British Jews

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.

Prince Charles to visit Israel and West Bank in official capacity

Until last year, when Charles’ son Prince William arrived on a state visit, no senior member of the Royal House had visited Israel in their official capacity.

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How Britain’s huge upcoming election affects Jews

Five frequently asked questions about Jeremy Corbyn and the fateful moment in U.K. politics.

Global

Orthodox UK rabbi said mulling bias lawsuit against his liberal congregation

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

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Unique Victorian synagogue in Britain to become Jewish museum of Wales

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)

Global

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

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

Global

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

Global

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

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Top-ranked British Jewish high school labeled ‘inadequate’ over gender segregation

Rabbi Fishel Cohen, wearing a kippah, and his wife Esther with Birmigham university students at the local Hillel House in July 2018. (Courtesy of Rabbi Cohen)

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This British university provides an island of tolerance for Jewish students amid rising anti-Semitism

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