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A view to a commercial area of the London borough of Hackney. (City of London)

British Supreme Court permits Orthodox housing associations to decline non-Jewish applicants

The decision came in response to a lawsuit brought by a non-Jewish mother who was denied residency in a property owned by the Agudas Israel Housing Association.

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 16, 2020 10:16 am

England’s senior Reform rabbi, Laura Janner-Klausner, is stepping down

She has led the movement in supporting refugees, fighting anti-Semitism, working for LGBT rights and making the progressive case for Israel.

July 7, 2020 3:29 pm

Rabbi Avrohom Pinter, right, speaking with other community leaders in London, the United Kigdom on June 5, 2017. (Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images Images)

Jewish men in UK are twice as likely to die from coronavirus than overall population, study shows

Males who identified as Jewish had a mortality rate of 187.9 deaths per 100,000 compared to the 92.6 deaths per 100,000 overall.

June 19, 2020 11:45 am

WWII singer Vera Lynn, who performed for Jewish refugees in the UK, dies at 103

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 18, 2020 11:28 am

Former journalist and political advisor Robbie Gibb arriving to the residence of the British prime minister in London, UK on May 24, 2019. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Businessmen, spin doctors and journalists make last-ditch bid to save UK Jewish papers

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 22, 2020 3:12 pm

Jacob Gross at the yeshiva and synagogue on Canvey Island, UK on Dec. 13, 2019. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Jews in the United Kingdom prepare for distancing as Britain adapts to coronavirus

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 19, 2020 1:56 pm

Britain completes ban of Hezbollah by adding its political arm

By Marcy Oster February 25, 2019 8:26 am

6 unknown Holocaust victims laid to rest in Britain

By Marcy Oster January 20, 2019 12:33 pm

British museum gives chief rabbi bones said to belong to Holocaust victims

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 11, 2019 8:12 am

Prince William unveils statue for spy who saved Jews from Holocaust

September 23, 2018 4:21 am

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