London (England)

Two UK Jewish schools end kosher meals due to soaring costs

Schools tell parents it is no longer 'financially viable' to continue supplying catered kosher food to pupils.

New antisemitism center opens in London

British institute for combating contemporary antisemitism opens in London.

UK court hears how man 'traveled from Yorkshire to attack Jews'

Trial begins for man accused of string of assaults against north London Jews walking to synagogue.

UK court reinstates hate charges against man who attacked 5 Jews

Hate charges against Stamford Hill assailant who allegedly assaulted five Orthodox Jews reinstated after appeal from community.

Massive explosion heard before London tower engulfed in flames

Witnesses report ‘loud explosion’ that sounds like a bomb and feels like an earthquake before 8 story apartment building catches fire.

London police investigating three antisemitic attacks

Antisemitism continues to be a serious problem for London's Jewish community, with three separate incidents occurring on the same day.

Polio detected in UK for first time in 40 years

Disease believed to have been present in London for months.

London gala raises £1.3M for Israeli first response organization

London gala includes artist auction, raises £1.3 million for United Hatzalah of Israel.

UK station guilty of calling Israeli Embassy the ‘Jewish Embassy’

Broadcasting authority finds station broke accuracy rules, causing offense for a series of news stories that used the term "Jewish Embassy."

Welcome to Londonistan!

Ah, freedom of speech. We have that only to denigrate Christianity and Judaism, while anyone who touches Islam is in serious trouble.

Britain’s first ‘stumbling stone’ to be unveiled

Memorial to Holocaust victim Ada van Dantzig unveiled in Golden Square in London.

Storm forces Queen Elizabeth II's private jet to abort landing

British Queen’s plane forced to abort landing in London as she travelled home to Windsor Castle. No one injured.

Jewish-owned UK eatery defaced with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti

Popular north London restaurant Michaels Brasserie targeted with antisemitic graffiti.

Two arrested after Nazi salute made at Tottenham soccer game

Arrests made after rival fan makes Nazi salute during game against team with large Jewish fanbase.

Labour wins control of London’s most Jewish borough

Majority win for Labour described as a sign that Jewish voters are returning to the party.

UK Labour councillor suspended for posting Holocaust denial

London borough councillor running for reelection allegedly shared Nazi propaganda article that called the Holocaust a hoax.

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Haredi children attacked by teens in London

Gang of at least three teens aged 16 and 17 attacks two 11-year-olds in Stamford Hill neighborhood.

UK government appeals decision to block Holocaust memorial

Plan to build national Holocaust monument next to Houses of Parliament faces opposition from green space advocates.

London Jewish shop attack attack suspect ‘unfit to give plea’

Teen who allegedly punched two Jewish shopkeepers deemed unfit to enter plea due to mental health issues.

UK Conservative candidate suspended over Nazi uniform photo

London candidate set to run in a local election in a heavily Jewish area was suspended for a photo where he was dressed in a Nazi uniform.

UK judge jails husband who withheld Jewish divorce from his wife

London judge sentences Jewish real estate mogul to 18 months in jail, after refusing to grant her a Jewish divorce document.

Liberman criticized for skipping cabinet meeting

Finance Minister attending the Jerusalem Post conference in London, does not attend political-security cabinet discussion on terror wave.

Antisemites throw eggs at Jews outside London synagogue

20-year old male arrested but police searching for other suspects in week-long spree of egg throwing attacks against London Jews.

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British radio station sanctioned for playing antisemitic song

London radio station sanctioned by communications regulator for playing a hip hop song that "contained antisemitic lyrics."

Russian oligarch’s London mansion taken over by squatters

Oleg Deripaska's $65 million mansion was taken over by anarchist group urging others to occupy oligarchs' properties to protest Ukraine war.

UK teen who allegedly attacked Jewish shopkeepers avoids court

18-year old suspect in case of brutal assault against two Jewish London shop owners moved to psychiatric ward, avoids court date.

Facing threat of sanctions, Roman Abramovich selling Chelsea FC

Russian-Israeli billionaire announces intention to sell soccer team, donate profits to foundation for benefit of victims of war in Ukraine.

Appeal to block UK Holocaust memorial heads to high court

Proposed memorial would sit next to British houses of parliament and consist of 23 giant bronze fins and an education center.

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El Al pilot lands in London during storm Eunice

El Al pilots manage to land plane at London's Heathrow Airport, despite storm Eunice.

Woman gets jail time for calling London fire 'Jewish sacrifice'

Woman who claimed that London Grenfell Tower fire victims were "burnt alive in a Jewish sacrifice" has been sentenced to 11 months in jail.

Antisemitism in the UK

'We don't want Jews here in London - Heil Hitler!'

London police open investigations into assault on Jewish man in apartment building, and antisemitic harassment of Jewish family.

