb, 37, contaminated food at three supermarkets, report says.

UK uni at center of anti-Semitism scandal mocked on social media

University of Bristol asks Twitter users what it is famous for and ends up with a backlash for its failure to tackle campus anti-Semitism.

Giant swastika carved into UK salon's wall

Shop faces over $8,000 in damages after owner discovers anti-Semitic vandalism and smashed walls.

Six people dead in shooting in southwest England

Six people killed, among them the suspected shooter, in the city of Plymouth. Incident not believed to be terror-related.

Swastika graffiti found in northeast England city

Graffiti found near racecourse in Durham, UK widely condemned by Jewish community, civic leaders and police.

London synagogue whose history dates back to 1867 closing

Historic South London Synagogue closing its doors due to aging and dwindling membership and lack of local Jewish community in the area.

Soccer championships may have caused new wave

Dozens of Israelis travelled to Europe to watch the finals - and they may have brought the new wave of infections back with them.

Watch: England fans riot after soccer finals loss

English soccer faithful rioted, beating Italy fans in the aftermath of the UEFA finals loss.

Church of England to apologize for 1290 expulsion of the Jews

Expulsion followed 200 year period of anti-Semitism for England's Jewish community, who were invited back nearly 400 years later.

London Jew describes 'two of many' anti-Semitic encounters

Not a single onlooker intervened when visibly Jewish man was cursed & threatened in central London.

UK: Jewish man targeted in 2 anti-Semitic incidents in 1 hour

Watch: Jewish passenger threatened twice in back-to-back anti-Semitic incidents in London.

Huge fireball engulfs London train station

Elephant and Castle railway station engulfed in flames, disrupting train services in London.

Historic level of London anti-Semitic incidents, charity reports

Community Security Trust records 201 incidents in May, calls incidents “utterly predictable and completely disgraceful.”

Jewish teachers in London quit union over pro-Palestinian stance

Dozens of Jewish schoolteachers in London have quit Britain's National Education Union after it endorsed anti-Israel rallies.

London: Man arrested for attacking Jews outside supermarket

Suspect arrested in Golders Green for attacking Jews outside supermarket over Israeli flag.

Mezuzot vandalised in London suburb with large Jewish population

Mezuzot stolen, defaced and stomped on in Borehamwood, a suburb to the north of London, UK.

London protesters call to 'Rape Jewish Daughters'

Anti-Israel protesters driving in Jewish neighborhood call for mass rape of Jewish women.

‘Free Palestine’ spray-painted on synagogue in Spain

'Alllah hu akbar' painted on synagogue in Spain, protesters in London curse Jews.

After 73 years, famous London Jewish deli closing its doors

Harry Morgan, the famous London, UK deli, served its last corn beef sandwich this week.

Britcoin: Bank of England may create its own digital currency

Potential currency would allow consumers and businesses to have direct access to central bank funds.

Church of England: Booklet 'not intended' to be Christian seder

Church of England sorry for prayer booklet that resembles Passover Haggadah.

Man arrested for assault on pregnant Jewish woman in London

London police nab middle-aged man suspected of beating pregnant Jewish woman in London's Stamford Hill neighborhood.

Watch: Pregnant Jewish woman brutally beaten on London street

Pregnant Orthodox Jewish woman attacked in Stamford Hill, London, with attacker throwing pillow case over her head and beating her stomach.

'In 10 or 20 years there might not be a religious community'

The Jewish community in Newcastle, England, is shrinking. But it’s getting some unexpected help.

England: Prince Philip released from hospital

Buckingham Palace confirms Prince Philip's release from hospital, thanks medical staff and well-wishers.

Scholars support lecturer who made anti-Semitic statements

Nearly 200 US and UK scholars back British lecturer who called Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel.

Holocaust survivor and her rabbi son punched on London bus

Woman says, 'I hate you Jews, you took our money,' before attacking Holocaust survivor and elderly son.

UK haredi Jews have one of highest COVID rates in the world

64% of London haredim had COVID, nine times more than the UK average of 7%. "Among the highest rate reported anywhere in the world"

London: Firebomb thrown near Golders Green synagogue

Police close road around synagogue after suspicious man appears with Molotov Cocktail.

Nearly one-third of coronavirus patients readmitted to hospital

New study shows increased risk of respiratory, cardiovascular, problems for recovered coronavirus patients.

Jewish homes in London vandalized with red crosses

Homes with mezuzahs in Stamford Hill neighborhood of London vandalized with red crosses.

Synagogue east of London to be turned into cultural center

High-profile donors save synagogue whose tiny congregation can no longer afford its upkeep, turning building into cultural center.

Additional parts of UK to go on lockdown as virus strain spreads

Health Sec says residents of London, Essex, Kent 'should behave as if they have the virus.'

UK panel: Blaming 'Zionists' for London fire isn't anti-Semitic

Panel declines to suspend British pharmacist who denounced Israel at a rally, blamed Zionists for deadly Grenfell Tower fire.

British pol gets death threats for supporting Holocaust memorial

British state secretary Robert Jenrick protected by counter-terror police over support for building of Holocaust memorial in London.

'Don't vote for a Jew' said London mayoral hopeful

Liberal Democrats suspend Geeta Sidhu-Robb after video emerges of her calling on voters not to 'vote for a Jew.'

Yeshiva students land in Israel, are returned to London

Two hasidic yeshiva students arrive in Israel without authorization, are turned back by authorities.

London's Tower Bridge stuck open

Malfunction leaves iconic London bridge stuck open, causing traffic problems in the heart of the UK capital.

London man charged with attempted murder for stabbing rabbi

UK man arrested for stabbing rabbi in the head identified, charged with attempted murder. Police yet to declare attack anti-Semitism.

Victim of London stabbing identified

European Jewish Congress identifies victim of London stabbing attack, wishes him a speedy recovery.

London: Orthodox Jewish man stabbed in the head

Hasidic man stabbed in apparent anti-Semitic hate crime in London. Suspect arrested. Witness says victim suffered stab wounds to the skull

London city worker secures Jewish funeral for man who died alone

London Jewish man who died alone at home is given Jewish burial, thanks to joint efforts by a London city worker and the Jewish community.

London police shut down backyard Jewish wedding

Jewish wedding in London's Golders Green neighborhood shut down for violating social distancing rules during coronavirus pandemic.