Posts Tagged: Anglo Jewry
Anglo-Jewry Confronts Labour Antisemitic Surge
Ten years ago, I was accused of pandering to hysteria when I praised Melanie Phillips’ groundbreaking book, Londonistan, detailing the alarming growth of antisemitism in...
Chief Rabbis
The British Jewish community, like all communities, reflects the ethos of its host society. British conservatism, with its deference towards hierarchies and establishments, has certainly...
Torah & Norman Solomon
As we approach Simchat Torah, the festival of the Torah, the question of its source and authority remains at the very center of our current...
Poll: 92% of Jewish Israelis Proud to be Israeli
A new poll commissioned by Israeli daily Israel Hayom shows that almost 92% of respondents said they were very proud or somewhat proud to...
A Fighter for Jewish Freedom: In Praise of Ronnie Fraser
I first met Ronnie Fraser, director of Academic Friends of Israel, in 2011 at the Big Tent for Israel conference in Manchester. He attended...
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and the British Chief Rabbinate
The centrist orthodox Jewish community of Britain, known as "The United Synagogue," (established by Act of Parliament in 1870 as the Jewish equivalent of The...
Obama and AIPAC: What British Jews and the Next Chief Rabbi Can Learn
I just watched the President of the United States give a defensive speech about his policies vis-à-vis Israel to the 2012 AIPAC policy...
As Britain Seeks a New Chief Rabbi, Extremists Rise
Two forms of religious extremism confronted me last week as lectured in the United Kingdom and launched my book Kosher Jesus at a press conference...
Why Anglo-Jewry Doesn’t Need Yachad
Yachad, a group also known as the 'British J-Street', is working hard to assert itself. In response to criticism from a number of quarters, various...
David Cameron and Anglo-Jewish leaders
Anglo-Jewish leadership is again under the spotlight following its response towards recent behavior by UK Prime Minister David Cameron. Today every Jewish community engaged in dealing...