Unauthorized 'apartheid state' bus stop signs appear in London

Posters labelling Israel an “apartheid” state have been illegally placed in bus stops around London.

London Jewish nursery school under police investigation

Golders Green nursery school closes after police open investigation over allegations of improper conduct by staff.

An inspirational trip to London: Rabbis, lords, and hasidim

British Lord Rami Ranger meets Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, promises to work for the benefit of Britain's Jews. 'We must eradicate anti-Semitism.'

UK radio station blasted for call supporting Whoopi Goldberg

UK talk radio station LBC is under fire after it allowed a five-minute call by a man who made offensive comments about Judaism and Zionism.

Celebrity photographer found guilty of harassing Jewish bakers

Ex-photographer found guilty of sending a string of abusive emails to the Rinkoff family who own a popular bakery in the East End of London.

UK watchdog report reveals online antisemitism by cops

Report reveals culture of antisemitism, racism, misogyny and other hateful posts by London police on social media and in messaging apps.

UK power plant blasted for lighting chimneys in honor of Holocaust

Battersea Power Station takes part in Light The Darkness campaign but gets called out for connection between chimneys and death camps.

Leonard Fenton, Dr Legg from Eastenders, dead at 95

Fenton portrayed Dr. Legg, the only Jewish character in a British soap opera, where he spoke about Judaism and against antisemitism.

London synagogue targeted by bus blaring antisemitic message

Bus driving through Stamford Hill area of London targets Jews leaving synagogue on Shabbat with hateful message through loudspeakers.

Assault on London Jews:

'My kids are afraid to leave the house after the attack'

One of the two victims in brutal assault on Hasidic men in London says his daughter watched most of the attack from their home.

UK regulator to investigate BBC coverage of Hanukkah attack

BBC coverage of November incident, which was blasted for claim that Jewish victims provoked their attackers, will be investigated by agency.

British rabbi warns of sharp uptick in antisemitism in London

Leader of Stamford Hill Shomrim says that antisemitism has increased significantly over the past year in many London neighborhoods.

Woman who blamed London blaze on “Jewish sacrifice” found guilty

British woman who claimed that London Grenfell Tower fire victims were "burnt alive in a Jewish sacrifice" found guilty of racial hatred.

Employer tells UK security instructor ‘not to wear kippah’

London Krav Maga instructor told not to wear his kippah and to remove Israeli flag from room during his online martial arts classes.

Hoodlums, Jewish teens and the BBC

If those who pounded on the bus think they can win by intimidation and BBC bias, think again..The Jewish community will not take it Op-ed.

UK racial hatred suspect alleged fire was “Jewish sacrifice"

London woman allegedly claimed on social media that victims of 2017 Grenfell Tower fire were "burnt alive in a Jewish sacrifice."

Holocaust survivor receives 2,500 cards for her 98th birthday

TikTok personality Lily Ebert, who educates about the Holocaust, receives thousands of well wishes in honor of her birthday.

Suspect arrested for throwing rocks at Jewish children in London

A woman in her fifties who allegedly threw rocks at a London Jewish school’s playground full of children has been arrested.

UK Jewish leader rips BBC for coverage of antisemitic incident

British Jews have harsh words for the BBC following its coverage of an antisemitic incident in London.

Attacker to London Jewish man: 'I want to find a Jew to kill'

A Jewish man was brutally attacked in a London, UK store by a man who screamed "You are Jewish. I am going to kill you.”

UK Jewish leader to meet with BBC over anti-Semitism reporting

UK Board of Deputies will ask BBC to make apology to Jewish community over its coverage of a Hanukkah attack on a bus of young Jews.

London boy, 9, abducted by gang targeting Jewish children

Jewish boy carried off by teenage Stamford Hill gang that has been harassing Jewish children for over a year.

London theater loses sponsors over anti-Semitism scandal

Royal Court Theatre has lost two major sponsors over a play that contained a scheming billionaire character with a Jewish sounding name.

Jewish teen debunks hypocritical myths at Hyde Park gathering

'I had heard from friends about the anti-Semitism at the "speaker's corner" in Hyde Park, but I didn't understand how serious it was.'

UK rabbi ‘will never surrender to darkness’ after menorah defaced

Police are investigating the destruction of a menorah in northwest London as a hate crime.

Watch: Pirchei London's special reunion

Yigal Calek's London School of Jewish Song holds a very poignant Hanukkah reunion with graduates of the renowned choir

UK Jewish teens light menorah in defiance of their attackers

Group of Chabad teens return to scene where they were abused while celebrating Hanukkah on a bus to light menorah in defiance.

Bus full of UK Jewish teens celebrating Hanukkah attacked by mob

Violent youths attempt to smash bus windows while hurling anti-Semitic abuse, spitting and making Nazi salutes.