History
Six million and one
‘By my death I wish to make the strongest possible protest against the passivity with which the world is permitting the extermination of the Jewish people.’
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Culture
Disagreeing for the greater good
Vashti speaks to the hosts of a new podcast exploring what British Jews really think.
The Far Right
What an extinguished Hanukkiah tells us about antisemitism in Poland
Examining the social and political context of Polish MP Grzegorz Braun’s December attack.
Culture
Stitching together ‘Britishness’ from Mile End to Mayfair
The Museum of London Docklands’ new exhibition 'Fashion City' explores the complex relationship of Jewish migration to the capital's fashion.
Palestine-Israel
Neturei Karta are not your allies
Neturei Karta have become the poster children of Jewish anti-Zionism. But under the surface lie some uncomfortable truths.
Culture
How to write a diasporist panto
Vashti reviews London’s first ever Jewish pantomime.
Jewish Identity
How transphobes became the voice of British Jewry
The same commentators who have marketed themselves as authorities on antisemitism are among Britain’s most prominent purveyors of transphobia.
Palestine-Israel
This Hanukkah especially, take inspiration from my family’s act of defiance
As some Israeli soldiers light Hanukkah candles on the ruins of Palestinian homes in Gaza, we must look to the rich Jewish tradition of opposing tyranny.
Palestine-Israel
Jewish politics beyond Zionism: Lessons from Somaliland
Exploring the potential of non-statist forms of Jewish life.
Antisemitism and Anti-Racism
A long way from Cable Street
Last weekend’s March Against Antisemitism was in fact a march against solidarity with Palestinians.
The Jewish Left
PHOTOS: An eruption of British Jewish solidarity with Palestinians
Documenting an unprecedented mobilisation.
Jewish Identity
On Jews, un-Jews, and anti-Jews
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, rabbi and scholar Shaul Magid examines the hegemony of Zionism in today’s Jewish world and questions whether this is healthy for Jews or Judaism.