Posts Tagged: British Jews
England Was the First European Country to Expel Jews; Here’s the Full Story
A small number of Jews had lived in England since Roman and Anglo-Saxon times, but they only became an organized community under William the Conqueror...
Jewish Band Reacts to UK Music Hall Admitting ‘Mistake’ to Cancel Gig After Pressure From Anti-Israel Activists
The British band Oi Va Voi said on Wednesday it welcomed an apology from the music hall Strange Brew in the United Kingdom in which...
Britain Fails to Protect All Its Citizens from Iranian Threats
The former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, had explicitly named Iranian agents in the UK as a threat against Britain's Jewish community. His warning was issued...
UK Medical Regulator Under Fire After Doctor Who Demonized Jews, Praised Oct. 7 Allowed to Keep Treating Patients
The United Kingdom's top medical regulatory body is facing scrutiny for a recent decision to allow a doctor who on social media called for the...
UK Memorial to Oct. 7 Victims Vandalized Again Amid Surge in Antisemitism
A Jewish memorial in Brighton, southeastern England, dedicated to the victims of the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023,...
Backlash Grows in UK as Hamas Mounts Legal Challenge Against Terrorist Designation
A growing wave of condemnation is mounting in the UK after lawyers representing the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas sought to challenge the organization's terrorist designation,...
Most British Jews Hide their Judaism to Avoid Antisemitism, New Data Shows
Only a third of British Jews believe that they have a long-term future in the United Kingdom, and a majority hide their Judaism due to...
British Jewish Teens Place Posters of Remaining Hamas Hostages on Train Tracks Outside Auschwitz
During a tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau this week, a group of Jewish school students from the UK placed photos of the nearly 200 remaining hostages held...
The November 11 Rally in London Was Anti-Israel and Violent; Here Is the Proof
More than a month since the most lethal and barbaric antisemitic attack since the Holocaust was perpetrated by Palestinians in Gaza, pro-Palestinian demos have taken...
#TeamUK in Jerusalem Wears T-Shirts that Erase Israel From the Map
Official representatives of the UK mission in Jerusalem have actively and openly adopted the position of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to erase Israel. On March 10,...
The UK National Union of Students Welcomes Everyone — Except Jews
The National Union of Students (NUS) has long been enveloped in controversy over its failure to adequately represent Jewish students. Most recently, NUS president Shaima...
Outrage as BBC Demands Jewish Victims of Baseless Slur Reveal Identities
For more than a month, the BBC has refused to retract and apologize to Jewish teenagers who were victims of an antisemitic assault in central...
Amid Antisemitism Controversy, BBC Calls Alfred Dreyfus a ‘Notorious Jewish Spy’
The BBC’s relationship with the UK Jewish community seems to have become increasingly strained this year. Earlier this month, many Jews were appalled by a...
Archaeologists Discover First Evidence Medieval Jews in Britain Kept Kosher
JNS.org - Archaeologists have discovered the first evidence that Jews living in England in the 12th and 13th centuries observed Jewish dietary laws, reported The...
