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Orthodox Jewish girls’ school is accused of ‘censorship’ after gluing textbook pages together to airbrush famous woman including Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn out of history lessons Yesodey Hatorah Girls’ School caters for Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community Ofsted head Amanda Spielman accused north London school of ‘censorship’ Textbooks with men and women pictured together were … Read more
Forty guests attended an extravagant Jewish wedding in the middle of lockdown this week and mocked police when they tried to intervene by offering them a beer. Extraordinary footage shows the guests of Mimi Friedlander and Zevi Begal gathering in the garden of a large north London home. They were treated to a luxurious meal … Read more
HARRY COLE: Unholy bust-up over bid to rescue top Jewish paper By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 02:33 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 02:35 BST, 19 April 2020 An almighty barney has broken out over the future of the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper after its owners put it into liquidation and … Read more
Three guests at a party to celebrate a Jewish boy’s thirteenth birthday party have died from coronavirus. The event, where there were more than 100 guests, took place two weeks ago – before official restrictions on social gatherings were enforced in the UK. Jewish boys normally celebrate their religious coming of age ceremony, known as … Read more
A host of ‘hidden’ heroes who risked their lives to protect the nation during the Second World War will be honoured in an exhibition for Jewish war veterans funded by Roman Abramovich. The legion of officers and their amazing stories will now be unveiled as part of the RAF Museum’s Jewish ‘Hidden Heroes’ project in Hendon, … Read more
Jewish leaders have urged their community to ‘preserve life’ after it emerged one in 20 of those killed by coronavirus in Britain so far are from the religion. The Board of Deputies of British Jews told those of the faith to do ‘everything you can to follow the Government’s guidelines and stay home unless you … Read more
Clowns, crowns and kimonos: Jewish children put on a colourful fancy dress show in London to celebrate the ancient festival of Purim Purim commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from a massacre in Persia 2,500 years ago The Festival of Lots, as it is also known, is marked by donating to the poor and … Read more
Spanish carnival ‘commemorating’ the Holocaust with lingerie-clad female Nazis, a crematorium float and dancing concentration camp victims sparks fury among Jewish groups The carnival in Campo de Criptana was condemned as ‘vile and disgusting’ One float had a Hebrew menorah lamp between two crematorium chimneys The organisers claim the parade was intended to ‘honour’ Holocaust victims … Read more