British Jews

Tony Murray and Baronne Von Brandstetter attending the 57th Red Cross Ball on August 5, 2005 in Monaco. (Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images)

100-year-old Jewish war hero is first centenarian to make UK billionaire list

Tony Murray, a Paris-born business mogul, fought in the Royal Air Force against the Nazis, who killed his father at Auschwitz.

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 13, 2020 10:26 am

Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim, renowned British authority on kosher laws, dies of coronavirus

A leader of the Manchester community, the 71-year-old rabbinical judge and arbitrator provided certification to several major brands, including Kellogg’s.

April 3, 2020 11:47 am

Jews make up 5% of coronavirus deaths in the UK. They are just 0.3% of the population.

At least 22 Jewish families have lost loved ones to the disease, which has killed 465 people in the United Kingdom.

March 25, 2020 5:35 pm

Prince Charles to visit Israel and West Bank in official capacity

By Sam Sokol December 18, 2019 11:25 am

Explainer

How Britain’s huge upcoming election affects Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 6, 2019 2:44 pm

Orthodox UK rabbi said mulling bias lawsuit against his liberal congregation

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 13, 2019 8:39 am

The former synagogue of the Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, the United Kingdom. (Courtesy of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage)

Unique Victorian synagogue in Britain to become Jewish museum of Wales

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 12, 2019 6:40 am

Lance Forman showing off the final product of his smoked salmon factory in the East End of London, the United Kingdom on Sept. 4, 2019 (Cnaan Liphshiz)

A Brexit Party politician owns London’s oldest smoked salmon factory

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 10, 2019 4:54 pm

The site of the crash of the airplane of Jonathan Goldstein, his wife and daughter, in Switzerland on Aug. 25, 2019. (Swiss Police)

British-Jewish composer and saxophonist wife killed with their infant daughter in plane crash

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 30, 2019 9:07 am

Holocaust denying blogger says she has been banned from France for 40 years

By Sam Sokol August 13, 2019 3:15 pm

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